The tule elk bulls begin to shed their antlers in preparation for growing new, more impressive racks for the coming rut. March March marks the start of the wildflower season and areas like Chimney Rock at Point Reyes explode with spring meadow flowers. This is also the peak time for the desert wildflower bloom. March marks the start of the harbor seal pupping season. The mother and her single pup will be inseparable for the many months it takes the pup to develop.
Gray whales migrate back to their Bering Sea feeding grounds.
Mothers and their calves often keep close to the mainland on their 6000-mile journey north. Things are winding down with the elephant seals. Some females that arrived late in the season still nurse their pups. The bulls will stay until all the females have left. Throughout California, spring migrants arrive to rest, feed or settle in for the spring and summer months.