3/6/09

Post date: Jun 3, 2009 6:29:26 PM

Whale Watching: News from Observation Posts

http://www.learner.org/jnorth/gwhale/spring2009/Update030409.html#news

The migration is picking up, and so is the excitement! The first northbound whales on the west coast were reported at Half Moon Bay and British Columbia. The highlight of the day was a pod of three whales interacting with 4-6 bottlenose dolphins for over an hour. "The whales rolled — showing pectoral fins, flukes, and bellies — while the dolphins jumped over the whales' heads!"