Killer Whales Playing Football with their Food

Killer Whales Playing Football with their Food

     We often tell passengers that you never know when one of those National Geographic moments might happen. April 9 we had one of those extraordinary moments just outside of Edmonds. The day started out with lots of promise when Captain Trevor spotted transient...
A Great Start to Gray Whale Season

A Great Start to Gray Whale Season

We sure had a great opening month for whale watching this year.  We’ve had higher than normal numbers of gray whales returning so far and we’ve been blessed with a fair share of orca sightings too!  So far we’ve seen 13 different gray whales on our...
14 Gray Whales Now in the Salish Sea!

14 Gray Whales Now in the Salish Sea!

Two more gray whales have come in from the ocean to join our “Sounders” so far in 2021. On Monday our boats from Port Townsend and Edmonds found two returning “newbie” gray whales that might have come in with the rough seas from Sunday’s...
Meet the Newest Member of J-Pod, J57!

Meet the Newest Member of J-Pod, J57!

Meet the newest member of J-pod, J57!! Today we had a heart warming experience watching J35, Tahlequah, frolicking with her new calf J57, who was born just 14 days ago! In 2018 Tahlequah made news around the world when she carried her calf, that died shortly after...
Some Recent Whale Encounters

Some Recent Whale Encounters

In recent weeks we’ve been seeing lots of the T65A and T137 pod orcas, gray whales crc 2262, 2259, and 2261, some minke whales, and humpbacks. Yesterday we watched one of our favorite humpback whales, Two Spot, lunge feeding near Dungeness Spit. Here are some...
Lots of Whales and Wildlife Out There

Lots of Whales and Wildlife Out There

We’ve been seeing 4 species of whales in recent days! The T65A pod and T137 pod orcas have been traveling together in and out of Puget Sound, There are still some gray whales around, and we’ve seen humpbacks and minkes too! There have also been lots of...