Dolphin Fleet Sightings – July 23, 2016 to July 29, 2016

July 23, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  9:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

• 3 Minke whales
• 5 Finback whales
• 15/16 Humpback whales

 

July 23, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 1 Minke whale
• 6/7 Finback whales
• 20 Humpback whales

 

July 23, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

• 7 Minke whales
• 4 Finback whales
• 7 Humpback whales

 

July 23, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  1:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

• 1 Minke whale
• 8/10 Finback whales
• 9/12 Humpback whales

 

July 23, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 1 Finback whale
• 75/100 Atlantic White-sided dolphins
• 10 Humpback whales

 

July 23, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  5:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

• 10 Minke whales
• 10 Finback whales
• 4 Humpback whales

 

July 23, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

• Echo and her 2016 calf, Nile and her 2016 calf, Hancock, Canopy, Draco, Apostrophe, Music, Habenero, Nuages, Pumpkinseed, Bounce and her 2016 calf, Twine and her 2016 calf, Venom and her 2016 calf, Bolide, Flock, Bowline, Eruption and her 2016 calf, and Crown.

July 23, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Sooty and Great Shearwaters, Cory’s Shearwaters, Herring Gulls, Northern Gannets, Common Terns, Manx Shearwaters, Double-crested Cormorants, Common Eiders, and a Roseate Tern.

 

July 24, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  9:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 28/36 Humpback whales

 

July 24, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

• 2 Minke whales
• 9 Finback whales
• 13/14 Humpback whales

 

July 24, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

• 12 Humpback whales

 

July 24, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  1:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 2 Finback whales
• 16/20 Humpback whales

 

July 24, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

• 1 Finback whale
• 11 Humpback whales

 

July 24, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  5:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

• 10 Humpback whales

 

July 24, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

• Putter, Draco, Venom and her 2016 calf, Amulet, Twine and her 2016 calf, Flock, Bowline, Echo and her 2016 calf, Salt and her 2016 calf, Lightning, Bounce and her 2016 calf, Nile and her 2016 calf, Eruption and her 2016 calf, Tear, Bolide, Midnight, Music, and Soot.

July 24, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Cory’s Shearwaters, Sooty and Great Shearwaters, Manx Shearwaters, Herring Gulls, Greater Black-backed Gulls, and Common Terns.

 

July 25, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  9:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 3 Minke whales
• 1 Finback whale
• 21/26 Humpback whales

 

July 25, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

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

 

July 25, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Sgarlat.

• 1 Minke whale
• 200 Atlantic White-sided dolphins
• 45 Humpback whales
• 3 Gray seals

 

July 25, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  1:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

• 2 Minke whales
• 3 Finback whales
• 49/56 Humpback whales
• 1 Gray seal

 

July 25, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 1 Minke whale
• 3 Finback whales
• 21/26 Humpback whales

 

July 25, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  2:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 31 Humpback whales

 

July 25, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Sgarlat.

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

 

July 25, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  5:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

• 1 Finback whale
• 14 Humpback whales

 

July 25, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

• Draco, Pitcher, Dracula, Venom and her 2016 calf, Nile and her 2016 calf, Echo and her 2016 calf, Tornado and her 2016 calf, Snare, Seal, Crisscross, Elephant, Piano, Banyan, Apostrophe,Skateboard, Shuffleboard, Cantilever, Fray, Evolution, Gargoyle, Komodo, Mayo, Glo-stick, Nuages, Tear, Fern, Ursa, Wizard and her 2016 calf, Putter, Canopy, Soot, Eruption and her 2016 calf, Rocker, Ember, and Salt and her 2016 calf.

July 25, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Great and Sooty Shearwaters, Cory’s Shearwaters, Herring Gulls, Manx Shearwaters, Common Terns, Laughing Gulls, Double-crested Cormorants,  Common Eiders, and Rock Doves.

 

July 26, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  9:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

• 1 Minke whale
• 8/9 Finback whales
• 30/31 Humpback whales

 

July 26, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  John Conlon.

• 8 Finback whales
• 19 Humpback whales

 

July 26, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

• 9/12 Minke whales
• 3/5 Finback whales
• 30/31 Humpback whales

 

July 26, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  1:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Sgarlat.

• 3 Minke whales
• 2 Finback whales
• 25 Humpback whales

 

July 26, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

• 4 Finback whales
• 20/25 Atlantic White-sided dolphins
• 27/29 Humpback whales

 

July 26, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  2:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  John Conlon.

• 2 Finback whales
• 25 Humpback whales

 

July 26, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

• 4/6 Minke whales
• 1 Finback whale
• 35/38 Humpback whales

 

July 26, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  5:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Sgarlat.

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

 

July 26, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  5:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

• 3/4 Finback whales
• 18 Humpback whales

 

July 26, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

• Tornado and her 2016 calf, Polaris, Soot, Canopy, Pleats, Alphorn, Draqco, Midnight, Ursa, Mars, Putter, Tear, Pinpoint, Rocker, Wizard and her 2016 calf, Fray, Whirlygig, Hatchmark, Lavalier, Seal, Orbit, Fern, Dyad, Baja, Joy, Mayo, and Echo and her 2016 calf.

July 26, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Sooty and Great Shearwaters, Cory’s Shearwaters, Herring Gulls, Wilson’s Storm Petrels, Northern Gannets, Red-necked Phalaropes, and Common Eiders.

 

July 27, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  9:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 1/2 Minke whales
• 12 Finback whales
• 24/29 Humpback whales

 

July 27, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  9:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 3/4 Minke whales
• 3 Finback whales
• 16/17 Humpback whales

 

July 27, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 3 Finback whales
• 27 Humpback whales

 

July 27, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

• 2 Minke whales
• 3 Finback whales
• 37/42 Humpback whales

 

July 27, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  1:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 3 Finback whales
• 8 Humpback whales

 

July 27, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 1 Minke whale
• 25/32 Humpback whales

 

July 27, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  2:00(?) pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 1 Minke whale
• 3 Finback whales
• 30/41 Humpback whales

 

July 27, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

• 3 Minke whales
• 3 Finback whales
• 25/28 Humpback whales
• 3 Gray seals

 

July 27, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  5:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 2 Minke whales
• 12 Humpback whales

 

July 27, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  5:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 1 Minke whale
• 17/18 Humpback whales

 

July 27, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

• Salt and her 2016 calf, Tornado and her 2016 calf, Canopy, Komodo, Crisscross, Banyan, Fray, Ravine and her 2016 calf, Eruption and her 2016 calf, Bolide, Bounce and her 2016 calf, Raccoon, Pinpoint, Centipede, Draco, Joy, Freckles, Etch-a-sketch and her 2016 calf, Lavalier, Spirit, Skateboard, Seal, Elephant, Epee, Ampersand, Ursa, Evolution, Saloon, Wizard and her 2016 calf, Pumba, Mayo, Venom and her 2016 calf, Putter, Dyad, Tongs, Echo and her 2016 calf, Midnight, and Krakatoa.

July 27, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Herring Gulls, Great and Cory’s Shearwaters, Sooty Shearwaters, Common Terns, Common Eiders, Manx Shearwaters, Greater Black-backed Gulls, Double-crested Cormorants, Parasitic Jaegers, and Laughing Gulls.

 

July 28, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  9:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 5/6 Minke whales
• 2 Finback whales
• 47/57 Humpback whales

 

July 28, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  9:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Liz Bradfield.

• 6 Minke whales
• 12 Finback whales
• 12 Humpback whales
• 60 Gray seals

 

July 28, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

• 2 Minke whales
• 17 Finback whales
• 13 Humpback whales

 

July 28, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Sgarlat.

• 6 Minke whales
• 3 Finback whales
• 11 Humpback whales

 

July 28, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  1:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 1 Minke whale
• 3 Finback whales
• 43/53 Humpback whales

 

July 28, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Liz Bradfield.

• 3 Minke whales
• 3 Finback whales
• 36 Humpback whales
• 1 Blue shark

 

July 28, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  2:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

• 1 Finback whale
• 28 Humpback whales

 

July 28, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Sgarlat.

• 4 Minke whales
• 5 Finback whales
• 30 Humpback whales

 

July 28, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  5:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Liz Bradfield.

• 25 Humpback whales

 

July 28, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

• Putter, Fray, Crisscross, Bounce and her 2016 calf, Evolution, Canopy, Pinpoint, Scratch, Ursa Shards, Komodo, Centipede, Baja, Wizard and her 2016 calf, Glo-stick, Seal, Soot, Spirit, JT, Treasure, Summit, Orbit, Joy, Pumba, Flock, Venom and her 2016 calf, Cajun, Storm, Mogul, Nile and her 2016 calf, Salt and her 2016 calf, Harrow, Rocker, Dracula, Firefly,, Hancock, Musice, Mayo, Draco, Apostrophe, Echo and her 2016 calf, and Fern.

July 28, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Great and Sooty Shearwaters, Cory’s Shearwaters, Herring Gulls, Parasitic Jaegers, Manx Shearwaters, Common Eiders, Common Terns, Double-crested Cormorants, Greater Black-backed Gulls, and a Roseate Tern.

 

July 29, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  10:00(?)am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

• 8/9 Humpback whales
• 1 Unspecified shark

 

July 29, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 2 Finback whales
• 14/19 Humpback whales

 

July 29, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  1:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting: Emily Sgarlat.

• 6 Finback whales
• 28 Humpback whales
• 12 Gray seals

 

July 29, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 4 Finback whales
• 32/42 Humpback whales

 

July 29, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  5:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Sgarlat.

• 3 Minke whales
• 2 Finback whales
• 70 Humpback whales

 

July 29, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

• Baja, Seal, Shards, Ursa, JT, Gladiator, Infinity, Joy, Centipede, Raccoon, Soot, Evolution, Elephant, Venom and her 2016 calf, Rocker, Komodo, and Freckles.

July 29, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Cory’s and Great Shearwaters, Herring Gulls, Common Terns, Double-crested Cormorants, Common Eiders, and Manx Shearwaters.