The gentle giants are in the midst of their migration, making it
the perfect time to do a little whale-watching
Though the blue and Humpback whales are already off the coast of Baja California, gray whales are in the midst of their migration from the Bering Sea to Baja, where they will calve. Numbers of these gorgeous giants should peak in mid- to late-January. With as many as 100 whales passing through the Monterey Bay Area daily, it’s the perfect time to hightail it to the coast for a whale-watching trip.
“There really isn’t another place in the United States where there is a parade of whales going by day after day for 50 to 60 days,” said Alan Baldridge, naturalist and librarian emeritus of Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University in Pacific Grove. “Gray whales are unique in that they stay much closer to shore than Humpbacks or Blues. The grays come right down from the Bering Sea, along the coast of Canada and the United States and end up in the lagoons of Baja California to give birth. It’s a pleasure to see them on their journey.”
