Tuesday on the Prince of Whales- Newburyport

Still lots of whales, post- Hurricane Bill! We found at least 4 fin whales, 4 humpbacks, a minke and a pod of Atlantic white sided dolphins!
The first fin whale above, was moving slowly just sub-surface and we got some great looks at it including this glimpse of an entanglement scar- the gray marking after the dorsal fin.

Next we found another fin whale- this one with a distinctive dorsal fin with a notch in it. Still not sure who are fin whale friends were but will spend some time looking in the catalog to see if they have been seen previously.

Dorsal fin with notch

Distinctive chevron pattern

We also found several humpback whales in the area including Filament, Leukos, Newton and an unknown. Filament surfaced once close to us, rolling on her side and lifting her flipper!

Filament

Leukos

On our way in, we encountered a pod of Atlantic white sided dolphins. This was a nursery pod comprised of primarily mothers with calves. These dolphins came close to the boat and we got some great looks at this group of 40-ish.

We also found some excellent bird life offshore including all 4 species of shearwaters, Wilson's storm petrels, phalaropes (likely red-necked) and a few gannets.

flock of shearwaters (3 species here!)

Cory's shearwater

Thanks to all of our dedicated passengers from near and afar! You were a pleasure to sail with today!


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