[CINC] Speed Twin, 6/21

[Scott Cuzzo]

Naturalists,

Two 2.5 hour trips today, noon and 3 p.m.

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First trip
  1500+ commons
About 15 Pacific white-siders
One cow/calf pair of humpies
Another pair of adult humpies
A few small mola mola

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Second trip
A dozen commons
About 80 Pacific white-siders
The same cow/calf pair

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Just a few more details...

After seeing no whales off the Speed Twin on Thursday, and hearing  
that they seemed to have moved farther out, I wasn't expecting to see  
whales today, as the Speed Twin had not yet changed over to longer  
trips.  I think that may happen starting Monday.  But fortunately,  
there were a handful of whales on this side of Santa Cruz.  We found  
four different ones, but I spotted a few additional spouts off  
towards Santa Cruz.  The whales we found were about 8 miles from the  
coast and about 12 miles from the pier, going towards the west end of  
Santa Cruz.  On the second trip, the Pacific white-siders, stayed by  
our boat for probably a good hour as we watched the cow/calf pair for  
a long time!  It was great to see them for so long!

The adult of the cow calf pair was "Mittens", the one with all white  
pecs.

Bhrian Resnik filled in for Carole.  We both had a great time!


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Scott Cuzzo

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