292

I’ve only spotted nameless 292 this one time on August 11, 2012 in North Pass with the Faust Rock bell buoy visible in the background. Not finding the whale in the old NOAA tail catalog, I wandered through the much larger Humpback Whales of Southeast Alaska catalog and found it there among the “0% White Flukes, Wide Notch” on page one. The  smooth and broad but shallow scallop on the right fluke along with the very neat and lightly flared “U” notch. There are some hints of white that show up: a single short line parallel to the trailing edge on the right fluke close to the noth and two spot near the leading edge, the inner one being a bold line and the outer one a slight teardrop.

Since this whale is not in the Juneau catalog, I’m taking that to mean this is a wandering whale who I just happened upon this day as it came into our waters.

 This is the full view of the whale.