Hello whalewatchers,
Today was a great day with a wonderful start this morning. Right after the sun came up, we spotted about 50 to 70 sperm whales at the surface. There were a few calves breaching and we saw some other cow/calf pairs. It was an exciting find!
So we were a bit delayed arriving at Islas San Benito but it wasn’t all the sperm whales’ fault. We also ran across a blue whale about 5 miles north of the island and that delayed us further!
After finally arriving, everyone got in the skiffs and found several Guadalupe fur seals on the way to the island. In addition, the birders were treated to a peregrin falcon chasing a merlin as the skiffs departed.
The weather was great for a walk–sunny skies and a light breeze.
Everyone saw northern elephant seals on the island up-close with some mating behavior as well as females with pups and weaners. Ospreys were on their nests.
We are headed to Laguna San Ignacio and I am looking forward to being back there.
More tomorrow,
Capt Art
