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
Category: Whale Watching
Big Mama Breach!
First Five: Post-breach activity with Big Mama the humpback: tail and pectoral slaps, and fluking Last Four: T36s and T36B orcas: resting, logging, and some of the juveniles lightly porpoising Between Lummi and Sucia Island area by Lincoln Humphry on 6/11/26 June 10th- Naturalist Kara Kara didn’t even manage to finish the morning introduction… Continue reading Big Mama Breach!
The Two Most Epic Whale Species in the Northwest
We asked our naturalists to choose their favorite species in the San Juans, and tell us a little about their connection to them. They chose these whales, and who can blame them. They’re incredible animals. West Coast Bigg’s Killer Whales Orcas, or killer whales, are a toothed whale in the oceanic dolphin family. Which… Continue reading The Two Most Epic Whale Species in the Northwest
A Steller Finale Week for 2025 Whale Watching
T60 D & E (Onca and Lynx) celebrating a porpoise hunt in Cattle Pass on 9/26 Sea lions at Whale Rocks, and an eagle by Eagle Bluff on 9/26 by Lincoln Humphry Sept 22nd An incredible day of multi-species. Our crew today were the lucky finders of both a minke and humpback whale down… Continue reading A Steller Finale Week for 2025 Whale Watching
A Double T-Party Day & A Double Species Day
The T77’s in San Juan Channel on 7/11 by Lincoln Humphry July 7th No early reports today, so Captain Michael spread out to cover different ground from the rest of the PWWA and our sister boats. We started off at Eliza Rocks, where there were quite a few mom and baby pairs resting at the… Continue reading A Double T-Party Day & A Double Species Day
There’s Nothing Quite Like Humpback Breaching
June 23rd Starting at our go to wildlife spot, Viti Rocks, we saw a couple mother and pups! It was very cute to see, here in the middle of pupping season now. Two sleepy Stellers on the navigation marker, one was pretty large and the other one was a juvenile. Saw a kingfisher and a… Continue reading There’s Nothing Quite Like Humpback Breaching
Daily Orcas – T65B’s and T99’s Frequented this Week
The 99’s off of Cypress and Cone Islands on 6/18/25 by Lincoln Humphry June 16th We were glad to have a report to start from early in the morning, saying there were whales going east from Patos Island, so we headed North to go look for that group. We stopped at Viti for our… Continue reading Daily Orcas – T65B’s and T99’s Frequented this Week
A Bunch O’ Orcas, Puffins, and One Curious Sea Lion!
Top Row: Incredible action shots from the bird watch on 6/12/25 by Jamie Kinney 2nd Row: The T75B’s with Mt Baker on 6/9/25 by Lauren Rasmussen Bottom Row: The T46B’s & T123’s on 6/12/25 by Lauren Rasmussen June 9th What a day to see some orca whales! We departed Bellingham Bay with few reports but… Continue reading A Bunch O’ Orcas, Puffins, and One Curious Sea Lion!
Two Days of Humpbacks, Two Days of Orcas, Finishing off with Breaching!
First 5: Raptor the Humpback off Saturna Island on 5/17/25 by: Lincoln Humphry Last Photo: A T124A Breaching on 5/19/25 by: Kara Drovdahl May 16th We went North through Hail’s Pass, stopping at Point Migley on Lummi Island to look at hauled out harbor seals. There were so many! North of Lummi we saw three… Continue reading Two Days of Humpbacks, Two Days of Orcas, Finishing off with Breaching!
First Long Week of 2024 Cruising
Stellers vying for space & T124C Cooper on 6/5/24 cruising up the west side of Orcas. Two humpbacks near Deception Pass, with one spy hopping on 6/7/24. (Bottom left and center Photos by Matt Nobles) June 5 Starting a cruise with juvenile Stellers vying for buoy space off Sinclair Island, is certainly not uncommon, but… Continue reading First Long Week of 2024 Cruising
