First Row: T100’s spooking seals on White Rock on 6/5/26 by Lincoln Humphry Second Row: T46B’s and their months old calf “Pi” in the Strait of Juan De Fuca by Leo Solomon July 30 – Naturalist Lauren How can’t you love a gray day that turns into blue skies, as you arrive on scene… Continue reading Still Seeing Orcas Every Day
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One of the Coolest T-Parties We’ve Seen!
Top two rows – The epic T-Party meet up of 12 orcas on 6/28 by John Wargowski 3rd row – some individuals from the T-Party in Bellingham Bay during the dinner cruise by Lincoln Humphry 4th row – the gray whale in Lopez Sound on 6/27 by Lincoln Humphry June 23 – Naturalist Elliot… Continue reading One of the Coolest T-Parties We’ve Seen!
Orcas Everyday, Including a Special Pod, the T2C’s
Jetsam and Flotsam meeting up with the T65A’s in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, by Lincoln Humphry June 16th- Naturalist Kara Started the trip today with a blank slate: no reports for whales anywhere. We were vigilant in our journey today through the center of the islands while the crew scanned with binoculars… Continue reading Orcas Everyday, Including a Special Pod, the T2C’s
T123’s in the Bay!
Top Row: T123’s on 5/23/26 in Bellingham Bay by Kurt Leipold Bottom Row: T60’s and T69D2 on 5/22/26 near Sidney Island by Lincoln Humphry Naturalist Kara all week May 22nd We had to make a far run today. Orcas were reported heading west into Canadian waters around Sidney Island. We had many sightings of harbor… Continue reading T123’s in the Bay!
Double Days & Double Headers
T-124A1 + T90 (tail slapping) and offspring, as well as T49A’s, and a loan humpback on the way home on 5/16/26. 5/15 – Naturalist Elliot Wow, quite the rainy start at the dock, so loud we couldn’t hear each other talk! Folks boarded in ponchos and rain hats, preparing for a wet whale… Continue reading Double Days & Double Headers
An Epic Weekend of More Whales
A pair of humpbacks on 5/8/26 near Sinclair Island by Lincoln Humphry Epic T-Party action from T90s, T86A1’s and T86A3’s on 5/11/26 by Tami Jean W May 8th Today’s schedule was a little thrown off because we got reports of two humpback whales on the east side of Sinclair Island, not very far off… Continue reading An Epic Weekend of More Whales
Let the Season Begin!
Gray whale in Bellingham Bay, Big Mama and an unidentified fellow humpback, bald eagles, and the Schooner Zodiac with Mt Baker on our first whale watch of 2026. By Lincoln Humphry May 1st What a day to start off our first trip of the season! Beautifully warm sunny weather and calm waters. In what… Continue reading Let the Season Begin!
Victory Lunges & Surprise Orcas
Three lunge feedings from a humpback, presumed Victory, at McCarthur Bank on 9/16 by Lincoln Humphry Sept 15th Today was a wildly successful day, watching three different species of whale! Early reports of orcas allowed us to make a leisurely stop at the Sinclair buoy, where we watched five Steller sea lions vying for… Continue reading Victory Lunges & Surprise Orcas
Orcas in Deception Pass & The Quest for the Fin Whale
Biggs orcas T60D&E – Onca and Lynx, Vocal Stellers, and a Cooper’s Hawk on 9/13/25 by Kurt Leipold Sept 8th The overcast morning started with no reports, so we decided to wait to plan our route once we got to Viti Rocks in Rosario Strait, our go-to first stop for wildlife. As we arrived… Continue reading Orcas in Deception Pass & The Quest for the Fin Whale
Lots of Our Best Wildlife in the Salish sea
Top Row: T100 Biggs pod porpoising right off the Chuckanut Coast on 9/1 by Kurt Leipold Middle Row: Humpback Aerie and Stellers in the Straight of Juan de Fuca on 9/3 by Lincoln Humphry Bottom Row: T100’s with T124D’s in a T-Party by Deception Pass on a foggy 9/6 by Leo Solomon Sept 1st… Continue reading Lots of Our Best Wildlife in the Salish sea
