Whale Watching Report

Before we left the dock today I was able to spot two gray whales swimming close to Whidbey Island. As we left the dock we saw a pair of osprey at their nest, and three bald eagles, one immature and two adults, all on Jetty Island. By the time we reached the area where I originally saw the whales, they had moved, but we eventually found them between Hat Island and Camano Island. It was #49, Patch, and #53. They spent most of their time swimming in big circles as we watched them. The water was very calm today making it easy to spot wildlife on the surface. We saw lots of harbor seals in the water today, and hundreds of western grebes too. Naturalist Bart Rulon