Not every summer morning along the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador hums with such bright possibility—unless you’re lucky enough to spot a visitor like Kiera shimmering under the gentle eastern sun. Her sweeping tail flicks a bit of salt spray and hope into the air, a reminder that the ocean’s pace belongs to neither clock nor calendar.
Kiera first made her presence known near St. Vincent’s in late June 2024, cruising through the chilly Atlantic mist. The capelin were rolling on, and the terns called overhead. Just as swiftly as she appeared, she vanished with the tides, only to pop up months later—much farther south—surfacing near Jones Beach, New York, in November. There, she glided through autumn’s chilly currents before making a quick stop off Belmar, New Jersey. Kiera’s style, it seems, is all about contrast: one week she’s in the chill of the north, the next, greeting the bustling Atlantic shores of the U.S.
But old habits have a way of calling you home. By July of 2025, Kiera was back in familiar waters, this time greeting the fishing boats and puffins of Bay Bulls Harbour and Witless Bay. On some days, she spent the waves between both places—perhaps drawn by the din of shorebirds or the promise of silvery fish below. Her visits to Witless Bay and Bay Bulls in July marked a pattern, repeated again the following summer in 2026, as she moved with quiet certainty through sparkling inlets and along rugged cliffs.
Kiera’s path weaves an impressive trail, connecting busy American beaches and wild Newfoundland and Labrador coves—a living reminder of how these distant shores are bound by the same rolling tides.
Have you seen Kiera? If you spot her or catch a glimpse of her fluke, be sure to submit your sighting and photo. Your small moment could fill another page in her story and help reveal more about her migrations between Newfoundland and Labrador and beyond. Every bit of knowledge sheds light on how far these mighty travellers roam.
Did you know? The waters around Witless Bay are home to millions of seabirds in summer, making it not just a humpback hotspot, but a feast for the senses above and below the waves!
St. Vincent’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
June 22, 2024
Jones Beach, New York, United States
November 20, 2024
Belmar, New Jersey, United States
November 24, 2024
Bay Bulls Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
July 6, 2025
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