[CINC] Condor Express 9/4/08

[Deb4nb at aol.com]

Greetings,
 
Condor Express trip for Thursday 9/4/08
 
4 blues (2 prs all adults), 2 sightings of Dds
25-30 passengers
1 large mola mola
3 species of shearwaters including pink footed, sooty, and black-vented 
spotted by Capt. Mat
Red-necked phalaropes
1 lone harbor seal
 
Laura Shelton, Don Gillies/PID, and I had a great day with passengers from 
California, New York, South Carolina, England, Germany, and India.  Our first 
cetacean sighting was a pod of approx. 500 Dds with many calves in the mix.  We 
later saw good sightings of blues near SRI, then a huge anchovy feeding frenzy 
with 1000 Dds, shearwaters, and gulls.  These dolphins were doing all kinds 
of aerial behaviors, body slaps, breaches, tail slaps, and one individual 
actually spinning like a spinner dolphin! 
 
How rewarding to spend quality time out in nature with fellow naturalists, 
plus very enthusiastic interesting passengers.  If you need seabird 
identification help, don't hesitate to ask Capt. Mat while onboard who is excellent with 
bird sightings. 
 
Debra 
  



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