Journey North Gray Whale Spring 2006

Gray Whale Migration Off the California Coast
Latest Migration Data and Graphs

Make your own graphs using the data at the links below, or print and anayze our graphs. For background, see lessoon: Tracking Gray Whale Migration from California Observation Posts.)

Los Angeles Data	Whales passing per day February 1 - March 20, 2006	Channel Islands Data

Northbound and Southbound Los Angeles	Northbound Los Angeles	Northbound Channel Islands
Data Courtesy of the American Cetacean Society of Los Angeles and Channel Islands

Journaling Questions

No more babies? We were excited two weeks ago when the first babies appeared with their moms. Not a single baby was seen swimming past LA Post in the past two weeks, and only a few were seen off of Channel Islands. Where are the babies? What do you think will happen next?

Why the ups and downs? Look carefully at the number of whale sightings each day. Why is there is so much variation from one day to the next? List all of the reasons can you imagine in your journal.

The southbound migration is now clearly.... How would you finish that sentence? Describe the southbound migration pattern past Los Angeles in as much detail as you can.