I agree. It really is how us seasoned naturalist were trained. I think that
Shauna just posted something about that. Thanks to all for their reports they
are great but the main reason we post them is for the counts. Thanks again.
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On Aug 9, 2018, at 18:10, HAL ALTMAN
<nymeetsca@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:nymeetsca@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi Jim,
Interesting report, but what do you think about putting the "Totals" right at
the top, for people who don't have time to read every word?
Thanks,
HAL ALTMAN
On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 5:36 PM, Jim
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Super great day on the water :) Most of Europe on board (Sweden, UK, France,
Germany, Italy, Switzerland & Poland) followed closely by a large group from NZ
and of course some Aussies …with a group from Vermont here for a wedding….all
very friendly and interested in finding out about the islands and our wildlife.
Lots of sea lions on the buoy heading out …then a short time later a very
active Minke for maybe 20 minutes supplying 3 great tail flukes…then on to the
islands
Came across a 100+ pod of dolphins…then another further out …. then came upon a
humpback which was joined after about a half and hour by a juvenile …the two
then continued to fluke and provide our guest with some great views and
exciting rises . All this time (at least and hour) different pods of dolphins
and also many sea lions entertained us all…. throw in some shearwaters from NZ
and pelicans and we had a real feeding frenzy going on.
Totals, 1 Minke, 3 Humpbacks and at least a 1000 dolphins….and of course a
totally happy group of passengers :)
Crew = Capt Colton, Devin and Jill
Naturalist = Marian Jean and Jim McClure
PID = Don Giles
