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Mystery Monday Challenge Answer

Naturalist Paul Jones answers the Mystery Monday challenge!

This is the majestic blue whale, which can be identified by its steel-blue color and its enormous size. When a blue whale surfaces, you see back, back, and then more back until the small, triangular dorsal fin emerges and indicates the full size of this giant. In this photo are also remoras, peculiar fish with a sucker mouth that hitchhike on whales, dolphins and even whale sharks.

A blue whale’s very tall blow.

More blue whale information can be found here: BLUE WHALES

2020-07-15T16:34:07-07:00March 27th, 2020|News|
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Mystery Monday!

Happy Mystery Monday! We decided it would be so fun to play a little game.⁠
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Can you guess what animal this is? 🐋This is a photo taken on one of our trips in Baja. We will tell you the answer on Friday so stay tuned.🐋⁠
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Gorgeous 📸by Peter D.⁠

2020-07-15T16:34:07-07:00March 23rd, 2020|News|
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Searcher assists with Museum Research Goals

Hello whalewatchers and Baja fans!

We were happy to assist scientists from Mexico and San Diego Natural History Museum on a 2018 research expedition to the islands in the southern Sea of Cortez, Searcher‘s stomping grounds every spring!  The trip was a big success and is a key feature in the organization’s annual report.

Check it out here: Sea of Cortez research trip

2020-07-15T16:34:10-07:00December 23rd, 2019|News|
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2019 Pelagic Birding Tour departs on Labor Day Monday (9/2)!

 

 

 

There’s always time to appreciate dolphins too! From 2018 Pelagic Birding Tour

We’re looking forward to welcoming our group of birders and leaders this weekend to access the deep-water areas of the ABA birding zone, to search out the specialties of our region and maybe a rarity or two!

One leader joining us this year is Adam Searcy and we are happy to have him back aboard for 2019. Check out his bio below and stay tuned to this space for sightings reports from the field during the trip from Sept 2-6.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adam Searcy is a biologist with interests in bird censusing techniques and methodologies, changes in status and distribution (with a keen interest in historical ecology), and the never-ending challenges presented by field identification. His interests and experience include work with native plants, fishes, and California’s herpetofauna.  He’s done field work in many of California’s myriad habitats, including offshore waters and most of the islands.

Adam is currently working as an independent consultant and at the WFVZ, a large avian collection (museum) in southern California.  He is also working on a comprehensive status and distribution of the birds of Ventura County, CA, and has dreams of writing a natural history of the county.

He is a member of the CBRC, an active editor of eBird records, and is very interested in citizen science initiatives, especially when they strengthen the social conservation ethic and generate public interest in the natural world.

2020-07-15T16:34:13-07:00August 27th, 2019|News|
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Updated count on gray whales for 25 February

More gray whales  have arrived in Laguna San Ignacio!
Census completed by UABCS (Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur) on 25 February.

198 singles and 17  mother/calf pairs were counted. A total of 232 gray whales.

Photo by Grant Serpell

Stay here for all the whale updates. And read more about the research here: SAN IGNACIO GRAY WHALES

2020-07-15T16:34:17-07:00February 27th, 2019|News|
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