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June
Dense fog is common during May and June. Afternoon winds are common. Calm
winds and seas become more frequent near the end of summer.
Ocean temperature begins to warm reaching the high 60s (F) by the end of
the summer. Backcountry beach camping season begins on Santa Rosa Island.
Seabird and landbird chicks begin to fledge (leave the nest and fly).
Humpback
Whales (Megaptera novaengliae) feed in rich, upwelled waters
of Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (May through August).
California
Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) pupping and breeding season
(May through July).
Xantus’s
Murrelets (Synthiboramphus hypoleucus) breed and nest on the
Channel Islands (March through July).
Blue Whales (Balaenoptera musculus), Fin Whales (Balaenoptera
physalus), and Sei Whales (Balaenoptera borealis) can be observed
in the Channel Islands National Marine
Sanctuary feeding on krill from the nutrient rich, upwelled water (late-May
through September).
Pink-Footed Shearwaters (Puffinus creatopus) and Sooty Shearwaters
(Puffinus griseus) visit the Santa Barbara Channel from the southern hemisphere
(May through October).
Ashy Storm-Petrels (Oceanodroma homochroa) and Black Storm-Petrels
(Oceanodroma melania) visit the Santa Barbara Channel (mid-May to mid-October).
Endangered Least Terns (Sterna antillarum browni) can be seen
in the Channel Islands region (May through August).
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
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