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Detailed Sightings Log - October 3, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Blue Whale | 4 | BreathingSurface ActiveFeedingDiving |
Detailed Sightings Log - October 3, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Pacific White-Sided Dolphin | 100 | SurfingMugging |
| Morning Tour | Long-beaked Common Dolphin | 12 | SurfingMugging |
Detailed Sightings Log - October 2, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Sunset Tour | Pacific White-Sided Dolphin | 5 | |
| Sunset Tour | Short- Finned Pilot Whales | 100 | ForagingBreathingSurface ActiveMegapodDivingJuvenileCow/Calf Pair |
Detailed Sightings Log - October 2, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Morning Tour | Humpback Whale | 2 | BreathingJuvenileKelpingSpy hopSurface ActiveTail Slapping |
Detailed Sightings Log - October 1, 2026
| Tour | Species | Count | Behavior |
| Mid-day Tour | Humpback Whale | 2 | BreathingSurface ActiveDivingTail Slapping |
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We set out on our own adventure tonight
We set out on our own adventure tonight and went where nobody else had gone all day…
Dolphins in Mission Bay!
2 bottlenose dolphins swam by the Privateer as she headed out on her afternoon tour! The bottlenose…
Spouts, Splashes, and Seabirds!
The Privateer had yet another successful trip south. Following our three S’s to finding whales (spouts, splashes,…
UNBELIEVABLE!
Somehow it’s just getting better out there! Eight whales! Three species — blue, fin, and humpback —…
Sneaky Cetaceans!
This afternoon the Privateer sailed south again to search a whale feeding ground. Early into the trip…
Sneaky Cetaceans!
This afternoon the Privateer sailed south again to search a whale feeding ground. Early into the trip…
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