This list of sightings is in chronological order. The link takes you to the page on which that sighting is transcribed, but not necessarily to the transcription itself.
- 1746: Lorenz von Ferry, Norway
- 1783: Penobscot Bay, Maine
- 1787: William Lee; Nova Scotia, Canada
- 1793 June 20: Captain Crabtree; Maine
- 1796 August: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- 1805 June: Lake Ontario
- 1810: Orkney
- 1811 July: John Brown; north Atlantic ocean
- 1815 October 25: Captain Cleveland; Morocco
- 1817 August 14: John Low; Gloucester, Massachusetts
- 1817 August 17: Gloucester, Massachusetts
- 1817 August 17 & 18: Gloucester, Massachusetts
- 1817 August: Gloucester, Massachusetts
- 1817 August 20: Kettle Cove, Massachusetts
- 1817 August 21: Kettle Cove, Massachusetts
- 1817 August: Kettle Cove, Massachusetts
- 1817 August: Kettle Cove, Massachusetts
- 1817 August 23: Mr. Story & Mr. Nash; Gloucester, Massachusetts
- 1817 August 28: Cape Ann, Massachusetts
- 1817 September 6 & 7: Massachusetts
- 1817 October 3: James Guion; Long Island Sound
- 1817 October 5: Thomas Hertell; Long Island Sound
- 1817 October 14: Long Island Sound
- 1817 November 6: Fitch Welch & Eli B. Gunn; Milford, Connecticut
- 1818 May 9: Joseph Woodward; Cape Ann, Massachusetts
- 1818 June 21: Shubael West & Samuel Schmid; Cape Ann, Massachusetts
- 1818 July 22: Captain B. Webber; Gloucester, Massachusetts
- 1818 July 23: Mr. Sargent; Gloucester, Massachusetts
- 1818 July 31: Captain Arnold; Virginia
- 1818 August 12: Timothy Hodgkins; Squam Harbor, Massachusetts
- 1818 August 16: Squam Harbor, Massachusetts
- 1818 August 19: Squam Harbor, Massachusetts
- 1818 September 3: Ipswich Bay, Massachusetts
- 1818 September 3: Rye Beach, New Hampshire
- 1818 September 24: Captain Tatem; Cape Henry, Virginia