What we have seen, oh so briefly on this morning, is that finback whale.
From the sacbee.com
In 1964, a 52-foot finback whale was found dead in the Hudson River off 79th Street in Manhattan.
From the cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
A finback whale surfaces in the ocean near a Hornblower boat.
From the sacbee.com
In less than five minutes, the finback whale apparently has traveled well north of the boat, at 5 o'clock.
From the sacbee.com
One complication is that very little is known about the finback whale species, and scientists have little data on where it typically goes in winter, she said.
From the newsday.com
The finback, also known as a fin whale, an endangered species and the second-biggest whale after the blue whale, is one of several types found in the waters off New York Harbor.