Whale and Wildlife Update
Posted March 17, 2014 at 5:48 am by Tim Dustrude
Here’s Hobbes with this week’s update and Jim Maya with the photo…
Stellar Sea Lions keeping those noses up! – Click for larger image – Jim Maya photo
Capt. Jack & Mate Andy and the crew on the inter-island ferry Hiyu reported that the T49A’s (transient orcas) showed up Friday afternoon right outside Friday Harbor! And they stayed in the area for around 3 hours feeding on seals and porpoise…
It’s been a beautiful week to be on the water, that’s for sure! The week started off with transient orcas known as the T18’s and T19B (Old Floppy Fin). The T49A’s were also spotted on the West-Side by Jim Maya. There are four orcas in both of these groups. Gray whales are being seen down in the Sound and around Everette. Green Point is the place to be when it comes to sea lions and wonderful brightly colored Harlequin ducks… Other wildlife being seen are seals, harbor porpoise, very playful Dall’s porpoise, eagles and tons of seabirds. Our southern resident orca pods are most likely still off-shore. Check out the PWWA and the SJIVB websites to see who’s running trips. Cheers from the PWWA.
Capt. Hobbes Buchanan
San Juan Island Whale & Wildlife Tours & Water Taxi Services
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