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Dolphin Fleet Sightings – August 20, 2016 to August 26, 2016

August 20, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  9:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

  • 2 Minke whales
  • 5/7 Finback whales
  • 50/100 Atlantic White-sided dolphins
  • 22/24 Humpback whales

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August 20, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

  • 3 Minke whales
  • 8 Finback whales
  • 51/76 Humpback whales

 

August 20, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

  • 4 Minke whales
  • 11/13 Finback whales
  • 23/30 Humpback whales

 

August 20, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  1:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

  • 2 Minke whales
  • 6/8 Finback whales
  • 8 Humpback whales

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August 20, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

  • 1 Minke whale
  • 20/26 Humpback whales

 

August 20, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  5:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

  • 23/30 Humpback whales

 

August 20, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  5:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Owen Nichols.

  • 2/3 Minke whales
  • 1 Finback whale
  • 15/20 Humpback whales

 

August 20, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

  • Venom and her calf, Music and her calf, Hancock, Cajun, Jabiru, Coral, Tear, Pogo, Blackhole, Centipede, Yahtzee, Rune, Aerospace, Aswan, Perseid, Spirit, Ravine and her calf, Salt and her calf, Evolution, Ganesh and her calf, Epee, Rocker, Pixar, Follicle, Snare, Midnight, A-plus, Nile and her calf, Echo and her calf, Pele, Banyan, Pogo, Greenbean, Geometry, Crossbeam, and Jungle.

August 20, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

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

 

August 21, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  9:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

  • 1 Minke whale
  • 7/8 Finback whales
  • 14 Humpback whales

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August 21, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

  • 2 Minke whales
  • 11/17 Finback whales
  • 24 Humpback whales
  • 1 North Atlantic Right whale

 

August 21, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

  • 6 Finback whales
  • 31 Humpback whales

 

August 21, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  1:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

  • 8/10 Finback whales
  • 18/26 Humpback whales

 

August 21, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

  • 15/18 Finback whales
  • 150/200 Atlantic White-sided dolphins
  • 14 Humpback whales
  • 1 North Atlantic Right whale

 

August 21, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  5:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

  • 5 Finback whales
  • 5 Humpback whales

 

August 21, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

  • Draco, Jabiru, Music and her calf, Venom and her calf, Freckles, Spirit, Greenbean, Fern, Soot, Evolution, Pepper, Salt and her calf, Echo and her calf, Tracer, Rocker, Centipede, Scratch, Aswan, Snare, Rune, Orbit, Pogo, Epee, and Putter.

August 21, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

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

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August 22, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  9:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

  • 20/26 Finback whales
  • 7 Humpback whales

 

August 22, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

  • 18 Finback whales
  • 9 Humpback whales

 

August 22, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

  • 13/17 Finback whales
  • 4 Humpback whales
  • 1 North Atlantic Right whale

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August 22, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

  • 3 Minke whales
  • 11/13 Finback whales
  • 27 Humpback whales

 

August 22, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

  • 5 Minke whales
  • 15/17 Finback whales
  • 10 Humpback whales

 

August 22, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  2:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

  • 35 Minke whales
  • 37 Finback whales
  • 39 Humpback whales

 

August 22, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

  • 7/10 Finback whales
  • 11 Humpback whales

 

August 22, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  4:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

  • 2 Minke whales
  • 11/13 Finback whales
  • 16/21 Humpback whales
  • 1 North Atlantic Right whale

 

August 22, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

  • Spirit, Krakatoa, Rapier, Hancock, Centipede, Soot, Draco, Habenero, Venom and her calf, Epee, Crisscross, Crossbeam, Freckles, Orbit, Tectonic, Rune, Echo and her calf, Ganesh and her calf, Tracer, Aerospace, Evolution, Gunslinger, Rocker, Snare, and Music with her calf.

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August 22, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

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

 

August 23, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  John Conlon.

  • 3 Minke whales
  • 20 Finback whales
  • 24 Humpback whales

 

August 23, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

  • 2 Minke whales
  • 15/18 Finback whales
  • 10/12 Humpback whales

 

August 23, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Scarlat.

  • 3 Minke whales
  • 11/12 Finback whales
  • 18/20 Humpback whales
  • 5/10 Gray seals

 

August 23, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  2:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  John Conlon.

  • 23 Humpback whales

 

August 23, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Therese Provenzano.

  • 1 Minke whale
  • 13/16 Finback whales
  • 25 Humpback whales

 

August 23, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  4:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Sgarlat.

  • 1 Minke whale
  • 8/9 Finback whales
  • 19 Humpback whales

 

August 23, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

  • Coral, Salt and her calf, Hancock, Shimmer, Draco, Aswan, Cowlick, Venom and her calf, Komodo, Crossbeam, Snare, Yahtzee, Rune, Crisscross, Tracer, Scratch, Rocker, Follicle, Ember, Reflection, and Piano.

August 23, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

  • Sooty Shearwaters, Herring Gulls, Great Shearwaters, Common Terns, and Manx Shearwaters.

 

Augusts 24, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  9:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

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

 

August 24, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

  • 4/5 Minke whales
  • 16/21 Finback whales
  • 15/19 Humpback whales

 

August 24, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

  • 4 Minke whales
  • 16 Finback whales
  • 10/17 Humpback whales
  • 1 North Atlantic Right whale

 

August 24, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

  • 10/12 Minke whales
  • 12/13 Finback whales
  • 12/13 Humpback whales

 

August 24, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

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

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August 24, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  2:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

  • 4/5 Minke whales
  • 15/18 Finback whales
  • 16/17 Humpback whales

 

August 24, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

  • 4 Minke whales
  • 4 Finback whales
  • 15/19 Humpback whales

 

August 24, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  4:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mike Bertoldi.

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

 

August 24, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

  • Piano, Jupiter, Salt and her calf, Pogo, Music and her calf, Cardhu, Rune, Aswan, Rapier, Tornado and her calf, Coral, Aerospace, Crossbeam, Banyan, Jungle, Pixar, Greenbean, Tracer, Yahtzee, Ganesh and her calf, Scratch, Anvil, Apostrophe, and Fern.

 

August 24, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

  • Great and Sooty Shearwaters, Herring Gulls, Northern Gannets, Wilson’s Storm Petrels, Cory’s Shearwaters, Laughing Gulls, Manx Shearwaters, Common and Roseate Terns, Double-crested Cormorants, Common Eiders, and Rock Doves.

 

August 25, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  9:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

  • 2 Minke whales
  • 9/17 Finback whales
  • 10/12 Humpback whales
  • 30/40 Gray seals

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August 25, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

  • 6 Finback whales
  • 20 Humpback whales
  • 75 Gray seals
  • 75 Common dolphins

 

August 25, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

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

 

August 25, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Sgarlat.

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

 

August 25, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

  • 1 Minke whale
  • 6 Finback whales
  • 2/3 Humpback whales

 

August 25, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  2:00 (?) pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

  • 1 Minke whale
  • 5 Finback whales
  • 4 Humpback whales
  • 1 Ocean sunfish

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August 25, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Ellie Moody.

  • 9 Finback whales
  • 1 Humpback whale

 

August 25, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  4:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Sgarlat.

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

 

August 25, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  5:15 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

  • 2 Finback whales
  • 11/13 Humpback whales

 

August 25, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

  • Lavalier, Banyan, Tracer, Crossbeam, Tear, Fern, Ebony, Krakatoa, Abyss, Salt and her calf, Spirit, Pogo, Aswan, Coral, Pitcher, Greenbean, and Rune.

August 25, 2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

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

 

August 26, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  9:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

  • 12/14 Finback whales
  • 5 Humpback whales

 

August 26, 2016:  DOLPHIN VIII:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

  • 4 Finback whales
  • 8 Humpback whales

 

August 26, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  10:30 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Sgarlat.

  • 4 Finback whales
  • 11 Humpback whales

 

August 26, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  12:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

  • 3 Minke whales
  • 6 Finback whales
  • 10/13 Humpback whales

 

August 26, 2016:  DOLPHIN VII:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Nancy Scaglione-Peck.

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

 

August 26, 2016:  DOLPHIN IX:  2:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Emily Sgarlat.

  • 1 Minke whale
  • 11 Finback whales
  • 20 Humpback whales

 

August 26, 2016:  DOLPHIN X:  4:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

  • 6 Finback whales
  • 12 Humpback whales
  • 50/75 Common dolphins

 

August 26, 2016:  Individuals Identified.

  • Crisscross, Scratch, Salt and her calf, Spirit, Pitcher, Grackle, Pixar, Crossbeam, Milkweed, Fern, Jungle, Bristle, Eruption and her calf, and Abyss.

August 26,2016:  Bird Species Sighted.

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