Forgot to mention two Brown Boobies (an adulated immature) that kept circling
the ship, and probably landing, about 30 miles off Pismo Beach, CA.
On Sep 12, 2018, at 12:50 PM, Jeff Gilligan <jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Russ
We saw the animal from front on for a very short period when it came out of
the water water part way. On perhaps as few as 2 of the 50 plus cruises off
Oregon we have seen Risso’s Dolphins, which are large and others might eb
confused with a Short-finned Pilot whale. The animal we saw on the recent
cruise didn’t hve the usual scarring of a Riso’s Dolphin. We did not get
photos.
The Oregon Sperm Whale put n a good and repeated show not far off. The Blue
Whale off California was very close to the ship.
The birding off California was better than usual, and included: .
1 Manx Shearwater - close (photo by Tom Crabtree)
2 Laysan Albatroses - close
5 So. Polar Skuas
Jeff Gilligan
