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    2004 Humpback Sightings (updated 12/31/04)

     
         
     

    Owl's 2003 calf (unnamed)
    Owl's 2003 calf (unnamed).

    Humpback whales are long distance migrants, spending winters (January-March) on low latitude breeding grounds and the remainder of the year on high latitude feeding grounds. We begin to see animals returning to the Gulf of Maine feeding ground in March and continue to document new individuals through December.

    Each year, the PCCS research vessel, R/V Shearwater, surveys all known humpback whale habitats in the Gulf of Maine.  This is the only systematic survey of this population across its geographic range, including the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, the Great South Channel, Georges Bank, Jeffreys Ledge and many other ledges and banks off of New Hampshire, Maine and western Nova Scotia (see map).

     

    The humpback whales listed below are those that have been seen by CCS in 2004. We will continue to post new names as individuals are identified.

    A

    Abrasion
    Agassiz
    Ampersand
    Amulet
    Anchor
    Andreas
    Apex & calf
    Apostrophe & calf
    Appaloosa & calf
    Arch
    Ash
    Asterisk
    Aswan

    B

    Badge
    Bandit
    Barb
    Barbell
    Basmati
    Bat & calf
    Baton
    Beacon (dead)
    Beanie
    Binary 02 calf
    Bisou
    Blackhole
    Blanco
    Bolide
    Bramble
    Brine
    Buckshot
    Bungee
    Buzzard

    C

    Cabo
    Cacophony
    Cajun
    Candelabra
    Canoe
    Cappuccino
    Carbon & calf
    Cardhu
    Cat Eyes
    Cattail
    Centipede
    Chablis
    Chain
    Chasm
    Cherry
    Chinook
    Chorni
    Churn
    Circuit
    Cirri
    Cirrus & calf
    Cirrus 02 calf
    Citation
    Clamp & calf
    Coco & calf
    Colorado
    Colt
    Columbia & calf
    Compass
    Conflux
    Coral
    Cord
    Corona
    Corona 03 calf
    Cowpoke
    Cranny
    Crown
    Cure
    Curtain call
    Crystal
    Cygnus
    Cyrano 02 calf

    D

    Dapple
    Decimal
    Deuce
    Dice
    Division
    Dome & calf
    Doric
    Draco
    Dracula
    Drizzle
    Droplet
    Duckpin
    Dune
    Duo
    Dusky & calf

    E

    Ebony
    Echo
    Eden
    Egreque
    Ember
    Entropy
    Epee
    Equality
    Erosion
    Eruption
    Etch-a-sketch
    Exclaim

    F

    Fairway
    Falcon
    Fan
    Fern & calf
    Fez
    Firefly
    Flamingo
    Flash & calf
    Flask
    Flounder
    Flyer
    Foggy
    Follicle
    Fortune
    Fracture
    Fragment
    Freckles & calf
    Freckles 01 calf
    Fringe
    Froth
    Fujita
    Fulcrum
    Furrows

    G

    Ganesh
    Gemini
    Geometry
    Gibraltar
    Giraffe
    Gibraltar
    Glo & calf
    Glo-stick
    Glyph
    Grackle
    Gremlin
    Grommet
    Groucho (dead)
    Grouper
    Gunslinger

    H

    Habenero
    Hancock
    Hangman
    Haze & calf
    Horizon & calf
    Howler

    I

    Ibex (Mr Burns)
    Ilta
    Inchworm
    Infinity
    Istar & calf
    Isthmus
    Ivory

    J

    Jabiru
    Jai Alai
    Jawa
    Jumanji
    Jungle

    K

    Kansas
    Kappa
    Kerf
    Keyhole
    Kilter
    Knuckles
    Kohoutek

    L

    Lacey & calf
    Lacuna
    Lagoon
    Lariat
    Lascaux
    Latitude
    Lava
    Lava 02 calf
    Lavalier
    Leonid
    Leukos
    Leukos 03 calf
    Lever
    Lichen
    Littlespot
    Loon
    Luna

    M

    Magpie
    Mars & calf
    Meteor
    Mets
    Miasma
    Midnight
    Milkweed
    Milkyway & calf
    Mira
    Mirage & calf
    Mocha & calf
    Mogul
    Mostaza
    Mudskipper
    Mural

    N

    Navajo
    Nazca
    Newton
    Nile
    Nine
    Nimbus
    Notchy
    Nuke
    Nudibranch

    O

    Obsidian
    Oculi
    Onyx & calf
    Orbit
    Orion
    Owl 03 calf

    P

    Pagoda
    Palette & calf
    Palmer-Crary
    Panda
    Parens
    Pasta
    Patches
    Patchwork
    Peedee & calf
    Peeler
    Peninsula
    Pepper
    Perseid
    Phocid
    Photon
    Pierce
    Pina
    Pinball
    Pinball 03 calf
    Pinch
    Pipette
    Pisces & calf
    Plateau
    Platform
    Pogo
    Polevault
    Pongo
    Pox
    Pregunta
    Pumpkinseed
    Putter
    Pylon
    Pyramid
    Python

    Q


    Qaala
    Quill
    Quixote & calf
    Quote & calf

    R

    Raccoon
    Raindrop
    Rainforest
    Rapier
    Rattan
    Ravine
    Reaper
    Reaper 03 calf
    Reflection
    Regulus
    Relampago
    Rhino & calf
    Rhino 02 calf
    Rocker
    Rooftop
    Roswell
    Rune & calf

    S

    Sabot
    Saloon
    Salt
    Samovar
    Sauron
    Scrape
    Scratch
    Scream
    Scribble & calf
    Scylla
    Scythe
    Seal
    Sedge
    Shards
    Shark & calf
    Shiskabob
    Shuttle & calf
    Sickle
    Siphon & calf
    Six & calf
    Skewer
    Skua
    Slope
    Snowplow
    Sockeye
    Solas
    Solo
    Soot
    Spar
    Spar 02 calf
    Splice
    Springboard
    Squiggle & calf
    Staff
    Stellar
    Stonehenge
    Strike
    Strut
    Stub
    Summit
    Sutures
    Swale
    Swan
    Swan Song
    Sweep
    Swimmer
    Sword

    T

    Tau
    Tau 03 calf
    Tear
    Tectonic
    Telegraph
    Tenedor
    Thalassa
    Thread
    Thumper
    Tilde
    Tilt
    Timberline
    Tiramisu
    Tornado
    Totem & calf
    Trajectory
    Triad
    Triad 03 calf
    Triangle
    Trident
    Trigger
    Trowel
    Tulip
    Tunguska
    Tusk
    Twister

    U

    Ursa & calf

    V

    Valley & calf
    Vector
    Venom
    Ventisca
    Victim
    Voltage

    W

    W
    Warrior
    Wasabi
    Whisk
    Willow
    Wizard
    Wy
    Wyoming


    X

    Y

    Yoo Hoo

    Z

    Zeppelin
    Zipper

     

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