October 22
6:25 - Orcas off Bush Point, traveling north!
Lisa Kois
October 22
6:14 - They are going by
Bush Point now.
Tim Oliver
October 22
6 or 6:15 - Saw the trailers heading north
between S. Marrowstone Island and south Bush Pt. Several males, slow travel, lots of tail lobs, splashing, direction change, lunging and foraging behavior. So glad the clouds and rain cleared enough for us to see them, and they came by before dark!
5:44 - Heavy foraging going on, whales spread out with lots of direction changes and tail lobs. They must have been fishing and moving pretty slow getting here - took
3 hours to get here from Double Bluff (4.5 miles)
!5:19 - more in
closer to Whidbey now, some backtracking, indicating foraging.
At
5:15 Susan scanned Admiralty Inlet and saw a big male moving north, followed by several females,
closer to the Whidbey side, headed north and maybe 1/2 hour or less away from Bush Point.
Orca Network
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A tight group of orcas moves north toward Bush Point.
Photo by Susan Berta
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October 22
5:38 - Out in front of
Windmill Heights, 2 miles south of Bush Point, heading north.
Dennis Allen
October 22
2:28 - Sandra Pollard reports seeing a huge breach from
Shore Meadows, on the north side of Mutiny Bay, looking toward
Point No Point and Hansville, The breach was on the Hansville side.
October 22
1:50 - Just heard from friends at the
Hansville General Store that
5 Orcas went by Norwegian Pint, heading west.
Mark Barabasz
October 22
1:32 - Point no point! Right now, feeding!
Dianne Dee Iverson
October 22
1:57 - They appear to be foraging, no direction.
1:29 - At
Norwegian pt. now.
Elyse Margaret
October 22
1:21 - orcas at Point No Point, fairly close in.
Connie Bickerton
October 22
11:26 - 2 strays heading north past the inlet passing
between Edmonds and Whidbey!
Janine Harles
October 22
11:05 - From Sunset ave in
Edmonds seeing at least
6 still northbound mid channel with others further north. They appear to be veering towards Admiralty. (have seen no fins keeping east). Gotta go to work, looking a little clear up Admiralty...enjoy.
Alisa Lemire Brooks
October 22
10:58 - I see them from the
Edmonds fishing pier. Still heading north and spread out. Some close enough to see without binoculars. Can't wait to see which way they go!
Sara Troyer
October 22
10:56 - John Rogstad reports the Walla Walla is continuing to
Kingston and sees
more orcas heading north near Apple Tree Cove.
10:48 - John Rogstad of WA State Ferries reports the ferry Walla Walla on the
Edmonds/Kingston run has found
at least four orcas heading north, mid-channel. The captain stopped the ferry and is trying to get photos.
October 22
10:49 - Heading north, still a couple just
south of ferry crossing, others moving north.
Karen Knight
October 22
10:45 - They are at the Edmonds/Kingston ferry crossing right now.
Abigail Anderson
October 22
10:36 - Just north of buoy SF approaching
Kingston. The Victoria Clipper stopped to observe them.
John Slomnicki
October 22
Spotted
Orca from the
10:25 ferry sailing from Kingston!
Jen Kingfisher
October 22
1020-1030 - I saw 2 from
Point Wells/Kayu Kayu Park, blows and fins!!!! heading N. to Edmonds.. YAY!!!!
Joni Barnes Pollino
October 22
9:58 - whales passing escorted sub.
9:48 - seeing whales north bound from
Richmond beach. Mid channel spread.
Whitney Neugebauer
October 22
1040 - still streaming past
Edmonds/Kingston northbound spread out in small groups. Stormy out here.
10:00 - seen at least a dozen spread across channel. Northbound nearing
Kingston/Edmonds. Submarine southbound.
9:48 - Some east of mid channel northbound passing
Richmond beach.
Alisa Lemire Brooks
October 22
9:24 - See them east of
President Point Kingston.....look to be
heading to Shilshole area.
Chris Beamer Otterson
October 22
8:30 3-4 Orca foraging/traveling mid-channel between
Fay-bridge and Shilshole. Pretty spread out. Northbound.
Lance King
October 22
Sighting of approx.
3 orcas on 7:05 Bainbridge ferry, heading towards Bainbridge/Eagle Harbor!
Laura Alexander Wittig
October 21
7:02 pm - We were out at
Alki Point. Last we saw, they were heading out toward Vashon.
Dan Stephens
October 21
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SRKWs in front of Discovery park lighthouse in Seattle.
Photo by Jill Rotset |
October 21
6:05 pm - Southern Resident killer whales. For 75 minutes from atop
Magnolia bluff I watched dozens of those beauties
stream south. Please care for their (and our) home waters, they are really struggling to thrive.
Alisa Lemire Brooks
October 21
6:13 - Yep. I've got about
6 or so spread out moving thru ferry lanes.
5:58 - Seeing some nearing
north end of Vashon. Mid channel by water taxi.
Amy Carey
October 21
5:49 - Orca watching from the
Vashon water taxi, whales
between Fauntleroy and Vashon docks!
Amanda Lund
October 21
5:37 - We can see them very spread out (from
Bainbridge side watching north of Rockaway), from
Seattle all the way south toward Vashon... Several whales!!!
Kimberly Sylvester-Malzahn
October 21
5:32 - I've been at the
south end of Eagle Harbor for close to an hour and a half and it seems like they keep coming south. Last group looked to be
foraging off Elliot bay.
Connie Bickerton
October 21
5:14 pm - Straight out from
Eagle harbor as ferry is making turn inbound. Heading south.
Pod southbound spotted from 4:40 Seattle to Bainbridge boat.
Amy Fowler
October 21
5:08 - ohh im seeing lots of water spouts off the
north point of Alki now
Rick JR Mayberry
October 21
5pm - Seattle-Bainbridge ferry. We just passed through the pod on the south side of the boat, mid channel, heading south, spread out. I captured one good iphone pic through the ferry window.
Tim Cuddy
October 21
4:31 - Most I can see are still headed south, and are
past Duwamish head, heading towards
Alki and perhaps
Vashon.
4:16 - watching a few headed south
across Elliot bay, and listening to a bald eagle.
3:46 - very spread out east to west and north to south.passing
West Point.
3:31 - leaders passing
West Point, more coming from the north.
Connie Bickerton
October 21
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(Subtitled - that moment you look at your pictures on the camera and realize you photographed a breach you never saw... )
Photo by Connie Bickerton |
October 21
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A breach in Elliot Bay, seen from Creosote, Bainbridge Island.
Photo by Connie Bickerton
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October 21
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An orca moves south past Elliot Bay, seen from Creosote, Bainbridge Island.
Photo by Connie Bickerton |
October 21
4:49 - Lots of them
between downtown and Bainbridge right now.
Steve Smith
October 21
5:46 - I would safely say dozens. I have been watching them
stream by for 75 minutes.
5:40 - still some individuals
heading south just passing Eagle Harbor approaching ferry lanes. Wow!
5:15 - I am seeing blows and fins some out middle
between Alki and Restoration Pt. (Bainbridge). Some at Restoration and some
out from Eagle harbor and at least one adult male just approaching Eagle Harbor. They are everywhere, mostly traveling in alone or in pairs (at surface anyhow).
4:40 - still coming from north of
entrance to Elliot Bay/Eagle Harbor. Foraging behavior below me from Magnolia bluff east of mid channel. So many whales!!!
4:15 - very
spread out in all directions. Have some east and west of mid channel and north and south of Eagle Harbor.
4:05 - from
Magnolia bluff have seen a few mid channel out from
Eagle Harbor. one breach wrst of mid channel in front of harbor. All still steady
south bound.
Alisa Lemire Brooks
October 21
4:40 - Seeing whales mid channel
between Bainbridge and Elliot bay.
Rebecca Benson
October 21
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4:40 p.m. - Orca sighting from the Seattle-Bainbridge (Walla Walla) ferry, about 12 to 15 individuals, between Alki and Blakely Harbor, feeding and playing?
Photos by Ken Wiersema |
October 21
Breach spotted from back of
Bainbridge-bound ferry (
4:40 departure from Seattle). It was a full-on orca traffic jam! So amazing!
Amy Fowler
October 21
4:34 - looking
from Rockaway Beach seeing fins just crossed Elliot Bay Marina - looks like a small boat following from what I can see on Bainbridge. Between marina and space needle.
Katie Schmelzer
October 21
4:28 - Approaching West Seattle.Joshua Trujillo
October 21
4:16 - Several breaches just
north of Blakely Rock at edge of Eagle Harbor.
3:39 - Just saw a couple of breaches midchannel off
West Point. Watching from Vashon.
Wild Northwest Beauty Photography
October 21
Pod of
approximately 30 individuals headed south off Yeomalt Point (Bainbridge Island) between
1530 and 1630.
Doug Seitz
October 21
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From Discovery Park. My two boys (7 & 4) could spot them from shore without binoculars or parent direction. Really amazing. They were super excited. Possibly even moreso than their orca-looney mom.
Photo by Kathleen Bean |
October 21
4:23 - A few more (4 or 5) passed 20-min later. There may be as many as 20, very spread out. Also saw a fishing boat tailing two.
3:45pm - They've
passed the Discovery Park lighthouse, continuing south with a steady pace. some still visible from shore here, but just barely.
Kathleen Bean
October 21
3:40pm - watching
a few orcas (saw 4 so far) going past Skiff Point on Bainbridge Island right now - spread out mid channel and closer to Bainbridge, heading south at a decent pace.
Lynn Batson
October 21
3:23 - Whales approaching
West Point/ discovery park. East of shipping lane.
Mike Kane
October 21
3:29 - Seeing the last couple of a large, spread out group
passing Golden Gardens now. Still mid-channel heading south. Great viewing from above the GG bluff today!
Jennifer Greiner Clark
October 21
Orcas were nearing
Carkeek Park/N Seattle at around
3 pm heading south into Puget Sound.
October 21
2:46 - I think the male and female in the rear just
went by Carkeek.
Janine Harles
October 21
2:56 - still several whales
north of Carkeek headed south. At least one male in the group.
2:42 - there are more moving south, still north of
Carkeek/Fay Bainbridge line. This group is on the west side of midchannel. Big breach!
2:10 - I think they are south of the yellow buoy that is
north of Point Wells. Really hard to pick up from this vantage.
Connie Bickerton
October 21
3:27 - Large group (10+?) and very spread out in all directions. They've left my sight line now and they're
passing Shilshole Marina still headed south. Still a straggler or two passing GG.
2:30 - Spotted them about mid channel
between Golden Gardens and just north of Fay Bainbridge. I'm up on the bluff above GG with big binocs. Estimating about 5-6 orcas. One group of 5 and a male flanking them at a slight distance to the east.
Jennifer Greiner Clark
October 21
2:38 - Counted at least six, spread out and heading south at full power, midchannel
between Golden Gardens and the north end of Bainbridge Island. Make that eight or nine, only one of which seemed to be a big male.
2:33 - Wow! They are heading south, midchannel
between Meadowpoint and Suquamish with porpoise. I'm sorry, with purpose.
1:54 - Splashy splashsy! Spread out on the line between Meadow Point and Point No Point, range and heading unknown but sort of near the yellow mid-channel buoy.
Ben Blankenship
October 21
2:29 - Big male just went by and now another small group behind him.
2:24 - Just had about
4 pass Carkeek on west side...haven't seen the big male that was in the rear of group yet...
Janine Harles
October 21
1:24 - A few passing center channel
past Kingston heading south.
Travis Miller
October 21
12:47 - Seeing more heading south
in line with Apple tree from Edmonds marina. Spread out.
12:40 - seeing them heading west ish
from Edmonds marina park.
Whitney Neugebauer
October 21
12:38 - Found a couple on the
Kingston side strait across from Edmonds ferry terminal.
Michelle Goll
October 21
10:58 - Visibility has waned. Saw one group pass mid channel at
Norwegian Point.
Elyse Margaret
October 21
10:57 - We're at
Point No Point watching them across by
Mutiny Bay heading East.Christy Deich Mackey
October 21
11:12 - still lots of breaches.
10:54 - Mid channel - spread out across
Useless bay, heading south.
10:40 - spread out along
Double Bluff and Mutiny Bay.
Saw maybe 8 in the first group with 2 big males. No idea on the other groups. Second group passing PNP headed south. Wind and rain making visibility poor.
10:30 - breaches off
Mutiny Bay as viewed from
Point No Point!
Good thing they are breaching, with the chop I pretty sure we wouldn't be seeing them.
9:59 - First group just now
passing Point No Point heading south. Visibily about to go to zero.
Connie Bickerton
October 21
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Passing Point No Point heading south.
Photo by Connie Bickerton
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October 21
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| Photo by Connie Bickerton. |
October 21
We watched
at least a dozen orcas from Mutiny Bay traveling south in Admiralty Inlet at a pretty fast clip between
9:45 and 10:30 am. The whales were fairly close together, some in small groups, with at least two mature males among them.
LOTS of energetic breaching and a couple of spy-hops (I refuse to use the word 'show' as these whales are not here for our entertainment and are struggling to survive, partly due to so many of their population being captured for 'show' purposes). We saw
a couple more breaches from Double Bluff, and then lost sight of them among the white-caps.
Sandra Pollard
October 21
9:10 am - Update -
Orcas at Bush Point. There are more... Another, larger group - at least 12 - are just coming by now. Traveling south.
8:45 am - Orcas off Bush Point. Small group. Heading south.
Lisa Kois
October 18
They visited us in
Sooke around 6:30pm ...along with
5 Transient Orca and 7 Humpback whales in the area...just amazing!
Paul Pudwell
October 18
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SRKWs heading west.
Photo by Mark Malleson
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October 18
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J's, K's and L's 3 miles in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, south of Discovery Island, with L95, L115, L83, L110, and L106.
Photo by Gary Sutton
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October 18
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L92 and company.
Photo by Gary Sutton
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October 18
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K26 Lobo.
Photo by Gary Sutton
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October 18
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Some of L pod south of Discovery Island.
Photo by Gary Sutton
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October 18
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L95, L91, L83, L110 and L106.
Photo by Gary Sutton |
October 18
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It was a beautiful way to say goodbye for another season. With mom L55 (37 years old) in the middle and her two youngest, L109 (male 7 years old), and L118 (female 3 years old).
Photo by Gary Sutton
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