Humpback and Minke Whales Sighted by Island Explorer 3
Captain Carl reports the Island Explorer 3 has sighted Minke and Humpback Whales - stay tuned for details from Naturalist Jami Nagel. "This mornings trip we found ourselves at Hein Bank where Captain Carl found us 2 Minke whales feeding along the bank. We then moved in to Salmon bank were we found another Minke whale feeding. One of them Minke's seen today has been seen in the area for the last 2 years during the summer months. We were able to id him/her by the nick at the base of the dorsal fin. Once the marine layer burn off we had a beautiful sunny day here in the islands. We also encountered harbor seals, harbor porpoise, bald eagles, pigeon guillemots and cormorants."-Naturalist Jami Nagel
"The evening trip took us south in Rosario strait down toward Deception Pass with many harbor porpoise feeding along the way. We ended up in the inner islands and in San Juan channel were we had a juvenile Humpback whale just off Cattle Point on San Juan Island. Our guest were treated to 5 peduncle throws by the whale (this is were the whale throws it tail stock out of the water). We also had a mated pair of bald eagles at their nest on Willow Island, harbor seals and another bald eagle on Bird rocks, pigeon guillemots, rhinocerus aucklets, and pelagic and double crested cormorants. The evening trip ended with the makings of a breath taking sunset."-Naturalist Jami Nagel
posted by Island Adventures Whale Report @ 10:03 PM
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