Hello whalewatchers,
Today was our first day of our last trip this season and what a day we had! It all started with a quick stop at Islas Todo Santos for a view of three different pinnipeds, pelagic comorant, oystercatchers, perregrin falcon, nesting brown pelicans, and the island was in full bloom with the yellow flowers (Encelia) covering half the island.
Travelling south we saw a group of short-beaked common dolphin. several alcids, migrating common loons, migrating brandt geese, sooty shearwaters, red phalaropes, and black-footed albatross. That was before lunch.
During lunch we spotted multiple spouts in the distance and when we arrived in the area, we were amazed at the life there. There were three different species of baleen whales including three blue whales , two of them were a cow and calf pair. The single whale fluked mulitple times and had a very distinct tail fluke–it was very pretty. The cow also was a fluker and a much darker animal, and the calf was a normal light grayish color. There were also two fin whales and two humpback whales (that did some breaching, tail lobbing and flipper flapping while we were viewing the blue whales). Sadly we are on a schedule and had to break off and continue south.
What a great start to our trip!
More tomorow from Islas San Benitos,
Capt Art
