Passengers got off Searcher in Cabo San Lucas today. Some will stay on in the area for a few days, others are heading to the airport for flights home. We can wait to hear from everyone after they’ve returned home and absorbed all they’ve seen! Capt Art is still whalewatching on the trip home! He [...]
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Hello whalewatchers,
We’ve enjoyed another picture-perfect day in Laguna San Ignacio with clear skies and light winds. We started the day with a visit from a cow and calf next to the Searcher.
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The early migration has reached at least one of the Baja birthing/mating lagoons. Our colleagues in Laguna San Ignacio report sighting between 6-8 whales today.
Sue and Larry Schott from Ontario, Canada, wrote to recommend a book about Laguna San Ignacio. They read it in preparation for their February, 2012 tour to that same spot!
“We came across an excellent book which you may already know about. It is called ‘Whales Touching the Mystery’ by Doug Thomson. It is primarily about the gray whales, the history and the current ‘keepers of the lagoon.’ I am reading it for the second time. It is one of the books that intrigued us initially on San Ignacio Lagoon and being able to get close encouters with the gray whales. It is an excellent read for anyone doing your whale watching tour.”
(photo by Chef Charles Howell from Laguna San Ignacio)
The NOAA web site reports 253 gray whale cow/calf pairs and 389 adults/juveniles have passed by the census station in central California. They will count for one more week which makes the season census dates March 28-May 28, 2011.
133 mother and calf pairs and 16 singles = 282 whales on 28 March!
Hello whalewatchers, We had another great day in Laguna San Ignacio, starting with a pre-breakfast mangrove skiff ride and ending with a trip to the beach. The birding in the mangroves was really great and everyone likes a chance for a walk on the pristine beach here. We had lots of close encounters with gray [...]
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Hello whalewatchers, What a remarkable day in Laguna San Ignacio, with cows and calf everywhere we look! We even had them hanging around Searcher all day. Everyone had a close encounter on both trips today. I think everyone was a little overwhelmed and a little reserved in the pangas today. I think that might change [...]
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Hello whalewatcher, Today was an excellent day with several whale sightings. We started the day with a group of long-beaked common dolphin in Bahia Ensenada. Then prior to arriving at Islas Todos Santos, we saw a fin whale that we are sure is the same whale we have seen on previous trips. After a brief [...]
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There are 103 cow/calf pairs and 53 single gray whales in the lagoon.
Hello whalewatchers, Today we got an early start in the pangas. There was a little wind from the north that made it a little chilly and wet in the pangas but there are so many whales here that I don’t think anyone noticed that much. Great whale watching with a few close encounters on the [...]
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Hello whalewatchers: Tday we entered Laguna San Ignacio and were greeted by several gray whales in the entrance. There are a lot of whales here! Today was a classic day here with a light breeze from the north that diminshed mid-morning, and then swithced to a light breeze from the west after lunch. Everyone had [...]
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83 cow and calf pairs and 170 singles!!
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She returns to Laguna San Ignacio year after year, and spends time at the boat, rubbing on the anchor rope and mugging for the camera! Notice her distinctive chin “bump!”
There are now a whopping 350 gray whales in the lagoon–180 single whales and 85 mother/calf pairs. The mother/calf number is way up from last week!
Here’s a link to the story of tagged Western gray whale “Flex.” It appears that he travelled from Russia to the migration path used by the Eastern gray whales. Let’s stay tuned! http://mmi.oregonstate.edu/sakhalin2010
284 gray whales in Laguna San Ignacio: 52 mother/calf pairs and 170 singles.
As of 13 February, there are 53 mother/calf pairs, and 90 singles for a total of 196 whales! One of those mother/calf pairs was photographed by David Thompson. Many thanks for the use of his beautiful portrait here.
Hello whalewatchers, We’ve had another glorious day in Baja with sunny skies and calm seas, and lots of whales in the lagoon. Everyone had a great day. This afternoon there was a option to go to the mangroves and the beach. They saw great birds and a coyote and had a wonderful walk on the [...]
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