We wrapped-up an amazing Whale & Dolphin watching season on Sunday. Along with migrating Gray Whales throughout the season, we finished with a record number of Humpback Whale sightings in March and Fin Whale sightings in April! Our season totals of baleen whales were 633 Gray Whales, 165 Humpback Whales, 59 Fin Whales, 1 Blue… Read more → The post Winter Whale Watching Season Summary appeared first on Hornblower San Diego Whale Watching Blog ..read more

The Fin Whales are the current stars of this spring’s whale watching season! We’ve been regularly seeing these gigantic baleen whales for the past two weeks during our Whale & Dolphin Watching cruises — 44 Fin Whales within 2 weeks! We’ve spotted most of the whales at an offshore area called the 9-Mile Bank, a… Read more → The post Finding Fin Whales off San Diego appeared first on Hornblower San Diego Whale Watching Blog ..read more

Last weekend we had an early sighting surprise of both a Blue Whale and several Fin Whales. Not only are these the first sightings of both species for the season, they are also much earlier than normal. Typically, we don’t see Blues or Fins until mid- to late-summer. The Blue Whale is the largest animal… Read more → The post We’ve Got the Blues (and Fin Whales)! appeared first on Hornblower San Diego Whale Watching Blog ..read more

For most of March, we’ve been thrilled by numerous encounters with Humpback Whales — 160 sightings in 3 weeks! Our  San Diego Whale & Dolphin Watching Tours have transformed into whale, dolphin, sea lion and seabird watching cruises as the Humpbacks and other ocean wildlife are gorging on an abundance of small, schooling baitfish off the… Read more → The post Humpback Whale Feeding Frenzy appeared first on Hornblower San Diego Whale Watching Blog ..read more