LIVING THE SALT LIFE!

2015: FIRST FIVE PELAGIC TRIPS

Shearwater Journeys has completed its first five seabirding trips of the 2015 season with departures from Monterey, Half Moon Bay and Sausalito to the Farallon Islands.
Hang on — the best is yet to come! We still have on offer another 22 trips, with September being the peak of the fall pelagic season!
Below, I present a brief summary of the trips to date. In all, we recorded some 48 species of birds; 5 species of pinnipeds; sea otter; 9 species of cetaceans and various fish and invertebrates.

BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS is common on summer trips, almost never missed.

 JIM & WILL BROOKS continuing the Dads Take Their Chicks to Sea Tradition!
Will joined the Shearwater Journeys' pelagic leader team when he was 16 years old.

A surprising number of NORTHERN/PACIFIC FULMARS were found whenever we birded in the cold water pockets, right off Point Pinos and off Carmel Bay, Monterey. 

SST CHARTS

Sea Surface Temperature charts by Terrafin, show water temperatures which aid us in deciding where to go. The feeding frenzies are closely associated with the cold (blue) areas on these charts. 

Used with permission from Terrafin. Please do not reproduce. 

SOOTY SHEARWATER feeding frenzy right off Seventeen Mile Drive, along with fifty HUMPBACK WHALES!

If you think you need to go far offshore to see wildlife in Monterey Bay — think, again!

These whales and shearwaters were feeding on huge schools of anchovies.

Some folks believe this might be an all-time high year for anchovies. 

Schooling fish are extremely important for marine life.

Our local anchovy stocks crashed in 2008. 

SABINE'S GULLS were found on all trips to date.

A HY TUFTED PUFFIN, rarely seen at sea, (my first-ever) was on a Half Moon Bay trip. 

BLUE WHALES were spotted off Carmel Canyon, Monterey Bay on August 7. 

The largest animal, ever, on Earth, this season might be slim on Blue Whales because there is not a lot of krill around — their preferred food item.

FOUR SPECIES OF STORM-PETRELS: FORK-TAILED, ASHY, BLACK, and WILSON'S put on an amazing show on our August 2 Half Moon Bay pelagic trip. 

We set the all-time high count for WILSON'S STORM-PETREL for the State of California: 106!

Forty years ago, when I first started offering pelagic trips, Wilson's Storm-Petrel was a "write up" bird for the California Rare Birds Records Committee. 

Our count of FORK-TAILED STORM-PETREL was 750 on August 2.

There is no reliable place nor time in the State of California for seeing this species.

However, late July through August at Half Moon Bay can be quite good; through September at Bodega Canyon, as well. 

BLACK STORM-PETREL at Half Moon Bay. 

We may yet find some Least Storm-Petrels, a southern California species that sometimes makes it to northern Californian waters during warm water incursions.

This SY SCRIPPS'S MURRELET was a great find by the captain of our boat, Dennis Baxter, Half Moon Bay on August 2. It was incapable of flying, and possibly of diving, in heavy molt.

SY's are rarely seen at sea.

Both SHORT-BEAKED and LONG-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHINS, warm water species, have been seen on most of our trips, along with a good selection of other small cetaceans.  

Another Father/Son pair: BRUCE & BEN DILABIO from Ontario, Canada joined our August 8 trip.

 Both RED (upper right corner) and RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were found.
This group was in a little bubble of cold water off Carmel Canyon.

MOLA MOLA! OCEAN SUNFISH!
In 2014, we saw an unprecedented number of Mola Mola's.
Still plenty of these unusual and delightful fish around.

Just about the strangest combination of seabirds one could imagine:
NORTHERN GANNET & TUFTED PUFFIN
at Sugerloaf, Farallon Islands!
This is the only known gannet in the Pacific Ocean!

LIFE BIRD! 

Well, LIFE SEABIRD!

Some folks saw as many as TWENTY LIFE BIRDS! 

This young fellow was one them.

Folks who made more than one trip thanked me profusely for recommending that they do two trips!

SPECIES OBSERVED ON OUR FIRST FIVE TRIPS:

RED-THROATED LOON
PACIFIC LOON
COMMON LOON
WESTERN GREBE
BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS
NORTHERN/PACIFIC  FULMAR
PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER
BULLERS SHEARWATER
SOOTY SHEARWATER
**WILSON'S STORM-PETREL
FORK-TAILED STORM-PETREL
ASHY STORM-PETREL
BLACK STORM-PETREL
**BROWN BOOBY
**BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY
**NORTHERN GANNET
BROWN PELICAN
BRANDT'S CORMORANT
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT
PELAGIC CORMORANT
SURF SCOTER
BLACK OYSTERCATCHER
WANDERING TATTLER
WHIMBREL
BLACK TURNSTONE
RUDDY TURNSTONE
SURFBIRD
WILLET
RED-NECKED PHALAROPE
RED PHALAROPE
SOUTH POLAR SKUA
POMARINE JAEGER
PARASITIC JAEGER
HEERMANN'S GULL
CALIFORNIA GULL
WESTERN GULL
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL
SABINE'S GULL
ELEGANT TERN
CASPIAN TERN
COMMON TERN
ARCTIC TERN
COMMON MURRE
PIGEON GUILLEMOT
SCRIPPS'S MURRELET
CASSIN'S AUKLET
RHINOCEROS AUKLET
TUFTED PUFFIN

SEA OTTER
CALIFORNIA SEA LION
STELLER'S SEA LION
NORTHERN FUR SEAL
NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL
HARBOR SEAL

BLUE WHALE
HUMPBACK WHALE
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN
LONG-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN
BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN
RISSO'S DOLPHIN
PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHIN
HARBOR PORPOISE
DALL'S PORPOISE

OCEAN SUNFISH
LIZARDFISH
YELLOWTAIL TUNA
BLUE SHARK
THRESHER SHARK
ANCHOVY 
FLAT-BELLIED ROCKFISH

MOON JELLY
EGG YOLK JELLY
TETHYS VAGINA (SOLITARY SALP)
PTEROPODS

LEADERS for the first five trips: Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Peter Pyle, Gerry McChesney, Steve Howell, Steve Tucker, Steve Hampton, Brian Sullivan, Jennifer Green, Dave Pavlik, Nick Levendosky, Will Brooks, and Debi Shearwater.

BIRDERS hailed from many states throughout the USA, as well as from England, Australia, France, Canada, Denmark, and Ireland. We thank them, one and all!

WORLD GIRL BIRDERS enjoying a terrific day at sea!

DEBI SHEARWATER, AMY PATTEN, HILLARY WHITE

UPCOMING TRIPS & LEADERS:

AUG 16, SUN. HALF MOON BAY: Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Todd McGrath, Steve Tucker, Al De Martini, Will Brooks

AUG 21, FRI. MONTEREY BAY: Nick Levendosky, Jennifer Green, Rick Fournier, Christian Schwarz

SEP 5, SAT. MONTEREY BAY: Clay Kempf, Tim Miller, Jennifer Green, Nick Levendosky, Christian Schwarz

SEP 6, SUN. HALF MOON BAY: Gerry McChesney, Steve Tucker, Jim Holmes, Will Brooks

SEP 8, TUE. MONTEREY BAY: Rick Fournier, Christian Schwarz (good trip for photographers)

SEP 9 WED.  MONTEREY BAY: Tim Miller, Nick Levendosky, Christian Schwarz (good trip for photographers)

SEP 10, THU. MONTEREY BAY: Nick Levendosky, Jennifer Green, Christian Schwarz (good trip for photographers)

SEP 11, FRI. MONTEREY BAY: Mary Gustafson, Jennifer Green, Christian Schwarz (good trip for photographers)

SEP 12, SAT. MONTEREY ALBACORE: Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Nick Levendosky, Mary Gustafson, Rick Fournier SOLD OUT

SEP 13, SUN. MONTEREY BAY-DEBI'S BIRTHDAY: Chris Wood, Jessie Barry, Mary Gustafson, Clay Kempf

SEP 15, TUE. HALF MOON BAY: Chris Wood, Jessie Barry, Mary Gustafson, Tim Miller, Marisa Ortega-Welch SOLD OUT

SEP 16, WED. MONTEREY BAY: Chris Wood, Jessie Barry, Tim Miller, Annie Schmidt

SEP 18, FRI. BODEGA CANYON & CORDELL BANK: Peter Pyle, Steve Howell, Abe Borker, Steve Tucker, Nick Levendosky EMAIL DEBI FOR SPACE

SEP 20, SUN. HALF MOON BAY: Gerry McChesney, Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Nick Levendosky, Steve Hampton

SEP 25, FRI. MONTEREY BAY: Rick Fournier

SEP 26, SAT. MONTEREY BAY: Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill

SEP 27, SUN. MONTEREY BAY: Nick Levendosky

OCT 3, SAT. MONTEREY BAY: Tim Miller, Dena Spatz, Jennifer Green

OCT 4, SUN. HALF MOON BAY: Steve Hampton, Will Brooks, Annie Schmidt, Christian Schwarz

OCT 10, SAT. MONTEREY BAY: Todd McGrath, David Vander Pluym, Lauren Harter, Jennifer Green

OCT 11, SUN. HALF MOON BAY: Jim Holmes, Tim Miller, Will Brooks, David Vander Pluym, Lauren Harter, Todd McGrath, Marissa Ortega-Welch
OCT 18, SUN. FARALLON ISLANDS; GREAT WHITE SHARK SEARCH: Gerry McChesney, Peter Pyle, Steve Tucker, Jim Holmes

Reservations: Advance reservations are usually necessary. The best way to reach me is by email!

Please join me in celebrating

Shearwater Journeys' 

40th year of California Pelagic Trips!

LIVING THE SALT LIFE,

Debi Shearwater

debi@shearwaterjourneys.com

All images, Copyright, various Shearwater Journeys' leaders.

Please do not use without permission.

43 HUMPBACK WHALES, OH, MY!

Really? FORTY THREE HUMPBACK WHALES? Yep! 

That's what we counted on the Shearwater Journeys' July 27, 2013 pelagic trip departing from Half Moon Bay. For nearly the entire day, HUMPBACK WHALES, Megaptera novaengliae, were in view, often breaching or flipper or tail-slapping. 

Humpback Whales are perhaps the most charismatic of all large whales. And, this day on perfectly flat calm seas, bore that out. Above, we can see the dorsal fin which varies in shape from triangular to knobby, or falcate. The light gray areas are pigmentation much like freckles in a human. 

 Humpback Whales are known for their haunting songs. To hear one, click here.

The rostrum of the Humpback Whale is narrower than that of other baleen whales. It is covered with knob-like bumps called, tubercles. Hairs can be found in the tubercles which also cover the lower lip and front edge of the flippers. Or, as one marine biologist once told me, "Those knobs on top are what bolts the head down." Joking, of course. 

 Above, we see a view of the head, and barnacles behind the rostrum. 

The blowholes are open, above, as the whale approaches our vessel. I have a strong feeling that this is going to be a "friendly" encounter!

 Two Humpback Whales circled our boat (out of gear, engine remains on), causing crazy photographers to run from one side to the other, over and over, again.

 Repeatedly, the two whales swimming around our boat, spy-hopped. 

 With ever so much grace, they waved their long pectoral flippers in our faces. 

 Here, the stalk barnacles are flying in the wind, as the Humpback Whale swishes its pectoral flipper.

 The underside of the pectoral flipper is white, below. The Humpback Whale genus name, Megaptera, means "giant wing" as these flippers can be up to 30 percent of the body length.

 A friendly turns upside down, right next to us showing the throat pleats, and underside of the pectoral flipper. 

 These pleats allow the mouth cavity to expand when feeding. They typically have 14 to 35 throat pleats which extend all the way to the navel. 

 One of the whales comes closer yet to the vessel. We can clearly see the tubercles on the lower lip with barnacles growing on them. 

It points its head straight out of the water like a rocket and holds it there — looking at us!

 We are awestruck. Then, the second whale sticks its head out. It is just behind the first one with its head stuck out. But, the second one, uses its pectoral flippers to perform a 360 degree piroutte! Only video would have really captured that! We were, in a word, stunned! 

It is a privilege to have had such a remarkable day with Humpback Whales. 

We feel honored that they felt somehow compelled to visit our vessel. 

In addition to these magnificent Humpbacks, we also saw BLUE WHALES and one very young FIN WHALE, along with PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLHINS and HARBOR and DALL'S PORPOISES. 

Humpbacks Forever,

Debi Shearwater

ALL IMAGES, COPYRIGHT, DEBI SHEARWATER

PLEASE DO NOT USE WITHOUT PERMISSION

TRIP REPORT: JULY 27, 2013 HALF MOON BAY

DON'T KISS THE WHALES!

Howdy, Seabirders, 

Shearwater Journeys kicked off the 2013 pelagic season with a trip departing from Half Moon Bay on July 27th. And, it was an incredibly sublime start to fall sea birding. This nearly 12 hour trip began with birding in the harbor. Highlights were many, including: BULLER'S SHEARWATER (early); WILSON'S, ASHY and BLACK STORM-PETRELS; SOUTH POLAR SKUA; POMARINE, PARASITIC and LONG-TAILED JAEGERS; flocks of SABINE'S GULLS; ARCTIC TERN; MARBLED & SCRIPP'S MURRELETS and TUFTED PUFFINS. The marine mammal show was beyond comparison! BLUE WHALES (6) HUMPBACK WHALES (43!) a single, young FIN WHALE; PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHINS; DALL'S and HARBOR PORPOISE. From start to finish, the day was jam packed with marine life and action at all levels, including very close up and personal! If "some days are diamonds and some days are rust," this was a sparkling 10 carat day! On top of everything else, the seas were just as flat as a pancake with the sea surface nearly greasy. It just plain does not get any better than this, folks.

 

Late July is a terrific time for the rocky shorebirds. In addition to BLACK OYSTERCATCHERS, above, with fluffy chicks, we aslso saw WANDERING TATTLER, SURFBIRD, BLACK TURNSTONE and MARBLED GODWIT. 

The delightful PIGEON GUILLEMOTS, above, in the harbor were constantly calling. The harbor area is so filled with birds that we could do half a day of pelagic birding right there!

As soon as we reached the 50 fathom line, the first of many BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES, above, began following the boat.

One of five SCRIPP'S MURRELETS, above. Highly prized sightings by birders anywhere. This tiny murrelet breeds on islands of southern California. Chicks jump out of the the nest site within 24 hours of hatching, swimming off with their father who cares for them at sea. They are strong swimmer. Flat, calm days make for one of the conditions of hoping to see this sweet alcid. 

Having already seen many Humpback whales, we did a double take when this little baleen whale appeared near our vessel. The captain took the boat out of gear, and idled while this very small FIN WHALE, Balaenoptera physalus,  swam circles around us! In the image above, its head, or rostrum, is out of the water as it looks at us. On Fin Whales, the right lower jaw and baleen are white, while the left lower jaw and baleen are dark gray. This clearly shows in the image, above. In fact, I've never seen it better! This striking, asymmetrical color pattern is the single best field mark for Fin Whale, although it is often difficult to see. Not on this day! Fin Whales also have a V-shaped rostrum, while Blue Whales have a U-shaped rostrum.

 

Fin Whales are not often encountered on pelagic trips as they are usually found further offshore. I've seen Fin Whales up close, even right next to the boat. However, in the case of that case, the Fin Whale was feeding on krill under our vessel. On this day, no apparent food item was under the vessel. This leads me to speculate that this was a "friendly" Fin Whale. Although, we have experienced so-called "friendlies" amongst Humpback Whales since the mid-1980's, this is my first experience of this nature with a Fin Whale. As I mentioned, many Humpbacks were in the immediate area, including some that became quite "friendly." So, perhaps this small Fin Whale "learned" this behavior from those Humpbacks. 

We judged this Fin Whale to be about 35 feet in length. Our vessel is 55 feet long. This would then, possibly, be a newly weaned calf, as adult male Finners average 57 feet, while females average 61 feet. 

This is the second largest whale, after the Blue Whale. The slightly curved dorsal fin is set two thirds of the way back on the body.

One of the BLUE WHALES, above, showing the splashguard and back. 

One of two "FRIENDLY" HUMPBACK WHALES, above. This image shows the top of the head and lower jaw. See here for more about this whale show. These Humpback Whales and the Fin Whale were so close to us that one birder remarked, "You'll have to add: 'Don't Kiss the Whales" to the morning orientation talk!

While encountering flocks of SABINE'S GULLS offshore is expected in fall, the flocks we encountered on this date were not. 

A few BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES followed us home, nearly to the harbor.

2013 BIG YEAR birder Jay Lehman was on board, as was the Big Year record holder, Sandy Komito. Jay added 15 species to his year, and some new seabirders added that many birds for Life Birds. 

Many thanks to all who joined our awesome first pelagic trip of the season! 

The leaders on this day were: Scott Terrill, Linda Terrill, Al DeMartini, Debi Shearwater, with Ross Schaefer chumming.

The complete species list follows, with SAN MATEO/SAN FRANCISCO COUNTIES/TOTAL:

JULY 27, 2013 SHEARWATER JOURNEYS HALF MOON BAY

BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS- 16/12/28

NORTHERN FULMAR- 0/1/1

PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER- 70/70/140

BULLER'S SHEARWATER- 1/1/2, early

SOOTY SHEARWATER- 620/18-/800

WILSON'S STORM-PETREL- 0/9/9

ASHY STORM-PETREL- 30/1070/1100

BLACK STORM-PETREL- 0/1/1

BROWN PELICAN- 1800/0/1800, high count for harbor

BRANDT'S CORMORANT- 2/0/2, low count for harbor

DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT- 22/0/22

PELAGIC CORMORANT- 1/0/1

BLACK OYSTERCATCHER- 3/0/3

WANDERING TATTLER- 2/0/2

MARBLED GODWIT- 2/0/2

SURFBIRD- 5/0/5

RED-NECKED PHALAROPE- 180/35/225

RED PHALAROPE- 295/705/1000

SOUTH POLAR SKUA- 0/1/1

POMARINE JAEGER- 0/2/2

POMARINE/PARASITIC JAEGER- 2/0/2

PARASITIC JAEGER- 0/2/2

LONG-TAILED JAEGER- 0/3/3

JAEGER SP.- 0/5/5

HEERMANN'S GULL- 90/3/93

CALIFORNIA GULL- 1/0/1

WESTERN GULL- 77/11/88

SABINE'S GULL- 28/207/235, good count for this early date

ELEGANT TERN- 23/0/23

ARCTIC TERN- 0/1/1

CASPIAN TERN- 3/0/3

COMMON MURRE- 127/12/140

PIGEON GUILLEMOT- 25/2/27

MARBLED MURRELET- 7/0/7

SCRIPP'S MURRELET- 4/1/5

CASSIN'S AUKLET- 6/15/21

RHINOCEROS AUKLET- 8/0/8

TUFTED PUFFIN- 1/1/2

CALIFORNIA SEA LION- 20

STELLER'S SEA LION- 1

NORTHERN FUR SEAL- 4

HARBOR SEAL- 6

BLUE WHALE- 6

FIN WHALE- 1, calf

HUMPBACK WHALE- 43

PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHIN- 100

HARBOR PORPOISE- 4

DALL'S PORPOISE- 8

Spaces are still available on these upcoming trips:

HALF MOON BAY: AUG 17, 18, 25; SEP 8, 9, 16, 22, 28, 29; OCT 6, 27; NOV 16

BODEGA BAY: AUG 30; SEP 20; OCT 18

MONTEREY BAY: AUG 23; SEP 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 27; OCT 5, 13, 25

CONTACT: debi@shearwaterjourneys. 

Sparking Diamond Days at Sea Forever,

Debi Shearwater

All images, copyright, Debi Shearwater

Please do not use without permission

TRIP REPORT: OCTOBER 26, 2012 BODEGA CANYON & CORDELL BANK

Howdy, Seabirders,
This is a trip report for Shearwater Journeys's pelagic trip departing from Bodega Bay, October 26, 2012. Highlights included: good numbers of BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES and NORTHERN FULMARS; SEVEN SPECIES OF SHEARWATERS: PINK-FOOTED, FLESH-FOOTED, BULLER'S, SOOTY, SHORT-TAILED, MANX and BLACK-VENTED; good numbers of SOUTH POLAR SKUA and POMARINE JAEGER; five late LONG-TAILED JAEGERS; EIGHT SPECIES OF GULLS: BONAPARTE'S, HEERMANN'S, MEW, CALIFORNIA, HERRING, THAYER'S, WESTERN and GLAUCOUS-WINGED; COMMON MURRES; RHINOCEROS and CASSIN'S AUKLETS rounded out the day. The marine mammal show was excellent, with BLUE, HUMPBACK and GRAY WHALES; and NORTHERN RIGHT WHALE DOLPHINS and PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHINS. Sea surface temperatures ranged from 54 F to 57.8 F. We encountered quite a bit of life at the 100 fathom line, although we made it as far as 650 fathoms 28.5 miles offshore, beyond Bodega Canyon and crossing over the Cordell Bank on the return ride. It was aggravatingly sunny all day long, preventing us from looking at any wildlife in the direction of the sun, which seemed to be often. Leader, Peter Pyle, spotted the MANX SHEARWATER just outside of the harbor. Three FLESH-FOOTED SHEARWATERS gave outstanding views to everyone on board, circling off the stern of our vessel. The SOUTH POLAR SKUAS, in particular, put on quite a show, repeatedly circling the boat overhead. Seas were decent in the morning, but increasing throughout the day with whitecaps being the norm on the ride home. On board the best party boat in Northern California, we did just fine, however.

This was our last pelagic trip of the 2012 season from Bodega Bay. Shearwater Journeys will be offering pelagic trips departing from Bodega Bay on these dates in 2013:
AUGUST 30, FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 20, FRIDAY
OCTOBER 18, FRIDAY
Don't miss out on the action. Trips to this area have more "mega" seabird records than any other offshore area in the United States. This year's "mega" was a Hawaiian Petrel on September 21. 

Many thanks to all of the local birders and out-of-state/country birders who joined us on this day. The leaders for this trip were: Peter Pyle, Jennifer Green and Debi Shearwater. We were in Sonoma County until about 12:30. After that, we were in Marin County until about 2:45 p.m. We returned to the dock about 5 p.m.

The complete species list follows.
OCTOBER 26, 2012
SONOMA/MARIN COUNTY

PACIFIC LOON- 8/0
COMMON LOON- 13/0
EARED GREBE- 700, outside of the harbor/0
BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS- 25/25
NORTHERN FULMAR- 40/27
PINK-FOOTED SHEARWATER- 78/48
FLESH-FOOTED SHEARWATER- 2/1
BULLER'S SHEARWATER- 74/30
SOOTY SHEARWATER- 40/40
SHORT-TAILED SHEARWATER- 1/0
*MANX SHEARWATER- 1/0
BLACK-VENTED SHEARWATER- 1/0
BROWN PELICAN- 15/0
BRANDT'S CORMORANT- 100/0
PELAGIC CORMORANT- 10/0
SURF SCOTER- 40/0
GREATER SCAUP- 9/0
BLACK OYSTERCATCHER- 6/0
BLACK TURNSTONE- 3/0
SURFBIRD- 5/0
RED PHALAROPE- 5/1
SOUTH POLAR SKUA- 8/2
POMARINE JAEGER- 8/15
LONG-TAILED JAEGER- 0/5
BONAPARTE'S GULL- 0/11
HEERMANN'S GULL- 20/0
MEW GULL- 3/0
CALIFORNIA GULL- 70/20
HERRING GULL- 2/1
THAYER'S GULL- 1/0
WESTERN GULL- 200/100
GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL- 6/3
COMMON MURRE- 165/12
CASSIN'S AUKLET- 85/25
RHINOCEROS AUKLET- 27/15
PINE SISKIN- 1/0
WARBLER SP.- 1/0
CALIFORNIA SEA LION- +
STELLER'S SEA LION- 1
HARBOR SEAL- +
GRAY WHALE- 2
BLUE WHALE- 2
HUMPBACK WHALE- 4
NORTHERN RIGHT WHALE DOLPHIN- 20
PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHIN- 250
OCEAN SUNFISH- 6, small ones

Shearwaters forever,

Debi Shearwater

debi@shearwaterjourneys.com