Thirteen humpbacks in Saginaw Channel near Shelter Island

We spent some time on our boat and were shocked to see thirteen humpbacks.  Two of the whales were off on their own, while eleven were traveling together.  They were swimming right next to each other and diving together.  It reminded me very much of bubble feeding behavior.  I was able to get several fluke photos and determined that these whales are not our bubble feeders.  They were our "regulars."  We have seen many of these whales on multiple occasions.  There was at least one of our summer calves in the group . We watched it play with kelp at the surface of the water.  One of the whales had clearly survived an orca attack.  The right side of its fluke was partially missing and was covered in rake marks (scarring from the teeth of orcas).  I believe this whale was young.  It looked small compared to the rest of the whales.  It will be interesting to see if these whales are still in the area the next time we head out on our boat.