Author Archives: Cynde

NILE!!!!

What a very special day!!! It’s been a month since I have been on the water. When I did the dock talk, I thought we were going North, like we had every day the past few weeks I thought. Nope, … Continue reading

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August 14, 2012

Hello everyone, What a gorgeous day out on the water!!! It was flat calm all day, and there were so many whales around! We saw blows in every direction. In the morning, the whales were feeding using bubble clouds, but … Continue reading

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NILE!!!

One of my favorite whales!!  She showed up last week. She was here for a day or two, then headed somewhere, to return later in the week. She has been seen lunge feeding. Every time I was on the boat, … Continue reading

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Beautiful Morning: August 5, 2012

What a gorgeous day!!!  It was flat calm, lots of blows, and great looks at a mother and calf. Sloop (one of my favorite flukes) and her calf were there. We started watching the calf flipper slapping by itself. We … Continue reading

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Etch-a-Sketch

Finally, another whale that we normally see, but hadn’t this year, showed up! We saw Etch over the weekend. Always a popular whale because of the feeding style–3 slaps of its large tail no the surface. Oddly enough, yesterday we … Continue reading

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Cajun!!!!!

She’s finally back! We saw Cajun for the first time this season over the weekend. It was such a welcome sighting! She is 14 years old this year and I remember seeing her for the first time as a calf. … Continue reading

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July 25, 2012

What a beautiful day out there today. With the whales finally near the northwest corner of Stellwagen Bank, our trips are much shorter because we don’t have to travel quite as far. Today we were treated to a nursery pod … Continue reading

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Salt 2008 calf: Sanchal

We had a FANTASTIC close to boat experience with Sanchal today! She was all over the boat: looking at us and rolling over. Her eye was wide open most of the time! Pictures will be coming soon. It was truly … Continue reading

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Amazing Day with Sanchal!

What an incredible day! It was one of those that you only have once a year if you are lucky! We traveled to the southern part of Stellwagen Bank to see at least 20 humpbacks! We saw literally almost everything … Continue reading

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Gannets

One of my favorite aspects of spring time (aside from welcoming the whales back to New England) is seeing the Northern gannets! I was at the naturalists workshop in Provincetown this year, and we go to the beaches every day … Continue reading

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