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Our friend and gray whale expert is busy in the field in Laguna San Ignacio. He and his team are taking a weekly census of the gray whales, among accomplishing many other projects.

They report counting 98 single whales and 13 mother-calf pairs, for a total of 124 whales. He makes some comments about weather below:

Water and air continue to remain in the 16 degrees C range, a bit chilly for Baja this time of year. If the mother-calf pairs went further south for warmer water, we expect to see more of them in the next few weeks as they begin their northern migrations.

A team member working with Steven also reports that they have photo-IDs for about 200 single whales, and about 24 mothers with calves for the season so far.

Dear whale watchers:

What a day with humpback whales! We estimate seeing 60-70 whales within a 5-hour period. We observed multiple mother/calf pairs, including a very young calf. It was only days old and still had its feral folds.

 
Many whales were breaching. We saw breaches in every direction, including some close to the boat. It was a fantastic last day of a wonderful trip. Many thanks to all the lovely people that joined us.
 
Click here to hear to soak in their beautiful songs. (That we were luckily enough to record and hear.)

~Capt Art and Team Searcher

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

76 singles and 13  mother/calf pairs were counted. A total of 102 Whales.

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

More Gray whale  have arrived in Laguna San Ignacio!
Census completed by UABCS (Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur) today.
10  mother/calf pairs and 22 singles were counted.

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

31 January from Laguna San Ignacio census: 26 mothers and calves, and 41 singles, for a total of 93 whales.

(photo thanks to Grant Serpell)

Journalist Mike Unwin travelled aboard Searcher to Baja California last year. His article was just published and we think it’s pretty awesome! Treat yourself to a read about the whales, cacti, night sky, personalities and more Baja “touches.”

(Photo courtesy of Mike Unwin and Getty Images)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/articles/cruising-mexico-baja-california-whale-watching/

Our colleagues at Ecoturismo Kuyima in Laguna San Ignacio in Baja California have released their very first census results of the brand new start to the season!

Photo by Val Guarin

On 13 January, 2018, 24 gray whales were counted: 3 mother/calf pairs and 18 singles.

As the season progresses, gray whales will continue to migrate south, fill in the lagoons, and females will give birth to their calves and care for them in the lagoons. We’ll up with them in Laguna San Ignacio during out 2018 tours.