First Trip of the Season!

The fin whales are here in force! Today was the first Blue Ocean Society whale watch of the season onboard the Prince of Whales in Newburyport. The crew was excited with anticipation of what and who the first trip would bring. As the miles passed, a few of us were getting anxious, and nervous. But then, on the horizon, Captain Billy spotted the first blow. We motered closer and found many fin whales just on the edge of Jeffreys Ledge. Three whales turned into four whales. No, wait...there's a fifth whale...and is that a sixth?? The blows seemed endless.

But then, to make our trip even better, we saw a familiar face, or dorsal fin I should say, near the boat. Fjord!! Fjord was our first fin whale last season as well! His record shows he prefers to visit the Ledge early in our season- almost always seen in May and early June each year! Fjord is also one of our Adoptable whales!

While watching Fjord and his buddies for a while, another familiar friend appeard. A small humpback whale named Sonogram swam past out boat, seemingly on a mission. Sonogram was born in 2004, making it 5 years old this year. This juvenile humpback certainly had places to be and we were lucky to capture these quick images of its back and fluke as it cruised out of the area.
We can't wait until next weekend when we will go back out to the Ledge and see who else is around! Be sure to join us!