K22 Sekiu and her son K33 Tika,  & K34 Cali cruising the Pacific off Tofino, BC. Photo by Shaun Parniak, May 24, 2016 (ID's by Melisa Pinnow, Center for Whale Research)

About 3:45pm I was about 3.5 miles SW of Cleland Island, off the coast of Tofino. I spent an hour and a half with them. As they continued down the coast SE. The largest male, the one you guys ID'd, J27 rolled around on one of the females and we saw his dork at least three times. (photos show J27 and members of K pod)
Shaun Parniak, Shamrock Photography

Photo by Shaun Parniak, May 24, 2016

K12 in the Pacific off Tofino, BC. Photo by Shaun Parniak, May 24, 2016

Members of J and K pods encountered off Tofino, BC. Photo by Shaun Parniak, May 24, 2016

J27 Blackberry off Tofino, BC Photo by Shaun Parniak, May 24, 2016

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J Pod was off Tofino yesterday (may 24)  heading southwest from Cleland Rocks about 3 miles offshore. Shamrock Photography has photos including 2 of J27. Lots of beaching, tail lobbing and dork action  We went out but the boats couldn't hold them for us and we lost them. Heading your way though! The last boat with them said they were travelling at 3 knots and stopping every 10 min to mill about. On a south west track though around 7 pm.
Marcie Callewaert

Newbie alert!  Little un' with T100B, fresh with fetal folds, at most 7 days old. We saw T100B on May 22nd with no baby, and today in the Strait of Georgia she was with her new little one along with the rest of the T100s and the T123s.
Tasli Shaw

T100B with new days-old calf by her side. Photo by Tasli Shaw, May 30, 2016

T100B & little one... Photo by Tasli Shaw, May 30, 2016

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We saw breaching orcas from the Nanaimo ferry, close to shore as we pulled away from Vancouver Island, this morning at 11 AM. No ID's but at least one big male, very active breaches as the pod (about 4-5 I think) travelled along the Strait of Georgia. A lovely surprise encounter
Steve Smith

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Flying upside down orca pretty much made my day. Out with the T75Bs & T77s zig-zagging Hein Bank - Juan de Fuca Strait, seas very rolly. Photo by Sara Hysong-Shimazu, May 29, 2016

I also got to "meet" T77's newest kiddo - T77E. Photo by Sara Hysong-Shimazu, May 29, 2016

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T077 surfing along a swell. Sunday off Port Angeles. Photo by James Gresham, May 29, 2016

T077 tail lobbing with her oldest offspring, 16 yr old T077B. Sunday morning off Port Angeles. Photo by James Gresham, May 29, 2016

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2:30 p.m. - Good afternoon, we were blessed on the water today with a small pod of Transients swim past us. My first time seeing them so close, they just swam up to us. Thought I would share with you. This was at Freshwater/Crescent Bay near Port Angeles. Lots of whale boats coming out of Victoria/Canada trying to catch up to them. Was a Blessing to us today to see these Majestic animals. They were heading out west. Our encounter was at 2:30pm. (Photos include T137s , T125A and 128 - ALB)
Sandy Thompson Watne

T137A & mom T137 -  Strait of Juan de Fuca Photo by Sandy Thompson Watne, May 28, 2016

T137 A & T137 Photo by Sandy Thompson Watne, May 28, 2016

T125A - Juan de Fuca Strait. Photo by Sandy Thompson Watne, May 28, 2016

Photo by Sara Thompson Watne, May 28, 2016

Photo by Sara Thompson Watne, May 28, 2016

We had the 7 orcas with the T77s and T75Bs way up in Canada heading north today up by Sidney Island.
Bart Rulon, Island Adventures

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Seal hunting orcas at the west entrance to Active Pass, late afternoon, May 27, 2016. Photo by Peter McAllister

Photo by Peter McAllister, May 27, 2016

T123A Photo by Peter McAllister, May 27, 2016

5:30 p.m. - Orca's sighted in front of Apple Tree Point heading North.  Three (3) Orca's swam by our house located on Sandy Beach Lane/Apple Tree Point in Kingston. One had a VERY large dorsal fin. They were a great site to see.
Thyra McKevlie
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3:38 p.m. - now straight out from Faye Bainbridge park. Mid channel moving steady north, pretty long dives Looks like T137s , T125A & T128.
3:24 p.m. - Orca!!  line of sight between Faye Bainbridge and Shilshole marina. Isaw one male, one female probably more.
Connie Bickerton

Thanks to the sharp eyes of my niece, we got to watch T137s, T125A and T128 pass north by Fay Bainbridge this afternoon. Photo by Connie Bickerton, May 27, 2016 (Thanks to Sara Hysong-Shimazu & Melisa Pinnow for ID help & confirmations)

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4:00 p.m. -  they are now north of Fort Flagler crossing across Admiralty Straits toward Fort Casey and Ebeys Landing I'm at Lagoon Point heading over that way.
3:10 p.m. - spotted orcas across from Bush Point north of yellow channel marker closer to Marrowstone island side. ( this group is the T75Bs & T77s)
Marilyn Armbruster
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2:15 - on a tip from Sandra Pollard I found a small pod heading north in Admiralty Inlet just north of Hood Canal on the Olympic Peninsula side.
Howard Garrett
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1:00 p.m. -  north group is definitely into Admiralty mid channel. Too far for me to say how far. Good luck!
12:20 p.m. - Edmonds they very much appear to be trending Northwest directionally towards Admiralty Inlet.
11:40 a.m. -Approx. 8 orcas (including adult male and wee little one) steady northbound now passing south Edmonds/Apple Cove Pt. Kingston. More east of mid channel.
11:26 a.m. From Edmonds Marina Beach spotted the pod northbound steady medium pace mid channel passing Kingston/south Edmonds.
Alisa Lemire Brooks

T75Bs & T77s passing Edmonds Marina Beach northbound May 27, 2016. Video by Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network

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Check out this baby! Saw the T077's and the T075B's today between Edmonds & Kingston! Photo by Janine Harles, May 27, 2016 (photo zoomed & cropped)

T077s & T75Bs between Edmonds & Kingston. Photo by Janine Harles, May 27, 2016

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10:15 a.m. - Several orcas off Point Jefferson, Kingston mid channel heading north quite rapidly.
Chris Otterson
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9:55 a.m. - Report from Karolyn of a pod of orcas heading south near Eagle Harbor, Bainbridge Island, seen from the ferry.
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9:42 a.m. Orca spotted off the Point White, Bainbridge Island! Headed toward Bremerton. ( this may have been humpbacks, we have not received any photos of orcas in Rich Passage, only humpbacks)
Caron Anderson
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9:20a.m. - update from John Rogstad, WSF "Just got a report from the KALEETAN on the Seattle Bremerton route; three orca northbound just west of the Tango buoy. One of the whales had XL dorsal fin"

9:15 a.m. - Three Orcas sighted off of the Bremerton/Seattle ferry at about 9:15 AM, heading towards Seattle, near the buoys, on the right side of the Kaleetan. Ferry personnel very kindly announced their presence so riders could watch the whales. Lots of oooohs and ahhhhs from the crowd!
Mary Klein
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Log entry 0640 hours from the Wenatchee sailing Seattle to Bainbridge Island-
"Crew reports five orca whale steaming southbound at Wing Point (abeam Eagle Harbor).  Orcanetwork notified."
John Rogstad, WSF

6:22 a.m. - Three orca, appeared to be leisurely feeding near Eagle Harbor, Bainbridge Island. One female and possibly two young...feeding, lots of shallow dives.
Brynn Keith


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We saw (almost) constantly the kind of thing in this picture. They were slapping their tails and porpoising. Delightful. Photo by Iris McDonald, May 26, 2016 (This photo from Admiralty Inlet with southbound  T75Bs & T77s )

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2:20 p.m. - Passing Windmill Heights and into Mutiny Bay, still heading south.
Mike Meyer
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1:45 - 2:10 - From just south of Bush Point. Photo by Howard Garrett, Orca Network, May 26, 2016

Photo by Howard Garrett, May 26, 2016

Photo by Howard Garrett, May 26, 2016

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1:50 p.m. - Just coming up on Windmill Heights. (Mutiny Bay)
Dennis Allen
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1:25 p.m. - Just passing Bush Point
1:15 pm - Transients are past Lagoon Pt, now approaching Bush Pt, and are mid-channel, maybe a little bit closer to the Bush Pt. side.
Pat Scott
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12:22p.m. - 9 transients at Lagoon point inlaced the T77s and T75Bs heading south still. I saw another male also w/ the T77s and T75Bs but it appeared to have departed sometime early on in my viewing. There was possibly another female with it, but I never saw them again after the first 5 minutes of the encounter.
Bart Rulon, IA
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11:55 - Kit Turner at Lagoon Point just called in a report of at least four orcas, just north of the cut at Lagoon Point, about 100' from the Whidbey Island side of Admiralty Inlet, circling and milling and slowly trending southward.
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11:36 a.m.  - Another group just north of Lagoon point. Heading south. Looks like T077's.
Renee Beitzel

5:35 p.m.- pod has been drifting south I imagine with their meal. South end Port Madison.
5:00 p.m. -  one group (approx 6 with 3 large males, looking like  T137s and 125A & 128) is still out from Port Madison/Suquamish west of mid channel...southbound shipping lanes. Look to be on a kill. Some breaches.
4:25 p.m -  one group is currently mid channel south of Jefferson Head/Indianola and Richmond Beach. Sightline RB Saltwater Park and Faye Bainbridge park. Milling
Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network

3:39 p.m. - Onboard the Victoria Clipper, we are passing Orcas south of Kingston (47.44N, 122.27W). It looked they were just milling about. Not really headed in any direction.
James Geenway
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10:51 a.m.  - pod south of Possession and Scatchet heading tending in a direction towards east side Kitsap.
Stu Davidson

T137s, T125A & T128 north Puget Sound. Video by Stu Davidson, May 26, 2016

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10:19 a.m. - With them now. T137's with T125A and T128.
Renee Beitzel, Chilkat
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10:17 a.m. - Spotted them off Mukilteo about 30 minutes ago, I saw at least 5.
Melissa Negretti
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9:48 a.m. - 4 orcas heading South at Mukilteo.
April Bosley
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0937hrs - Chief Mate reports 4 killer whales making way southbound in between Mukilteo and Clinton.  Whale Hotline notified.
John Rogstad, WSF


1323 hours - Master reports the 4 killer whales are abeam of Dolphin Point (the north end and east side of Vashon Island) and headed southbound.
John Rogstad, WSF

1138hrs - Master reports there are 4 killer whales off of Duwamish Head in the traffic lanes making way in a southbound direction.
John Rogstad, WS Ferries

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T124A in front of the Southern Gulf Islands of British Columbia - Anniversary Island is the small one in the foreground. Photo by Heather MacIntyre, May 25, 2016

T124A with T124A2-A surfacing next. Photo by Heather MacIntyre, May 25, 2016

This is late, but I saw 6-8 orcas traveling south from Pebble Beach, around 4:30. There were at two babies with them.
Sarah Malmstead
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3:00 p.m. - Orcas coming by Langley heading north, now! Reported from Village Pizza in Langley.
Howard Garrett, Orca Network
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2:20 p.m. - fins disappearing, they look pretty committed to Saratoga Passage.
2:10 p.m. - At Mukilteo Lighthouse park, found the  orcas well north of Clinton ferry, look to be aiming towards Saratoga.
Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Netowrk
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12:56 p.m. - Watching the same group north of Possession Point at 12:56 from lighthouse park in Mukilteo. Five sighted.
Bryant Mitchell
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12:23 p.m. - orcas heading north along east possession towards Clinton (at the moment).. Following close behind a gray  (723).
Stu Davidson
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11:53 p.m. - T137's, T125A and T128 now off Possession Point. Gray whale #723 also feeding in area off Possession.
Renee Beitzel
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11:28 p.m. - Now pointing towards Edmonds.
10:46 a.m. - Now heading for Possession Point.
10:30 a.m. - Now with these T's and we are just north of the Kingston Ferry Terminal closer to the Kingston shoreline. Northbound. 5kts. Heading now for Point No Point.
Rob Sanderson, Chilkat

Bigg's/Transients passing Apple Tree Point, Kingston. Photo by Sara Frey, May 25, 2016

Photo by Sara Frey, May 23, 2016

Photo by Sara Frey, May 25, 2016

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9:15 a.m. - several orca kind of close to the middle of the channel off Point Jefferson, Kingston, milling around with slow movement northbound.
Chris Beamer Otterson
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0715 Ferry between Bainbridge Island and Seattle watched several orcas swimming northwards in the shipping lane. Too far for pictures...in the Northbound lane (east of mid channel) just off Discovery Park.
Tim Cuddy

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...Followed them southbound from Boundary Pass into Haro Strait from 12-1:30pm...Three youngsters were playing a lot, and the main group was shadowed by two males and a female at about 200-300 yards the entire time. (
Jessica Alexander Doyle
(May 24 report included Katie Jones encounter who says the following were present: T36A's, T65A's and B's, T99's, T101's, and T123's)

Front to back, looks like T36A3, T36A, T36A1, and T65A3. Photo by Jessica Alexandra Doyle, May 23, 2016 (ID's by Sara Hysong-Shimazu) (Jessica's photo album HERE)

Yup! First is 123A...T65A3 looks to be the other fin, but I'm not 100% on that. Photo by Jessica Alexandra Doyle, May 23, 2016 (ID help from Sara Hysong-Shimazu)

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Orcas in Steilacoom tonight. 5-6 adults and maybe 2 baby's!! Right in front of my house! It was crazy watching them split up and hunt! We think there was 2 babies in that group. Photo by Lisa Witsken, May 23, 2016

This group came through Pickering Passage 6:30 Monday. Photo by Mary R Larson, May 23, 2016

Photo by Mary R Larson, May 23, 2016

T125A Photo by Mary R Larson, May 23, 2016

One Male Orca in the Siuslaw River, Florence OR. Saturday, the 28th, about 1730 hrs, sighted male Orca breaching in river. Small fishing boat 'escorted' it at a distance until it went back over the bar and back into Pacific. Was sighted by someone else (before my video and sighting), about 30 minutes earlier about a mile or less up river, just south of the Siuslaw River Coast Guard Station.
Debbie Heldt Cordone

Lone adult male orca in the Siuslaw River, Florence Oregon. Video by Debbie Heldt Cordone, May 28, 2016

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Call today from McKenzie who saw three killer whales, with no adult males, this afternoon, 5/27 (she said others reported 10-12) south of Newport, near Lost Creek State Park, less than a mile offshore, moving north to the jetty at Yaquina Bay. She said there was also a small gray whale in the mix for a short time, with pecs and flukes up, but no sign of blood and only for a few minutes.

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Caller Kate McDonald reported seeing 4 orcas from the trail between Otter Rock and Depot Bay OR on May 17 about 3:30 pm. The whales were only 30-40' from the rocks, heading north, seen from about 40' above them, from the Otter Crest trail loop.  

4:11 p.m. - Leaving now. Last I saw there were possibly two (with a nice breach!). I was at pier 70 looking north.
2:57 p.m. - I'm still watching. From where I'm sitting, it was skirting in front of the cargo ships near downtown, but headed away from downtown.
2:26 p.m. - Just saw the briefest of glimpses of what looks to be a single humpback from the Olympic Sculpture park. Headed south.
Madelyn Gilbert Aman
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2-3 Humpback whales spotted on Seattle to Bainbridge Island  ferry run around 1:30. In the main channel, south in the main channel, closer to West Seattle than Bainbridge. At least two, maybe 3, based on frequency and spacing of whale spouts, but only clearly saw two backs and dorsal fins at the same time, and only two dives with flukes visible at approximately the same time. Traveling, diving, spouting.
Michael Pollock
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Today at 1:20 a Humpback came through Rich Passage at Orchard point..Manchester. Went deep and didn't see the direction of travel after that. Photo by Noelle Morris, May 27, 2016

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12:07 p.m. - Just saw a humpback in Rich Passage. Midway on south side.
Tina O'Brien
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One of the two humpbacks surface off Port Orchard Marina. Photo by Brittany Gordon, May 27, 2016

Photo by Brittany Gordon, May 27, 2016

(Facebook) Video of the humpbacks in Port Orchard Bay from this morning. The first few seconds of this video the humpback is between the boat and light post. At 15-17 seconds you can hear/kinda see both the humpbacks at once. I'm bummed I didn't get video from the other side of the marina, it swam right next to the fuel dock but I was way to excited to think about video then. (Brittany Gordon)

11:30 a.m. - The 2 humpbacks are exiting port orchard bay right now at a fast pace heading NE.
11:19 a.m. - There are 2 humpbacks.  I got a video (see above link) of it swimming right past the dock so close to me. I'm still shaking. They are headed northeast now in ferry lane
11:10 a.m. - there is a humpback very close to Port Orchard marina.
Brittany Gordon

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9:05 a.m. - Got a call from David Wartez, who saw a whale  in Elliot Bay from the viaduct. He didn't know what it was but from the description it sounded like a humpback.
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Before I took the watch here in the operations center at 0600 my predecessor Mike Boldt got a report at 0554 from the Cathlamet down at Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth. The log entry reads "crew reports three humpback whales approximately 3/4 of a mile off of the Fauntleroy dock".
John Rogstad, WSFk

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Big Mama and Junior at East Point, Saturna Island. Photo by Mark Malleson, May 26, 2016

7:00 p.m. - I went out to look for the humpback about 7pm and found two! They were at the very southern end of Colvos passage between Gig Harbor and Vashon. I think they were very similar sized adults.
Michelle Riley Campbell
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5:15 p.m. - Single humpback right off the shore at Browns Point headed south towards Ruston surfacing often and moving pretty quickly.
Meghan Davis van Horn
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12:30 p.m. -  probable humpback between West Seattle and Blake Island, west channel. A couple blows and shallow dives followed by a deeper dive with visible flukes, all before I could grab binoculars or camera. Haven't seen it since. It appeared to be moving south or southwest.
Jason Lee Bell
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0800 -  Gray whale South side of Southworth dock. It just surfaced 3 times while I was waiting at the dock, all in the area between the dock and the northern tip of Colvos Passage.  A couple of people said it was a gray, but I didn't think it had the tail of a gray when I saw it, so it well could have been the humpback - the back looked more like a humpback to me but I'm no expert, so I took their word for it. One of the ferry dock workers, Nicole I think, said it was hanging around the south end of the dock, seemed to be more when the tide was turning.  She said usually they hang out between the north end of Southworth Dock and Blake Island.
Kristie Paylor

5:30 a.m. - Lone humpback whale east side of Duwamish Head heading slowly NNW very close to shore at shallow depth.
Charlie Piston, NOAA

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8:45 p.m. - surprised to see a humpback pass by close to shore (north Edmonds) initially heading due south. It then veered more south westerly. Last blow and dive was still north of Edmonds ferry.
Stu Davidson
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Hello lovely whale people! I wanted to let you know that I just spotted what appears to be a youngish humpback whale off Edgewater Beach in Mukilteo! Watched from 1645-1750 then he was heading towards Lighthouse Park.
Danica Gonsalves

Humpback whale on her/his side near shore east of Mukitleo ferry dock - on the left is her/his pec fin  & on the right half it's fluke . Photo by Danica Gonsalves, May 25, 2016

Humpback Pec fin. Photo by Danica Gonsalves, May 25, 2016

Humpback off Edgewater Park, Mukilteo. Photo by Danica Gonsalves, May 25, 2016

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Took the 5:30 ferry from Mukilteo to Clinton. As we were loading we saw a huge gray whale (was a humpback) north of the dock and close to shore doing what I call "flaps" with his HUGE fins. Excuse the layman terms, but it was quite a show - heading south.
Kathy Stevens Hitsemann


After only living here on Vancouver Island for just over a year, I spotted from our back deck, what I think is my first Humpback in the Satellite Channel, near Artbutus Ridge at 10am. He was fluking, spy-hopping and breaching before heading down past Mill Bay. Behaviors: feeding, playing, traveling. Surprisingly loud when they blow
Deirdre Zlomanchuk

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5:42 p.m. - long dives. Just saw it on a dive heading north towards Scatchet Head. From sunset it should be line of sight with South Double Bluff.
Stu Davidson
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4:30 p.m. - pulled up to Sunset Ave Edmonds and spotted a humpback diving in southbound direction few miles out and approx 2 miles south of Possession Point. Sightline western half of Double Bluff. Water like glass...beautiful. Ten minutes later it flipped and continued northbound in same general area with shallow surfaces.  By 5:05 pm it flipped again and was southbound when I left.
Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network


5:44 p.m. - Whale at Point Ruston, Tacoma.
Erin Keene
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5:15 p.m. - Humpback now off south end Vashon nearing ferry lane.
4:46 p.m. - Stunning!!! Just passing Camp Sealth on west side Vashon. Should be in Dalco Passage/Point Defiance area soon.
Amy Carey
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4:23 p.m. - Whale is just south of Redding's Beach. Heading south fairly quickly.
Lark Pelling
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2:45 p.m. - Humpback southbound in Colvos just south of Fern Cove near Vashon shoreline.
Noreen Ferris
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2:40 p.m. - Just saw what looks like a humpback from the Southworth ferry terminal. Traveling south on the west side of Vashon.
Heather Paar
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2:05 - Call from Charlie reporting a baleen whale with a dorsal fin, so probably a humpback, between Vashon and Blake Islands, heading NW toward Yukon Harbor.
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2:00 p.m. - Just saw an whale off west side of the ferry between Vashon and Blake not 10 minutes ago.
Katherine Steen 

Gray whale feeding - Tofino, BC Photo by Steve Smith, May 29, 2016

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2:00 p.m. Haven't yet seen the orcas but gray whale traveling northeasterly past Mukilteo Lighthouse Park.
Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network
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11:53 p.m. - T137's, T125A and T128 now off Possession Point. Gray whale #723 also feeding in area off Possession.
Renee Beitzel
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11:33 a.m. - a gray south of Scatchet Head heading towards Possession Point.
Stu Davidson