Dolphin Fleet Sightings – August 16 to August 22

August 16, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

• 9 Humpback whales

 

August 16, 2015:  Dolphin X:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  John Conlon.

• Although whales were seen on this trip, no report was made concerning their numbers or species.

 

August 16, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

• 4 Minke whales
• 8 Humpback whales
• 1 Harbor seal

 

August 16, 2015:  Dolphin X:  5:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  John Conlon.

• 10 Humpback whales

 

August 16, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

*Venom, Rapier and her 2015 calf, Cajun and her 2015 calf, Jabiru and her 2015 calf, Pele, Manhattan and her 2015 calf, and the finwhale called Dali.

 

August 17, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  9:00(?) am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 3 Humpback whales

 

August 17, 2015:  Dolphin VII:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 3 Minke whales
• 1 Finback whale
• 4 Humpback whales

 

August 17, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Liz Bradfield.

• 1 Finback whale
• 12 Humpback whales

 

August 17, 2015:  Dolphin X:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

• 9 Humpback whales

 

August 17, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  1:00(?) pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 5 Humpback whales

 

August 17, 2015:  Dolphin VII:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 9 Minke whales
• 4 Finback whales
• 3 Humpback whales
• 5 Common dolphins

 

August 17, 2015:  Dolphin IX: 2:30 pm.

 

 

August 17, 2015:  Dolphin X:  4:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

• 7 Humpback whales

 

August 17, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  5:00(?) pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 6/7 Humpback whales

 

August 17, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

*Brine, Glo, Joy, Jabiru and her 2015 calf, Convict, Cajun and her 2015 calf, Pele, Ouija, Storm, Milkweed, Eraser, and Pinch.

 

August 18, 2015:  Dolphin IX: 9:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

• 2 Minke whales
• 6 Humpback whales

 

August 18, 2015:  Dolphin VII:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Sgarlot.

• 3 Minke whales
• 2 Finback whales
• 4 Humpback whales

 

August 18, 2015:  Dolphin X:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

• 7 Humpback whales

 

August 18, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

• 8 Humpback whales

 

August 18, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

• 1 Minke whale
• 11/12 Humpback whales

 

August 18, 2015:  Dolphin VII:  2:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Sgarlot.

• 1 Minke whale
• 3 Finback whales
• 5 Humpback whales

 

August 18, 2015:  Dolphin X:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

• 8 Humpback whales

 

August 18, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  4:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

• Although whales were sighted on this trip, no report was  made concerning their numbers or species.

 

August 18, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

*Pele, Jabiru and her 2015 calf, and Cajun and her 2015 calf.

 

August 18, 2015:  Bird Species Sighted.

*Manx, Cory’s, and Great Shearwaters, Common Terns, and unspecified Phalaropes.

 

August 19, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  9:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 6 Humpback whales

 

August 19, 2015:  Dolphin X:  9:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 1 Minke whale
• 1 Finback whale
• 6 Humpback whales

 

August 19, 2015:  Dolphin VII:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  John Conlon.

• 3 Finback whales
• 4 Humpback whales

 

August 19, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 7 Humpback whales

 

August 19, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 2 Minke whales
• 1 Finback whale
• 4 Humpback whales

 

August 19, 2015:  Dolphin X:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 2 Minke whales
• 7 Humpback whales

 

August 19, 2015:  Dolphin VII:  2:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  John Conlon.

• 5 Humpback whales

 

August 19, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 2 Minke whales
• 2 Finback whales
• 8 Humpback whales

 

August 19, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  4:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 8 Humpback whales

 

August 19, 2015:  Dolphin X:  5:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• Although whales were sighted on this trip, no report was made concerning their numbers or species.

 

August 19, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

*Nile, Cajun and her 2015 calf, Jabiru and her 2015 calf, Pele, Mostaza’s 2014 calf, and Brine.

 

August 19, 2015:  Bird Species Sighted.

*Wilson’s Storm Petrels, Cory’s and Great Shearwaters, Common Eiders, Double-Crested Cormorants, Common Terns, and Laughing Gulls.

 

August 20, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  9:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 1 Minke whale
• 2 Finback whales
• 2 Humpback whales

 

August 20, 2015:  Dolphin VII: 10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

• 1 Finback whale
• 7 Humpback whales

 

August 20, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  John Conlon.

• 2 Finback whales
• 5 Humpback whales

 

August 20, 2015:  Dolphin X:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 5 Humpback whales

 

August 20, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 2 Finback whales
• 5 Humpback whales

 

August 20, 2015:  Dolphin X:  5:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 1 Finback whale
• 6 Humpback whales
• 1 Harbor seal

 

August 20, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

*Nile, Pele, Cajun and her 2015 calf, and Jabiru and her 2015 calf.  Also, the Finback whale named Thorn.

 

August 20, 2015:  Bird Species Sighted.

*Great and Cory’s Shearwaters, Herring and Greater Blackbacked Gulls, Northern Gannets, Common Terns, and unspecified Phalaropes.

 

August 21, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  9:30(?) am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

• 6/7 Minke whales
• 10 Finback whales
• 5 Humpback whales

 

August 21, 2015:  Dolphin X:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

• 2 Finback whales
• 8 Humpback whales

 

August 21, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 1 Finback whale
• 6 Humpback whales
• 1 Ocean sunfish

 

August 21, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  1:30(?) pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

• 1 Finback whale
• 8 Humpback whales

 

August 21, 2015:  Dolphin X:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

• 3 Finback whales
• 7 Humpback whales

 

August 21, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  4:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 2 Finback whales
• 6 Humpback whales

 

August 21, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

*Cardhu and her 2015 calf, Pele, Cajun and her 2015 calf, and Jabiru and her 2015 calf.

 

August 21, 2015:  Bird Species Sighted.

*Northern Gannets, Great and Sooty Shearwaters, Cory’s Shearwaters, and Wilson’s Storm Petrels.

 

August 22, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  9:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

• 6 Humpback whales

 

August 22, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 4 Finback whales
• 5 Humpback whales

 

August 22, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  1:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

• 3 Finback whales
• 5 Humpback whales
• 1 Harbor porpoise
• 1 Gray seal

 

August 22, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  5:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

• 5 Humpback whales

 

August 22, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

*Cajun and her 2015 calf, Pele, Jabiru and her 2015 calf, and Convict.

 

August 22, 2015:  Bird Species Sighted.

*Double-Crested Cormorants, Herring Gulls, Great and Sooty Shearwaters, Cory’s Shearwaters, Common Terns, Northern Gannets, and Wilson’s Storm Petrels.