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 - April 3, 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 Question:
What Do the Graphs Say About California's Migration?
Look carefully at the graphs above and then try to complete this sentence:

"During the past two weeks, the number of whale sightings has clearly gone (1)____ at each Post. The graphs show that this spring's migration has already come to a (2) ____ off the California coast. The (3) ___ migration day past the Los Angeles Post was (4)___ and it was (5) ___ past the Channel Islands Post."

(When you're done, see how your answers compare to our answers below.)

Answers (spelled backwards):

(1) nwod
(2) kaep
(3) kaep
(4) 02 hcram
(5) 21 hcram