Hello whalewatchers: We had a very productive morning off Magdalena Bay this morning–plenty of whales! We’ve seen over 30 humpbacks with some breaching and fluking, but mostly whales travelling. A single blue whale was in the area also, but stayed down for 20 minutes at a time and a bit tough to stay with. But when it was on the surface we were able to get close enough to ID it. And it did fluke for us, so everyone got a look at a fluking blue whale. There were also a few scattered common and bottlenose dolphin, and lots of sea turtles around. We estimated at least 50 or 60 turtles.
The weather is calm and sunny. The water is warm as well with the surface temperature at 74 degrees.
More later, Team Searcher
We love Ally Marsh’s photo of the breaching humpback. Thank you, Ally!
