Today's Report Includes:
- Whale Watching: News from Observation Posts
- Journal Question: What Kind of Mom?
- Tracking the Migration: A Look at This Week's Data
Photo: Mike Hawe
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Hopeful whale watchers are flocking to the Mexican lagoons and the Pacific Coast from far and wide to see the whales. We've heard from our official observers at points marked by yellow arrows on this globe. Observers at the lagoons (#2 and #3) are seeing fewer whales than last year. Is that also true at the Los Angeles observation post (#5)? See the answer at a glance on this line graph. |
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The
big question is: Where are the gray whales? Have more whales stayed
in and around the Bering Sea, taking advantage of the smaller-than-usual
ice pack to spend more time feeding? Is the migration running late?
Gray whales are still swimming south, but changes are afoot.
What stories came from the observation posts? Here's the
news! >> |
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- Based on comments from today's observers and the story Holy Cow! What a Calf, do you think gray whales are good mothers?
Write your ideas in your Gray Whale Journal. >>
Photo Keith Jones
The big news this week is from Los Angeles, where whales have been passing in both directions — south and north. People were watching for what's called the "turnaround" date. The turnaround is the first date on which northbound whales outnumber southbound whales. This year's turnaround has happened!
- Lesson: Tracking Gray Whale Migration from California Observation Posts >>
- Gray Whales for Kids: Mammals Just Like Us! >>
- Highlights: Holy Cow: What a Calf! >>
- Experts Comment: Why Head South? >>
- Reading Strategies: Reading With Experts: Navigating Difficult Passages >>
- Gray Whales for Kids Overview (booklets, photos, videos) >>
The Next Gray Whale Migration Update Will Be Posted on March 7, 2007.
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