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Passengers joining San Diego Natural History Museum Whalers Alan and Heather on
the Bright and Morning Star were treated to watching gray whales on both their
northbound and southbound journeys. The three southbound whales were being
harassed by a pod of 100 common dolphins. It was interesting that the two
groups of whales appeared to meet up for a short period of time. Additionally,
three other pods of common dolphins were sighted–bringing the total number of
dolphins seen for the day to the neighborhood of 2,000–always a fantastic
sight! Twenty harbor seals were viewed at Pirate’s Cove; and two of the
elephant seal pups at elephant seal beach were still nursing. Twenty-eight
species of birds were observed; including the black oystercatcher and brown
boobies. As always, passengers and whalers alike enjoyed their day on the
wonderful Nature Cruise.
Submitted by Whaler Diane