07/27/2024 7 Seas Whale Watch (Sunset Trip)
We spotted around 5 finback whales and 1 humpback whale (not identified yet as naturalist Amanda said) on Privateer IV. We found 3 sharks on this trip (2 of them is recorded in this journal, the other I missed), might spot my FOY Manx shearwater. Also, the exciting part of this trip is that we spotted around fifty Atlantic white-sided dolphins.
Updated 8/6/2024:
The individual humpback whale sighted is identified as:
[Unnamed] HW-MN0103039
https://happywhale.com/individual/98098;enc=478608
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Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)Observer
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multiple species, including double-crested cormorant, herring gull, and great black-backed gull.
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Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)Observer
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Location is approximate, based on rewind, unfortunately accurate location was not recorded for this specific observation due to unexpected camera or smartphone error.
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Human (Homo sapiens)Observer
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Schooner departed from Gloucester, MA went on an evening excursion, seen from 7 Seas Whale Watch's vessel Privateer IV.
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Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)Observer
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Unconfirmed, might be my FOY Puffinus puffinus (i.e. Manx shearwater).
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Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)Observer
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Accurate Location: 42.515980555, -70.522998055
Near the spot we later found finback whales and an unidentified shark species.
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Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)Observer
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A uncommon sighting on a whale watch vessel, twice of 30 years in 7 Seas Whale Watch's trip history. On vessel of Privateer IV, the last sunset whale watch trip in the summer by 7 Seas Whale Watch.
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Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)Observer
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Uncommon in this location, twice of 30 years in 7 Seas Whale Watch's trip history. On vessel of Privateer IV, the last sunset whale watch trip in the summer by 7 Seas Whale Watch. (Same Individual)
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Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)Observer
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ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL on the same trip at Sunset Trip Organized by 7 Seas Whale Watch. It was just awesome!!!
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Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)Observer
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Wilson's storm petrel again, we found around 11 individuals nearby.
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Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus)Observer
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Gorgeus sunlight!
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