Article: Gray whales in San Francisco Bay drawing a crowd

SAN FRANCISCO - The gray whales are back, migrating northward in a stream along the California coast and at least one is playing tourist in San Francisco Bay.

There have been whale sightings since Monday - off Tiburon, near Crissy Field, Fort Point and Alcatraz and they've drawn some excited spectators hoping for a glimpse.

"I saw the helicopter flying around and I thought, 'Oh no, somebody jumped off the bridge,' " said Michelle Cody, 54, of San Francisco. "But then I saw the spout."

Her friend, Mary Barnes, 34, also saw the whale off Crissy Field. They walk their dogs there all the time, but have only seen a whale once before and that was several years ago.

The Coast Guard issued a marine ...

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