Dolphin Fleet Sightings – May 07, 2016 to May 13, 2016

May 07, 2016;  DOLPHIN VIII;  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

• 1/2 Humpback whales
• 1 Gray seal

 

May 07, 2016;  DOLPHIN VIII;  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

• 1 Finback whale
• 1 Gray seal

 

May 08. 2016;  DOLPHIN VIII;  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 1 Humpback whale

 

May 08, 2016;  DOLPHIN VIII; 1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 1 Finback whale
• 2 Humpback whales

 

May 08, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Common Loons, Northern Gannets, Bonaparte’s Gulls, Laughing Gulls, Common Terns, Herring Gulls, and a glimpse at what might have been an Iceland Gull.

 

May 09, 2016;  DOLPHIN VIII;  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

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

 

May 09, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Northern Gannets, Common Terns, Double-crested Cormorants, Common Eiders, Herring Gulls, and Laughing Gulls.

 

May 10, 2016;  DOLPHIN VIII;  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  John Conlon.

• 1 Minke whale
• 1 Finback whale
• 250 Atlantic White-sided dolphins
• 3 Humpback whales

 

May 10, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Bonaparte’s Gulls, Northern Gannets, Herring and Laughing Gulls, Roseate Terns, and Iceland Gulls.

 

May 11, 2016;  DOLPHIN VIII;  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 1 Humpback whale
• 1 North Atlantic Right whale
• 1 Gray seal
• 1 Harbor seal

 

May 11, 2016;  DOLPHIN VIII;  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 1 Minke whale
• 1/3 Finback whales
• 8/12 Humpback whales
• 1 Unidentified mysticete

 

May 11, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Common and Roseate Terns, Herring and Laughing Gulls, Greater Black-backed Gulls, Bonaparte’s Gulls, Common Eiders, Double-crested Cormorants, and a White-throated Sparrow.

 

May 12, 2016;  DOLPHIN VIII;  8:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  John Conlon.

• 1 Finback whale
• 9 Humpback whales

 

May 12, 2016;  DOLPHIN X;  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 1 Minke whale
• 8/9 Humpback whales
• 1 Gray seal

 

May 12, 2016;  DOLPHIN X;  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

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

 

May 12, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

• Cajun.

 

May 12, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Herring and Laughing Gulls, Greater Black-backed Gulls, Common and Roseate Terns, Northern Gannets. Common Eiders, Double-crested Cormorants, Bonaparte’s Gulls, Common Loons, and a Red-breasted Merganser.

 

May 13, 2016;  DOLPHIN X(?);  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Liz Bradfield.

• 2 Minke whales
• 1 Finback whale

 

May 13, 2016;  DOLPHIN X(?);  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Liz Bradfield.

• 3 Humpback whales

 

May 13, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

• Laughing Gulls and Parasitic Jaegers.