6:33 pm - Orca Activity now 206* SW of Mission Beach in Tulalip, WA. Between Mission Beach and Hat Island.
Christopher Klaschik

April 21

11:25 am - Justine from the Victoria Clipper called to report a pod of Transient orcas in San Juan Channel, between San Juan Island and Yellow Island, north bound toward Spieden Island.

6:40 am - John Miller of WA State Ferries called with a report of  6 to 9 orcas at the east entrance to Thatcher Pass in Rosario Strait, heading south.

9:15 am - Maia of WA State Ferries called with a report of 6 orcas (five females and one juvenile) in Port Townsend Bay off the ferry dock, heading north.

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5:55 pm - Saw at least 5, maybe 6 orcas about 125-150 yards from shore at Possession Point (south Whidbey Island) heading south. They were not feeding, just traveling.
Rhonda Kaye

4:05 pm - It's proximity to the speeding ferry made perspective easy: it was nearly as big a the vehicles on the car deck. It had a relatively short, somewhat curled dorsal fin, and a perpendicular off-white stripe on its upper side.
3:45 pm - Witnessed a lone Orca quickly jump out of the way of the 3:45PM Bainbridge-bound ferry (from Seattle), NE of Blakely Rock. Saw it surface two more times as is continued north.
James Rufo Hill

Beautiful April (but felt like July) day on the water near Smith Island with the T101s and the T124As! And Mount Baker for good measure... Photo by Katie Jones

T101A, T102, T124A2 and T124A2A near Hein Bank Photo by Gary Sutton

4:10 pm - Orcas heading westward in Strait of Juan de Fuca. 3 boats with them. Barely visible with binoculars from Grandma's Cove American Camp SJI. Likely NNW of Dungeness Spit right now.
Ariel Yseth

1:04 pm - Large Pod of Orca just finished passing Rosario Beach Area headed south. They passed fairly close to Deception Island.
Maureen Gentry-Skow

7:30 am - Heading west through the Pass...out of sight for me from Salmon Beach now.
7:16am - They went from Deception Pass to Ala spit then back to Coronet Bay. Still there off Dewey Beach.
6:45 am - Orca near the old ferry landing east of Deception Pass, just after sunrise...still in Skagit Bay.
Breck Smith

6:15 am - 7 orcas (including 1 male and with very young calf in tow) Between Ala Spit and the west end of Hope Island traveling towards Deception Pass bridge. Feeding, Spyhopping and traveling.
Roger Baker

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Definitely 6 of them, maybe more. We watched them from the 3 Sisters Farm heading north east at 6pm, but then they came back! Watched them from 8-8:20pm just circling in the mouth of the cove - lots of tail slaps, and breaches by the little one. Water was very calm, they seemed to be playing.
Caroline Renard

7:43 pm -  Finally picked them up again. They turned and are heading south. They are south of Oak Harbor but north of Penn Cove. I'm heading home but will watch from above Woodland Beach.
7:10 pm - Passed Oak Harbor and heading to Crescent Harbor.
Krista Paulino

5:56 pm - In Penn Cove headed out east, west of me at Long Point.
Rachel Haight

5:15 pm - Standing on Maylor Point in Oak Harbor just watched 6-7 orca go into Penn Cove from Oak Harbor Bay towards Coupeville. I watched them until the went around Scenic Heights.
Eric Rosemore, Mystic Sea Charters

2:30 pm - small pod heading north of Indian Beach. Center of Saratoga Passage.
Scott Wheeler

2:20 pm - We saw the pod near Camano State Park heading north. At least two males and three females.
Sarah Malmstead

1:59 pm - With Rachel at Fox Spit orcas heading towards Cama Beach close to Camano side
Marilyn Armbruster

1:52 pm - They are northbound in front of Camano State Park now.
1:40 pm - I just spotted them. Well north of Bells Beach.
Rachel Haight

1:35 pm - Seeing Ts straight out from Fox Spit still heading north, about mid channel. Photo by Marilyn Armbruster

1:20 pm - from Langley spotted the orcas across closer to Camano side across from Bells Beach.
Alisa Lemire Brooks

12:56 pm - They are moving fast, they are probably near Bells Beach, closer to Camano side.
Marilyn Armbruster

Here is the video of the orcas entering the Saratoga Passage, near the tip of Camano Island. Such an awesome experience!
Tiffany Reynolds

12:45 pm - 2 pods, about 2-3 each are heading north into Saratoga Passage, near tip of Camano.
Ryan Muehlbauer

11:56 am - Volunteering at Langley Whale Center - just got a call that orca are north of Clinton, trending north and they hadn't seen any grays yet, but heard there are 4 around Hat/Gedney Island.
Connie Bickerton

11:30 am - They are now north of the ferry lines. Continuing to head north. Looks like the Mystic Sea just caught up with them.
11:22 am - Small pod of orcas just south of the Clinton ferry dock, first going north, then south, may have just made a kill.
Danielle Pennington

10:47am - Orcas off Possession Beach headed north quickly towards the Clinton ferry. Saw two babies and 2-3 big males.
Nicole Woltersdorf
6:10 pm - Now heading south through Drayton Pass (west side Anderson Island). We were so lucky to see them!
Christine Hunt

Orcas off Steilacoon heading towards Anderson Island. Photo by Trecy Kraus

4:57 pm - Just saw them near Steilacoom!
Shalya Miquel Giles

4:51pm - Orcas just went by chambers bay golf course, headed south. Possibly 3-5.
Larry A Capps

4:00 pm - I wanted to report the sighting of a pod of orcas  we came across under the (Tacoma) Narrow's bridge. They were slowly moving south on east side of the channel. We counted six orca's and one baby. We observed one very large one....They continued south. It was awesome.
Paul Cooper

Saw at least 5 orcas at Owens beach today in Tacoma! Amazing! Photo by Andrea Ritchie

Saw a pod off of Point Defiance today about 8 whales and a baby. So majestic! And they were so close to shore. Photo by Kandy A Holloway

3:00 pm - Having lunch today at Tacoma Yacht Club when pod came by, 6 counted. Feeding on seals, saw a large amount of blood in water. Was viewed by many people in Anthony's restaurant, in the Yacht club, people on shore and two power boat they swam up to.
Joanne Bishop

Bigg's/Transient killer whales Tacoma waterfront Photo by Joanne Bishop

2:30 pm -Approximately 6 Orcas seen by large crowd at about 2-3 PM Saturday afternoon.
Largest came within 80 yds of shore.
Michael Claffy

2:00 pm  - observed a single orca, southbound about 1 mile SE of Point Robinson lighthouse. Narrow dorsal fin, all black on right side, narrow and approximately 4' tall. Surfaced 2 times in a 90 second period, then submerged. Observed 100-150' from our northbound Sailboat.
Michael Johnson
1:00 pm - I don't see mention of this so on behalf of all the folks who look here - we have received reader video of two orcas seen southbound close to shore at Point Robinson on Vashon Island earlier this afternoon. Around 1 pm, according to the reader's note. Will be processing to post on our site shortly. Only sighting report we've received.
Tracy Record, West Seattle Blog

Orcas at Point Robinson She says the sighting was a surprise, while she was giving a tour of the area to two friends visiting from Colorado Video by Lindsay, West Seattle Blog

Sophia Musiak

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Tiny little transient kiddo, T75B2, near Flat Top Island. This teeny squirt may only be a week or two old. Photo by Katie Jones

Transient south of Hein Bank Photo by Capt. James Mead Maya

April 19

Gray whale #383 with suction cup tag. Photo by Howard Garrett