Dramatic Bigg’s Orca Hunt of Sea Lion

Dramatic Bigg’s Orca Hunt of Sea Lion

We sure had an epic trip from Edmonds on May 10, 2023 with orcas and gray whales. It started out with excitement right off the bat when we spotted Bigg’s killer whales hunting a California sea lion near Alki Point 20 minutes into our trip. Sea lion hunts tend to...
A Super Pod of Bigg’s Orcas in Rosario Strait

A Super Pod of Bigg’s Orcas in Rosario Strait

Super Pod! We had an epic day on our May 2, 2023 Port Townsend Half-Day Whale Watch tour. We encountered a Bigg’s (transient) orca Super Pod near Rosario Strait. The T123, T99 and T36 families were present, along with the brothers T125A and T128. A gorgeous,...
2023  Gray Whale Season Featured 15 Sounders

2023 Gray Whale Season Featured 15 Sounders

We’ve had the second coldest April on record this year, but the gray whales don’t care at all, and they have been great. The count for returning “Sounder” gray whales is up to 15 now including one we haven’t seen inside Puget Sound in about 22 years (CRC 543). The...
13 Gray Whales Confirmed in our Area

13 Gray Whales Confirmed in our Area

The gray whale count for our returning “Sounders” is up to at least 12 now, plus we have an additional newbie making it 13!  We’ve seen the gray whale that’s new to our area off the west side of Whidbey Island a few times and it just got an ID number from Cascadia...