Gray Whales off Gedney Island
The Island Explorer 3 is on-scene with Gray Whales, just to the Southwest of Gedney Island, near Everett. Stay tuned for updates from Naturalist Bart Rulon. Yes, we found Patch, #49, quickly after leaving the dock today. He circled around and swam right toward us. Captain Mike turned off the engines and Patch eventually swam very close, giving our passengers great views. Patch also raised his tail flukes in to the air on two different occasions. After watching Patch for about 45 minutes we decided to look for more whales and within five minutes we spotted #22 and watched him for about 20 minutes. He also gave us some very close up views as he circled the boat. Next we cruised north and found yet another gray whale, and were able to watch him for about 15 minutes. I didn't get a very good photograph of this whale, but it looked to me like #21. Other interesting wildlife sightings today included a bald eagle chasing an osprey for 5 minutes, and California sea lions, harbor seals, western grebes, common loons, surf scoters, double-crested cormorants, white-winged scoters, and pigeon guillemots. The conditions were sunny and calm making today's trip ideal for spotting wildlife! Naturalist Bart Rulon
posted by Island Adventures Whale Report @ 12:32 PM
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