Subject: Gray whales in shallow water
Dagmar Fertl (Dagmar.Fertl@mms.gov)
Mon, 19 Apr 1999 17:05:27 -0400
HI,
I've spent the last 2 days at the beach with my children watching gray
whales surfacing and submerging about 20 ft off the beach. I'm
curious as to what they are doing. Observers from the beach had
opinions of feeding to rubbing on the rocks. I am surprised they
stayed in exactly the same spot for so many days, (3 now). Also,
there is a raft of thousands of ducks, mostly they are scotters, but
there are several other species as well. There is definitely some
kind of roe in the water. Thanks, Kristin Turriff
bgood@bc.sympatico.ca
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Kristin,
They may have been rubbing on the rocks, but my guess is that they were probably
feeding in the area. You didn't say where you were located, which makes a
difference as far as whether they're on migration or not, and what they could be
doing. Gray whales often come in close to shore.
Dagmar