Subject: New Jersey: Whale Sighting (fwd)
Mike Williamson (pita@www1.wheelock.edu)
Sun, 28 Dec 1997 15:33:23 -0500 (EST)
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 16:19:11 EST
From: ALF2AMF <ALF2AMF@aol.com>
To: kim@whale.org, pita@whale.simmons.edu
Subject: Whale Sighting
Dear Kim;
My wife and I just sighted a pod of approximately five (5) whales off the
coast of New Jersey. The sighting was off of the coast of Bradley Beach, New
Jersey (lat/long 40:12:08N/74:00:45W) where we live. The whales were headed
north and when they surfaced, approximately fifteen (15) feet of their backs
were visible above the water.
I have lived on the Jersey shore for 34 years and this is the first time that
I have ever seen whales in their natural environment. I was wondering if you
could tell me what type of whales these were and is it common that they should
be seen here?
Date of sighting: 12/27/97
Time of sighting: 15:30 EST
Movement: NNE @ ~2-3 knots
Thank you for your time.
Lee F.