Whale Watching Report

Captain Carl radioed-in from the Island Explorer 3 to report 3 Gray Whale sightings today. Next tours are Saturday, this afternoon at 3pm, Sunday at 11am and 3pm, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 11am. Orca Whale Tours from Anacortes start May 9th. Stay tuned for details on today's tours from Naturalist Kate Janes. AM: "Our day may have started with a little bit of Washington's fine liquid sunshine but it didn't seem to bother our guests or the amazing wildlife we found out in Possession Sound! We found a couple of Gray Whales feeding in the Snohomish Delta! Enjoying these massive cetaceans move confidently in very shallow water as they fed on Ghost Shrimp was quite the experience! The giants thrashed about as they sucked in mud, water and those tasty little shrimp that they love so much!"
PM: " By the afternoon trip there was a break in the weather and the sun decided to grace us with its presence and so did the whales! We found #49, Patch, hanging out with #53 at the north end of Gedney Island moving northward up Saratoga Passage! These two were very fluke happy bringing their large tails high out of the water! On both trip today our guests enjoyed other wildlife as well including: Bald Eagles, Osprey, Western Grebes, Pigeon Guillemots, Caspian Terns, Harbor Seals and California Sea Lions!!" - Naturalist Kate Janes