Whale Watching Report

J-Pod Orca Whales are just north of Anacortes heading our direction. Our morning guests are on-scene now and the afternoon tour is looking good too. Stay tuned for updates from Naturalist Jami Nagel. "Beautiful morning in the islands. We headed up Bellingham channel and had J-pod heading south into Bellingham channel at the north end of Guemes Island. They were spread out about a mile grouped up in their subpods. Our guests were treated to several breaches, some tail-lobbing and a couple of spyhops. We continued south with them into Rosario strait until they headed around the south end of Lopez Island. Other wildlife we encountered today where harbor porpoise, harbor seals, pigeon guillemots, rhinocerus aucklets and bald eagles."-Naturalist Jami Nagel
"On our evening trip headed out and around the South end of Lopez Island into the Strait of Juan de fuca. We caught up to a sleeping J-pod south of Discovery Island, BC. Well all except for the newest member of the pod little J45 who kept spyhopping and tail-lobbing when he was suppose to be resting. When orcas's sleep the shut down one hemisphere of the brain and continue traveling. They also group tightly together. So we were able to identify all 26 members of J-pod tonight. Our return home took us through the breathtaking inner islands. Our guests were also treated to foraging harbor porpoise and harbor seals, rhinoceros aucklets, pigeon guillemots and a bald eagle preach above the water on the southeast end of Lopez Island."-Naturalist Jami Nagel