Total of 6 Gray Whales Seen Today!
AM: "Once again we were blessed with another beautiful day out on the water with some incredible wildlife! The morning trip had the unique opportunity to see the area transform with an extreme low tide (12 foot difference!)!! Our first Gray Whale of the day was found outside of the marina. Moments later we found another whale near Gedney Island which turned out to be Patch! He gave us a great look at his fluke right when another whale was spotted at Camano Head! In total we found 4 Gray Whales (#21, #49, #53 and our first whale of the day that we were unable to identify)! Also seen were Surf Scoter, Bald Eagles fighting in air and half a dozen sitting in the intertidal zone of the Snohomish River Delta, White-winged Scoters, Western Grebes, Red-necked Grebes, Cormorants, Caspian Terns, Pigeon Guillemots, California Sea Lions, Harbor Seals & Rhinoceros Auklets!
PM: "Whales everywhere! Our evening trip lead us around the west side of Gedney Island and over top its north end where we spotted a couple of Gray Whales feeding near Mission Beach! We found #53 & #22 in the shallows feeding near some recreational kayaks and one man who was on a surf board!! Uninterested in the people the whales continued south towards the Snohomish River Delta venturing further into the shallow waters! Knowing that we ourselves did not wish to become a permanent fixture on the delta we ventured off towards Gedney Island after seeing a couple of blows from two other whales (#49 & #383). These two allowed our guests some great looks at their huge flukes and they were able to hear the sound of the whales exhalations!" - Naturalist Kate Janes
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