July 23rd - Four Humpbacks!

8:30 AM: Today started off foggy and overcast then cleared and became sunny. We were thrilled to have calm seas and returned to the area we call the Ballpark. On our way out we located a great diversity of seabirds including 100's of Greater shearwater, dozens of Sooty, 1 to 3,000 Wilson's Storm Petrel, 6 Northern Fulmar, 3 Pomarine Jaegar, 1 Parasitic Jaegar, 100 Northern Gannet, and 20 Red-necked phalarope. Along the way we saw lots of seals and 100's of porpoise and watched a Minke whale that was moving quickly and diving deep. We finally saw a bunch of blows to the east and upon arriving discovered four Humpbacks that seemed to be moving with lots of energy and feeding. In this group that were near each other by not always side by side, we identified Canine, Arrowhead, Sedge and a unknow type five juevenile. They eventually spilt up and started moving away in all directions so we followed Canine to the west. On the way in we heard from our friends on the Acadian that they had spotted a Minke whale in the bay near egg rock. A really exciting trip!