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Feb 16, 20141 min read
Mud plumes from 2 gray whales !!
Mud plumes from 2 gray whales !! Three trips today, 9 am, 12 noon and 3 pm. The morning featured a strong east wind with a slight bump. ...
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Feb 15, 20141 min read
First coastal trip of the season is off the charts.
A surface lunge feeding humpback whale today. First coastal trip of the season is off the charts. As is our custom during this season of...
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Feb 9, 20141 min read
Lots of gray whales and massive herds of dolphins.
Lots of gray whales and massive herds of dolphins. On the way across the Santa Barbara Channel we ran across the first of two giant herds...
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Feb 2, 20141 min read
Multiple Species Interact off the West End
Multiple species interact off the west end There were two groups of two gray whales (total = 4) out off the west end of Santa Cruz Island...
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Jan 30, 20141 min read
5 Gray Whales and More !
5 gray whales and more ! There were two pairs of gray whales, then a single, as we worked around both sides of West Point, Santa Cruz...
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Jan 20, 20141 min read
Fun with Killer Whales and MORE !!
The tall dorsal fin of a big male Orcinus orca. photo: Capt Eric Condor Express Fun with Killer Whales and MORE !! It was a foggy...
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Jan 14, 20142 min read
Rollin’ with the Risso’s Dolphins
It was another spectacular “summer-like” day on the west and central Santa Barbara Channel. Strong Santa Ana winds were blowing down...
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Jan 12, 20141 min read
Nine Gray Whales Today
Nine Gray Whales Today With a moderate breeze and some medium seas building across the western Santa Barbara Channel today, the Condor...
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Jan 11, 20141 min read
10 + 800 + 200 = spectacular whale watching today
10 + 800 + 200 = spectacular whale watching today The Condor Express motored across the Santa Barbara Channel in thick fog. Things were...
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Jan 10, 20141 min read
Eight whales, five porpoises
Eight whales, five porpoises. A bit rocky out at the West End of Santa Cruz Island again today, so Captain Dave and the crew took a turn...
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Jan 5, 20141 min read
2 nice gray whales and a lot of dolphins
Gray whales and a lot of dolphins Not far out of Santa Barbara Harbor the Condor Express played with a group of at least 1,500 common...
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Jan 4, 20142 min read
Many Mammal Species and a pair of Bald Eagles on Santa Cruz Island
A pair of bald eagles perched on the seacliffs of Santa Cruz Island. Photo: Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com Mirror Glass, Many Mammal...
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Jan 3, 20141 min read
3 Gray Whales and Excellent Cetacean Diversity
3 Gray Whales and Excellent Cetacean Diversity Again the calm seas and excellent weather made whale finding and whale watching a dream...
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Jan 2, 20141 min read
Calm seas result in gray whale mating.
Three gray whales. Photo credit: Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com Calm seas result in gray whales mating. The trip across the Santa...
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Dec 31, 20131 min read
Five Gray Whales and Painted Cave
Two gray whales travel side by side in the breeze. Photo: Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com Five Gray Whales Although it was glassy and...
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Dec 28, 20132 min read
Stunning sightings of gray whales at Santa Cruz Island
Tail fluke waterfall – gray whale at Santa Cruz Island. photo: Bob Perry CondorExpressPhotos.com Stunning sightings of gray whales at...
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Dec 26, 20132 min read
Two “Wrong Way Corrigan” Gray Whales and More.
A Risso’s Dolphin breached repeatedly today. Two “Wrong Way Corrigan” Gray Whales and More You may have heard the story of Douglas “Wrong...
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Dec 22, 20131 min read
Two mid-Santa Barbara Channel gray whales and more
A gray whale flukes up on an epic sunny December day. Two mid-Santa Barbara Channel gray whales and more We ran south heading offshore...
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Dec 14, 20132 min read
Five gray whales, Rissos dolphins, Dall’s Porpoise and lots more
Across to beautiful Santa Cruz Island we went today, and it was clear enough to see all 4 of the Channel Islands. At the mid-Channel...
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Dec 12, 20131 min read
First Gray Whales of the Season and more !!
What an epic day in the Channel, perfect weatheR and the first gray whales heading south. The adventurous Condor Express went to Santa...
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