Gray Whales South of Deception Pass
Captain Michael reports gray whales in sight from the Island Explorer 3. Stay tuned to the whale report for an update from naturalist Bart Rulon, and click here to see the whale location from space. Today we were the first boat to find a whale thanks to Captain Michael. He spotted the gray whale just south of the Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island. The whale was in shallow water near shore. He surfaced many times for us and eventually he swam off-shore a little more and visited us at close range. Everybody got some great close-up views of him! Afterward we cruised over to Smith and Minor Islands. We were very fortunate to find 8 tufted puffins on the edge of the Bull Kelp along with lots of harbor seals near Smith Island. At minor Island we saw both of the bald eagles at the nest along with one chick sticking his head out for a look. Other wildlife we saw today included lots of harbor porpoises, California sea lions, rhinoceros auklets, pigeon guillemots, pelagic cormorants, and a red-tailed hawk. None of the whale watching boats found any orcas today, and it seems our gray whale was the star of the day for most of the tour companies. Naturalist Bart Rulon
posted by Island Adventures Whale Report @ 4:52 PM
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