Mon July 1 – Whale Watching
Inaugural 2024 Whale Watch Trip!
A spectacular 5 cetacean species trip, with 75 Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphins, ~12 humpback whales, 2-4 finback whales, at least 12 minke whales; 200+ short-beaked common dolphins, hundreds of shearwaters, including great, Cory’s, and sooty, and thousands of Wilson’s storm petrels.
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5 species of cetaceans and thousands of pelagic birds!
12 Humpbacks (were able to reach 5 of them (including Degreee, Polaris, Flyingfox, and Sctachboard,and CRESLI-MTK.2024.07.01-03) 2-4 fin whales (including mom and calf) , ~12 minke whales, Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphins, Atlantic white-sided dolphins, Great, Cory’s, and Sooty shearwaters, Wilson’s storm petrels galore
- 75 Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphins
- 8-12 humpbacks whales (with many more around)
- 2-4 finback whales (including a possible mom/calf pair)
- 12 minke whales
- 200 Atlantic white-sided dolphins
- Thousands of Wilson’s storm petrels
- Scores of Great shearwaters
- 15 Sooty sheatrwaters shearwaters
- 4 Cory’s shearwaters
Tamanend’s bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops errebenus). Note the fetal folds in the very young calf
Humpback whale, MTK.2024.07-01-01
Humpback whale, MTK.2024.07-01-01
Sooty, Great, and Cory’s shearwaters
~140 Wilson’s Storm Petrels, and 1 Cory’s Shearwater,
