March 15
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It was very wet outside, but we found gray whale #22 (left flank) by Hat Island, traveling back and forth feeding along the shallow areas. #22 is one of the two known females who frequent our local waters, so it was a treat to see her.
Photo by Jill Hein/Naturalist on Mystic Sea
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March 15
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The markings on the underside of the "fluke"
help to identify her, Gray whale #22.
Photo by Jill Hein/Naturalist on Mystic Sea
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#22 had her own markings on TOP of her fluke also.
Photo by Jill Hein/ Naturalist on Mystic Sea
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March 1512:30pm - Gray whale #22 (female) found today SSE of Hat (Gedney) Island...enjoying the rain. She's staying in the same general area, hopefully finding lots of ghost shrimp. Reported by Jill Hein aboard Mystic Sea.
March 15
11:47am - 1 adult Grey whale off SE side of Hat Island
Noelle McNoodle
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Gray whale (probably #22) near Camano Head
Photo by Richard Snowberger/Mystic Sea
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March 14
1:10 pm - Patch is back! Bracing themselves against the wind and waves as spray blew over the bow of Mystic Sea, our hardy passengers were rewarded by the sight of one of our returning favorites,
Patch #49, near Port Susan. Heading back to Langley a little later than usual
(2:20 pm), we spotted a
heart-shaped blow off Camano Head, probably #22, another of our 'regulars'. Thanks to everyone for joining us on a rather wild but fun day!
Sandra Pollard, Naturalist
(Author of "Puget Sound Whales for Sale: The Fight to End Orca Hunting" published by The History Press).
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Gray whale (probably #22) near Camano Head
Photo by Richard Snowberger/Mystic Sea
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March 14
2:52pm - from Mukilteo lighthouse park i can see blows looking north/northeast. Between hat island and everett.
Sara Troyer
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March 13
2:00pm - I caught a very quick glimpse of the gray. East of Sandy Point and southbound.
Rachel Haight
March 13
11:15am - Stephanie Raymond called to report a Gray whale sighting from the ferry to Clinton. One Gray east of Clinton ferry lane between Gedney/Hat Island and Mukilteo.
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March 12
6:40pm - Turns out there were four Gray whales including #723 (ID'd later from video below). Three whales veered closer to the Snohomish River delta between the two wooden channel markers out from Tulalip shore, one stayed more towards us at Harborview Park, Everett but eventually made way towards the others! ...Beautiful evening meeting a mom and daughter who first spotted the one closest to us.
Alisa Lemire Brooks/Orca Network
March 12
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Two Gray whales journeyed northbound Possession Sound passing Mukilteo and veering northeast towards Everett eventually joining two others between Hat/Gedney Island and the Snohomish River Delta.
Video by Alisa Lemire Brooks/Orca Network
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March 12
6:11pm - They are still continuing north. Much closer to the everett side.
5:45pm - Just saw two grey whales on the 5:30 mukilteo sailing to whidbey. Long deep dives. Looks to be heading northeast. Just north of the ferry lanes.
Danielle Pennington
March 12
5:45pm - from Edgewater Beach area in Mukilteo saw 2 whales slowly heading north, about 1/3 of the way into the channel. Lots of spouting & tail slapping.
Dianne Riter
March 12
4:38pm - saw them from the Clinton /Mukilteo ferry. Near southern tip of Whidbey, no real direction of travel.
Katie Davis Waatkins
March 12
5:20pm - passing the ferry lanes heading northeast, directionally towards Everett
5:05pm - both surfaced mid channel south of Mukilteo/Clinton
4:35pm - Correction...milling or northbound. I am at Picnic Point and see them mid channel (sightline Clinton) moving away from me.
3:55pm - pulled into a side street and saw blows and backs of two gray whales in Possession Sound mid channel, southbound, north of Shipwreck. Between Mukilteo and Picnic Point!
Alisa Lemire Brooks/Orca Network
Mar 12
3:04pm - Just saw two grey whales off the southern tip (possession point) of whidbey island
Andrew Kathrein
March 12
11:30pm - Heading south....At least that's what i was just told by witnesses, she said two whales. Half an hour or 45 minutes ago from sandy point.
Cara Hefflinger
March 12
10:10am - Katie Harper called, she lives near the boat ramp at Mutiny Bay. Saw marine mammal, fin, tail & head just hanging around.
March 12
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9:00am Gray whales this lovely morning along Langley Beach on Whidbey Island in the Saratoga Passage of the Salish Sea. Luckily we were having coffee on the deck and heard them breathing up the passage. And then they appeared. Feeding on ghost shrimp by rotating through the water to stir up the shrimp embedded in the sand with their fins. It is quite a ballet to watch as these mammoth sized creatures pirouette horizontally through the sea.
Photo by Debra Campbell Designs
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Feeding on ghost shrimp.
Photo by Debra Campbell Designs
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March 8
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Beautiful heart-shaped blow of Gray whale ( #53 or #723)
near Possession Point, Whidbey Island, around noon.
Photo by Richard Snowberger
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