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    2005 Humpback Sightings (updated 11/28/05)

     
         
     


    Scylla & calf:  first mother/calf
    pair of the 2005 season

    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).

    Click here for 2004 sightings

     

    The humpback whales listed alphabetically below have already been seen by CCS in 2005. We will continue to post new names as individuals are identified.

    A

    Abrasion
    Ampersand
    Amulet
    Anchor & calf
    Andreas
    Anvil
    Apex
    Apostrophe
    Arrowhead
    Ase
    Asterisk
    Aswan

    B

    Badge
    Bally
    Bandit
    Banyan
    Barb
    Blanco
    Bolide
    Bottleneck
    Branch
    Brine
    Buckshot
    Bulldog
    Bullet
    Bullet 02 calf
    Bungee & calf
    Buzzard

    C

    Cajun
    Capella & calf
    Capillary
    Carbon
    Cardhu
    Centipede
    Chablis
    Chasm
    Churn
    Circuit
    Cirrus
    Citation
    Coccinella
    Colorado
    Colt
    Compass
    Compass 03 calf
    Conflux
    Coral
    Corona 03 calf
    Coronach
    Cosmos
    Crevasse
    Crisp
    Crown & calf
    Crystal
    Cygnus
    Cyrano & calf

    D

    Dapple & calf
    Dashdot
    Deneb
    Deuce & calf
    Dice
    Ditto
    Division
    Dome
    Doric
    Draco
    Dracula
    Duckpin
    Dune
    Dusky
    Dynamite

    E

    Easel
    Ebony & calf
    Echo & calf
    Eden
    Electron
    Ember
    Entropy & calf
    Epee
    Equals & calf
    Erlenmeyer
    Erosion
    Eruption
    Etch-a-sketch
    Exclaim
    Evolution

    F

    Falcon
    Fern
    Filament
    Firefly & calf
    Flame
    Flamingo
    Flash
    Flounder
    Flyer
    Foggy 03 calf
    Fracture
    Fragment
    Freckles
    Fulcrum

    G

    Gamma
    Gar
    Ganesh
    Garden
    Geometry
    Ghost
    Gibraltar
    Giraffe & calf
    Glo
    Glo-stick
    Gondolier
    Grackle
    Gremlin
    Gunslinger
    Gymnastics

    H

    Habenero
    Half Moon
    Hancock
    Hangman
    Hat trick
    Hay
    Hobo
    Hopper
    Horizon
    Hornbill

    I

    Igloo
    Illex
    Inchworm
    Infinity
    Iris
    Isthmus & calf
    Ivory & calf

    J

    Jabba
    Jabiru
    JIB
    Jungle

    K

    Kansas
    Kilter
    Knuckles & calf

    L

    Lace
    Lacey
    Lacuna
    Ladle
    Lagoon
    Lariat
    Lascaux
    Lava & calf
    Lavalier
    Leaf
    Leonid
    Leukos
    Lichen & calf
    Lightning & calf
    Liner
    Littlespot
    Luna

    M

    Magpie
    Mantis
    Masquerade
    Meteor
    Mica
    Midnight
    Milkweed
    Milkyway
    Minos & calf
    Mira
    Mirror
    Mocha
    Mogul
    Mostaza
    Mouse & calf

    N

    Navajo
    New Moon
    Newton
    Nile
    Nine & calf
    Nuages & calf
    Nudibranch
    Nuke

    O

    Obtuse
    Oculi
    Operands
    Owl

    P

    Palette
    Palette 04 calf
    Panda
    Paras & calf
    Partition & calf
    Patches
    Patchwork
    Pawprint
    Peace
    Peedee
    Peedee 04 calf
    Pendiente
    Peninsula
    Perimeter
    Percent
    Perseid
    Photon
    Pina & calf
    Pinball & calf
    Pipette
    Pisces
    Plateau
    Platform
    Plumbline
    Pogo
    Polaris
    Polevault
    Porcupine
    Porthole
    Pox
    Prongs
    Pumba
    Pumpkin seed
    Putter
    Python

    Q

    Quill
    Quixote
    Quote
    Quote 04 calf

    R

    Raccoon
    Rapier
    Raptor
    Rattan
    Ravine
    Reaper
    Reflection
    Regulus
    Relampago
    Rocker
    Roswell
    Rooftop
    Rouge
    Rune
    Rune 04 calf

    S


    Sabot & calf
    Saloon
    Salps
    Salt
    Samovar
    Sasquatch
    Satula
    Sauron
    Scratch
    Scylla & calf
    Scythe
    Seal
    Sedge
    Shards
    Shark
    Sickle & calf
    Sigma
    Simoom
    Sirius
    Skua
    Sloop
    Snowshoe
    Sockeye
    Solas
    Sonata
    Soot
    Spar
    Spoon
    Springboard
    Staff & calf
    Stub
    Sunburst
    Sushi
    Sweep
    Sword
    Syrup

    T


    Teapot
    Tear
    Tectonic
    Teo
    Terrace
    Thalassa & calf
    Thalassa 03 calf
    Thistle
    Thread
    Thumper
    Tigris
    Tilt
    Tornado
    Touche
    Touchdown & calf
    Trampoline
    Treacle
    Triad
    Trigger
    Tripod
    Triton
    Tulip & calf
    Tulip 02 calf
    Tunguska
    Tusk
    Twister & calf

    U

    Umbrella
    Underline
    Urchin & calf

    V

    Valley
    Vanity
    Vector
    Venom
    Ventisca
    Veteran & calf
    Vibes & calf
    Victim & calf
    Viper
    Visage
    Vulture

    W

    W
    Walrus
    Warrior & calf
    Wave
    Weave
    Whisk
    Whistler
    Wigwam
    Willow
    Wiper
    Wizard
    Wyoming

    X

    Y

    Yoo Hoo

    Z

    Zeppelin & calf
    Zipper & calf
    Zipper 03 calf
    Zodiac
    Zorro

     

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