Trip Report from our recent Ocean Exploration Cruise - June 11, 2017
Ocean Exploration Cruise - June 11, 2017 from 8 am to 4 pm Cetacean Sightings: 1 basking shark 4 - 5 Harbor porpoise 1 Humpback whale - Nile 3 - 4 Minke whales 1 Finback whale Seabird Sightings: 30 Common Eider (harbor) 1 White-winged Scoter 3 Manx Shearwater 15 Northern Gannet 13 Double-crested cormorant (harbor) 1 Glossy Ibis (harbor) 3 Black-bellied Plover 60 Herring Gull 20 Great Black-backed Gull 32 Rock Pigeon (harbor) 6 Chimney Swift (one at sea) 1 American crow 5 Barn swallow (harbor) 1 Common grackle (harbor) 2 American Goldfinch (harbor) 1 House sparrow To read Thomas Robben's Trip Report, go to his website "Seabirds, Marine Surveys and Changing Ocean EcoSystems" by clicking HERE : We left out of Gloucester, MA at 8 am with fair winds and clear skies. Our first destination was the northwest corner of Stellwagen Bank. Yesterday, 7 Seas Whale Watch had picked up a small number of whales and seabirds in th...