<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">One more detail about the blue whale calf--when I saw it on Monday, 8/3, there<br>were three appendages on the left side of the whale, one close to the dorsal<br>fin and the other two below. I'm not sure if my picture captured that detail.<br>Carolyn<br><br>--- On <b>Mon, 8/3/09, Don Gillies <i><dgillies8@cox.net></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Don Gillies <dgillies8@cox.net><br>Subject: Re: [CINC] Blue whale calf with tube<br>To: channel_islands_naturalist_corps@rain.org, "Catherine French" <cfrench1366@aol.com><br>Date: Monday, August 3, 2009, 7:29 PM<br><br><div id="yiv418186523">
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">It was about 6 inches below the dorsal fin on the
side of the calf.</font></div>
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Don Gillies</font></div>
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tube</div>
<div><br></div>See John Calambokidis' answer to the sighting report from below
from the CX whale watch on July 29.<br><br>
<div style="clear: both;">Sincerely,<br><br>Catherine French<br><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:cfrench1366@aol.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=cfrench1366@aol.com">cfrench1366@aol.com</a><br>805.815.3523</div><br><br>-----Original
Message-----<br>From: John Calambokidis <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:Calambokidis@cascadiaresearch.org" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=Calambokidis@cascadiaresearch.org">Calambokidis@cascadiaresearch.org</a>><br>To:
Catherine French <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:cfrench1366@aol.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=cfrench1366@aol.com">cfrench1366@aol.com</a>><br>Sent: Sat,
Aug 1, 2009 12:35 am<br>Subject: RE: [CINC] Wednesday July29 on the Condor
Express<br><br>
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<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2">This sound like a
xenobalanus stalked barnacle which are quite common hanging off dorsal fins of
blue whales.</font></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2">John</font></div></div>
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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> Catherine French [<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:cfrench1366@aol.com?" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=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></font><br></div>
<div>Hi John,<br><br>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><br>
<div style="clear: both;">Sincerely,<br><br>Catherine French<br><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:cfrench1366@aol.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=cfrench1366@aol.com">cfrench1366@aol.com</a><br>805.815.3523</div><br><br>-----Original
Message-----<br>From: Marilyn Dannehower <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:mardanne@silcom.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=mardanne@silcom.com">mardanne@silcom.com</a>><br>To: <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:channel_islands_naturalist_corps@rain.org" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=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><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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