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Epic conditions & Epic sightings After 17 days of waiting for the Harbor to be re-opened, the Condor Express ran 3 whale watch trips today (9am, 12noon, 3pm) with spectacular conditions. It was a bright sunny day with temperatures in Santa Barbara in the 80’s. There was little to no wind and the sea surface was flat. What a …
That’s right. Tomorrow, Saturday May 11 is the last scheduled gray whale migration trip for this season. Henceforth we are out to the open Channel and the Islands in search of the big boys. We expect a multitude of frisk humpbacks to be out there ready to greet the Condor and its passengers. It is the changing of the seasons, …
My apologies to Bob Dylan for that title, but the seasons are changing and today is quite symbolic thereof. The very tail end of the gray whale migration is winding down, and thus we saw 4 whales (2 cow-calf pairs) along the coast today. But having had a fabulous humpback experience on the special island trip yesterday, Captain Dave left …
Ideal conditions, bright sunny and flat, were reported by Captain Dave on the Condor today. Did I mention that we are getting the final push of gray whales through our area now…and it’s always the cow-calf pairs? Well, today’s results should be a good indication of where things are going to be heading for the next week or two. FOUR …
The latest on the gray whale migration. Three gray whales were observed in the gray whale migration back to their feeding grounds in Alaska today, but the real fun was the dolphin show. Approximately 1500 common dolphins were seen engaged in feeding behavior which included leaping, jumping, slashing upside down through the water and driving the little bait fish crazy. …
Gray whales, dolphins and porpoise Whale Watching Report February 17, 2013 Gray whales Common dolphins Dall’s porpoise Pacific white-sided dolphins A gray whale tail. Gray whales continue their northern migration. Captain Mat sailed out on two trips today, 9am and 12noon. It was another day without wind on the water. Along the way, guests on board the Condor Express were …
Coastal Whale Watching Whale Watching Report February 16, 2013 Humpback whales Several Gray whales Minke whales 1,000+ common dolphins We ran three coastal whale watching trips today. On the 9am trip we had a herd of 1,000+ common dolphins and then a small humpback whale. It was warm, sunny and the ocean was oily mirror glass all day long.The humpback …
Excellent Gray Whale Watching Weather Whale Watching Count 3 gray whales 1 bald eagle 20 common dolphins 4 Dalls porpoise It was another great day for gray whale watching for both sea conditions and wildlife. We saw three gray whales and several dolphins and even a bald eagle. The gray whale watching is stil very good as they make their …