r/maryland • u/Due-Law-2335 • 19h ago

MD Nature Dolphins swimming alongside our boat on the Chesapeake Bay today

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u/Massive_University66 18h ago

That's awesome! What part of the Bay though?

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u/Due-Law-2335 15h ago

Chesapeake Beach!

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u/Noa-Guey 15h ago

Right. Still waiting for the answer

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u/Massive_University66 15h ago

Im sure its probably the southern part of the Bay. The waters north of the Bay bridge are still pretty chilly

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u/Due-Law-2335 15h ago

I feel like Chesapeake Beach is solidly middle of the bay. Probably not much warmer than say Annapolis area. Im no expert

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u/great_auks 2h ago edited 2h ago

The bay is shallow and warms up quickly. The NOAA buoy at Tolchester Beach says the water up there is above 70F now.

There are a fair number north of the bridge on this 5 day old sightings map from Chesapeake Dolphin Watch. The one up by Pikesville was probably misplaced but I think most of the others are credible.

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u/Massive_University66 2h ago

That's map might be accurate, but Dolphins spotted bear Baltimore harbor are extremely rare.

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u/great_auks 2h ago

Not as rare as we used to think. They have been sighted in the upper bay consistently every year since the Chesapeake Dolphin Watch began in 2017.

June and July are the top months for upper bay sightings.

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u/ReverendBread2 Montgomery County 6h ago

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u/Elmo_loves_blocks 18h ago

Aww this is so special, thanks for sharing!

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u/eddiekoski 6h ago

I donated $25 to the bay so you could get this you welcome /s

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u/ReverendBread2 Montgomery County 6h ago

I got the save the bay license plate so this is kind of because of me

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u/eddiekoski 6h ago

The hero, I hope one day you get one of those reserved for save the bay parking spots and that your pillow is the perfect temperature.

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u/BroccoliDry9024 17h ago

How exciting!! I live on the Bay!

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u/kjadams64 17h ago

That is awesome 🤩

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u/Holiday_Ad_5445 14h ago

Sunday school

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u/DocAndersen 13h ago

That is amazing

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u/Alert-Disaster-4906 9h ago

As a former Bay resident for 14 years - this is so cool to see!! Now I have new goals while kayaking! Thanks for sharing!! 🩵🩵

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u/liqdsun 4h ago

There's a FB page that tracks them..fwiw

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u/Automatic-Doubt-4874 8h ago

I heard someone saying there were lots of dolphins in the Kent Island/Kent Narrows this past weekend!

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u/Fresh_Judgment_5219 37m ago

Fantastic. So nice to see some Of the effects of the Bay cleanup.