October 28
5:54 - We just left the whales swimming off toward the sunset, looks like they were
going to head out Admiralty Inlet.Orca Network
October 28
5:49 - Maybe
headed towards Hansville now. I had a nice breach after my last message. As we birders say it was a "lifer" for me, ending a 30 year streak.
5:41 - I am at
Hines Warf Park north of Edmonds and seeing very distant whales along the west side of Whidbey, headed northish.
Josh Adams
October 28
5:10 - Alice Lindahl saw
lots of orcas passing Possession Point in a long procession of small groups, many breaching over and over.
October 28
John Crawford of Glendale, south of Clinton, called at
5:10 pm to report 2 large bulls heading south, at Possession Bait (near Possession Point Park).
October 28
5:45 - from atop a high bluff in
north Edmonds I saw what appeared to be much porpoising. I thought Admiralty too...glad to know you were there with them.
5:00 - Pam Ren and I watched them approach
Possession Point traveling very close to Whidbey, some hugging shoreline. Blows lighting up against the dark waters of the Sound and Whidbey. I am going to move south to try and see which way they go.
Alisa Lemire Brooks
October 28
5:03 - The whales are just
passing possession point now. They are close to the whidbey side and moving pretty quick exhibiting foraging behavior. Looks like they are going to round the tip of the island maybe.
Nicole Woltersdorf
October 28
4:40 - On the
ferry to Clinton-just saw them!
Lyn Gray
October 28
Debi Freal called at
4:35 pm reporting a
Superpod off Columbia Beach near Clinton, heading south. Spectacular!
October 28
4:30 - We live on
Columbia Beach on Whidbey Island and watched
a large (at least 20) pod of Orcas going south past our home this afternoon. They were spread out across the water from our buoy line into the ferry lanes and beyond and seemed to be enjoying themselves immensely - one even breaching into the air and putting on quite a show. They were absolutely spectacular!
Lynne Malecki
October 28
4:25 - just watched
at least a dozen Orcas pass by my house
across from Hat Island in Clinton. They were heading toward the ferry dock.
Susan Hanson
October 28
HUGE pod......we watched from the beach
just south of the ferry in Clinton. What an awesome sight to see so many. They put on a great show.
Gwendine Ellis Norton
October 28
4:22 - Thanks! Sitting in car
waiting to board and got a picture through my window!
Clinton dock.
Vicki Frerichs
October 28
4:21 - My husband just got
video from the ferry of a big pod.
Laura Stangel Schmidt
October 28
4:09 - Clinton ferry dock now!!!
Christy Korrow
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A So. Resident orca breaching south of Langley.
Photo by Susan Berta, October 28, 2013. |
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Another breach south of Langley.
Photo by Susan Berta, October 28, 2013. |
October 28
4:08 - Orcas are heading south in Possession Sound, in the ferry lanes, so some lucky ferry riders will get a fun whale watch from the ferries!
Susan Berta
October 28
4 pm - Large group of orcas frolicking off Sandy Point on Whidbey Island and heading south. Watched them as far south as the Mukilteo ferry crossing.
Melanie J. Sceva Hill
October 28
3:27 pm - Sharon Harper-Peck called to report
5 - 8 orcas in Saratoga Passage off downtown Langley, mid-channel, heading south. There were a lot of people watching them from shore with binoculars.
(We were among them).October 28
3:27 - Large pod of Orcas just passed
Langley Marina heading towards Sandy Point. Had a few breaches. Good show.
Ed Young
October 28
3:20 - A loose pod of orcas cruised south down the middle of Saratoga Passage at about 3:20 PM. The crowd mentioned that they'd been passing for a while, but I didn't hear a count. We saw several (at least a half dozen?) in the few minutes we were able to watch.
Tom Trimbath
October 28
2:52 pm - at the
Langley Marina with Marie Lincoln,
seeing spouts coming south toward them.
Sandra Pollard
October 28
2:25 - Six or more orca are headed south in mid Saratoga Passage between Fox Spit and Bell's Beach.
Steve Runo
October 28
2:10 pm - Watching orcas in Saratoga Passage, from Greenbank, headed south toward Langley, looks like the Southern Residents from yesterday!
Susan Berta
October 28
1:43 - Mid channelish, but closer to Camano.
Passing Camano State park now. Spouts easy to see without binoculars.
1:29 - More like 20! So cool
1:19 - Slowly moving south. They all disappear for several minutes, then come up as a larger group. At least 10 or more.
1:10 - At least three large dorsals and many others, in a group!
1:08 - just spotted them.
At Cama Beach.
Rachel Haight
October 28
12:39 - There is
a large pod of orca's between Camano Island and Whidbey Island. They are closer to the east side of Whidbey Island. I live on Camano Island above the beach at Camp Comfort/Indian Beach area. There is also a boat following them way too close. They seem to be
heading in the direction of Camano Island State Park (going South).Pete Moe
October 28
12 noon - Are there only 4? They appear to be congregated -- and this is an educated guess given the distance from my home --
off Snakelum Point...give or take...or to say it another way, they appear to be a couple of miles south of Coupeville.
11:10 - Just spotted them west
off Cama beach. They are spread out. Very exciting!
Steve Rothboeck
October 28
11:52 - Dick Snowberger and Florian Graner both report
orcas in Saratoga Passage just south of Penn Cove, heading north, mostly on the Whidbey side.
October 28
10:30 - Orcas headed north toward Cama beach close to shore in Camano island side. More passing by but in the middle channel now. Moving quick, lots of ups and downs. Lost count at 10.
Danelle Murphy
October 28
10 am - Connie Barrett called to report seeing
3-4 orcas from Cama Beach, Camano Island, which is north of the previous report at Mabana Beach. She says they are actively feeding and moving slowly northward, toward Penn Cove.
October 28
9:55 am - Saw them!
Orcas on the move north at Bells Beach, Whidbey headed toward Baby Island.
Angela Johnson Zink
October 28
1:30 - They are
between Cama and Camano State Parks.
11:11 - Really cruising at a good clip heading north
towards Oak Harbor. LOTS of them! they have moved closer to mid channel.
10:38 - They are still
near Cama at this point. What a treat!
9:52 - I can see the spouts from my house (above
Hidden Beach, north of Greenbank)!
Nancy Culp Zaretzke
October 28
Just sighted
a pod of about 8 to 12 Orca whales including two young juvenile orcas. The pod was traveling north in Saratoga Passage. We saw them
pass East Point at about 9:45am this morning' They appeared to
linger in the current back eddy of East Point to feed before continuing north. One individual breached about 75 yards north of East Point.
George Cook
October 28
9:40 - Dodie Markey called from
Mabana Beach, Camano Island to say she's watching
many orcas in Saratoga Passage, foraging, heading both north and south.
October 28
About 9:30 AM, several orca were spotted a few hundred yards off the eastern shore of Whidbey Island just south of Fox Spit in Saratoga Passage. The orca were moving slowly north along the shore and appeared to be feeding. Several remained in the area for over 20 minutes. Further south, in mid-Passage, a few other orca were also observed.
Steve Runo
October 27
Mid Channel Buoy directly across from President Point Kingston, approximately
3:30 pm. Very windy, lots of white caps but it appeared
they were on the hunt. Lots of Splashing, spy hopping, They were heading north.
Margaret Steen
October 27
12:38 - Seeing
several SRKWs surfing in the waves off Richmond Beach. Multiple animals, closer to the Richmond Beach / Shoreline side.
Dave Haas
October 27
12:30 - First time on my pleasure craft seeing killer whales! We were
just south of Point no Point we found ourselves forced to kill the motor and wait for the
15-20 whales to pass us leaving some great photos. A great supprise for a windy day!
Larry Dallmann
October 27
12:13 - There are several (least one male)
just north of the ferry, which has turned presumably to give them space.
Kate Stovel
October 27
12:10 - Just saw
a fin north of Edmonds ferry.
Rachel Haight
October 27
Noon - sighting of
4 orca off Edmonds just past noon. Saw only dorsal fins and blow spray on 3 that were close together. Saw full side body markings and dorsal on 1 that was separated.
Patricia Desmond
October 27
I observed
4 Orcas around noon while
on the ferry from Kingston to Edmonds.Shar Willis
October 2711 am - Just spotted a couple
between Eglon and the south tip of Whidbey, mid-channel.
Rebecca French Gerke
October 27
10:49 - Heading south angling back toward the east after rounding the point
incredibly close to shore at Point No Point.
Connie Bickerton
October 27
From
10-10:30 AM a pod of 20-25 Orcas slowly worked
their way south past Point-No-Point. The North wind had picked up,the tide was coming in strongly-the group gave the impression of riding the wind and tide. One of the larger adults breached-coming almost completely out tof the water. The first eight individuals were about 1/2 mile offshore. The balance of the Pod passed only about 1/4 mile offshore.
Steve Giles
October 27
Here are some photos I took this morning from shore at
Pt. No Point. We saw
lots of blows mid-channel when I first arrived 10:30. I'm pretty sure I saw
Samish J14 and her crew along with many others (but it was hard to say with the chop). Then we had a mixed group come by about 10 minutes later right off shore (from 50-100 yards).
I saw the J22s for sure, J27, J39, and J16 and crew. Also pretty sure L92 was there (it's hard to miss that dorsal of his!) and also I'm pretty sure
K16 and K35. They were all moving south at a fast clip.
Sara Hysong-Shimazu
I see J14, J26, J27, J34, J35, J38, J39, J40, K14, K16, and maybe L106 (behind J39 in one of the two pics he's in) in those eleven photos. Looks like a good day to be taking pictures from shore! -Dave Ellifrit |
Taken from Point No Point.
Photo by Sara Hysong-Shimazu, October 27, 2013. |
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Point No Point.
Photo by Sara Hysong-Shimazu, October 27, 2013. |
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Point No Point.
Photo by Sara Hysong-Shimazu, October 27, 2013. |
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Point No Point.
Photo by Sara Hysong-Shimazu, October 27, 2013. |
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Point No Point.
Photo by Sara Hysong-Shimazu, October 27, 2013. |
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Point No Point.
Photo by Sara Hysong-Shimazu, October 27, 2013. |
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Point No Point.
Photo by Sara Hysong-Shimazu, October 27, 2013. |
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Point No Point.
Photo by Sara Hysong-Shimazu, October 27, 2013. |
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Point No Point.
Photo by Sara Hysong-Shimazu, October 27, 2013. |
October 27
9:57 am - A lot of splashing and action off
Foulweather Bluff, south side of Hood Canal entrance - must be finding some salmon!
9:40 - Orcas are very spread out - leaders are nearing
Pt. No Point, Kitsap Peninsula, and we're still seeing more just south of the south end of Marrowstone Island - all still heading south, LARGE group of Residents!
9:30 - we're seeing the orcas heading south, just
south of Bush Pt, west Whidbey Island!
9:25 - Visual confirmation from Orca Network. We see them now,
spread out across Admiralty Inlet between Bush Point and Point No Point, heading south.
Susan Berta
October 27
9:20 - Justine Buckmaster on the Victoria Clipper reports seeing
a large number of orcas off Bush Point, Whidbey Island, heading south, ID'd as J's, K's and L's.
October 27
9:15 - A number of
orcas are going south past Bush Point. They are just south of the buoy, closer to marrowstone island than bush point. The victoria clipper has stopped to watch them.
Alex de Soto, Bush Point
October 27
8:15 am - Benye Weber relayed a report from her husband John who saw
orcas from the Coupeville/Port Townsend ferry.October 27
7:30-7:40 - heard what I thought were
SRKWs on Port Townsend hydrophone! My volume was down when the loudest call came through, then ferry noise. The vocals of whatever animal (s) continued but were so faint. All SRKWs were reported in Sooke yesterday and from pictures at least some appear to be heading away from the sunset . Keep your eyes on Admiralty Inlet.
Alisa Lemire Brooks
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J27 east bound off of East Sooke passing by a humpback.
Mark Malleson, Prince of Whales, October 26, 2013. |
