We have added more whale watchers to the 1% Blue Whale Club! It’s estimated that only 1% of the world’s human population will ever get a chance to a Blue whale. We have one of the healthiest populations of Blue whale here off the US West Coast. We had an awesome day with Blue whales and Common dolphins seen on both trips! During the morning, we sighted a pod of ~200 Short-beaked Common dolphins feeding under diving birds. We continued to the north and spotted a Blue whale from afar! We got great looks as it cruised in circles, indicating feeding behavior.
On the afternoon trip, we set out to the NW and spotted thousands of birds diving into the water. We went through searching for any dorsal’s and finally found a pod of ~20 Long-beaked Common dolphins. They were zooming around feeding on small schooling fish. We continued up the coast, and sighted a small mystery whale once, but never spotted it again. We kept going and found the same Blue whale we saw in the morning! It was circling the area. We got great looks at the tail flukes almost every time it went down for a dive.
Who’s hungry for a Krilled cheese sandwich? Because we got SANDWICHED between TWO Blue whales during our sunset trip! On our way up towards La Jolla, we first encountered a pod of ~75 long-beaked common dolphins. We did a quick pass through the pod and continued north towards the Scripps Canyon. Then, we sighted a spout and hung out with 2 blue whales! They were coming up very close to our boat. After we spent at least 4 breath cycles with the Blues, we peeled off and found a pod of ~200 Short-beaked common dolphins! These shorties were super active on the surface of the water,leaping and creating massive splashes. On our way back towards Mission Bay, we had a final treat with coming across a pod of ~100 long-beaked common dolphins. It is always a BLUETIFUL time on the water. Please come out join us soon.
Naturalist,
Vanessa & Melissa
