Humpback whales, Minke whales and good dolphin encounters
2017 10-29 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew cruised the southeastern Santa Barbara Channel on a cool-ish fall day and located a lot...
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Oct 28, 20171 min read
Two humpbacks and more than 1000 dolphins
2017 10-28 SB Channel There was a deep stratus layer that produced gray skies near the coast and then dropped to the ocean surface and...
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Oct 26, 20171 min read
A nice look at a giant fin whale plus humpback whales and more.
2017 10-26 SB Channel Captain Dave and his crew took the Condor Express into the eastern Santa Barbara Channel again today where they...
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Oct 25, 20171 min read
Summerlike clarity yields a blue whale and tons of humpbacks too
2017 10-25 SB Channel It was a picture postcard day in the eastern Santa Barbara Channel with glassy seas and superior clarity both above...
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Oct 24, 20171 min read
Private charter gets mugged by a friendly humpback
2017 10-24 SB Channel Today we ran a private whale watch exclusively for cruise ship passengers who got off the big boat and went out on...
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Oct 22, 20171 min read
Tons of fun, literally
2017 10-22 SB Channel Captain Eric and his team located and watched a ton of spectacular humpback whale activity today in the eastern...
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Oct 21, 20171 min read
Some very entertaining humpback whales today
2017 10-21 SB Channel Captain Eric and his crew took the Condor Express back to The Flats in the eastern Santa Barbara Channel and had a...
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Oct 19, 20171 min read
A trip east yields 6 humpbacks and hundreds of dolphins
2017 10-19 SB Channel Today’s sightings were confined to the eastern Santa Barbara Channel in an area we call The Flats which lie south...
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Oct 15, 20171 min read
A very productive excursion: 18 humpback whales and 1200 dolphins
2017 10-15 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express had a very productive excursion with 18 humpback whales and 1200...
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Oct 14, 20171 min read
Hotspot produces whales and two species of dolphins
2017 10-14 SB Channel The hot spot zone is still active about 9 miles south of UCSB. Today Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor...
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Oct 12, 20171 min read
Whale-Dolphin-Sea Bird hot spots continue.
2017 10-12 SB Channel Sea conditions were excellent in the northern Santa Barbara Channel again today and, as reported earlier this week,...
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Oct 8, 20172 min read
8 humpback whales and 2,000 dolphins
2017 10-08 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express took a bold path and chose to not cross the Santa Barbara Channel. ...
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Oct 7, 20172 min read
Mega-mob of California sea lions and more
2017 10-07 SB Channel While soaring air temperatures in Santa Barbara had everyone talking about the fall heat wave, conditions in the...
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Oct 6, 20172 min read
Veggie-loving humpback attacks kelp, and more.
2017 10-06 SB Channel It was a sultry day in the Santa Barbara Channel with no wind and a mill pond glassy ocean surface. Among the 8 or...
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Oct 5, 20172 min read
Surface lunge-feeding by humpback mother and calf
2017 10-05 SB Channel We are in the middle of a week in which stunning ocean conditions and bright sunny skies are forecast, and today...
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Oct 4, 20172 min read
Spectacular conditions, excellent whales
2017 10-04 SB Channel What I mean when I say that we saw 18+ humpback whales today is that there were certainly a lot more than 18...
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Oct 1, 20171 min read
10 humpbacks including a mother and tiny humpback calf
2017 10-01 SB Channel Captain Eric and the crew of the Condor Express spent the trip entirely in the northern Channel averaging 6 to 8...
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Sep 30, 20172 min read
Thousands of dolphins and at least 15 humpbacks
2017 09-30 SB Channel The central Santa Barbara Channel activity zone got even hotter today. Sightings included: 15* humpback whales,...
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Sep 29, 20172 min read
Krill gets giant blue whales and humpbacks excited.
2017 09-29 SB Channel Totals for the day included: 2 blue whales, 8+ humpback whales, and over 1,000 long-beaked common dolphins. The...
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Sep 27, 20171 min read
Humpbacks, fin whale, two species of dolphin and a Mako shark
2017 09-27-SB Channel Captain Dave reports seeing 5 humpback whales, 1 fin whale, 1000 long-beaked common dolphins, 1000 short-beaked...
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