Dolphin Fleet Sightings – June 04, 2016 to June 10, 2016

June 04, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting: Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

• 2/3 Minke whales
• 4/5 Finback whales
• 2 Humpback whales
• 1 Gray seal

 

June 04, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

• 3 Minke whales
• 2 Finback whales
• 1 Humpback whale
• 1 Harbor seal

 

June 04, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

• 5/6 Minke whales
• 1 Finback whale
• 1 Humpback whale

 

June 04, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  4:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

• There were no whales sighted on this trip.

 

June 04, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

• The 2012 calf of Clamps and the finwhale called Braid.

 

June 04, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Laughing and Herring Gulls, Greater Black-backed Gulls, Wilson’s Storm Petrels, Sooty and Great Shearwaters, Double-crested Cormorants, and Common Terns.

   

 

June 05, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 1 Minke whale
• 3 Finback whales

 

June 05, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

• Braid.

 

June 06, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

• 2 Minke whales
• 7+ Finback whales
• 1 Humpback whale
• 1 Gray seal

 

June 06, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 4/6 Minke whales
• 3/5 Finback whales
• 1 Humpback whale

 

June 06, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi

• 3/7 Minke whales
• 5/10 Finback whales
• 1 Humpback whale

 

June 06, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

• The finwhales, Braid, Ladders, and Breaker, and the 2009 calf of Rapier.

 

 

June 06, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Herring and Laughing Gulls, Greater Black-backed Gulls, Sooty and Great Shearwaters, Cory’s Shearwaters, Northern Gannets, Wilson’s Storm Petrels, Common Eiders, and Double-crested Cormorants.

 

June 07, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  John Conlon.

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

 

June 07, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  1:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Liz Bradfield.

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

 

June 07, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  John Conlon.

• 2 Finback whales
• 3 Humpback whales

 

June 07, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

• Ventisca, Bayou, and the finwhale called Braid.

 

 

June 07, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Sooty and Great Shearwaters, Manx Shearwaters, Cory’s Shearwaters, Wilson’s Storm Petrels, Double-crested Cormorants, Common Eiders, and Parasitic Jaegers.

   

 

June 08, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 1 Minke whale
• 4/8 Finback whales
• 1 Humpback whale

 

June 08, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  John Conlon.

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

 

June 08, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 6/7 Minke whales
• 3/4 Finback whales
• 1 Humpback whale
• 3/5 Gray seals

 

June 08, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

• The 2009 calf of Rapier and Ventisca.

 

 

June 08, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

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

 

June 09, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 7 Minke whales
• 7 Finback whales
• 2 Humpback whales

 

June 09, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

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

 

June 09, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis  Minsky.

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

 

June 09, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

• The 2009 calf of Rapier and Ventisca.

 

June 09, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Common Terns, Double-crested Cormorants, Common Eiders, Sooty and Great Shearwaters, Cory’s Shearwaters, Herring and Laughing Gulls, Greater Black-backed Gulls, Wilson’s Storm Petrels, and Northern Gannets.

 

June 10, 2016:  DOLPHIN X: 10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Liz Bradfield.

• 2 Minke whales
• 6 Finback whales
• 1 Humpback whale
• 2 Basking sharks

 

June 10, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 5 Minke whales
• 8 Finback whales

 

June 10, 2016:  DOLPHIN X: 1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Liz Bradfield.

• 1 Minke whale
• 1 Finback whale
• 2 Humpback whales
• 1 Ocean sunfish
• 2 Basking sharks

 

 

 

June 10, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

• Hancock and Shuffleboard.

 

 

June 10, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Double-crested Cormorants, Sooty and Great Shearwaters, Common Eiders, Herring and Laughing Gulls, Greater Black-backed Gulls, and Common Terns.