Tracking the Migration Using Daily Data From Two California Point Count Survey Sites (Teaching Suggestions)

Track gray whale migration using data collected every day by research teams at two Observation Posts on the California coast. Record, graph and analyze this year's migration data using the resources below.

Los Angeles		Santa Barbara Channel
February 6, 2013 February 20, 2013 March 6, 2013 March 20, 2013 April 3, 2013 April 17, 2013 May 1, 2013 May 8, 2013	Data Courtesy of: Alisa Schulman-Janiger, ACS/LA Gray Whale Census and Behavior Project. Whale watching from the cliffside patio of the Point Vicente Interpretive Center.	February 6, 2013 February 20, 2013 March 6, 2013 March 20, 2013 April 3, 2013 April 17, 2013 May 1, 2013 May 8, 2013	Data Courtesy of: Michael H. Smith of Gray Whales Count. Shown here with his binoculars, team leader Michael H. Smith watches from Coal Oil Point near Santa Barbara.

Access Data	Record Data	Graph Data	Analyze Data
Northbound Migration Observation Post #6 Observation Post #7

Data courtesy of the American Cetacean Society Los Angeles
and Gray Whales Count, at Goleta/the Santa Barbara Channel.

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