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Northern Right Whale Sighting Update 1/19-1/28

I know I am so far behind and I am so sorry! Life has a funny way of catching up to me sometimes!

My dad came in last Wednesday and we had a great time together. We even went in search of Right Whales on Friday but the weather was not very cooperative. It was windy and cold (by Florida standards anyway) our high was about 55º, the windchill, probably about 47º. The wind made the water real choppy with lots of whitecaps. If there were any 50-55 foot whales out there, we sure didn't see them and neither did anyone else.

I have updated my Central Florida Thru My Eyes blog with recent sightings and the recent loss of a newborn calf.

The calf washed up in Ormond By The Sea on Friday night and my friends from the Marineland Right Whale Project believe his death was natural causes, more will be known when test results come back. Luckily they believe he was not one of the babies we've come to know and love.

Come on by and say hi when you get a chance!

Posted by Lysa Napolitano, Call Coordinator ~ Century 21 Sundance on 01/29/2008 02:37 PM

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11 Comments on Northern Right Whale Sighting Update 1/19-1/28

JAN

2008

Lysa - I've never witnessed a sighting before so I'll have to stop by and live vicariously through you.

You must be having a whale of a time watching!

Always a comedian Neal, aren't ya?

Jason, You can live vicariously through me living vicaiously through Joy Hampp right now as I've not seen any whales yet this season. I hope I do though!

Neal... One of these days....

Jason, At least he stopped by.. right.. ?

Lysa, I'm sorry about the baby. Whale watching is wonderful, I've been a few times and loved it!

Aaaww. I didn't know about the baby. =(

Lysa...it's amazing how quickly time can get away from you...and how long it seems to take to catch up!

JAN

2008

Lisa, it really scared me to think it may be the baby of Arpeggio or #1627, I don't want to lose any babies, but at least this was mother natures work and not humans.

Carole, yeah we are too...

Joan, I hear ya! I forgot to come back here again!

FEB

2008

Hi Lysa,
That is cold for Florida. Here in NC we have been on a weather roller coaster. Love to see those beautiful whales!

Lysa, that sure was sad news. The first thing I thought was that it was "your" baby, until I heard it was a new born. I was both relieved and saddened to know that poor little thing didn't make it. Keep us posted on what is going on with your two will ya? I think I've heard they are still hanging around up there. Oh there was a picture in the paper the other day of surfers "interacting" with a mother and calf. I wondered if they were yours. People are just so damned stupid.

FEB

2008

Cynthia, For our area that is about normal for this time of year. Its the wind that gets us tho! I'd sure love love to see the whales this year too :)

Terry, Losing the baby was hard, but thankfully the human world had nothing to do with it. Steve told me about the surfers and the whales, but what he saw were surfers just watching them. I'm not sure of the whole story. I'm not even sure where it took place?

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