Image: Condor Express tracks today. Red and orange spots = whales!
2024 12-06 SB Channel
After crossing the entire Channel through dense, zero-visibility fog, Captain Dave reported ideal sunny and glassy conditions south of The Lanes. (See today’s image). Sightings for the day included: 8 humpback whales and 50 California sea lions.
All of the action took place at the aforementioned location south of The Lanes adjacent to the Santa Cruz Channel. Spouts and a nice category BS2 birdnado led us to a trio of surface feeding whales. There was plenty of dramatic lunge feeding and everyone had great looks.
Another pair came into the zone and hooked up with a singleton to form another humpback trio. Another birdnado formed and more surface feeding occurred.
About 1 mile southwest a final pair of humpbacks with yet another active bird feeding going on.
Throughout our sightings at this hot spot we were followed by a nice mob of at least 50 California sea lions that were diving and enjoying the same food source as the whales and birds: northern anchovies!
You never know what Mother Nature has in store.
Bob Perry
Dramatic escape from the fogbank that opened up into a magical world of Humpbacks, Sea Lions and birds feeding on schools of anchovies!