It’s mid February in Santa Barbara and with it come the gray whales. Which means it’s also time for us to start our, three times a day...

Regular readers of our sightings reports may be wondering why there has been a lack of posts so far in 2016.  The new year has begun with...

TWO GRAY WHALE MOTHERS AND THEIR CALVES STOP IN SHALLOW WATER FOR WHAT WE ARE GUESSING IS A NURSING STATION. 2015 05-08 SB Coast Captain...

A LITTLE GRAY WHALE CALF TAKES A MOMENT TO SPY HOP AND LOOK AROUND IN THE NEAR SHORE KELP FOREST 2015 05-07 SB Coast A moderate breeze...

2015 05-06 SB Coast Captain Dave ran one trip on the Condor Express today, departing scenic Santa Barbara at 12 noon to search for...

2015 03-29 SB Coast Captain Dave and the crew of the Condor Express ran two trips today, 9am and 12 noon. Although the morning trip had...

It is fascinating to me how the gray whale migration along the Santa Barbara Coast comes in waves. Take today for example.   Captain Eric...

We ran a single 2½ whale watch trip and Captain Eric left the docks at 12 noon for the rich and fertile whale grounds of the Santa...

Although there was a slight haze layer in the sky today, the sea conditions continued to be amazing.   Like yesterday, it was flat,...

With a supposed storm on the way, we were, in fact, treated to moderate seas and sunny skies. A moderate breeze kicked up later in the...

Captain Scott steered the Condor (“big bird”) out into the Santa Barbara Channel at noon today with many passengers from all over the...

We ran one trip and left the dock at high noon for a showdown in the Santa Barbara Channel. Again we had very good air quality and...

In a few weeks we’ll be watching lots of gray whales heading north along the Santa Barbara shoreline and kelp forests. They will be on...

We ran 3 trips today with glassy conditions and blue water.  A total of 5 gray whales were observed including a mother and her calf.  ...

A very light breeze wafted across the Channel today, but with no waves the trip was very calm and nice.  The sun came in and out from...

Summer-like conditions prevailed in the Santa Barbara Channel today with super clear water, sunny skies, no wind and a glassy surface....

One of six large gray whales watched in the middle of the Santa Barbara Channel today 6 Southbound Gray Whales and 250 Common Dolphins...

A southbound gray whale was seen migrating along the sea cliffs of Santa Cruz Island Spectacular vistas, dolphins and a nice gray whale....

Tah-dah! Announcing the official opening of Gray Whale season on the Condor Express today! Our first gray whales of the 2015 season !...

Gray whale mom’s and calves AND dolphins all day long Go east!  And east it was.  No less than 3 different gray whale mother-calf pairs...