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 Whale watching on the north Oregon Coast:March 15 thru April 18th Common name: Pacific gray whale Scientific name: Eschrichtius robustus The Gray whales will be migrating from Baja Mexico to the Bering Sea. After spending the summer up north the whales are plump with added blubber from their feeding grounds and weigh up to 70,000lbs, and range in length from 42 to 46 feet. These whales spend their lives within one or two miles off the coastline They are primarily bottom feeders straining ocean-floor sediments for small crustaceans know as amphipods. An adult gray whale eats about 660lbs a day or 340,000 pounds during their 4 month feeding period. The whales spend their summer in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas. The migrate to warmer waters during the winter months. During this migration a gray whale can travel as far as 6,000 miles each way. Oregon State Parks conducts two whale-watch weeks using Volunteer docents at 28 sites up and down the coast. One site just 3 miles from Manzanita is usually set up December 26th through January 2. For spring dates check our newsletter. If your interested in updates please sign-up for our newsletter. |
 A few reasons to plan a trip to the coast this season:
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