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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>THE PARTIES NOT OVER YET, BUT THE VENUE FOR GRAY’S IS ABOUT TO CHANGE!<BR>
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One week ago, on the same boat, at the same location (SCI-SRI Gap), at the same time, there were Gray Whales Galore! At least fifteen in the Gap and more spouts visible in every direction. Captain Matt surmises the past two years were anomalies, that is, the migratory season for Gray’s unfolded late and this year is the more normal pattern, consequently the numbers passing through this gap have dramatically dwindled during the past week? Below are the numbers for Sat 1/24/09: <BR>
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* Three groups of Common Dolphins (200,500 & 200)<BR>
* Two groups of Gray’s (3 + 2)<BR>
* Three (possibly five) additional Gray’s, sighted, but not approached <BR>
* Three small (1.5’ – 2’) Mola Mola (one alive, one dead and one in the process of being eaten by a Seal Lion)<BR>
* Birds included: Red-Necked Phalaropes, Pacific Loons, Pomarine Jaeger (Thanks Matt), Black-vented Shearwater, Surf Scoter<BR>
and the always present Gull’s, Pelican’s and Cormorants For a synopsis of the trip see the Word Document Attachment! <BR>
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For a synopsis of the trip see the Attachments!</SPAN></FONT>
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