Hello whalewatchers: Yesterday I left out our visit to Islas Todos Santos in my report. We spent an hour and a half there and saw the three different types of pinnipeds with more elephant seals on the beach than last trip, plenty of oystercatchers, nesting brown pelicans with chicks on the nest, double-crested commorants gathering nesting material and buliding nests, and a distant view of peregrine falcons.
Today at Islas San Benito everyone had a great day. There are more elephant seals here as well with the sub-adults retuning to molt. Also there are more Guadalupe fur seals as well, with about 200 animals seen today. They are returning to breed. The group saw a blue whale west of the island from the lighthouse and we saw another blue whale east of the island. It was hard to view because it was down for over 16 minutes and when it surfaced it was a long ways from where it dove. There are loads of Cassins auklets out away from the island. Our weather is good with a light breeze and sunny skies.
More tomorrow, Team Searcher