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The 19,000 whales passing Oregon northbound
have started, seeing good numbers now! |
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| Spring Whale Watch
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Daily Whale counts from the Whale Watching Center,
Depoe Bay Oregon |
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Gray Whales Today |
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Hours Visible |
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Whale Counts |
5 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
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7 |
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Visibility |
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in the News |
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| Stranded Sei Whale, Oregon |
Total Whale Sightings from the Whale Watching
Center |
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Whale dies of Ship Strike |
Date |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
Breach |
Spyhop |
Orca |
Hump |
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| Whale Meat on
Sale |
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2006 |
82 |
5 |
188 |
106 |
67 |
36 |
87 |
234 |
270 |
167 |
97 |
84 |
1423 |
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| Brazil Whale
Sanctuary |
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2007 |
443 |
24 |
356 |
215 |
101 |
183 |
87 |
134 |
100 |
145 |
7 |
51 |
1846 |
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| Whales
defeated by Navy |
2008 |
456 |
93 |
378 |
432 |
47 |
32 |
109 |
294 |
357 |
178 |
6 |
140 |
2522 |
76 |
8 |
31 |
21 |
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| Western Grays
Extinction? |
2009 |
823 |
74 |
303 |
163 |
47 |
137 |
10 |
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1557 |
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| Chile Whale
Sanctyary |
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Humpback |
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7 |
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7 |
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| Divers rescue
whale video |
Orca |
25 |
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7 |
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19 |
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51 |
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| White Orca |
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Breach |
31 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
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Spyhop |
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1 Sperm whale |
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Spring Whale
Watch Week: Mar 21-28th |
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| We
are seeing good numbers of gray whales traveling past the Oregon coast right
now. |
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| Peak numbers are
the last week of March and a 2nd peak the last week of April with about 6
whales an hour passing Oregon . |
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Whale Sightings |
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Visitor Counts |
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2,130 |
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14,489 |
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| Thanks to all of
the great volunteers! Do
You Love Watching Whales - Volunteer!
Call 541-765-3304 |
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| *These
figures are preliminary. More data will be added as it comes in. |
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| Many thanks to
the volunteers who phone, email,and fax in whale and visitor counts to help
give us a "live" picture this week!* |
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| n/a = volunteer
unavailable due to safety issues, emergency or illness, etc. |
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Sat Mar 21 |
Sun Mar 22 |
Mon Mar 23 |
Tue Mar 24 |
Wed Mar 25 |
Thur Mar 26 |
Fri Mar 27 |
Sat Mar 28 |
Total |
Total |
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| Weather |
Great |
Rain,Hail,Wind |
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Visitors |
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Visitors |
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Visitors |
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Visitors |
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Visitors |
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Visitors |
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Visitors |
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Visitors |
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| Location |
Whales |
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Whales |
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Whales |
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Whales |
Whales |
Whales |
Whales |
Whales |
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Whales |
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| Cape Disappointment |
56 |
40 |
69 |
34 |
0 |
72 |
39 |
71 |
8 |
111 |
7 |
89 |
0 |
66 |
0 |
121 |
179 |
604 |
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| Ecola |
42 |
116 |
28 |
65 |
0 |
52 |
20 |
65 |
0 |
90 |
11 |
189 |
15 |
151 |
0 |
10 |
116 |
738 |
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| Neahkahnie |
23 |
90 |
2 |
193 |
0 |
118 |
0 |
99 |
3 |
64 |
6 |
179 |
8 |
120 |
0 |
58 |
42 |
921 |
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| Cape Meares |
18 |
169 |
5 |
164 |
0 |
160 |
14 |
184 |
6 |
69 |
27 |
115 |
0 |
158 |
0 |
117 |
70 |
1,136 |
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| Cape Lookout |
5 |
65 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
74 |
0 |
11 |
9 |
121 |
4 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
345 |
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| Cape Kiwanda |
11 |
50 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
10 |
13 |
50 |
3 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
0 |
2 |
27 |
141 |
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| Spanish Head |
33 |
19 |
0 |
32 |
1 |
23 |
6 |
25 |
0 |
12 |
2 |
38 |
7 |
48 |
0 |
15 |
49 |
212 |
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| Boiler Bay |
34 |
160 |
0 |
101 |
0 |
77 |
16 |
55 |
0 |
35 |
17 |
118 |
0 |
85 |
0 |
118 |
67 |
749 |
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| Depoe Bay |
31 |
94 |
4 |
55 |
0 |
60 |
12 |
126 |
0 |
79 |
11 |
61 |
7 |
62 |
0 |
30 |
65 |
567 |
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| Rocky Creek |
10 |
15 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
13 |
16 |
0 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
16 |
0 |
3 |
36 |
87 |
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| Foulweather |
21 |
121 |
0 |
153 |
1 |
83 |
15 |
141 |
0 |
11 |
6 |
92 |
2 |
52 |
0 |
23 |
45 |
676 |
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| Devils Punchbowl |
7 |
31 |
1 |
63 |
2 |
65 |
25 |
262 |
0 |
49 |
4 |
200 |
1 |
125 |
0 |
58 |
40 |
853 |
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| Yaquina Head |
31 |
203 |
0 |
180 |
3 |
117 |
16 |
340 |
0 |
41 |
23 |
235 |
5 |
252 |
0 |
62 |
78 |
1,430 |
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| Don Davis |
9 |
43 |
2 |
25 |
4 |
20 |
40 |
38 |
0 |
41 |
16 |
20 |
0 |
48 |
0 |
19 |
71 |
254 |
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| Perpetua VC |
26 |
122 |
5 |
89 |
4 |
98 |
14 |
122 |
0 |
112 |
32 |
211 |
15 |
167 |
1 |
95 |
97 |
1,016 |
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| Cooks Chasm |
30 |
60 |
6 |
69 |
1 |
53 |
31 |
114 |
1 |
72 |
25 |
123 |
6 |
80 |
2 |
67 |
102 |
638 |
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| Sea Lion Caves |
48 |
100 |
8 |
76 |
11 |
66 |
18 |
116 |
1 |
6 |
26 |
60 |
16 |
98 |
6 |
61 |
134 |
583 |
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| Umpqua |
18 |
59 |
1 |
68 |
11 |
45 |
10 |
64 |
0 |
11 |
22 |
82 |
10 |
96 |
2 |
59 |
74 |
484 |
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| Shore Acres |
32 |
61 |
6 |
83 |
6 |
95 |
19 |
84 |
0 |
27 |
28 |
140 |
22 |
130 |
25 |
65 |
138 |
685 |
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| Face Rock |
61 |
82 |
0 |
95 |
0 |
95 |
21 |
41 |
0 |
19 |
108 |
55 |
76 |
60 |
6 |
41 |
272 |
488 |
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| Cape Blanco |
5 |
35 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
12 |
20 |
79 |
1 |
4 |
98 |
78 |
3 |
61 |
14 |
49 |
141 |
334 |
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| Battle Rock |
6 |
16 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
34 |
34 |
62 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
32 |
7 |
13 |
6 |
19 |
64 |
193 |
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| Cape Sebastian |
1 |
10 |
2 |
12 |
12 |
36 |
4 |
42 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
32 |
6 |
35 |
1 |
110 |
29 |
289 |
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| Cape Ferrelo |
6 |
36 |
5 |
32 |
21 |
33 |
20 |
17 |
0 |
28 |
9 |
51 |
15 |
71 |
9 |
57 |
85 |
325 |
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| Harris Beach |
7 |
45 |
8 |
51 |
7 |
54 |
10 |
58 |
0 |
30 |
5 |
67 |
1 |
52 |
0 |
53 |
38 |
410 |
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| Crescent City |
18 |
37 |
0 |
27 |
16 |
52 |
12 |
34 |
5 |
44 |
0 |
45 |
2 |
42 |
0 |
50 |
53 |
331 |
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| Daily Totals |
589 |
1,879 |
152 |
1,766 |
100 |
1,550 |
442 |
2,379 |
28 |
987 |
516 |
2,441 |
231 |
2,125 |
72 |
1,362 |
2,130 |
14,489 |
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