[CINC] Condor X 8/13/10-Bonanza!

[Mr Zalophus]

And what about reports of huge numbers on "the back side" south of San
Miguel?  ..and even more reports from oil crew boats rounding Arguello.  I
was under the impression, perhaps wrongly, that NOAA staff did bi-weekly
over-flights and whale census(es).  Perhaps Natalie S. or whoever is on
board for these flights could post up a little summary for the rest of us
working in the trenches.

...just a suggestion..
Bob Perry
Condor Express

On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 8:09 AM, Paul Jr. Petrich <ppetrich39 at hotmail.com>wrote:

> One Question Remains!?
>  Were the mass of feedings spotted offSa Miguel throughout the week still
> going on there, too, as we recorded the feeding frenzy at the Ledge!?   Paul
>
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> From: ppetrich39 at hotmail.com
> To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps at rain.org
> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:27:56 -0700
> Subject: [CINC] Condor X 8/13/10-Bonanza!
>
> Bonanza!
>  Friday the 13th was hardly an unlucky day for the 106 passengers from all
> over the world that went out on the Condor X today!
> 18 Blues; 8 Humpbacks; 2 Finbacks; 14 Dall's Porpoise; and 50 Saddleback
> (Common) Dolphin)!
>  All the above, except the Common Dolphin, were spotted off the Ledge near
> Santa Rosa Island. Skipper Matt was concerned about not reaching the
> astounding sighting area off San Miguel visited yesterday, due to winds
> picking up in the channel after leaving the protection of Pt. Conception, so
> he turned southward toward the Ledge, after traversing parallel to the
> coast. We had seen the playful Common Dolphin about 5 miles out off Goleta.
> Seas were not as bad as feared, and only a few got seasick. Upon reaching
> the Ledge everyone was excited at the spectacle. Spouts were aplenty on the
> near horizon. The numbers recorded above do not include the multitude of
> distant spouts that continued after over an hour of viewing. All the
> cetaceans were very busy at feeding on the surface, as the krill were in
> abundance right on top for surface lunge feeding ( more like horizontal
> culp-feeding). Skipper Matt was often able to predict on the mike a coming
> "gulp" of a floating patch of krill!
>  All passengers,including some from Spain, U.K.,Holland, Belgium,France,
> China, and Texas, as well as we CINC troopers (myself, Vivian, and Carolyn
> McCleskey) , were awestruck. Captain Matt was aided by Dave at the helm.
> Brook was very busy in the galley going and coming home during the 60 mile
> round trip. Bob Perry was very busy with his camera as was Carolyn with PID.
> Vivi and myself moved with dexterity up and down and side to side to inform
> potential viewers of the continuing new blows!  This Friday the 13th was a
> grand day. Paul Petrich
>
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