Dolphin Fleet Sightings – August 23 to August 29

August 23, 2015:  Dolphin X:  9:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Sgarlat.

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

 

August 23, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

• 9 Humpback whales

 

August 23, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  1:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 2 Finback whales
• 5 Humpback whales

 

August 23, 2015:  Dolhpin VIII:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

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

 

August 23, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

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

 

August 24, 2015:  Dolphin X:  9:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 10/12 Minke whales
• 5/7 Finback whales
• 4 Humpback whales

 

August 24, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 8/10 Minke whales
• 12/17 Finback whales
• 4 Humpback whales

 

August 24, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

• 8/15 Minke whales
• Note was made of the presence of Humpback whales, however no report of numbers was made.

 

August 24, 2015:  Dolphin X:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting: Mark Gilmore.

• 10/12 Minke whales
• 4/5 Finback whales
• 8 Humpback whales

 

August 24, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 4 Minke whales
• 7/8 Finback whales
• 5 Humpback whales

 

August 24, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  4:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

• 15/20 Minke whales
• 5 Finback whales
• 5 Humpback whales

 

August 24, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

*Jabiru and her 2015 calf,  Cajun and her 2015 calf, Cardhu and her 2015 calf, Canopy, Pele, Mostaza’s 2014 calf, and the Finback called Pinch.

 

August 24, 2015:  Bird Species Sighted.

*Wilson’s Storm Petrels, Great and Cory’s Shearwaters, Nothern Gannets, and Unspecified Phalaropes.

 

August 25, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  9:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

• 2 Minke whales
• 17/19 Finback whales
• 2 Humpback whales

 

August 25, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  10:00(?) am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Liz Bradfield.

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

 

August 25, 2015:  Dolphin X:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Sgarlat.

• 3 Minke whales
• 3 Finback whales
• 7 Humpback whales

 

August 25, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

• 1 Minke whale
• 10/12 Finback whales
• 5 Humpback whales

 

August 25, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  2:00(?) pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Liz Bradfield.

• 5 Minke whales
• 12 Finback whales
• 2 Humpback whales

 

August 25, 2015:  Dolphin X:  4:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Sgarlat.

• 2 Minke whales
• 6 Finback whales
• 9 Humpback whales

 

August 25, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

*Etch-a-sketch, Cardhu and her 2015 calf, Brine, Nile, Pele, Cajun and her 2015 calf, and Convict.

 

August 26, 2015:  Dolphin X(?):  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

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

 

August 26, 2015:  Dolphin X(?):  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

• 11 Finback whales
• 5 Humpback whales

 

August 26, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 2 Minke whales
• 9/12 Finback whales
• 3 Humpback whales

 

August 26, 2015:  Dolphin X(?):  2:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 5 Minke whales
• 21/23 Finback whales
• 5 Humpback whales

 

August 26, 2015:  Dolphin X(?):  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

• 9 Finback whales
• 2 Humpback whales

 

August 26,2015:  Dolphin VIII:  4:30(?) pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 9 Finback whales
• 7 Humpback whales
• 1 Ocean sunfish

 

August 26, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

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

 

August 26, 2015:  Bird Species Sighted.

*Roseate and Common Terns, Manx Shearwaters, Red-Necked Phalaropes, Northern Gannets, Wilson’s Storm Petrels, Great and Sooty Shearwaters, Cory’s Shearwaters, Double-Crested Cormorants, Laughing and Herring Gulls, and Greater Black-Backed Gulls.

 

August 27, 2015:  Dolphin X:  9:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 2 Minke whales
• 9/14 Finback whales
• 5 Humpback whales

 

August 27, 2015:  Dolphin VII:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

• 11 Finback whales
• 5 Humpback whales

 

August 27, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

• 8/12 Minke whales
• 6 Finback whales
• 5 Humpback whales
• 1 Ocean sunfish

 

August 27, 2015:  Dolphin X:  1:30(?) pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 3 Minke whales
• 5 Finback whales
• 6 Humpback whales

 

August 27, 2015:  Dolphin VII:  2:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

• 2 Minke whales
• 7/8 Finback whales
• 7 Humpback whales

 

August 27, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

*Canopy, Sundown, Convict, Etch-a-sketch, Nile, Cardhu and her 2015 calf, and Owl and her 2015 calf.

 

August 27, 2015:  Bird Species Sighted.

*Great and Cory’s Shearwaters, Common and Roseate Terns,  Manx and Sooty Shearwaters, Red-Necked Phalaropes, Wilson’s Storm Petrels, Northern Gannets, Double-Crested Cormorants, Great Black-Backed Gulls, and Herring Gulls.

 

August 28, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  9:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

• 7/8 Minke whales
• 2 Finback whales
• 16 Humpback whales

 

August 28, 2015:  Dolphin X(?):  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

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

 

August 28, 2015:  Dolphin IX: 10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

• 12 Humpback whales

 

August 28 2015:  Dolphin X(?):  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

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

 

August 28, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

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

 

August 28, 2015:  Dolphin X(?):  2:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

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

 

August 28, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

• 10 Humpback whales

 

August 28, 2015:  Dolphin X(?):  4:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 5/6 Minke whales
• 7 Finback whales
• 18/20 Humpback whales

 

August 28, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

*Etch-a-sketch, Sundown, Rune and her 2015 calf, Mayo, Abrasion and her 2015 calf, Pitcher, Convict, Mostaza’s 2014 calf, Cardhu and her 2015 calf, Brine, Reflection, Owl and her 2015 calf, Salt, Tear, Perseid, and Venom.

 

August 28, 2015:  Bird Species Sighted.

*Cory’s Shearwaters, Sooty and Great Shearwaters, Northern Gannets, Manx Shearwaters, Common Terns, Common Eiders, Double-Crested Cormorants, Laughing and Herring Gulls, Wilson’s Storm Petrels, and Greater Black-Backed Gulls.

 

August 29, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  9:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

• 2 Minke whales
• 5 Finback whales
• 13+ Humpback whales
• 1 Ocean sunfish

 

August 29, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

• 7 Humpback whales

 

August 29, 2015:  Dolphin X:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 10 Humpback whales

 

August 29, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  1:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

• 3/4 Finback whales
• 9 Humpback whales

 

August 29, 2015:  Dolphin IX:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

• 13 Humpback whales

 

August 29, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  5:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

• 1 Minke whale
• 8 Finback whales
• 17/19 Humpback whales

 

August 29, 2015:  Dolphin X:  5:15 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 1 Minke whale
• 9 Finback whales
• 100 Atlantic White-Sided dolphins
• 11 Humpback whales

 

August 29, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

*Salt, Abrasion and her 2015 calf, Colt, Etch-a-sketch, Cajun and her 2015 calf, Pele, Perseid, Mostaza, Cardhu and her 2015 calf, Convict, Owl and her 2015 calf, Hancock and her 2015 calf, Echo, Tear, Venom, Rune and her 2015 calf, and Rapier and her 2015 calf.

 

August 29, 2015:  Bird Species Sighted.

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