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2012 Viking/CRESLI Montauk Whale Watch

BEST OF THE 2012 WHALE WATCH PHOTOS

Date click on links below for detailed reports for each day	Cetaceans click on links below for photo-galleries	Pelagic birds   & other biota
07/01/2012	None	10 Wilson's Storm Petrels 2-3 bluefin tuna
07/04/2012	12 Bottlenose dolphins (Coastal Migratory Stock) Photos	10 Greater Shearwaters 1 Cory's Shearwater 10 Wilsons Storm Petrels 1 Blue Shark
07/08/2012	150 bottlenose dolphins  (Offshore stock) Photos Interactive map with photos	1 Loggerhead Sea Turtle 10 Wilson's Storm Petrels 10 Greater Shearwaters 1 Cory's Shearwater 1 Sooty Shearwater 1 Manx Shearwater
07/15/2012	1 Humpback Whale Photos Interactive map with photos Humpback video	8 Wilson's Storm Petrels 1 Greater Shearwaters 3 Cory's Shearwater
07/18/2012	None	3 Loggerhead Turtles 1 Kemp's Ridley Turtle 7 Wilson's Storm Petrels 2 Greater Shearwaters 1 Cory's Shearwaters
07/22/2012	20 Bottlenose dolphins (Coastal Migratory Stock) Photos Interactive map with photos	2  Loggerhead Turtles 1 blue shark 30 Wilson's Storm Petrels 3 Greater Shearwaters
07/25/2012	None	2 Basking Sharks 1 Dusky Shark 1 Ocean Sunfish 2 Greater Shearwaters 1 Cory's Shearwater 1 Sooty Shearwater 16 Wilson's Storm Petrels Video of a basking shark breach
07/29/2012	40 Bottlenose Dolphins (coastal migratory stock) Photos Video	40 Wilson's Storm Petrels 5 Cory's Shearwaters 3 Greater Shearwaters
08/01/12	60 COMMON DOLPHINS Photos Video	1 Kemp's Ridley Turtle 85 Wilson's Storm Petrels 25 Greater Shearwaters 12 Cory's Shearwaters 1 Parasitic Jaeger 1 basking shark
08/05/2012	40 common dolphins Photos Interactive map Video	1 Great Hammer Head Shark 20 Wilson's Storm Petrels 15 Cory's Shearwaters 4 Great Shearwaters 1 Sooty Shearwaters
8/08/2012	60 Bottlenose Dolphins (Coastal Migratory Stock) 20 Common Dolphin Photos Interactive map with photos Video	1 Leatherback Turtle 1 Unknown Turtle 35 Wilson's Storm Petrels 6 Cory's Shearwaters 1 Northern Gannet
8/12-8/14/2012	17 Humpbacks 4 Fin Whales 1 Minke Whale 600 Common Dolphins Photos Interactive map with photos	Wilson’s Storm Petrels Great Shearwaters Cory’s Shearwaters Sooty Shearwaters Manx Shearwaters Pomarine Jaegers Parasitic Jaegers
8/15/2012	60-80 Common dolphins Photos	3 Common Eider 30 Cory's Shearwater 8 Great Shearwaters 1 Manx Shearwater 25 Wilson's Storm-Petrel 20 Double-crested Cormorant 3 Semipalmated Sandpiper 6 Laughing Gull 60 Herring Gull (American) 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 30 Great Black-backed Gull 2 Black Tern 30 Common Tern 2 Forster's Tern
8/19/2012	200 bottlenose Dolphins (Coastal Migratory Stock) Photos Interactive Map with Photos Video	145 Cory's Shearwaters 40 Wilson's Storm Petrels
8/22/2012	1 Minke Whale Photos Interactive map with photos	1 Leatherback Sea Turtle 1 Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle 120 Coreys Shearwater 35 Wilson's Storm Petrels 3 Greater Shearwater 1 Northern Gannet
8/26/2012	None	1 parasitic jaeger 5 great shearwaters 10 Cory's shearwaters 5 Sanderlings 5 Wilson Storm Petrels
8/29/2012	1 minke whale 15 bottlenose dolphins 40 common dolphins	2 shearwaters
9/02/2012	100 common dolphins Photos Interactive map with photos	1 Leatherback Turtle 20 Great Shearwaters 1 Sooty Shearwate 5 Cory's Shearwaters 10 Wilson's Storm Petrels

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2011 Viking/CRESLI Montauk Whale Watch

Date click on links below for detailed reports for each day	Cetaceans click on links below for photo-galleries	Pelagic birds   & other biota
07/03/2011	250 common dolphins July 3, 2011	1 Leatherback Sea Turtle 1 Triggerfish 1 Sunfish 400 Greater Shearwaters 1 Northern Gannet 1 Sooty Shearwater 10 Cory's Shearwater 40 Wilson's Storm Petrels
07/10/2011	360 common dolphins July 10, 2011 photos	2 Leatherback Sea Turtles 1 Loggerhead Sea Turtle 1 Basking Shark 1 White Marlin 140 Greater Shearwaters 75 Wilson's Storm Petrels 50 Cory's Shearwaters Some Flying fish and some Mahi Mahi
07/17/2011	1 juvenile humpback whale July 17, 2011 photos	1 Leatherback Sea Turtle 28 Cory's Shearwaters 50 Greater Shearwaters 10 Wilson's Storm Petrels
07/24/2011	20 common dolphins (briefly seen, no photos taken)	1 Basking Shark 1 Blue Shark 75 Cory's Shearwaters 20 Greater Shearwaters 135 Wilson's Storm Petrels
07/31/2011	280 common dolphins 2 bottlenose dolphins July 31, 2011 photos Video by Rich Slattery CRESLI video by Bri Lind interactive map and photos	1 basking shark 1 great white shark 20 Cory's Shearwaters 20 Greater Shearwaters 135 Wilson's Storm Petrels
08/14/2011	160 common dolphins August 14, 2011 photos	1 Basking Shark 5 Greater Shearwaters 10 Cory's Shearwaters 240 Wilson's Storm Petrels
08/21/2011	none	2 Cory's Shearwaters 40 Wilson's Storm Petrels 6 Red-necked phalaropes
09/04/2011	none	Ocean Sunfish 20 Wilson's Storm Petrels 20-30 Corey's Shearwaters 1 Greater Shearwater 2 Brown Pelicans!

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2010 Viking/CRESLI Montauk Whale Watch

Date click on links below for detailed reports for each day	Cetaceans click on links below for photo-galleries	Pelagic birds   & other biota
09/01/20100	90 common dolphinsssss	No data availablee
08/29/2010	40 common dolphins August 29, 2010 photos	1 Leatherback Sea Turtle 5 Greater Shearwaters 2 Cory's Shearwaters 1 Immature Northern Gannet
08/28/2010	45 common dolphins August 28, 2010 photos	1 Basking shark pelagic birds - no data at present
08/27/2010	350 common dolphins August 27, 2010 photos	3 Leatherback sea turtles 2 Least terns 10 Cory's shearwaters 35 Greater shearwaters 6 Northern gannets
08/26/2010	none	1 Leatherback sea turtle 1 Kemp's Ridley sea turtle 18 Cory's Shearwaters 10 Greater Shearwaters 12 Sanderlings 1 Northern Gannet
08/21/2010	30-40 common dolphins August 21, 2010 photos	8 Greater Shearwaters 22 Wilson's Storm Petrels 2 Northern Gannets 15 Cory's Shearwaters 1 Parasitic Jaeger 1 Ocean sunfish
08/20/2010	none	3 Hammerhead Sharks 1 Basking Shark 5 Greater Shearwaters 25 Cory's Shearwaters 10 Wilson's Storm Petrels 25 Sanderlings 2 Semi-palmated Sandpipers 6 Least Sandpipers
08/19/2010	10 common dolphins August 19, 2010 photos	2 Loggerhead turtles 1 Green turtle 1 Basking shark 1 Hammerhead shark 30 Wilson's Storm petrels 12 Greater shearwaters 1 Cory's shearwater 15 Wilson's Phalaropes
08/18/2010	none	7 Leatherback sea turtles Cory's Shearwaters Wilson's Storm petrels Northern Gannet
08/15-17/ 2010	20 humpbacks 15 fin whales 20 common dolphins 2010 Great South Channel photos	1 basking shark 2000 Wilson’s Storm Petrels 1500 Greater Shearwaters 55 Cory’s Shearwaters 10 Northern Gannets 1 Parasitic Jaeger
08/08/2010	none	2 Leatherback Sea Turtles 1 Loggerhead Sea Turtle 1 Basking Shark 35 Wilson's Storm Petrels 12 Greater Shearwaters 1 Cory's Shearwater 1 Wilson's Phalarope
08/07/2010	125 Common Dolphins August 07, 2010 photos	1 Hammerhead Shark 50 Wilson's Storm Petrels 100 Greater Shearwaters 10 Cory's Shearwaters
08/04/2010	1 fin whale photos soon	1 Kemp's Ridley sea turtle 1 Great hammerhead shark 1 Blue shark 100+ Cory's Shearwaters 200+ Greater Shearwaters 200+ Wilson's Storm Petrels 1 Pomarine Jaeger
08/01/2010	2 Fin Whales (cow and calf) August 01, 2010 photos	5 Greater Shearwaters 5 Cory's Shearwaters 50 Wilsons Storm Petrels
07/31/2010	7 Fin Whales July 31, 2010 photos	2 Greater Shearwaters 40 Wilson's Storm Petrels
07/30/2010	6 Fin Whales 35 Common Dolphins July 30, 2010 photos	1 Hammerhead Shark 2 Ocean Sunfish 10 Greater Shearwater 50 Wilson's Storm Petrels 5 Double Crested Cormorants 12 Wilson's Phalarope
07/28/2010	2 Fin whales 4 Common dolphin	1 Basking Shark 1 Sea Turtle 1 Ocean Sunfish 10 Greater Shearwaters 150 Storm Petrels
07/25/2010	460 Common Dolphins July 25, 2010 photos	1 Leatherback Sea Turtle 1 Loggerhead Sea Turtle 1 Blue Shark 1 Ocean Sunfish 50 Wilson's Storm Petrels 3 Greater Shearwaters 10 Cory's Shearwaters
07/24/2010	2 fin whales (cow/calf) 120 common dolphins July 24, 2010 photos	1 Leatherback Sea Turtle 100 Wilson's Storm Petrels 20 Cory's Shearwaters
07/23/2010	170 common dolphins July 23, 2010 photos	1 Mako shark 1 Blue Shark 1 Ocean Sunfish 1 Cory's Shearwater 20 Greater Shearwaters 30 Common terns 325 Wilsons Storm Petrels 2 Northern Gannets 1 Dowitcher 12 Wilson's Phalaropes 6 Sanderlings 1 Loggerhead Sea Turtle
07/22/2010	none	~40 Greater Shearwaters ~60 Cory's Shearwaters 1 Sooty Shearwater ~70 Wilson's Storm Petrels
07/18/2010	2 Fin Whales 1 Minke Whale no photos were taken	1 Blue shark 1 Sea turtle (unidentified) 75 Bluefin Tuna 6-10 Red-necked phalaropes 1 Northern gannet 5-10 Greater shearwaters 5 Cory's shearwaters 1500-2000 Wilson's storm Petrels
07/17/2010	5 Fin Whales 1 Minke Whale 1 Humpback Whale July 17, 2010 photos	1 Hammerhead Shark 400+ Wilsons Storm Petrels 70 Greater Shearwaters 15 Cory's Shearwaters 5 Red-necked phalaropes
07/16/2010	1 brief view of fin whale	3 Blue Sharks 55 Greater Shearwaters 10 Cory's Shearwaters 150 Wilson's Storm Petrels 1 Manx Shearwater- preening photos soon
07/11/2010	13 Fin Whales 8 Minke Whales July 11, 2010 photos	65 Greater Shearwaters 5 Corey’s Shearwaters 200 Wilson's Storm Petrels
07/10/2010	12 Fin Whales 1 Minke Whale July 10, 2010 photos	500 Greater Shearwater 200 Wilson's Storm Petrels 50 Cory's Shearwaters 4 Sooty Shearwaters 1 Hammerhead Shark 2 Blue Sharks
07/09/2010	9 Fin Whales 6 Minke Whales July 09, 2010 photos	1 Ocean Sunfish 1 Blue Shark 300 Wilson's Storm Petrels 150 Greater Shearwaters 7 Sooty Shearwaters 7 Cory's Shearwaters 2 Manx Shearwaters 75 Common Tern 5 Lease Tern 10 Crested Cormorants 1 Common Loon
07/08/2010	16 Fin Whales 10-12 Minke Whales July 08, 2010 photos	1 Ocean Sunfish 50 Greater Shearwater 300 Cory's Shearwaters 10 Sooty Shearwaters 400 Wilson's Storm Petrels 1 Royal Blue Shark
07/07/2010	9-10 Fin Whales 10-12 Minke Whales July 07, 2010 photos	1 Ocean Sunfish 1 Leatherback Sea Turtle 1 Blue Shark 500+ Bluefin Tuna 100 Greater Shearwaters 200 Cory's Shearwater 200 Wilson's Storm Petrels
07/04/2010	12 Minke Whales July 04, 2010 photos	Greater Shearwaters Cory's Shearwaters Wilson's Storm petrels Black-legged Kittiwakes Northern Gannets Least Terns Common Terns Blue Shark Skip-jack Tuna
07/03/2010	none	15 Greater Shearwaters 20 Cory's Shearwaters 75 Wilson's Storm Petrels
07/02/2010	30 Common Dolphins 60 Bottlenose Dolphins 12 Minke Whales 3 Finback Whales 1 Humpback Whale July 02, 2010 photos	Cory's Shearwaters Greater Shearwaters Sooty Shearwaters Wilson's Storm Petrels Common Terns Red-throated Loons Double-Crested Cormorants
07/01/2010	1 unknown whale (blow only)	1 Ocean Sunfish 5 Manx Shearwaters 10 Greater Shearwaters 20 Cory's Shearwaters 50 Wilson's Storm Petrels

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2009 Viking/CRESLI Montauk Whale Watch

click here for a photo-gallery for all trips

Date click on links below for detailed reports for each day	Cetaceans   click on links below for photo-galleries	Pelagic birds   & other biota
07/05/2009	29 Humpback whales	300 Cory's Shearwaters 200 greater Shearwaters 75 Wilson's Storm Petrels
07/06/2009	5 humpback whales 60 Atlantic white-sided dolphins	200 Cory's Shearwaters 100 Greater Shearwaters 20 Sooty shearwaters 25 Wilson's Storm Petrels
07/07/2009	None	100 Cory’s Shearwaters 100 Greater Shearwaters 5 Sooty Shearwaters     200 Wilson’s Storm-Petrels 2 Northern Gannets (immature) 2 Pomarine Jaegers
07/12/2009	None	200 Wilson’s Storm petrels ~150 Cory’s Shearwaters ~100 Greater Shearwaters 5 Sooty Shearwaters 2 Northern Gannets Click here for pelagic bird photos from today's trip
07/13/2009	2 fin whales	400 Cory's Shearwaters 200 Greater Shearwaters 150 Wilson's Storm Petrels
07/14/2009	19 Fin whales (including  5 cow/calf pairs)	150 Wilson’s Storm petrels 100 Cory’s Shearwaters 50 Greater Shearwaters 2 Sooty Shearwaters 5 Manx Shearwaters
07/19/2009	2 humpback whales 7 fin whales	Cory's Shearwater - 113 Great Shearwater - 270 Sooty Shearwater  - 13 Manx Shearwater - 1 Wilson's Storm-Petrel - 410 Northern Gannet - 4 (bird counts by Angus Wilson)
07/20/2009	25 Fin whales	200 Cory's Shearwaters 200 Greater Shearwaters 5 Sooty Shearwaters 100 Wilson's Storm Petrels
07/26/2009	3 Fin Whales	200 Wilson's Storm Petrels 50 Greater Shearwaters 100 Cory's Shearwaters 1 Immature Northern Gannet
07/27/2009	3 Fin whales (no photos)	200 Cory's Shearwaters 200 Greater Shearwaters 500 Wilson's Storm Petrels 1 Sooty Shearwater 1 Manx Shearwater 1 Mature Northern Gannet 1 Parasitic Jaeger
07/28/2009	40 Common dolphins	500 Wilson's Storm Petrels 200 Greater Shearwaters 200 Cory's Shearwaters 1 Manx Shearwater 2 Immature Northern Gannet
08/02/2009	6 fin whales 100+ bottlenose dolphins (inshore morphotype)	250 Wilson's Storm Petrels, 250 Greater Shearwaters, 300 Cory's Shearwaters, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Immature Gannet.
08/03/2009	1 Fin Whale 1 Minke Whale 30 Common Dolphins	300 Wilson's Storm Petrels 500 Greater Shearwaters 300 Cory's Shearwaters 1 Immature Northern Gannet Yellowfin tuna (hundreds) Herring (thousands)
08/04/2009	30 Common Dolphins	96 Greater Shearwaters 67 Cory’s Shearwaters 2 Sooty Shearwaters 169 Wilson’s Storm Petrels 2 Black Terns 2 Parasitic Jaegers (bird counts courtesy of Shaibal Mitra). Yellowfin tuna Herring
08/09/2009	1 fin whale	1 Pomarine Jaeger, 150 Wilsons Storm Petrels 50 Cory's Shearwaters 15 Greater Shearwaters
08/10/2009	No cetaceans	1 Blue shark 1 Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle 200 Wilson’s Storm Petrels 50 Cory’s Shearwaters 50 Greater Shearwaters 1 Manx Shearwater 3 Northern Gannets
08/11/2009	60 Common dolphins 2 Humpback whales	1 Basking Shark 150 Wilsons Storm Petrels 25 Cory’s Shearwaters 10 Greater Shearwaters 1 Manx Shearwater 2 Northern Gannets
08/16/2009	9 fin whales, 8 Minke Whales, 100 Common dolphins	1 Basking shark 200 Wilson’s Storm Petrels 200 Greater Shearwaters 60 Cory’s Shearwaters
8/25/2009	15 fin whales 4 minke whales	75 Cory's Shearwaters 3 Greater Shearwaters 1 Manx Shearwater 5 Red Phalaropes 200 Wilson's Storm Petrels 2 Blue Sharks
8/30/2009	none	1 blue shark 20 Cory's Shearwaters 20 Greater Shearwaters 70 Wilson's storm petrels
8/31/2009	none	1 Basking Shark 12 Cory's Shearwaters 1 Greater Shearwater 60 Wilson's Storm Petrels
9/01/2009	2 fin whales 1 minke whale 80-100 bottlenose dolphin no photos	no counts were taken

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Summer 2008

Great South Channel  8/10-12, 2008
Cetaceans	Birds
DAY 1 (11 Aug 2008)   #0802 WC unknown A unknown B unknown C Compass' 06 calf Thalassa's 05 calf unknown E unknown F unknown G unknown H Hancock's 07 calf Scrape and her calf Garden Polkadot Raccoon Howler #0803 WC Rotary and her calf unknown I unknown J unknown K Madari Klondike DAY 2 (12 Aug 2008) unknown H Thalassa's 05 calf Trim and her calf unknown G Rattan Jenga Rotary and her calf    photos	DAY 1 (11 Aug 2008) Cory's Shearwater - 35 Great Shearwater - 5,119 Sooty Shearwater - 65 Manx Shearwater - 5 Wilson Storm-Petrel - 1,240 LEACH'S STORM-PETREL - 6 Northern Gannet - 6 Semipalmated Sandpiper - 3 Red-necked Phalarope - 1 large shorebird sp. - 10+ Herring Gull - 5 Great Black-backed Gull - 45 Black-legged Kittiwake - 1 Common Tern - 1,450 SOUTH POLAR SKUA - 1 Pomarine Jaeger - 12 (incl 3 ads) Parasitic Jaeger - 2 Northern Waterthrush - 1 Prairie Warbler - 1 ) DAY 2 (12 Aug 2008) Common Loon - 9  (Nantucket Sound) Cory's Shearwater - 39 Great Shearwater - 2,159 Sooty Shearwater - 19 Manx Shearwater - 1 Wilson Storm-Petrel - 357 LEACH'S STORM-PETREL - 9 Northern Gannet - 5 Herring Gull - 18 Great Black-backed Gull - 67 Laughing Gull - 30 Black-legged Kittiwake - 1 (harassed by Parasitic Jaeger) Common Tern - 980 Black Tern - 1 Pomarine Jaeger - 3 (including 1 adult with large tail spoons) Parasitic Jaeger - 4 Northern Waterthrush - 1 (from previous day American Redstart - 1 Purple Martin - 1

 

Summer 2007

Great South Channel  8/14-16, 2007
Cetaceans	Birds
Fin whale: 1 Minke whale:1 Humpback Whales: 30 Bungee's 2005 calf Green bean Howler Jungle unknown (type 4 unknown (entanglement scar) Cardhu's 2006 calf Appaloosa and calf Glo and calf Pumpkinseed unknown (type 3) Thalassa Plateau and calf Ganesh and calf Solas Ursa and calf Mars and calf Lava Citation and calf Pogo and calf Lascaux Dune   photos	Common Loon - 30 Cory's Shearwater - 3 Great Shearwater - 5,816  Sooty Shearwater - 780 Manx Shearwater - 36 Manx/Audubon's Shearwater - 5 Wilson's Storm-Petrel - 630 SOUTH POLAR SKUA - 2 (incl. 1 banded) Pomarine Jaeger - 6  Parasitic Jaeger - 2 LONG-TAILED JAEGER - 1 Black-legged Kittiwake - 4 Great Black-backed Gull - 282 Herring Gull - 400 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL - 1 Common Tern - 1050 BLACK TERN - 4 Atlantic Gannet - 19  shorebird sp. - 3 White-winged Scoter - 1

 

Summer 2006

Great South Channel  August 13-15, 2006
Cetaceans	Birds
Humpback Whales: ~60 detailed list photographs Fin whales: 20 Minke whales: 20 Common dolphins: 200 Pilot whales: 30	Greater Shearwaters Cory's Shearwaters Sooty Shearwaters Wilson's Storm Petrels Leach's Storm Petrels Black Legged Kittiwake Red-necked Phalaropes South Polar Skua

 

 

 Summer 2005

Great South Channel  August 14-16,2005
Cetaceans	Birds
Humpback Whales: 30 detailed list photographs Minke whales: 5 Atlantic White sided dolphins: 40	Greater Shearwaters Cory's Shearwaters Manx Shearwaters Sooty Shearwaters Wilson's Storm Petrels Leach's Storm Petrels Common Terns

 

 

Summer 2004

Great South Channel  August 8-10, 2004
Cetaceans	Birds	Others
Humpback Whales: 25+ detailed list photos Fin whales:  2 Minke whales: 12 Sei Whale: 22 N. Atlantic Right Whales: 8 Atlantic White sided dolphins: 75 Long-finned pilot whales: 20 Common dolphins: 70	Greater Shearwaters Cory's Shearwaters Manx Shearwaters Sooty Shearwaters Wilson's Storm Petrels Leach's Storm Petrels Common Terns	1 harbor seal

 

 

 Summer 2003

Great South Channel July 20-22, 2003
Cetaceans	Birds	Others
Humpback Whales: 70+  detailed list  photos Fin whales:  2 Minke whales: 2 Sei Whale: 1 Atlantic White sided dolphins: 40-60	Greater Shearwaters Sooty Shearwaters Cory's Shearwaters Wilson's Storm Petrels Leach's Storm Petrels Common Terns	11 Basking Sharks
Canyons Trip August 3-4, 2003 (The trip was shortened due to rough seas and we returned in the early morning of 8/4.)
1 humpback 7 fin whales 1 Minke whale 1 sperm whale 100+ bottlenose dolphins 200+ common dolphins 100+ Risso's dolphins	Greater Shearwaters Cory's Shearwaters Manx Shearwaters Audubon's Shearwater Cory's Shearwaters White faced  Storm Petrel Wilson's Storm Petrels Leach's Storm Petrels	2 Ocean sunfish
Great South Channel August 17-19, 2003
Humpback Whales: 120 detailed list photos Fin whales:  5 Minke whales: 10 Atlantic White sided dolphins: 50-70	Greater Shearwaters Sooty Shearwaters Cory's Shearwaters Manx Shearwater Wilson's Storm Petrels Leach's Storm Petrels Pomarine Jaegers Northern Gannets	1 basking shark

 

 

Summer 2002

Date	Sightings
July 20 (Montauk)	5 fin whales (2 mother and calf pairs; one singleton); 1 minke whale;	55 Wilson's storm petrels,  40 Greater Shearwaters, 47 Cory's Shearwaters; 5 Sooty shearwaters; 25 unidentified large shearwaters (Greater or Cory's); 1 Northern Gannet. Bird count courtesy of Douglas Futuyma
August 1 (Montauk)	1 Humpback whale; 60 Atlantic white-sided dolphins; 100 Common dolphins;	40 Wilson's Storm Petrels; 1 Cory's Shearwater; 1 Ocean sunfish.
August 11-13 (in the Great South Channel) Click here for photos  and videos	Humpback Whales: 150 + Fin whales: ~ 15 Minke whales: ~7 ~100 Atlantic White sided dolphins ~100 Atlantic White beaked dolphins ~ 50 Common dolphins	Greater Shearwaters: ~3100 Sooty Shearwaters: ~220 Cory's Shearwaters: 7 Manx Shearwaters: 4 Wilson's Storm Petrels: ~ 860 Leach's Storm Petrels: 4 Common Terns: 38 Northern Gannet 1 Pomarine Jaeger 1 Bird count courtesy of Oakes Spalding

 

 

 Summer 2001 (Montauk)

Date click on links below for detailed reports for each day	Cetaceans	Pelagic birds   & other biota
August 30	1-2 bottlenose dolphins	1 hammerhead shark
August 16	1 minke whale	200 Wilson's storm petrels 1 Great Shearwater
August 4	2 fin whales (mother and calf) 1 minke whale	50 Wilson's storm petrels
August 2	1 minke whale 10 bottlenose dolphins	30 Wilson's storm petrel Manx Shearwater Cory's Shearwater
July 28	1 whale (sighted briefly)

 

 Summer 2000 (Montauk)

Here is a table summarizing all of our trips in 20

Date	Sightings
September 2, 2000	2 fin whales; 1 humpback whale; hundreds of Cory's shearwaters; several dozen greater shearwaters
September 1, 2000	12 fin whales; 2 minke whales; 1 humpback whale (the same calf seen in late July through the middle of August ); 2 mako sharks; hundreds of Cory's shearwaters; several dozen greater shearwaters; several Wilson's storm petrels; 2 immature gannets
August 31, 2000	1 Atlantic white sided dolphin; scores of Wilson's storm petrels; hundreds of greater, Cory's, and sooty and shearwaters; 1 Pomarine Jaeger
August 25, 2000	1 minke whale; several Wilson's storm petrels; several greater, Cory's, and sooty shearwaters; 5 red phalaropes
August 24, 2000	1 leatherback sea turtle; several Greater, Cory's, Sooty and Manx Shearwaters; Wilson's storm petrels; Pomarine Jaeger
August 19, 2000	12 fin whales; several Wilson's storm petrels; several greater, Cory's, sooty and Manx shearwaters; 5-7 red phalaropes
August 18, 2000	5 fin whales (including 1 cow calf pair); 2 minke whales; 1 humpback whale; several dozen Wilson's storm petrels; several greater, Cory's, sooty and Manx shearwaters; 10-12 red phalaropes
August 17, 2000	3 fin whales (including 1 cow/calf pair); several dozen Wilson's storm petrels; several greater and Cory's shearwaters; 2 adult and 1 immature northern gannets; 1 ocean sunfish
August 11, 2000	2 fin whales; 2 minke whales; 3 humpback whale; hundreds of Wilson's storm petrels; several sooty, Cory's and greater shearwaters
August 10, 2000	2 fin whales; 2 minke whales; 3 humpback whale; hundreds of Wilson's storm petrels; several sooty, Cory's and greater shearwaters
August 5, 2000	30 fin whales, 3 humpback whales; 5 mike whales; scores of Wilson's storm petrels; scores of sooty shearwaters; Cory's shearwaters; greater shearwaters; several Manx shearwaters; several northern gannets
August 4, 2000	25 fin whales, 3 humpback whales; 5 mike whales; scores of Wilson's storm petrels; scores of sooty shearwaters; Cory's shearwaters; greater shearwaters; several Manx shearwaters
August 3, 2000	12 fin whales, 3 humpback whales; scores of Wilson's storm petrels; scores of sooty shearwaters; Cory's shearwaters; greater shearwaters
July 29, 2000	21 fin whales; 5 minke whales; 3 humpback whales; 2500 Wilson's storm petrels; also 12 Manx, 17 sooty, 90 greater; and 125 Cory's shearwaters
July 28, 2000	24 fin whales; 3 minke whales; 2 humpback whales; multiple rafts of hundreds of Wilson's storm petrels; also scores of sooty, greater and Cory's shearwaters
July 22, 2000	4 fin whales (two cow/calf pairs); scores of Wilson's storm petrels; scores of sooty shearwaters; Cory's shearwaters; greater shearwaters;
July 21, 2000	2 fin whales; 1 minke whale; hundreds of Wilson's storm petrels; scores of sooty shearwaters; Cory's shearwaters; greater shearwaters; immature and adult northern gannets
July 20, 2000	3 fin whales; hundreds of Wilson's storm petrels; scores of sooty shearwaters; Cory's shearwaters; greater shearwaters;
July 08, 2000	5 fin whales (including another mother calf pair); Wilson's storm petrels
July 07, 2000	2 fin whales (mother and calf pair); Wilson's storm petrels
July 06, 2000	2 fin whales (mother and calf pair); Wilson's storm petrels; mako shark
July 01, 2000	3 minke whales; 1 loggerhead sea turtle; Wilson's storm petrels; Parasitic Jaeger; immature northern gannet; sooty shearwaters; Cory's shearwaters; greater shearwaters

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