Dolphin Fleet Sightings – September 13 to September 20

September 13, DOLPHIN IX, 12:00 pm
*6/8 minke whales
*2 ocean sunfish
*1 blue shark

September 13, DOLPHIN X, 1:30 pm
*10 minke whales
*1 ocean sunfish
*1 blue shark
*1 gray seal

September 13, DOLPHIN IX, 4:00 pm
*6/9 minke whales
*2 ocean sunfish
*1 blue shark
*1 unidentified pinniped

September 13: Bird Species Sighted
*Pomerine Jaegers, Common Terns, Herring Gulls, and Northern Gannets.

September 14, DOLPHIN IX, 9:45 am
*7/8 minke whales

September 14, DOLPHIN VIII, 12:00 pm
*4/5 minke whales
*1 finback whale
*1 humpback whale
*20/40 common dolphins

September 14, DOLPHIN X, 1:00 pm
*3/5 minke whales
*1 finback whale
*1 humpback whale
*30/40 common dolphins

September 14, DOLPHIN IX, 1:30 pm
*1 minke whale
*1 finback whale
*1 humpback whale
* an unreported number of common dolphins

September 14, DOLPHIN VIII, 4:00 pm
*1 humpback whale
*20/40 common dolphins

September 14: Individuals Identified
*Scylla.

September 15, DOLPHIN X, 9:45 am
*4/5 minke whales

September 15, DOLPHIN VIII, 1:30 pm
*4 minke whales
*1 finback whale

September 16, DOLPHIN X, 9:45 am
*4/5 minke whales
*1 finback whale

September 16, DOLPHIN IX, 12:00 pm
*5/7 minke whales
*1 finback whale

September 16, DOLPHIN X, 1:30 pm
*4/6 minke whales
*1 finback whale
*1 ocean sunfish

September 16, DOLPHIN IX, 4:00 pm
*7/9 minke whales
*1 finback whale

September 17
*High winds and rough seas prevented the Dolphin Fleet from whalewatching today.

September 18, DOLPHIN VIII, 9:45 am
*No sightings were reported on this trip.

September 18, DOLPHIN X, 12:00 pm
*7 minke whales
*2 finback whales
*1 humpback whale
*4 ocean sunfish

September 18, DOLPHIN IX, 1:00 pm
*3/5 minke whales
*2 finback whales

September 18, DOLPHIN VIII, 1:30 pm
*10 minke whales

September 18, DOLPHIN X, 4:00 pm
*1/2 minke whales

September 18: Bird Species Sighted
*Northern Gannets, Greater Shearwaters, and unidentified Jaegers.

September 19, DOLPHIN X, 9:45 am
*1/2 minke whales
*1 humpback whale
*3 ocean sunfish
*1 basking shark
*1 blue shark

September 19, DOLPHIN IX, 12:00 pm
*5 minke whales
*1 finback whale
*1 humpback whale
*1 ocean sunfish

September 19, DOLPHIN X, 1:30 pm
*1 minke whale
*4 finback whales
*1 ocean sunfish

September 19, DOLPHIN VIII, 3:00 pm
*1 minke whale
*7 finback whales
*1 blue shark

September 19, DOLPHIN IX, 4:00 pm
*1 minke whale
*4 finback whales
*2 ocean sunfish

September 19: Bird Species Sighted
*Manx Shearwaters, an unidentified warbler, unidentified Phalaropes, and an unidentified Jaeger.

September 20, DOLPHIN VIII, 9:45 am
*2 minke whales
*1 finback whale
*1 basking shark
*2 blue sharks
*2/3 unidentified pinnipeds

September 20, DOLPHIN X, 12:00 pm
*4 minke whales
*1 finback whale
*1 ocean sunfish
*1 basking shark

September 20, DOLPHIN VIII, 1:30 pm
*1 minke whale
*2 finback whales
*2 ocean sunfish
*1 basking shark

September 20, DOLPHIN X, 4:00 pm
*3 finback whales
*50 atlantic white-sided dolphins
*1 ocean sunfish

September 20: Bird Species Sighted
*Unidentified Jaegers, Common and Roseate Terns, Forster’s Terns, and unidentified Loons.