Laguna
San Ignacio Census Totals 2002-2010
Figures
Courtesy Johnny Friday and Baja Ecotours
(1 Cow/Calf Pair = 2 whales)
2011
Season
|
|||
Census
Date
|
Cow/Calf
Pairs
|
Singles
|
Total Whales |
| Jan. 20, 2011 | 19
|
22
|
60
|
| Jan. 26, 2011 | 35
|
41
|
111
|
| Feb. 10, 2011 | 122
|
55
|
177
|
| Mar. 10, 2011 | 58
|
283
|
|
2010
Season
|
|||
Census
Date
|
Cow/Calf
Pairs
|
Singles
|
Total Whales |
| Feb. 4, 2010 | 15 |
94 |
124 |
| Feb. 17, 2010 | 8 |
86 |
202* |
| Feb. 27, 2010 | 20
|
236
|
276**
|
**Highest single count ever, for any time of the season.
*First time cow/calf counts have gone down instead of up. Also lowest calf count ever for this date and highest single count ever for any time of the season.
2009
Season
|
|||
Census
Date
|
Cow/Calf
Pairs
|
Singles
|
Total Whales |
| Jan. 22, 2009 | 9
|
15
|
33
|
| Jan. 30, 2009 | 11
|
49
|
71
|
| Feb. 5, 2009 | 33
|
85
|
151
|
| Feb. 13, 2009 | 79 |
144 |
302 |
| March 12, 2009 | 40
|
47
|
127
|
| March 25, 2009 | 17
|
5
|
39
|
2008
Season
|
|||
Census
Date
|
Cow/Calf
Pairs
|
Singles
|
Total Whales |
| Nov. 23, 2007 | 1
|
2
|
4 |
| Jan. 16, 2008 | 0
|
2
|
2 |
| Jan. 24, 2008 | 3
|
4
|
10 |
| Feb. 7, 2008 | 25
|
32
|
82 |
| Feb. 15, 2008 | 43
|
28
|
114
|
| Feb. 22, 2008 | 56
|
43
|
155
|
| Feb. 28, 2008 | 54
|
117
|
225
|
| Mar. 1, 2008 | 223 |
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| Mar. 13, 2008 | 62
|
134
|
258
|
| Mar. 18, 2008 | 53
|
66
|
172
|
| Mar. 26, 2008 | 47
|
14
|
108
|
2007
Season
|
|||
Census
Date
|
Cow/Calf
Pairs
|
Singles
|
Total Whales |
| Jan. 18, 2007 | 2
|
11
|
15 |
| Jan. 25, 2007 | 5
|
13
|
23 |
| Feb. 1, 2007 | 13
|
42
|
68 |
| Feb. 8, 2007 | 25
|
69
|
119 |
| Feb. 22, 2007 | 46 |
113 |
205 |
| Mar. 10, 2007 | 36 |
74 |
146 |
| Mar. 15, 2007 | 15* |
14* |
44 |
| *Count is in question as it was taken at a time of a minus low tide, when many whales were outside the lagoon. Also, we missed our Peak numbers count, as high winds prevented taking a census count between Feb. 22 and March 10, when we usually see our highest count. | |||
2006
Season
|
|||
Census
Date
|
Cow/Calf
Pairs
|
Singles
|
Total Whales |
| Feb. 2, 2006 | 24
|
32
|
80 |
| Feb. 9, 2006 | 56
|
43
|
155 |
| Feb. 23, 2006 | 74
|
138
|
286 |
| Mar. 2, 2006 | 53
|
182
|
288 |
| Mar. 17, 2006 | 82 |
53 |
217 |
| Mar. 24, 2006 | 95 |
9 |
199 |
| Mar. 30, 2006 | 33*
|
4*
|
70*
|
| **Low tide, so many of the whales were outside the lagoon. | |||
2005
Season
|
|||
Census
Date
|
Cow/Calf
Pairs
|
Singles
|
Total Whales |
| Jan. 24, 2005 | 129 |
||
| Jan. 27, 2005 | 33
|
107
|
173 |
| Feb. 3, 2005 | 53
|
83
|
189 |
| Feb. 17, 2005 | 25
|
32
|
175 |
| Feb. 23, 2005 | 73 |
79 |
225 |
| Mar. 2, 2005 | 58 |
68 |
184 |
| Mar. 9, 2005 | 32* |
22* |
86* |
| Mar. 30, 2005 | 55 |
1 |
111 |
|
*Low
tide, so many of the whales were outside the lagoon. |
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2004
Season
|
|||
Census
Date
|
Cow/Calf
Pairs
|
Singles
|
Total Whales |
| Jan. 21, 2004 | 72
|
33
|
177 |
| Jan. 30, 2004 | 102
|
34
|
238 |
| Feb. 12, 2004 | 59
|
48
|
166 |
| Feb. 18, 2004 | 71
|
112
|
254 |
| Feb. 26, 2004 | 94 |
68 |
256 |
| Mar. 3, 2004 | 83 |
102 |
268 |
| Mar. 11, 2004 | 118 |
52 |
288 |
| Mar. 20, 2004 | 53 |
3 |
109 |
| Mar. 25, 2004 | 58 |
5 |
121 |
| Apr. 1, 2004 | 76 |
1 |
153 |
2003
Season
|
|||
Census
Date
|
Cow/Calf
Pairs
|
Singles
|
Total Whales |
| Jan. 30, 2003 | 30
|
43
|
103 |
| Feb. 13, 2003 | 34
|
175
|
243 |
| Feb. 20, 2003 | 51
|
143
|
245 |
| Feb. 28, 2003 | 53
|
112
|
218 |
| Mar. 7, 2003 | 42 |
50 |
134 |
| Apr. 8, 2003 | 30 |
0 |
60 |
2002
Season
|
|||
Census
Date
|
Cow/Calf
Pairs
|
Singles
|
Total Whales |
| Jan. 29, 2002 | 70 |
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| Feb. 176, 2002 | 200 |
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| Feb. 28, 2002 | 43
|
170
|
256 |
| Mar. 7, 2002 | 70
|
54
|
194 |
| Mar. 21, 2002 | 59
|
09
|
127 |
| Apr. 12, 2002 | 50 |
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