08/10/2024 We were aboard the Whale Watcher for the 2:30 PM Hyannis Whale Watcher Cruises trip, traveling from Barnstable Harbor to Race Point. We spotted numerous laughing gulls, common terns, a Bonaparte's gull, and a least tern (unconfirmed), among other seabirds.
We also observed several marine mammals, including:
1 minke whale
4 humpback whales (Sprinkles, Woodwind, Azrael, Quote)
2 Atlantic white-sided dolphins
1 fin whale (we did not spot the second fin whale that naturalist Kali observed)
1 gray seals
1 harbor seals
The total travel distance was 84.96 miles (73.83 nautical miles).
Should be a minke whale with a lots of birds
2 individual feeding at feeding ground of a minke whale and multiple humpback whales nearby.
It has a smaller bill comparing to laughing gull, so it should be a Bonaparte's gull, my second of this year since May!
Sooty shearwater on the left, Manx shearwater in the middle, great shearwater to the right. (Observation 1)
Sooty shearwater on the left, Manx shearwater in the middle, great shearwater to the right. (Observation 2)
Multiple species: including sooty shearwater, great shearwater and manx shearwater. (Observation 3)
For the first image: Sooty shearwater on the left, Manx shearwater in the middle, great shearwater to the right.
Same individual with previous observation second image with cropped image focusing only on this sooty shearwater individual.
No brownish upper part, so it is a great shearwater, not Cory's shearwater.
Three humpback whales together, we got some closer look after.
Large shearwater, nice look at its tremendous wingspan.
Should be a laughing gull, but also might be a juvenile ring-billed gull, not sure.
Three humpback whales together, should be the same three individuals that we got a glimpse about 4 minutes ago.
A whaley bad photo of tail.
Three humpbacks together (Photo 1-20)
Three humpbacks together (Photo 21-40)
Nice fly-by with the 3 humpbacks together on the other side of the vessel.
Three humpbacks together (Photo 41-60)
Three humpbacks together (Photo 61)
Another Whaley bad photo... of a fin whale.
We actually spotted two fin whales together in this area, but I only got chance to see one of them.
Appeared after a long dive. Unconfirmed individual. Location is approximate. Spotted 15 minutes after we saw the fin whale and we turned SW, 4 minutes before next observation in timeline.
Quote the humpback whale in distance.
Quote's bubble net feeding, amazing encounter!
Quote's bubble net feeding, amazing encounter!
Quote's bubble net feeding, amazing encounter!
Quote's bubble net feeding, amazing encounter!
Quote's bubble net feeding, amazing encounter!
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