Drop Dead Gorgeous Day with Santa Barabara Channel Full of Life
The slopes along the western Ventura coast and Highway 101 can be seen behind the tail fluke of a humpback whale. Drop Dead Gorgeous &...
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Sep 21, 20132 min read
Humpback Whale Lunge Feeding
Humpback Whales Lunge Feeding A spectacular, sunny. last day of Summer out on the northeastern Channel today. After spending a great half...
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Sep 13, 20131 min read
More feeding humpback whales today
We watched two adult humpback whales today mixed in with 1,500 or so common dolphins feeding on anchovies. One of the humpbacks we...
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Sep 4, 20131 min read
Minke whales breaching a bunch
Minke whales breaching a bunch. Captain Dave and the Crew of the Condor Express motored out towards the southern Channel today to search...
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Sep 2, 20131 min read
Four Minke whales and thousands of dolphins
Four Minke whales and thousands of dolphins. Four user-friendly Minke whales and thousands of dolphins were watched today out on the...
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Aug 14, 20131 min read
Ventura Flats Yields 8 Big Cetaceans Humpbacks Whales and Minke Whales
Our track across the inside of the Ventura Flats today. Captain Mat used his experiences from yesterday plus his natural keen eyesight to...
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Aug 13, 20132 min read
Many humpbacks and Dave rescues a kitty.
Dave rescues an environmentally harmful “Hello Kitty” mylar balloon offshore today. Many humpbacks and Dave rescues a kitty. Again the...
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Aug 9, 20131 min read
3 Different Dolphin Species, etc AND a nice Mako Shark!
A great look at a Mako Shark cruising along in the blue water today. 3 Different Dolphin Species, etc AND a nice Make Shark! Although...
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Aug 4, 20133 min read
Tie dolphin score: Mysticetes 2 vs Odontocetes 2
Two of the five giant blue whales we saw today. Tie score: Mysticetes 2 vs Odontocetes 2. Although there were rumors of both Risso’s...
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Jul 24, 20131 min read
2 humpback whales – both mug the boat !
Captain Dave had his “A game” on today as it was obvious the humpback whales were very attracted to the Condor Express. There were two...
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Jul 16, 20131 min read
Humpback whales and dolphins continue their show in the Channel
A humpback whale was seen surface lunge feeding. We headed southwest to a spot just south of the shipping lanes. Here we had about 2,500...
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Jun 27, 20132 min read
Day of the dolphins, humpback whales, and sea lions
Long beaked common dolphins in the Santa Barbara Channel come along for a ride on the Condor Express Okay, so I said it was sunny...
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Jun 19, 20132 min read
Superior dolphins and abundant humpback whales
Today we ran two trips, one typical whale watch but shifted to the morning 8a-1230p, and a private 2 hour charter in the afternoon. As a...
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Jun 12, 20131 min read
Risso’s dolphins, common dolphins, humpback whales and our pal “Rope”.
Captain Mat headed out to the feeding grounds and located an initial 5 humpback whales that we watched closely. They milled around and...
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Jun 11, 20131 min read
Humpback Whale goes wild!
Captain Dave reports 5 humpback whale, 15 Risso’s dolphins, 1,500+ common dolphins. There were ideal conditions again on the Channel. ...
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Jun 10, 20131 min read
Sun shines on humpback whales (and dolphins)
Captain Dave was at it again, and so were the mighty humpback whales of the Santa Barbara Channel. If this isn’t the best whale watching...
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Jun 9, 20131 min read
Another epic day of Southern California Whale Watching
Eight humpback whales with lots more in two areas surveyed on an epic day for Southern California Whale Watching. Several distant...
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Mar 7, 20131 min read
Gray and Humpback whale watching galore.
Excellent Gray and Humpback whale watching today It was a cool day but the Channel was glassy smooth with calm winds. Gray and Humpback...
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Mar 5, 20131 min read
A chilly day yields a nice gray whale and a heap of dolphins
Dolphin Day Captain Mat steered the Condor Express out into a chilly, late winter day to find a gray whale heading north and...
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Dec 8, 20122 min read
Again, Santa Barbara whale watching is the hot spot.
Summary: 1 Humpback Whale 2 Minke Whales 500 Long beaked Common Dolphins 1,000 Short beaked Common Dolphins 150 California Sea Lions...
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