# 🐳 NOTES - WHALE WATCHING [Whale Tracker](https://bluecorridors.org/explore/species) Optimum viewing months are September-January and March-June. Early morning hours are the best. Pick a clear, calm day. Bring your binoculars and watch for their spouting. 8x32 birding / whale watching Wedding rock in Sue-Meg - The best viewing is during March-June when the whales are migrating north from their breeding grounds [Best time and place for whale watching? : r/Humboldt](https://www.reddit.com/r/Humboldt/comments/1jhmat6/best_time_and_place_for_whale_watching/) gray whales during their migration months (typically December through January and March through April). Seals and dolphins are also commonly spotted, as well as various seabirds. Gray whales migrate in November-December and March-April During the months of December through April The southern migratory season is September - January as the whales make their way to Baja. Between March and June, these spectacular mammals return to their northern waters. Shelter Cove (south of Eureka) https://www.visitredwoods.com/listing/whale-watching-in-humboldt-county/122/ https://kayaktrinidad.com/trinidad-bay-kayak-tour-whales-wildlife/ Humboldt County: Best whale viewing in Humboldt County is September through January and March through June. Any of the high cliffs that overlook the ocean are potential watching spots, especially Trinidad Head at Trinidad State Beach and the community of Shelter Cove on the Lost Coast.