r/maryland • u/Due-Law-2335 • 1d ago

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

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u/Massive_University66 23h ago

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

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u/Noa-Guey 21h ago

Right. Still waiting for the answer

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u/Massive_University66 21h 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/great_auks 7h ago edited 7h 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 7h ago

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

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u/great_auks 7h 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.