Whale Watching Report

Captain Carl and our guests are on scene with whales! Stay tuned for an update from Naturalist Kate Janes and click here to see where the whales are from space.

The Inhale of a Giant (Gray Whale)

Photo by Naturalist Kate Janes

Textbook Blow (Gray Whale)

Photo by Naturalist Kate Janes

Barnacle Covered Gray Whale

Photo by Naturalist Kate Janes

"In the calm of a beautiful summer day we found one of four reported "newbie" Gray Whales that ventured into the area this year. Still unknown who this Gray Whale is (all Gray Whales have numeric names assigned to them) Cascadia Research is working hard searching through over 20,000 images of the Northern East Pacific Stock of Gray Whales to find out exactly who is extending its visit into our protected waters. We watched as the giant swam in 11 feet of water stirring up the mud as it fed on ghost shrimp. Our guests also saw Rhinoceros Auklets, Harbor Seals, Pigeon Guillemots, Glaucous-winged Gulls, Harbor Porpoise, a California Sea Lions, lots of Bald Eagles and even an Osprey making a dive at a perched Bald Eagle nearly knocking it off its perch!" - Naturalist Kate Janes