[CINC] Corrections on Rock and Roll Condor X 5/14

[Mr Zalophus]

Colleagues,

Sorry to add to an already lengthy discourse.  But as Dr. John Heynig once
told me when I asked him point blank about reports of Gray Whales feeding
outside the Alaskan grounds (at the ACS Conference on board the Queen Mary,
before his death), he stated emphatically that Grays do not feed on their
migration.  The general public often thinks wild animals do nothing but
feed, and are motivated primarily by food. There may even be an odd
individual that exhibits some wierd behavior, but the over arching fact
remains that they feed exclusively in Alaskan waters.  I have had the
privilege of hearing Capt Mat talk about Gray Whales for many years, and
that is what he says...they fast during the migration.   When people see
Grays pausing for a while along the migration route, they are not feeding.
Are they nursing, playing, mating, socializing, grooming, resting, studying
the environment, orienting themselves?   or all of the above.

Bob


On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 7:31 AM, Michael Berg <michaelberg6 at gmail.com>wrote:

> My apologies for mistakes in my 5/14 report.
> I am a newbie naturalist also new at writing
> reports.  I appreciate comments from more
> experienced naturalists as I want reports
> I write to be accurrate.
> The gray whale activity I reported in my 5/14
> report looked like shallow feeding to me but
> Capt. Mat did not state that they were feeding.
> I also reported that Black Storm-petrels were
> observed. They looked like Storm-petrels to me
> and probably were Ashley Storm-petrels not
> Black Storm-petrels.
>
> Michael
> michaelberg6 at gmail.com
>
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