Whale Watching Report

Monday, February 23, 2009

1st Whale of the Year!

At the moment Captain Carl & Captain Michael are repositioning the Island Explorer 3 to our Everett location in preparation for our Gray Whale Program, which starts March 7th!  Near Camano Head they were welcomed back by a lofty heart-shaped blow that lingered in the air revealing the presence of a Gray Whale!  Quite the welcome!!  Likely feeding in the shallow waters surrounding Camano Island this giant will feed on 4 inch ghost shrimp for the next couple of months before continuing the rest of his journey to Alaska!  We are very excited to be back out on the water enjoying the amazing wildlife in the area!  
 

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Saturday, February 21, 2009

Orca Whales Sighted Yesterday!

Lots of reports came in yesterday from people out on their boats enjoying this great sunny weather and watching whales. Southern Resident Orca Whales were seen from the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the Puget Sound and some people were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the new calves in J and L Pods. Our Guaranteed Gray Whale tours start on March 7th and depart from Everett. There have already been recent Gray Whale sightings and Captain Carl can't wait to get out on the water and show our guests some whales! 

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Monday, February 16, 2009

1st Gray Whale of Season Sighted!!

Hot off the water!!  News of a group of Killer Whales near Victoria are moving eastbound just came in!!  Also, an earlier than usual arrival of a Gray Whale in Puget Sound!!  Our Gray Whale Trips start March 7th at 11 AM from our Everett location!!   We are anxiously waiting to identify which Gray Whale was the first back to feed in the sound!!

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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Orcas in Haro Strait Again Today

All three pods of Orca Whales have been confirmed in our area. Rumor has it that there are two new Orca babies. We are anxiously awaiting confirmation from the Center for Whale Research on who the mothers are! We'll keep you posted on these new arrivals.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Transient Orca Whales Near Victoria

Another sighting today of Transient Orca Whales off Oak Bay near Victoria, BC. Our Gray Whale tours start March 7th from Everett where we might be lucky enough to see some Transient Orca Whales too!

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Transient Orca Whales

Transient Orca Whales have been sighted near Victoria. The Orcas were headed east and probably surfacing into a little snow flurry, just like we're having in Anacortes!

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Sunday, February 8, 2009

Transient Orca Whale Sighted!

A Transient Orca Whale was sighted by the Center for Whale Research on Friday. The elusive hunter surfaced once near a kelp bed and then disappeared! Less than one month until our first Gray Whale tour on March 7th - we'll be watching for the whales to arrive from our Everett location!

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Friday, February 6, 2009

Orca Whales Inbound!

All three Orca Whale pods, J, K, and L were just sighted off Victoria, heading our way. Some lucky salmon fishermen out there will have to juggle a camera and their fishing pole at the same time! Our next guaranteed tour, which is the first one for 2009, starting our 17th season, will be Saturday, March 7th. Stay tuned to the Whale Report for updates on the whales and other wildlife too.

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