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April
During early spring, island wildflowers such as the Giant Coreopsis (Coreopsis
gigantea) are in full bloom (March through early April).
Xantus’s
Murrelets (Synthiboramphus hypoleucus) breed and nest on the
Channel Islands (March through July).
Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) migrate north through
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary from calving grounds in Baja California,
Mexico to Alaskan feeding grounds (Mid-February through May).
Pacific Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) pupping season on San
Miguel Island (February through May).
Peak egg-laying season for California Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus
occidentalis californicus) on Anacapa and Santa Barbara Islands (March
and April).
Brant Geese (Branta bernicla) stop to rest and feed in the
Channel Islands region on their annual migration between Mexico and Alaska
(March through May).
Double-Crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) begin nesting
on the Channel Islands.
Red-Necked Phalaropes (Phalaropus lobatus) can be seen in
the Santa Barbara Channel in the spring (April and May) and fall (August
through October).
Peak spawning season for Grunion (Leuresthes tenuis) on southern
California beaches. Grunion leave the water at night to spawn on the beach
in the spring and summer months two to six nights after the full and new
moons. Spawning begins after high tide and continues for several hours (late
March through early June).
Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis) pups are born in early spring
on the Channel Islands (March and April).
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