Whale & Wildlife Update

Here’s Hobbes with this week’s report…

Click to enlarge – Sabrina Taylor photo

Orcas are still being spotted in our area! J pod, along with Onyx L87 — who travels by J2 Granny’s side since his mother died — were down in the Puget Sound area for most of this week, then on the 19th the J’s met up with part of L pod known as the L12’s who came down from the north at Lime Kiln Point State Park. Jeanne Hyde recorded vocalizations of the residents with transients being heard in the distance, awesome stuff! Then the two groups went back down to the Sound.

On Wednesday they came back up past Whidbey Island and are now out around the Neah Bay area. And we still get the occasional report by Captain Jack and crew on the inter-island WA State Ferry of transient mammal-eating orcas, with the last sighting being in the Point Caution area of San Juan Channel. Another group of transients was spotted up in Cowichin Bay, BC. Other wildlife still being seen include sea lions, sea lion pups being nursed by their mothers, seals, harbor porpoise, Dall’s porpoise, elephant seals, eagles, and tons of seabirds. Cheers from Capt. Hobbes and the Pacific Whale Watch Association.

Capt. Hobbes Buchanan
San Juan Island Whale & Wildlife Tours & Water Taxi Services
Marine Mammal & Wildlife Monitoring

PO Box 1345, Friday Harbor, WA 98250
www.sanjuanislandwhales.com
360-298-0012

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