The San Francisco Bay has been hosting an influx of gray whales over the past week or so, including one that was found floating dead near Alcatraz Island last weekend. 

Since the whales started hanging out in the Bay, there have been multiple sightings and experts from the Marin Headlands-based Marine Mammal Center are advising boaters to be careful while out on the water because, while famously large, the animals are sometimes difficult to spot.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.