Bow watchers looking for wildlife on day 1!
Hello whalewatchers, We’re on our first day of the trip and at Islas Todos Santos where we saw elephant seals, harbor seals, and California sea lions. There was a peregrine falcon flying around, along with lots of Brandt’s cormorants and a single pelagic cormorant as well.
Shorty after leaving the island we saw some north-bound gray whales. and a very quick look at a Bryde’s whale. Some common dolphin came to join us on the bow and then we had a look at a cow/calf fin whale.
On our travels south ,we have seen lots of black-vented shearwaters, a black footed albatross, and a special sighting–a Cook’s petrel.
Afternoon update: We had some wind but it worked in our advantage as we enjoyed very good birdwatching. Cooks petrels, laysan and black-footed albatross, pink-footed shearwaters, northern fulmars, and Cassin’s auklets were the highlights of the birds.
We also got a chance to view about 50 short-finned pilot whales with some bottlenose dolphins mixed in. We’re headed to Isla San Benito tomorrow for the day.
Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew
