We’ve had three great days of whale watching to close out the week. Minke whales were seen on Wednesday’s cruise, Orca whales on Thursday, and Minkes again today (Friday). The Orca sighting was particularly special, because we had our first look at a new calf J-49. This brings the resident Orca whale population up to… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/8, 8/9 & 8/10 (Minke Whales & Orca Whales)
Tag: Friday Harbor
Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/6 (Orca Whales – J-Pod)
Orca whales are back in the San Juan Islands – we found J-Pod up off to the NW of San Juan Island. We had a great time with them, with whales seen all around the boat. After a bit of morning cloudiness, the skies cleared, making for a nice, warm afternoon in Friday Harbor and… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/6 (Orca Whales – J-Pod)
Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/4 & 8/5 (Minke Whales)
We’ve had a couple of great days out in the San Juans, with lots of sun and warm temperatures (it’s always refreshing to be out on a boat when it’s 85 degrees out!). We’ve had good views of Minke whales over the weekend. Lots of other things to see too – lighthouses, bald eagles, seals… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/4 & 8/5 (Minke Whales)
Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/3 (Humpback Whale)
As if beautiful, blue skies, warm sun and amazing scenery weren’t enough, we were able to find a Humpback whale on our San Juan Adventure cruise today, up on the north end of the San Juan Islands. It took a bit of searching, but it was well worth the effort. After having a great time… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – 8/3 (Humpback Whale)
Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/31 (Minke Whales)
There isn’t a cloud in the sky – an absolutely gorgeous day in the San Juans. While the Orca whales are just a bit out of our range today, we were able to see a group of about 6 Minke whales off the SW coast of San Juan Island. Our passengers got some great views… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/31 (Minke Whales)
Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/27 & 7/28 (Orca Whales – Super Pod!)
Two more amazing days out in the San Juan Islands – beautiful weather and lots of whales! On Friday we found two pods of Orcas (J and K) up near Spieden Island, but that was topped yesterday with a Super Pod sighting – all three pods of Orca Whales (J, K and L) near Burroughs… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/27 & 7/28 (Orca Whales – Super Pod!)
Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/25 & 7/26 (Orca & Minke Whales)
Our successful run of seeing whales on our tours continued this week – we’ve seen them every day during the month of July! On Wednesday (7/25) we saw a group of Minke whales just off the SW coast of San Juan Island, then on Thursday (7/26) we went north of the San Juans to see… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/25 & 7/26 (Orca & Minke Whales)
Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/20 & 7/21 (Orca Whales)
Two more great days of whale watching! Yesterday it was L-Pod, seen off the SW coast of San Juan Island, and today (Saturday) under sunny skies we found members of two pods of Orca whales up near the Canadian Gulf Islands.
Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/17, 7/18 & 7/19 (Orca Whales – J, K & L-Pods)
It’s been another fabulous week of whale watching, topped off by a “Super Pod” – a gathering of all three local pods of Orca whales. We found them just west of Lummi Island, not too far away. It gave us over an over to view them, thrilling our passengers with an abundance of activity. It… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/17, 7/18 & 7/19 (Orca Whales – J, K & L-Pods)
Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/15 & 7/16 (Orca Whales – J & L-Pod)
Not even noon yet and we’re getting reports of “black n’ white popcorn” to the north of the San Juan Islands – Orca whales spotted by the Victoria Star, jumping all over the place, on our San Juan Adventure cruise. https://whales.com/Cruises/San-Juan-Adventure-Full-Day-Cruise.aspx. Today it was J & L pods that we spotted – yesterday it was J… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – 7/15 & 7/16 (Orca Whales – J & L-Pod)
