Dolphin Fleet Sightings – October 18 to October 25

October 18, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  10:00 am.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

• 1 Finback whale
• 1 Humpback whale

 

October 18, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  1:30 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Mark Gilmore.

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

 

October 18, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

*Venom’s 2014 calf, Thalassa, Rune and her 2015 calf, Hancock and her 2015 calf, Apex and her 2015 calf, and Mayo.

 

October 19, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  12:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Liz Bradfield.

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

 

October 20, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  12:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 6 Humpback whales

 

October 20, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

*Reaper.

 

October 20, 2015:  Bird Species Sighted.

*Great and Cory’s Shearwaters, Northern Gannets, and Double-Crested Cormorants.

 

October 21, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  12:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  John Conlon.

• 16 Humpback whales

 

October 21, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

*Aerospace, Hancock, Colt, Nile, Zeppelin, and Reflection.

 

October 21, 2015:  Bird Species Sighted.

*Northern Gannets, Great and Sooty Shearwaters, Cory’s Shearwaters, and Manx Shearwaters.

 

October 22, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  12:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Dennis Minsky.

• 10/14 Humpback whales

 

October 22, 2105:  Individuals Identified.

*Rune and her 2015 calf, and Abrasion and her 2015 calf.

 

October 22, 2015:  Bird Species Sighted.

*Herring and Laughing Gulls, Boneparte’s Gulls, Greater Blackbacked Gulls, Great and Sooty Shearwaters, Cory’s Shearwaters, Manx Shearwaters, Common Terns, Common Eiders, Northern Gannets, Common Loons, Double-Crested Cormorants, and Razorbills.

 

October 25, 2015:  Dolphin VIII:  12:00 pm.

Naturalist Reporting:  Carolyn OConnor.

• 1 Minke whale
• 12 Humpback whales

 

October 25, 2015:  Individuals Identified.

*Thumper’s 2014 calf.