Two of 4 gray whales traveling together today!"Gray Whales in sight!" reported Captain Carl from the Island Explorer 3. Our guests are watching the whales just north of Gedney Island. Stay tuned for updates from Naturalist Bart Rulon. We had some rain today but it didn't seem to matter to the whales. The first gray whale Carl spotted was #44, Nubnuck. He gave us many good views, and we watched him for about 15 minutes. We saw another gray whale close by feeding near the north shore of Gedney Island so we cruise over to check him out. It turned out that it wasn't just one gray whale, but three!! It was #21, #22, and #49, Patch. They started to group up and swim offshore toward us. Often all three would surface at the same time. Pretty soon #44 swam over, and we had 4 gray whales traveling together. A harbor seal soon joined the whales by following close behind them. The four gray whales gave us great views, over and over, as they surfaced close together. On the way back to the dock the rain stopped for good, and Captain Carl spotted yet another gray whale, #53. #53 was diving deeper than our previous 4, and he showed us his tail for a great whale finale. Other wildlife spotted today included California sea lions, pigeon guillemots, common loons, white-winged scoters, and western grebes. Naturalist Bart Rulon
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