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Finback
Whales
Fjord: May 17, 2007: Fjord was
seen by research coordinator Dianna Schulte from the Prince of Whales on
their first trip of the season! He was also seen in May and July 2007.
Ladder: Summer
2007 Update: Ladder was seen on June 30 and July 1, 2007 with another whale
each time! Ladder was seen several
times in 2006 and 2005. He is often seen in the company of other whales.
Notch: Notch was seen in 2003 and 2004,
but not in 2005 or 2006.
Comet: Comet was sighted in June 2005, the
first sighting since 1997! June 2006 update: Comet has been seen
several times already this month! June 2007 update: Comet has been sighted
with a calf! We had always presumed this animal was a male, but now know
that she is a female! The calf has been very curious and has circled the
boat while Comet was off feeding.
Trigger: June 27, 2007: Trigger was seen today with a new calf!!!Trigger was seen several times in 2006.
Humpback
Whales
Flask:
June 2008 Update:
Flask was sighted from the Prince of Whales by our Research Coordinator,
Dianna Schulte! Flask was also sighted several
times in 2007 and 2006.
Satula: June 2007 Update: Satula
was observed circling around an area in Jeffreys Ledge near another whale,
Clamp.
Owl:
May 25, 2008: Exciting news! Owl was seen today with a new calf, her fifth!
They were about 22 miles offshore, in some deep water on the northwestern side
of Jeffreys Ledge.
August 2007 update: We saw Owl on southern Jeffreys Ledge, and she was hanging
out with Pinball, another adopt-a-whale!
June 2007 update: Owl was seen on Jeffreys Ledge by whale watchers on the
Prince of Whales.
July 31, 2006: We saw Owl on southern Jeffreys Ledge this weekend. She was very busy
feeding, taking short surfacings and then going right back down again for more
baitfish!
Owl was also seen on northern Jeffreys Ledge by one of our affiliate boats in May
2006.
She was also seen in 2005. At one point in the season, she fascinated us by open-mouth
feeding right near the whale watch boats!
Pinball:
2008: Pinball was seen in May 2008 by affiliate researchers on
northern Jeffreys Ledge.
Spring 2008: Pinball was seen by a fellow researcher this winter in Turks
and Caicos with a new calf, her fifth!
August 2007: Pinball
was sighted this month with Owl, another adopt-a-whale, and Little Spot, a male
born in 1979! June 2007: Pinball
is back! She has been seen recently by whale watchers. June 2006: Pinball was
seen lunge-feeding on Jeffreys Ledge this month! Pinball was sighted on Jeffreys Ledge in June 2005
with a new calf! Pinball was also seen several times on
Jeffreys Ledge in 2004.
Marble:
Marble has not been seen recently.
Atlantic
White-Sided Dolphin
Stripes: August 2007: We have seen large dolphin pods
very regularly this month, and they have been very active. We've been witnessing
some high leaps and lots of lob-tailing! June 2007 update: We've seen a few pods of
Atlantic white-sided dolphins already this season. This is different from 2006,
which was an unusual season as we didn't see any dolphin pods until late summer!
Sunfish
August 2007: Sightings of ocean sunfish
have been on the increase this month! We've seen several sunfish over the past few
years, with 14 total sightings in 2005. Sunny is still out there!
Basking
Sharks
2007: We saw many basking sharks this
spring, but sightings were rare in July and August. This year has been a good year for
basking sharks so far, with several sharks already seen in summer 2006.
In 2005, we saw 15 basking sharks,
including Gills. Basking sharks were plentiful in 2004,
especially earlier in the season. We saw 45 sharks total, and got
some great looks at Gills at his friends as they fed near the water
surface!
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