About Observation Post #8 Point Piedras Blancas, California, United States Biologist Wayne Perryman (with National Marine Fisheries Service) counts the mothers and calves that pass Point Piedras Blancas. The new babies are on their first journey north each spring. The cows and calves are the last whales to leave the warm lagoons in Mexico and swim north. A team watches 12 hours a day, six days a week. Photos: Wayne Perryman Point Piedras Blancas, California (35.39N, -121.15W)       This Season Teachers Kids Orientation Registration Search Copyright 1997-2008 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Questions or comments? Contact us.