[CINC] Condor on 25 October

[Valerie Olson]

Hi All,

Sightings Today:

Common Dolphins:  Several smaller pods and one mega pod
Dall's Porpoises:  3
Risso's Dolphins: 12
Bottlenose Dolphins (Deep Water): 30-50

Great day of observing wildlife and looking at some different areas  
(for me) ... like the east channel near Anacapa and along the  
northern shore of Santa Cruz.

We've all seen the famous photo of the dolphin jumping out of the  
water and over the "bulbous bow" of a gigantic tanker or container  
ship.  If you thought it was Photo Shop special, think again.  We saw  
it today.  One ambitious bottlenose must have jumped up, and over,  
that structure 25 or 30 times.  SPECTACULAR!!

Wonderful day on the channel!

Valerie Olson
Don Gilles
Lisa Collier