4:17pm - Update. At park by Keystone ferry dock. Way off in distance (through binoculars) 4 orcas. Definitely not porpoises. Tall curved dorsals. Probably transients.
Jamie Taylor

3:32 - watched them from Fort Casey... NOAA is still with them still Northwestish.
Janine Harles

3:02 - We could see them north-bound from Bush Point.
Sandy Pollard

2:48 - Bonnie and I are seeing them spread out, northbound (midchannel spread to east side) looking south from Fort Casey.
Sara Hysong-Shimazu

3:15 - tail slaps and breaches from the northernmost group at Fort Casey.
3:01 - second group of orcas from Fort Casey. At least five. One large dorsal fin. Coming north. Group is south of noaa boat.
2:40 - can see blows from Driftwood Island County Park on Whidbey. Looking across towards Fort Flagler can see blows on either side of NOAA boat.
Jon Scanlon

1:26 - we are seeing several just off Bush Point headed north.
Tom Remsing

About a mile south of Bush Point just after 1 pm, about 8-10 Resident orcas foraged as they headed north up Admiralty Inlet. Photo by Howard Garrett

1:00pm - Seeing spouts just south of Bush Point. Looks like research boat with them.
Laurie Dunham Kroes

11:22am - Seeing blows between PNP and Picnic Point park (north of Edmonds). Appear to be headed north. There's some refraction so it's difficult to see them...
Laura Finch

11:00 - Def on Whidbey side, just seeing blows from Point No Point.
Connie Bickerton

10:58 - We have multiple blows along Double Bluff!
10:44 - fins heading north of PNP.
Elyse Margaret

10:35 - Now they turned and are heading south westerly. Still quite far out as looking from north Edmonds. They might be going out Admiralty inlet hugging close to Whidbey side.
10:23 - Huge dorsal fin north east of Point No Point mid channel between Whidbey. Looks to be heading to Possession Pt.
10:18 - Small group just east of Point no Point. White boat still trailing them.
9:56 - Watching a solo still north bound mid channel due west of our place (south end of Ocean ave) Edmonds.
Stu Davidson

Fun morning watching a Pod of Orcas pass by our place!! From Edmonds looking west across Puget Sound - with the Kitsap Peninsula (north of Kingston) in the background. Photo by Stu Davidson

9:55 - I'm on water st, Edmonds, and saw them north of Kingston near 2 white yachts.
Michelle Goll

9:40 - Look to be heading north mid channel. Watching from north Edmonds.
Stu Davidson

9:40 - And several already north of the ferry.
Kate Stovel

9:55 - from Edmonds a few angled out towards mid channel but at least two traveling northbound line as if taking east side of Whidbey. But still too soon to say which way they'll choose. Have seen only about 6-8 still very spread out.
9:39 - eyes on at least 3 females and one bull very spread out northbound fastbpace. Mile out from Edmonds Bracketts Landing.
Alisa Lemire Brooks

9:55 - I've got at least one due east of Eglon, appears to be east side of midchannel.
9:37 - Blows visible from Eglon, some look to still be south of Edmonds.
Connie Bickerton

9:17 - Orcas! From Edmonds marina beach north bound. Close to Edmonds side.
Michelle Goll

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My good friend and amazing photographer, David Waterworth, took this gorgeous photo of J14- Samish at Point Robinson, Vashon Island today. A great thanks to Melisa Pinnow for the ID on this one. -Kelly Burns Keenan. Photo by David Waterworth

At Point Robinson, Vashon Island. Photo by David Waterworth

At Point Robinson, Vashon Island. Photo by David Waterworth

J34 Doublestuf heads south past Point Robinson, Vashon Island. Photo by David Waterworth

2:50 All past the Point Robinson. Residents.
Amy Carey

2:35 - rounding Point Robinson, Vashon.
Judi Withers

2:16 - They're off Pt. Robinson now...south of sailboat.
Richard Johnson

1:45 - Standing at pt Robinson should be visible looking ne towards Normandy park. Looks like same amount as yesterday. Maybe half a dozen. I left the point and was viewing from tramp harbor. They were not in the harbor. They were straight out from some some weird looking blue statue thing south of Normandy beach, north of Des Moines. This was standing at portage.
Anna Stuart Olive

12:15 - they were south of the Fauntleroy/Vashon ferry. I'm guessing they should be passing Point Robinson shortly maybe. Maybe 6 or 7. spread out, we thought they were all passed but then saw one or two more about 5 minutes later farther back, heading south.
11:45am - Passing north Vashon now.
Danielle White

12:10 - Seeing breaching off Vashon heading south.
Tory Paramore Thomas

11:53 - Off the tip of Burien.
Richard Johnson

11:40 - 1 mile north of Three tree point, mid channel?
Jerry Purnell

11:21 - looking at Vashon ferry lane from Seahurst park, two orcas south of the ferry heading south.
Jill M Rotset

11:10AM - We were watching from north of Brace Point - they are now out of view. The last we saw they were southbound.
10:50AM - Passed Brace Point/north end of Vashon, now milling around out from Seahurst/Arroyos (hard to judge how far south they are)?
Mark Amsden

11:02 - Orcas in front of Loman Beach right now.
Sue Irvin

11:08 am - I just saw two big breaches. I am at Three Tree Point looking north. It looks like maybe they were a third of the way between the Fauntleroy ferry run.
Tanya Jackson Esparza

10:46 - Just passing Brace Point.
Tracy Record

1035 - Saw them off Lincoln park south end.
Jaime Palacios

10:17 AM - Spotted a pod, at least 4, heading South from the ferry on the Fauntleroy-Vashon route. Surfaced close to the ferry, ferry did not stop.
Katelyn Herring

10:10am - Spotted just off north end of Lincoln park really close to the west Seattle side heading south. And an eagle in one of the trees in the park, same area.
Krista Larson Billinghurst

9:40am -  Four spotted at Alki bathhouse heading west.
Andrew Malinak

9:33 - Group of at least two just north of Alki Point close to the west seattle shore!!
Sara Williams

9:30 AM - 3 orcas headed south off north end of Alki Beach, 1/4- 1/2 mile from the shore, appear to be feeding. They do not linger on the surface.
Dan Ciske

9:08 - Saw 3-4 Orcas right off Alki Point 10 minutes ago just Northeast of the yellow channel marker heading south.
John J Kalinoski

8:18 am - John Rogstad of WA State Ferries called to relay a report from the ferry Wenatchee on the Seattle/Bainbridge run of about six orcas heading south in the southbound traffic lane. No further details except the ferry passengers had an exciting morning.

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Our family headed out in the morning from Spencer's Landing, Shoal Bay, north end of Lopez for a day at Sucia. Before we even picked up speed our son-in-law Bill spotted an orca a ways off to port. (It was a little after 11:00 am.) We crept along for awhile and there turned out to be 2 of them - a male and either a female or juvenile.  (the male in the photo below is J26 Mike. This was the only report of any members of J pod Dec. 26) We were a mile or less north of Humphrey Head at that point. They surfaced several times.  The female stayed further away, but the male turned and eventually swam a short distance behind our boat. He had a very tall fin, and it looked wavy along the back edge. He surfaced a couple of time behind and to the side of the boat, (yes, our motor was off,) and then continued on his way and rejoined his partner. They were heading east, What a wonderful start to the day! We were on board Bill & Carolyn McGown's boat the "Andiamo" with granddaughters Lucy and Phoebe.  Carolyn took these photos.
Susan and Mike Muckle

J26 Mike off the north end of Lopez Island. Photo by Carolyn McGown

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What an amazing day spent with J pod!!! Ken Balcomb, Dave Ellifrit, and I found them headed through Pole Pass (a 200 ft. wide gap between Crane Island and Orcas Island) of all places. They eventually made their way into San Juan Channel, then Spieden Channel, and on toward Stuart Island. The orcas were in a very active mood, with TONS of spy hops (mostly from J17), tail slaps, pec slaps, and general goofing off. Everyone was accounted for except for the J16's. The water condition, sunny weather, and company couldn't have been more perfect too! Still totally pumped from the encounter!
Melisa Pinnow