Whale Watching Report

What a great day we had today! Without a doubt the highlight of our trip today was seeing 5 spyhops from gray whales as they fed very close to the northern shore of Hat Island. The two whales were #21, and #22. They were swimming together for about 30 minutes and when they swam over close to the shore of Hat Island we got to see them spy hoping several times in between feeding dives. We also saw another gray whale, patch #49, at the beginning and end of our trip today. Other great wildlife sightings included close up looks at hundreds of western grebes, a few California sea lions, and the bald eagle incubating eggs in her nest at the south end of Camano Island. With the sunshine on top of it all, it was a day that was hard to beat!

Naturalist Bart Rulon