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Orca

Photo by SarahPalmer
Published on Project Noah
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33.6088, -117.863

Field Notes

Notes:

The pod was one mile from shore in Newport Beach.

Species ID Suggestions

Bigg's Killer Whale (Transient Killer Whale)

Orcinus orca
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Comments (4)
KarenL
Nice spot! Welcome to Project Noah Sarah!
CindyBinghamKeiser
Awesome! I have yet to spot these this far south. Please consider adding this and other spottings to the Southern California Wildlife mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7964554
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PublishedMarch 15, 2012

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