Hello whalewatchers: We had a productive day outside of Bahia Magdalena. It started with a masked booby at sunrise. Next was a good area of long-beaked common dolphin. Next we saw some northbound gray whales, followed by a close look at a Bryde’s whale with a calf. It is always a treat to get good looks at Bryde’s whales since the majority of the time they are a little hard to watch.
We found four humpbacks and had some great looks up close with flukes, and we were able to see their pectoral fins really well. Continuing south we came across an area of 15-20 northbound gray whales. The water is cleaner here than in Laguna San Ignacio so we were able to really see the whole whale. Always great to see gray whales this far south. We were 570 miles south of San Diego. We had a lull in the action in the afternoon and we are hoping for some action before dark.
Our photo shows the white “wings” on the humpback whales today.
Team Searcher
