tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47471824236153217432024-02-07T04:18:01.453-08:00Brier Island Nature BlogJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.comBlogger310125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-7662956906825455162011-12-06T03:42:00.001-08:002011-12-06T03:54:23.827-08:00Birds of Brier Island New Book!Hello Everyone<br />Sorry I haven't posted in awhile but i wanted to bring a new book to your Christmas Shopping List. Eric Mills and Lance Laviolette have written and produced a new book entitled "Birds Of Brier Island". This special issue can be purchased at:<a href="http://tinyurl.com/brierislandbirds/">http://tinyurl.com/brierislandbirds/</a>The cost is $25 + postage & handlingJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-8655332153785192092011-05-14T17:34:00.000-07:002011-05-15T17:35:04.521-07:00Migration Bird CountReport from Eric Mills...<br />Four of us (Anne and I, Murray Newell and Cindy) had a colorful morning during the NSMC. At one time, we had a male Scarlet Tanager and a male Summer Tanager in the same binocular field; close by were a male Cardinal, a Baltimore Oriole, about 8 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, and a male Indigo Bunting.<br /><br />Later in the day, Anne and I found 2 more Summer Tanagers (a male on the Camp Road and a female at a feeder in Westport), while Murray and Cindy found a Blue Grosbeak in Westport.<br /><br />The Eurasian Wigeon is still in Pond Cove, along with a pair of Gadwalls (two males yesterday).Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-2562542875226577222011-04-17T10:15:00.000-07:002011-04-17T10:18:22.897-07:00Long and Brier Island Adventure Bay of Fundy Travel Show<iframe width="480" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ooCSu8mytE0?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen=""></iframe>Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-6680332084143408052011-04-17T10:08:00.000-07:002011-04-17T10:09:24.734-07:00Bird SightingsRichard Stern reports...<br />9 Turkey Vultures in a group over the Camp Rd. early afternoon, a Male Cardinal in Westport, 2 Horned grebes off Southern PointJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-22229742486815202112011-04-10T08:42:00.001-07:002011-04-10T08:42:42.652-07:00Little Blue HeronEric Mills reports...<br />This morning, there is an impeccable adult Little Blue Heron in a saltmarsh pond in Westport. It is preening and feeding actively - apparently newly arrivedJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-71337213682239847792011-04-09T08:46:00.000-07:002011-04-10T08:47:34.295-07:00Spruce GrouseEric and Anne Mills report...<br />Rarity is relative. This afternoon, Anne spotted a male Spruce Grouse scuffing about in the leaves near the S end of the Camp Road. We watched (and photographed) it at our feet for half an hour or so. This is only the second documented record for the island, the first being one I saw dead in a hunter's hands, also on the Camp Road, on 11 October 1971.<br /><br />Other birds of the day: a few migrating D-cr. Cormorants; a Sapsucker; a Downy Woodpecker (scarce); am imm. Northern Shrike; a singing Cardinal; migrant R-w. Blackbirds; and a singing male House Finch (super-scarce). Many Robins, Song Sparrows and Juncos moved out overnight.Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-28965728292903292312011-04-08T08:43:00.000-07:002011-04-10T08:44:39.265-07:00Bird SightingsEric and Anne Mills report...<br />On Brier Island, we found a male and two female Barrow's Goldeneyes with ten Commons in the big pond Pond Cove, and nearby a Wilson's Snipe, a Killdeer and an Ipswich Sparrow with many Song Sparrows. An E. Phoebe was feeding on rocks at the N end of Westport, and there were still three Fox Sparrows (one singing) at a feeder along the Camp Road. It was an interesting mix of late winter and early spring today.Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-20532672982608648442010-12-16T10:18:00.001-08:002010-12-16T10:20:35.548-08:00Brier island Christmas Bird CountBRIER ISLAND CHRISTMAS COUNT, 14 DECEMBER 2010<br /><br />Weather overcast with showers, then broken cloud; 7-4C. Wind SSW 10-15 kph<br /><br />0800-1700 AST<br /><br />Participants: Cindy Garron, George Garron, Louise Garron, Anne Mills, Eric Mills (compiler), Richard Stern, Anne Mills.<br /><br />54 species, 1833 individuals<br /><br />Black Duck - 39; Mallard - 1; Common Eider - 107; Surf Scoter - 14; Black Scoter - 11; Long-tailed Duck - 42; Bufflehead - 3; Common Goldeneye - 7; Red-breasted Merganser - 16; Ring-necked Pheasant - 1; Red-throated Loon - 3; Common Loon - 14; Horned Grebe - 1; Red-necked Grebe - 23; Northern Gannet - 22; Double-crested Cormorant - 1; Great Cormorant - 100; Great Blue Heron - 1; Turkey Vulture - 2; Bald Eagle - 1; Northern Harrier - 3; Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1; Red-tailed Hawk - 2; Peregrine Falcon - 1; Purple Sandpiper - 2; Herring Gull - 240; Iceland Gull - 5; Great Black-backed Gull - 92; Black-legged Kittiwake - 307; Jaeger sp. - 1; Dovekie - 6; Razorbill - 204; Black Guillemot - 27; Atlantic Puffin - 1; alcid spp. - 122; Rock Pigeon - 13; Mourning Dove - 31; Northern Saw-whet Owl - 1; Hairy Woodpecker - 1; Northern Shrike - 1; Blue Jay - 13; American Crow - 94; Common Raven - 5; Black-capped Chickadee - 79; Boreal Chickadee - 1; Red-breasted Nuthatch - 2; White-breasted Nuthatch - 1; Golden-crowned Kinglet - 1; European Starling - 79; Bohemian Waxwing - 70; Dark-eyed Junco - 3; Northern Cardinal - 3; Red-winged Blackbird - 2; Common Grackle - 4; American Goldfinch - 6. <br /><br /><br />Birds during count week but not on count day: White-winged Scoter, Ruffed Grouse, Rough-legged Hawk, Ring-billed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Horned Owl, Rusty Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird. <br /><br /><br />Comments: We were lucky to get a count done only 12 hours after the violent storm on December 13 had ended. The numbers of birds seem to have been reduced by the storm. No Song Sparrows! no White-throated Sparrows! despite plenty of both in the preceding two weeks. Gull numbers were way down, despite the presence of many hundreds sheltering from the storm the day before. With only three observers in the field (the other three did a stellar job on feeders) we couldn't pay enough attention to the sea where there was a day long flypast of Kittiwakes, Razorbills, and probably other species. Our numbers represent only a small sampling of what must have passed the island while we were attempting to sample all the island's habitats. <br />Eric L. MillsJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-87471651643893725662010-12-07T15:53:00.000-08:002010-12-07T15:55:11.208-08:00Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Eastern PhoebeEric Mill reports...<br /><br />Today, Ian McLaren and I found a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and an E. Phoebe in Westport.<br /><br />Other interesting birds included Barrow's Goldeneyes, Red-throated Loon, Great Blue Herons, Turkey Vultures, Bald Eagle, Peregrine Falcons, Rough-legged Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Kittiwakes, Razorbills, Black Guillemots, White-breasted Nuthatches, Am. Pipits, Cardinals, Red-winged Blackbirds, Cowbirds, Grackles, a male Rusty Blackbird, and Purple Finch - some perhaps useful for the winter list.Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-76336344740000793572010-12-04T13:01:00.000-08:002010-12-04T13:05:05.599-08:00Dead Humpback Whale Calf<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVra8P7nizy6pKUZta_G8yT-P1jwlKMirwrHgMmdEizX2pmCBR8GwSJ_8bjobRdBxQ0TpTEma_6OSNeiyFNF6gQTnI7q3gIiRNX4P4wDa04GEalL94KSs-309coRdhomZIkB2x76hteU/s1600/photo.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicVra8P7nizy6pKUZta_G8yT-P1jwlKMirwrHgMmdEizX2pmCBR8GwSJ_8bjobRdBxQ0TpTEma_6OSNeiyFNF6gQTnI7q3gIiRNX4P4wDa04GEalL94KSs-309coRdhomZIkB2x76hteU/s320/photo.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546935979497292946" /></a><br />Lisa Clark reports...<br />A dead Humpback Calf has washed up on the shores near Western Light.Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-69747717668710978092010-11-01T18:32:00.001-07:002010-11-01T18:32:49.865-07:00Cattle EgretCarl Haycock reports....<br />Ray Tudor reported an egret following his horse at the Brier Island Lodge on Halloween morning. I went up and it is a Cattle Egret. It is still there this morning. Have not seen the skimmers since saturday eveningJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-45573149602645442972010-10-31T18:40:00.000-07:002010-10-31T18:41:57.582-07:00Intermedius Lesser Black-backed Gull, Brier IslandReport from Eric Mills....<br />Among the gulls feeding in Pea Jack Cove at high water and in a gale late this afternoon was a very dark Lesser Black-backed Gull that was hard to pick out from the Great Black-backs and showed very little contrast between mantle and wing tip intensity. It had relatively large primary spots, eliminating (onthat feature and others) ''Baltic'' Gull. Sure looked like the W European intermedius to me.Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-91207907786160504272010-10-30T18:24:00.000-07:002010-10-31T18:29:39.000-07:00Black SkimmersReport from Eric Mills...<br />Thousands of passerines arrived on the island yesterday and today, but the only real exotics were 3 immature Black Skimmers that joined the resting gulls on the Westport waterfront this afternoon.Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-79063548673669400782010-10-13T12:58:00.000-07:002010-10-13T13:00:48.756-07:00Common NighthawkReports from Carl Hayock<br />Common Nighthawk sighted off and on for 2 weeks.<br />Lots of warblers and sparrowsJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-42740536975531003192010-10-08T18:38:00.000-07:002010-10-31T18:39:19.654-07:00Bird HighlightsReport from Eric Mills<br />On Friday Oct 8th<br />Here on Brier most of the seasonal specialities have been seen; highlights today include Lesser Black-backed Gull, Green Heron, Common Moorhen, and Field Sparrow.Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-63696844437063375032010-09-26T18:33:00.000-07:002010-10-31T18:36:59.508-07:00Brier Island WeekendReport from Richard Stern....<br />Just got back from a weekend on Brier. As we arrived at about 9pm, a Coyote stood in the Lighthouse Rd. near the farm, and ran ahead of us before ducking into the Big Meadow. On Saturday night we could hear them howling from our camp.<br /><br />Saturday was foggy, wet, and SW winds - so hardly any birds, but we did get a single Laughing Gull between our camp and Whipple Point. Today was much better, as the wind had turned NE by this morning. For most of the day anywhere you looked, the sky was full of Sharp-shinned and Broad-winged hawks, with a smattering of Red-tails (all juv., interestingly), N.Harriers, Kestrels, Merlins, Peregrines and just 2 T.Vultures. Flocks of Blue Jays roamed all over the island, and with the large number of Sharpies around, their terminal cries were not infrequent. Flickers were very much in evidence. Just before we left a Peregrine posed on a seaweed covered rock near the ferry.<br /><br />A sea watch from N.Point this morning was excellent, with a feeding frenzy about 0.5km offshore, with hundreds of Gannets, Kittiwakes, Gr. Shearwaters, 2+ Parasitic Jaegers, all milling around, and at one point a whale breached in the middle of it. Gannets were flying by close offshore right around the island all day.<br /><br />There were very few passerines.Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-2731579705315851792010-09-20T14:35:00.000-07:002010-10-31T18:22:30.542-07:00Orca, and HumpbacksHi Everyone<br />Sightings of a lone Orca whale again near Brier Island. Humpbacks are also still in the area along with dolphins.Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-3272147534960002282010-09-16T17:54:00.001-07:002010-10-31T18:24:12.494-07:00Orca in the Bay of FundyOn September 14th Brier Island Whale & Seabird Cruises sighted an Orca Whale with a pod of dolphins.He also sighted lots of pilots whales. For pictures and more information visit Brier Island Whales Blog...<br /><a href="http://brierislandwhales.blogspot.com/">http://brierislandwhales.blogspot.com/</a>Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-84498403754026161602010-09-01T15:26:00.000-07:002010-09-01T15:26:57.857-07:00Bay of Fundy: Canda's New7Wonders of Nature Finalist<object style="background-image:url(http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/SAsNXxHv7e0/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SAsNXxHv7e0?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SAsNXxHv7e0?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="480" height="295" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-10157363130457504402010-08-31T16:27:00.000-07:002010-09-02T16:29:03.831-07:00Northern Light Bird Banding Station ListBrian reports...<br />Here is a list of the birds we banded yesterday near North Point. I left the island early this morning, and it was much quieter than Tuesday. Still lots of birds in the (mainland) woods, so perhaps Earl will get them into migration mode.<br /><br />Brier Island - Aug. 31 (49 birds)<br />------------------------------------<br /><br />10 Red-eyed Vireo<br />8 Black-throated Green Warbler<br />4 American Redstart<br />4 Magnolia Warbler<br />3 Alder Flycatcher<br />2 Canada Warbler<br />2 Least Flycatcher<br />2 Blackburnian Warbler<br />2 Swainson’s Thrush<br />2 Golden-crowned Kinglet<br />1 Philadephia Vireo<br />1 Bay-breasted Warbler<br />1 Black-thoated Blue Warbler<br />1 Black-and-white Warbler<br />1 Yellow-Warbler<br />1 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher<br />1 Nashville Warbler<br />1 Northern Parula<br />1 Northern Waterthrush<br /><br />Thanks again to Lance Laviolette, Bander-in-charge,<br />Brier Island Migration Monitoring Station.Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-88317996530613136252010-08-25T06:18:00.000-07:002010-08-25T06:24:34.449-07:00My unexpectant parting gift...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vSoUuDfDZ5c3VNEgPnZCyXCQx3DakG9SrZ-Fijzyji0yqZBG-SNPCt2caGJ1U0NT9XmtH5-fft-5cNVNHF93zoKvbIvJgbR3-DitHT7wc7hE1RzdTGZhPE8bVz8TTa_4UPdBpLw_EK8/s1600/Peajack+breaching.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vSoUuDfDZ5c3VNEgPnZCyXCQx3DakG9SrZ-Fijzyji0yqZBG-SNPCt2caGJ1U0NT9XmtH5-fft-5cNVNHF93zoKvbIvJgbR3-DitHT7wc7hE1RzdTGZhPE8bVz8TTa_4UPdBpLw_EK8/s320/Peajack+breaching.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509337777009287026" /></a><br />Hi Everyone<br />Well yesterday was my last day for whale watching. Will be going to Newfoundland to continue my studies in fish and wildlife. Will try to put on more of our trips when i can for everyone. Hope everyone has a great fall! See you next summer...<br />This was my parting gift last night. Peajack Breaching by the boat.Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-58046034517334418082010-08-18T11:57:00.000-07:002010-08-19T12:02:25.716-07:00Shuttle and Calf<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwkFogn7-_wx9u4V-DCa97xUFmkpFj46iUIJ-79WgfsBoxvE1q9SWNcf_BED8I0UnXh9gAw0daerCW5591noBELR42-j51oaCgBo2AUIeZUC5KlMUkODP1e4-qbWRVxllzAMFmdun8Cs/s1600/shuttles+fluke.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwkFogn7-_wx9u4V-DCa97xUFmkpFj46iUIJ-79WgfsBoxvE1q9SWNcf_BED8I0UnXh9gAw0daerCW5591noBELR42-j51oaCgBo2AUIeZUC5KlMUkODP1e4-qbWRVxllzAMFmdun8Cs/s320/shuttles+fluke.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507198357735439602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiyHSx3xAjM4Ei4gAiEOI7QURJXXnj2HAewhuzz3zvz6YzJuhU6mYi4sFjfCibJ6g_jAAcF9qXTi-EHBRUqG2SkEBh2xFxKhmiydqNSj89_bTB6yyzGxhB-R1aKse31kXGNG3R_A4HsI/s1600/shuttle+breaching.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiyHSx3xAjM4Ei4gAiEOI7QURJXXnj2HAewhuzz3zvz6YzJuhU6mYi4sFjfCibJ6g_jAAcF9qXTi-EHBRUqG2SkEBh2xFxKhmiydqNSj89_bTB6yyzGxhB-R1aKse31kXGNG3R_A4HsI/s320/shuttle+breaching.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507198233789216466" /></a><br />Today as we travelled out into the Bay of Fundy we were buzzed by two Hummingbnirds! We also sighted 7 tree swallows flying by! Lots of whales moving in closer to our Island. In the evening we sighted Shuttle and her calf Breach! Didn't get the calf i was in shock so when i returned to my senses i waited with my camera up and sure enough Shuttle breached in front of me! Amazing!Here is a picture of Shuttle breaching.Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-24271902482056653312010-08-18T11:50:00.000-07:002010-08-19T11:56:03.196-07:00Mother and Calf Right Whale<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeEHoVmiszec1dfQtGSmzBbZ97xLUBVrtBRymaEI8lB7KMWl65twbArKDbuisDhnQUWICyB3Ru6RJ4mOpgduB_m_ZqKof-9Mr3s6s7eZ00N_QTRS-sWiFCxo6TiReCgVeB62Fw0dz3mQ/s1600/IMG_6107.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeEHoVmiszec1dfQtGSmzBbZ97xLUBVrtBRymaEI8lB7KMWl65twbArKDbuisDhnQUWICyB3Ru6RJ4mOpgduB_m_ZqKof-9Mr3s6s7eZ00N_QTRS-sWiFCxo6TiReCgVeB62Fw0dz3mQ/s320/IMG_6107.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507196471586558466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgP1Qr-08l8gFaItP_c7YDo0SYnYkjrX8dt3ANPeVELCTFwI2ToHH1PJP1SDV_18Ra6RcHy1hQOXBMzkMfrB2SFtDbhgd-TkgpAyfc9kgjaHgRfEfmkN4H0RezpXPOrdx7kUK-8cZaCU/s1600/right+whale+calf.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgP1Qr-08l8gFaItP_c7YDo0SYnYkjrX8dt3ANPeVELCTFwI2ToHH1PJP1SDV_18Ra6RcHy1hQOXBMzkMfrB2SFtDbhgd-TkgpAyfc9kgjaHgRfEfmkN4H0RezpXPOrdx7kUK-8cZaCU/s320/right+whale+calf.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507196328184034178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZERe_khejn4HZQ4WXxZvGg5e41QdG_obzUgB_kWUf_jatBKRze1f5P1RK6CfvOeTGPeGGn0QQhgXbZIU8qEZk68oPKnF_AAsIKr8NBlPK7w5bGg51JYRFBcfWlRDnSOiKn-64Gat7_4/s1600/right+whale+mom.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZERe_khejn4HZQ4WXxZvGg5e41QdG_obzUgB_kWUf_jatBKRze1f5P1RK6CfvOeTGPeGGn0QQhgXbZIU8qEZk68oPKnF_AAsIKr8NBlPK7w5bGg51JYRFBcfWlRDnSOiKn-64Gat7_4/s320/right+whale+mom.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507196177872482674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Wwm_VzSmJUrOkIZRXoFFxNP1YIpkv-MyrmjRZJ0p8skzc2855887vFLmvJobRIkZ2eZ0WYg4U9VKcQw2l27YSuvqEpzowU8OLLBEgT7oAq48MCHFLbrt83lkxJY_zPl1m26QxjMjG-w/s1600/IMG_6083.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Wwm_VzSmJUrOkIZRXoFFxNP1YIpkv-MyrmjRZJ0p8skzc2855887vFLmvJobRIkZ2eZ0WYg4U9VKcQw2l27YSuvqEpzowU8OLLBEgT7oAq48MCHFLbrt83lkxJY_zPl1m26QxjMjG-w/s320/IMG_6083.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507196060814248962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvZEt2O5PHIVrsIaqo3R9mECH2R0Y5wU08ONd-PbrEuGobLq6RtSj6q_KOV6XNsjpj2KRliFU4Q0k0od89Ky4qQ5KHFZtb2vePjK5St7tjgeKoCeaIFlJRXygO7PoropsW6nXxEKkH1c/s1600/IMG_6056.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvZEt2O5PHIVrsIaqo3R9mECH2R0Y5wU08ONd-PbrEuGobLq6RtSj6q_KOV6XNsjpj2KRliFU4Q0k0od89Ky4qQ5KHFZtb2vePjK5St7tjgeKoCeaIFlJRXygO7PoropsW6nXxEKkH1c/s320/IMG_6056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507195924610462546" /></a><br />AS we were coming back from a fantastic cruise the final finale was seeing one of the most endangered whales in our area. A North Atlantic Right whale mother and calf pair was sighted swimming through our harbor! Here is some pics!Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-50063169339147382422010-08-15T11:33:00.000-07:002010-08-19T11:49:45.313-07:00Mother and Calf Pairs!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-7ZUWIFDqa3gbCvkkEYuGgknDKNeZeZb6uU0C2qtvTb0hJn8YA5AaZ-xfKtpAQHoWsc0LEx9tsm7ccnreWk4G4tFh6dHijEp0lCgj_BnkfOHWcZeCGP_X3OhiMZ9_gf4mt3qxNd_zLg/s1600/lace.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-7ZUWIFDqa3gbCvkkEYuGgknDKNeZeZb6uU0C2qtvTb0hJn8YA5AaZ-xfKtpAQHoWsc0LEx9tsm7ccnreWk4G4tFh6dHijEp0lCgj_BnkfOHWcZeCGP_X3OhiMZ9_gf4mt3qxNd_zLg/s320/lace.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507195076913742850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoYkmUKUMUVSlb844zkRQqtffzlDBXlMIaCAWzT12_xK-Lu7MQS6FG52rGYGm_EB3JT0Vnr-piYnITdRjMZlO3IMN6tBPugrY6DTX8i-TVJ15_FCuMnjrtAKa3e7jitfo_vxN2eO8ryY/s1600/lace's+calf.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoYkmUKUMUVSlb844zkRQqtffzlDBXlMIaCAWzT12_xK-Lu7MQS6FG52rGYGm_EB3JT0Vnr-piYnITdRjMZlO3IMN6tBPugrY6DTX8i-TVJ15_FCuMnjrtAKa3e7jitfo_vxN2eO8ryY/s320/lace's+calf.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507192353217778402" /></a><br />Today was like a nursery area! We sighted Knuckles and her calf, Lace and her calf, and Flash with her calf all together! There was also 6 other adult humpback whales in the area so we all had a wonderful day. On our 1:30 we had a whale named Sockeye who wanted to see if he could get everyone wet!!!! What a great encounter, you wonder who is watching whom!<br />We also seen Badge, Pisces and Magpie today.Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4747182423615321743.post-63941303889195893142010-08-14T11:22:00.000-07:002010-08-19T11:32:12.047-07:00Great day on the waterToday we had another great day on the water and steamed down to the rip area where we came Quote and her calf which we haven't seen since June. We also sighted some harbor porpoises, grey seals, red and red-necked phalaropes, wilson storm petrels, Northern Gannets, 3 Atlantic Puffins and Greater Shearwaters. <br />At 1:30 we sighted Knuckles and her calf with Badge. At 5:30 we sighted Knuckles and her calf with the calf rolling around looking at us and playing in the rockweed. Badge and Meteor joined the mother and calf pair and some harbor porpoises were close by. Flash and her calf was further below these whales.Junehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11137791353824764667noreply@blogger.com0