Howdy whalewatchers:
Northern cardinal in Baja
We had a great morning ashore at Santa Catalina Island with a nice walk up the arroyo for viewing giant cardon cactus, Northern cardinals, Gila woodpeckers, black-throated sparrows, and white winged doves. (Click here for a review of the Birds of Baja.)
Afterwards there was a snorkel and a skiff ride along the coast of the island where there were some bottlenose dolphins interacting with the skiffs.
Distant view of orcas in Sea of Cortez
The weather is calm and we’re headed toward a small pod of killer whales to start our afternoon whalewatching.
This afternoon we had an incredible look at killer whales! They came over to the boat and swam around under and all around the boat, swimming upside down even.
We are now anchored up for the night at Punta Colorado at Isla San Jose where we will be going ashore and going for a another nice snorkel.
Capt Aaron and Team Searcher
