Aloha! (read the report and find out why)
- Bob Perry
- Aug 24
- 1 min read
Updated: Aug 24
2025 08–24 SB Channel
Skies were blue and it was quite warm out in the channel today. In the afternoon, a light breeze picked up and brought some relief. Captain Dave and the crew ran southwest to a point a little more than halfway between Goleta Bay and the buoy. There was a record number of birdnados and common dolphins around this hotspot. All of the animals were busy feeding together at this location. Sightings for the day included 10,000 common dolphins and 12+ humpback whales.
Another relatively rare occurrence took place today as reported by our friend Mark. He photographed and researched one of the humpback tail flukes using HappyWhale.com and discovered that the whale had been seen at Maalaea Harbor, southeast of Lahaina, Maui, in January of last year. Every once in a while, a whale from the Hawaii/Alaska stock swims west and joins our California/Central America stock. HW history shows that this whale has been recorded more than a dozen times near Santa Cruz Island.
You never know what mother nature has in store.
Bob Perry
Note: A big thank you to Mark, Suzanne, and Isabel for their continued work identifying whales in real time on board the Condor Express.
