Male, born 1981 to Crane. Years Sighted: 1981 - 2008 inclusive
Colt is immediately distinguishable from other whales because of his large, rounded dorsal (back) fin with a prominent white spot behind it. He is fascinated with boats. When a whale watch boat stops to see what Colt is doing he often comes over and spends time rolling around under the boat, moving from side to side and checking out what the boat is doing. He'll even stop feeding to play with the boat!
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Female, born 1988 to Fringe. Years sighted: 1988 - 2009 inclusive
Tornado was born to Fringe in 1988 and was seen regularly throughout the summer of her calf year on Stellwagon Bank. Like most calves, she was probably 10-13 feet long and weighed about 2,000 pounds when born. Her name is based on a "twister-like" mark on the right side of her tail.
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Female, born 1982 to Snake Eyes. Years sighted: 1982 - 2009 inclusive
Trident has been a loyal resident of Massachusetts Bay since her calf year. She had her first calf, Musket, when she was only five, which is the earliest we've ever seen a female humpback have a calf.
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Female. Years Sighted: 1981 - 2009 inclusive
Cardhu is one of the largest and best-known female humpback whales on Stellwagon Bank. She has been seen every year since 1981. Because of her almost entirely black flukes, she was given the name Cardhu, which is Gaelic for black.
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Male, born 1988 to Silver. Years Sighted: 1988 - 2009 inclusive
Coral is the fourth recorded calf of one of our best-known females. Silver. He is a loyal resident of Stellwagon Bank during the summer. His loyalty to Stellwagon Bank is unusual among males, which often spend less time on the Bank than in other productive areas within the Gulf of Maine, such as the Bay of Fundy.
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Male. Years Sighted: 1990 to 2009 inclusive
Tear was first seen as a small whale back in 1990; we think that he was probably born in 1989. In general, young whales tend to be more solitary than other whales and in that year, Tear spent a great deal of time on his own.
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Female, born 2001 to Filament. Years Sighted: 2001 - 2007 inclusive
Eden was named for the color pattern on the underside of her tail. The dark coloration in the center and top of her tail looks like a tree and the wavy black line on the right looks like a snake. Therefore, Eden was named for the Garden of Eden in the Bible.
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Male, born 1982 to Cardhu. Years Sighted: 1982 - 1994, 1996 - 2002, 2005 - 2008
Right from the start it was clear that Ember is a special whale. He was first seen separated from his mother diving under and around the whale watch vessel for close to one hour. A succession of six other whales, probably attracted by vocalizations Ember was making below the surface, joined the young whale. Because of his size, we knew he was a calf, but his independence made it impossible to figure out who the mother was. It was not until several days later, when we saw Cardhu and her calf, that we solved the mystery.
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Male, born 1983 to Bilbo. Years Sighted: 1983 - 2009 inclusive
Humpback whales are recognized by the pattern on the underside of the tail; the underside of Regulus' tail is mostly white, with a solid center core of black. In the middle of the black center is one white spot that stands out in contrast to the black. Because of this bright mark, he was named Regulus, after a bright star in the night sky.
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Female, born 1989 to Milky Way. Years sighted: 1989, 1991 - 1996, 1998 - 2009
Zeppelin is an unusually solitary whale, rarely associating with other humpbacks. She also appears to be more active than most whales. As she approaches other individuals she often breaches. This may be a way to tell other whales she's coming into their area.
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