The false killer whales continue to elude us. Satellite tag records have been indicating we have been close several times in the past few days. But the weather where these animals have been hanging out has been poor. Windy and high swells. We were in 6 ft swells yesterday which would have made tagging difficult.

We have been sighting numerous other species in the past two days. This includes groups of spotted dolphins, rough toothed dolphins and the same mom-calf pair of Curvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) two days in a row. So sightings have been plentiful and we have been busy. The pics below show the mom and calf Ziphius and a spotted dolphin riding the bow in pristine conditions. 

(Beaked whales, photo: A. Mooney, NMFS permit # 15530 to CRC)

(Spotted dolphin, photo: A. Mooney, NMFS permit # 15530 to CRC)