See John Calambokidis' answer to the sighting report from below from the CX whale watch on July 29.<br>
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<div style="CLEAR: both">Sincerely,<br>
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Catherine French<br>
cfrench1366@aol.com<br>
805.815.3523</div>
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From: John Calambokidis <Calambokidis@cascadiaresearch.org><br>
To: Catherine French <cfrench1366@aol.com><br>
Sent: Sat, Aug 1, 2009 12:35 am<br>
Subject: RE: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express<br>
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<div dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>This sound like a xenobalanus stalked barnacle which are quite common hanging off dorsal fins of blue whales.</FONT></div>
<div dir=ltr><FONT size=2 face=Arial>John</FONT></div>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Catherine French [<A href="mailto:cfrench1366@aol.com?">mailto:cfrench1366@aol.com</A>]<br>
<B>Sent:</B> Thu 7/30/2009 7:34 AM<br>
<B>To:</B> John Calambokidis<br>
<B>Subject:</B> Fwd: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express<br>
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<div>Hi John,<br>
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Saw this posting on our volunteer list. See note about cow/calf blue whale pair and a "tube" (see in bold) attached to the calf? Is this a tag of sorts or not one of yours. Hope all is well.<br>
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<div style="CLEAR: both">Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Catherine French<br>
<A href="mailto:cfrench1366@aol.com">cfrench1366@aol.com</A><br>
805.815.3523</div>
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From: Marilyn Dannehower <<A href="mailto:mardanne@silcom.com">mardanne@silcom.com</A>><br>
To: <A href="mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps@rain.org">channel_islands_naturalist_corps@rain.org</A><br>
Sent: Wed, Jul 29, 2009 8:34 pm<br>
Subject: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor Express<br>
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<div><FONT face=Arial>A zillion common dolphins</FONT></div>
<div><FONT face=Arial>cow/calf Blue whales</FONT></div>
<div><FONT face=Arial>3 Humpbacks</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT face=Arial>We learned early today that the CX was scheduled for a 1-5:30 trip today, so Don Gillies on PID, Bhrian Resnik and I went out with 125 passengers in the afternoon. </FONT></div>
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<div><FONT face=Arial>Captain Dave told the passengers that it might be bumpy, as the winds come up in the afternoons, and that we'd probably not get a chance to visit Painted Cave because we were heading far west to find the Blue whales and Humpbacks.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT face=Arial>All the above happened, but the wind was not bad and Captain Dave found plenty of marine mammals to delight our full boat.</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT face=Arial>First we saw constant Common Dolphins on the way out. There were three larger groups, but the dolphins were spread out all along the channel crossing. Once in front of Santa Rosa Island, we found a thin <STRONG>mom and much smaller Blue whale calf. We made the assumption that this is a new calf and mom is thin due to nursing the calf. We stayed with them for about 4 breathing cycles. It was interesting to note that the baby was not diving with mom while she was feeding, he/she was just hanging around waiting. The baby also had something attached to the area of the dorsal fin, shaped like a tube, black and about 12" long. (?)...</STRONG></FONT></div>
<div><FONT face=Arial>When we left the pair, we quickly located a pair of Humpbacks. Another Humpback joined them on the second breathing cycle. </FONT></div>
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<div><FONT face=Arial>John Calambokidis was in the area with some other reseachers and they were checking out the Blue whale cow/calf pair as we left the area to return home.</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT face=Arial>Great day, thanks to Captain Dave, Jaques and Amanda!</FONT></div>
<div><FONT face=Arial>Marilyn Dannehower</FONT></div>
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