April 2022 Whale Sightings

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April 30
BIGGS/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Sat, Apr 30 - Strait of Georgia - T23, T23Ds, T34s, T37, T37Bs, T49As, T65Bs, T75Bs, T87, T100Bs, T101s, T124C, T137s. On the sun kissed evening of April 30, a ginormous number of Bigg’s orcas went south in Georgia Strait. From the shore of Galiano Island. They were so close to shore! 40+ orcas confirmed by Brendon Bissonnette. -Karoline Cullen.
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It rarely happens that we get questions about orcas answered, but yesterday was a little different. Upon leaving the dock, a group of eight who had been traveling south flipped all of a sudden. They were flying away from us on porpoise! Why?!! They were just socializing. They were just socializing when we got there. Then they started porpoising north again! Hey!! Come back here!!! In the distance we could see another 20 + exhales. Ooohhhhh! Sure enough the biggest T Party I’ve ever seen or heard of. Maybe 50 individuals who were making plans for the evening. I believe T137A was pretty interested in T075B. Wait til he finds out T087 is in the house. -April Ryan, Maya’s Legacy
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Late Saturday afternoon, approximately 40 Bigg's (formerly referred to as transient) killer whales assembled in the Strait of Georgia near Galiano Island. This was one of the largest *single* groups of Bigg's killer whales ever encountered in the Salish Sea. Thanks to the ID efforts of April Ryan, Sara Hysong-Shimazu, and Daven Hafey from Maya's Legacy Whale Watching, Brendon Bissonnette of Prince of Whales Whale Watching, and Rachelle Hayden of Salish Sea Orca Squad, it was concluded that the group included: T023 "Janice" and the T023D's, the T034's, T036 "Flapjack" and the T036B's, T037 "Rocky" and the T037B's, the T049A's (minus T049A2 "Jude") and T049A1 "Noah", the T065B's, the T075B's, T087 "Harbeson", the T100B's, the T101's, T124C "Cooper", and the T137's. -Pacific Whale Watch Assoc.
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Sat, Apr 30 - Possession Sound/Saratoga Passage (T123s) -
20:00 - [T123s] milling in same spot grouped up somewhat long downtime. Sun lighting up blows and dorsal so pretty.
19:49 - [T123s] Now that I've had time to watch, they're continuing to mill in the same place. Not sure when/where they'll move on to, but I'll update if they start heading towards Langley.
1938 - [T123s] milling on a hunt assuming from gull activity…THANK YOU to everyone posting where they weren't seeing them from. It seemed obvious at that point they flipped and its the only reason I came back to check. Good work!
19:30 - [T123s] Got them! They did flip! 1930 I noticed gulls to the east of sandy point and then the orcas! Look to be headed NW -Rachel Haight
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17:49 - [T123s] I saw them surface once in line with the Clinton ferry dock [47.982122, -122.328127] and have not been able to locate them since. Good luck. -Danielle Pennington
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17:45 - [T123s] left them SE bound, all together [47.991199, -122.312506]
17:31 - [T123s] watching from B they are moving fast…They are aiming for the south end of Hat. -Lori Christopher
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17:09 - [T123s] in Possession Sound off Hat Island. I see spouts, closer to Whidbey. 3-4 orcas. Taken today from Conwell Park. -Alice Moyal
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17:27 - [T123s] - Viewing from the West bluff of Hat Island, on some bud dives. Heading south toward Clinton at a good clip. -Sarah Sadid
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17:10 - [T123s] watched orcas from Langley Library window and from outside across street. And grays over at Camano Head. My first...lol all staff was having fun watching with me. They as others have mentioned have rounded Sandy Point southbound. Orcas that is. Grays northbound. -Marilyn Armbruster
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Name: Roger Kacmarcik
Date of Sighting: 4/30/2022
Time of Sighting: 5:00 PM
Species seen: Orca [T123s]
Number of animals seen: 2
Where seen: Saratoga passage 500 feet of shore at Sandy Pt.
Direction of travel : E
Behaviors observed:
If orcas, any males?:
Any unusual markings?:
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?:
Photos available?: No/
Sent via form submission from Orca Network
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1705 - [T123s] Rounded Sandy Point still southbound.
1650 - [T123s] finally on the move steady southbound approaching Camano head area.
16:35 - [T123s] just saw blows in about same area they've been in. Midchannelish, north of Langley from my perspective. Edit: a little more east and south of Barts last pin. -Rachel Haight
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15:30 - [T123s] They are still eating the sea lion as they slowly work their way southward. [48.066708, -122.441393] -Bart Rulon
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15:15 - [T123s] Orcas breaching all over the place! They are actually breaching around the Puget Sound Express, the folks on board must be reeling with excitement. They are between Bells Beach and Langley. Heading towards Langley...I see you say T123s. -Cherri Ann Forrest
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14:40 - [T123s] still working on eating it. The most gulls I've ever seen hanging out with them so makes sense! -Rachel Haight
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14:00-15:00 - [T123s] I watched them from 2-3:00 from Seawall park but they were distant. Hoping for a closer visit! -Donna George
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14:09- [T123s] they are a little south East. Looks like they are slowly heading towards Langley favoring the Camano island side.
13:33 they have been off of Bells beach for a couple hours hunting -Kelli Nichole
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14:19 - [T123s] Mid channel, between Saratoga Woods Whidbey side and Pebble Beach Camano Side southbound. Slowly.
13:20 - [T123s] still hunting off south end and past Bells Beach. Saratoga has left scene trending slightly south. -Marilyn Armbruster
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13:30 - [T123s] They did kill the sea lion and started eating it right before we left the scene.
12:45 - T123 pod hunting a California sea lion off Bells Beach, Whidbey island. -Bart Rulon
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MINKE WHALE & BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - 4/30/2022 This morning's trip on MV Saratoga was breathtaking! We began our search by heading out into the Strait of Juan de Fuca where we saw a Minke Whale! Sadly, I wasn't quick enough to catch any photos of the Minke, but later we also found the T123 pod of Bigg's/Transient Killer Whales! They were hunting a California Sea Lion when we arrived and displayed some awesome percussive behaviors. Almost all members of the family breached and slapped their flukes, pectoral fins, and dorsals! It was incredible to watch and hopefully the successful hunt will keep this wonderful family of four well fed for a while. -Justine Buckmaster
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Sat, Apri 30 - 19:11 - Humpback northbound in front of Salmon Beach, just off kelp line. Showed his fluke. -Zeno Martin
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17:30 - [humpback] I believe I saw him heading north between Fox Island & Day Island at 5:30. -Emily June Calhoun
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15:42 - Humpback seen in Drayton passage between Anderson Island and S Key Peninsula. Right behind the marker buoy today! -Margaret Clowry [PSWS]
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GRAY WHALES - Sat, Apr 30 - West Whidbey - 13:00 - [grays] Still in the same area at 1pm! -Eileen Burdick
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12:10 - [grays] roughly same area, maybe trended a little south and west, whales getting closer together. I'm leaving now, but big blows still visible and should be easy to spot. Good luck everyone and thanks for your updates!
11:50 - [grays] in same area not far from graffiti wall, same pattern. Two whales, about 1/4 mile apart from each other. Not super close to shore but blows, backs, and flukes easily visible without binos.
11:20 - [grays] about 8 minute down time, several breaths, then fluke. Circling in same area roughly where red pin is. -Rachel Haight
CRC2440 (top) /unidentified gray (bottom) - ID: Erin Gless - photos by Rachel Haight
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10:58 - [grays] I’ve been watching them for over an hour near the graffiti wall on west beach road. -Kaylyn Hansen
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07:00-08:15 - Howdy, There is at least one, maybe two, presumably Gray Whales just off shore on West Beach Rd (Whidbey Island), near the intersection with Fort Nugent Rd. Every few minutes to every 10-15 minutes a little bit surfaces, blows, sometimes we can see its rounded back. 4/30/22 – 7am-8:15am (continuing)....-Cheers, Jacko (Jack Schwab)
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Sat, Apr 30 - South Puget Sound - 18:45-19:00- This animal came north out of Budd Inlet around 7:00pm heading north towards Squaxin Island before I lost sight. Typical pattern…3 surfaces and then a dive. Large blows. One fluke. -Kim Merriman
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Sat, Apr 30 - Inland Puget Sound - DUSK - Hello! I’m new to Camano Island, and have never seen a whale in the wild until today. I’m at a house on Mabana Beach, and at around dusk, there were several whales! ...Can you give me any insight as to what this amazing experience just was?!?...And thank you for your kind response to this newbie! I am thrilled to have witnessed it, and am looking forward to more amazing experiences. -Cheryl Ronning
CRC22 Earhart - ID: Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network - photo by Cheryl Ronning, April 30, 2022
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17:15 - watching grays at Camano head from Langley Library window. Had just watched orcas go by 10 min prior. That was posted too. -Marilyn Armbruster
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17:11 - CRC21 and CRC22 are southbound right at Camano Head. They were feeding along the shore as they approached Camano Head. -Bart Rulon, PSE
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11:52 - Whale spotted off Kayak Point county park South of Stanwood. [traveling] north for now, cant go too far. -Gillies Eppersix [PSWS]
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11:43 - Two gray beauties between Hat & Tulalip (closer to Hat) heading East/SE. -Alice Moyal
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11:10 - Grey Whale, off H-Division, about mid channel between us & Whidbey, just now. He blows at about 15 seconds into my cell phone video, over towards the right hand side. Straight out from our place, at H-10 now, heading north. -Matt Kerr, Hat Island
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10:59 - Two grays just off our beach, heading southeast now. We are on the on the south end of Camano, across from Sandy Point on Whidbey. -Mike Moberly [PSWS]

April 29
BIGGS/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Fri, Apr 29 - E Juan de Fuca - 17:22 - Also, my brother and parents saw two orcas last night [Apr 29] at 5:22 heading west. [Diamond Point, Sequim - video reviewed by ON staff showed two bulls at least] -Michelle Wilson
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2 orcas this am off Point Hudson headed west. Finally my first beach sighting….More than welcome to use my sighting. Unfortunately I did not get any pictures, only had my cell phone with me as I was at work and they were too far off to catch a non blurry image. Thank you, relatively new to the PNW, Orcas, all things here and loving it all. -Brian Eversole
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Fri, Apr 29 - T123s Possession Sound/Saratoga Passage - 18:32 - [T123s] they kind of disappeared, but it looked like they were heading back out towards Penn Cove. -Sara Montour Lewis
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18:07 - [T123s] viewing from Mariners Cove, milling between here and Polnell Point. -Tamara Kelley
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18:15 - [T123s] ... A lovely little orca family cruised by way out in the channel between Mariners’ Cove and Utsalady/Maple Grove area around 6:15 tonight (Friday). A tiny whale-watching boat sitting out in the channel tipped us off, and we were able to spot the whales in the distance. I’m not very familiar with these beauties, but it looked to me like one big male, one or two smaller (females?), and one youngster. ...It was such a treat to see them though (as long as they leave my local seal and otter buddies alone) - they are much more active and less shy than my precious grays. -Marianne Parry
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15:39 - [T123s] Belvedeen Pl [Whidbey] northbound.
15:19 - [T123s] Off Mussel Beach Road [Whidbey] northbound. -Trevor Derie
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Great day to see T123s from Hidden Beach and Shangri La, with whale pals Marilyn Armbruster, Rachel Haight, and Jeanne Hamilton. They were on a hunt pretty far off Hidden Beach, then headed north, moved over toward Camano and eventually disappeared.
14:52 - [T123s] passing Hidden Beach a bit closer to Whidbey side...seem committed north bound
14:26 - [T123s] viewing from Hidden Beach.. directions unsure..mid channel. -Bonnie Gretz
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14:40 - [T123s] viewing from Hidden Beach. Still south of here. No committed direction. Lots of hunting and back and forth. -Tamara Kelley
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14:13 - [T123s] a little south of Hidden Beach looks like hunting. -Emily Knorr
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14:00 - [T123s] viewing from Baby Island Heights, orcas heading now more westerly. Hidden Beach may be a good spot. [ map shows approx: 48.119413, -122.530021].
13:28 - [T123s] have passed Camano State Park Whidbey side of channel. NW bound. -Marilyn Armbruster
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13:30 - One male, one juvenile and at least two others. Male appeared to have a white saddle patch. They were heading northwest in Saratoga Passage close to Camano Island. I first saw them (from Greenbank) as they were traveling east of Baby Island. I observed them for a period of about one hour, most of that time traveling back and forth between Breezy Point and Cama Beach (Camano Island). I observed periods of breaching and tail slaps. The pod separated at times up to a few hundred feet apart, and then joined back together. [Bigg’s T123s] -Martha Poppy Sinclair
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13:18 - [T123s] [map off Fox Spit] Still headed north but cutting across to the west side of the passage. -Bruno Karam
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Another clear spring day with the T123s cruising Saratoga Passage as they explore the inland waters of Puget Sound. After sighting a couple of blows north of Langley, closer to Camano, it was a delight to see this family group suddenly surface off Fox Spit, Whidbey, before continuing on their northbound travels. -Sandra Pollard
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13:00 - [T123s] we saw them. Passed Bell around 1pm favoring the north (Camano side). One large one leading and a couple others swimming together behind. -Kelli Nichole
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12:15 - [T123s] Glacier Spirit leaving scene a mile or so south of Mabana on Camano Island. Mid channel, traveling W at 5 knots. -Coleen Farrell
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12:40 - [T123s] from my vantage point looks like they are nearing Mabana beach on the Camano side. Trending north.
12:09 - [T123s] viewing from Langley overlook off 2nd street. They are about mid channel between Whidbey and Camano...trending north into Saratoga passage.
10:34 - [T123s] viewing from Edgewater beach in Mukilteo. Ts angled northwest towards Hat Island. PSE is with them -Tamara Kelley
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12:05 - [T123s] mid channel just east of Langley Marina/Port. Time to pull up Pizzeria Cam soon.
12:00 - [T123s] entering and committed to Saratoga Passage NW bound closer to Whidbey. Just passing the point.
11:55 - [T123s] approaching Sandy Point, Whidbey from the south. NW bound
11:17 - [T123s] NB see map. [mid channel between Clinton and mid Hat Island] -Marilyn Armbruster
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11:20 - T123 pod update. Still northwest-bound. T123A is about 400 yards separated from mom and his two sisters.
10:56 - T123s still northwestbound and getting closer to Clinton
10:40 - [T123s] still northwestbound.
10:33 - T123s have changed direction and are now westbound (offshore now) aiming towards Clinton
10:25 - T123 pod is southbound just north of Mukilteo near shore -Bart Rulon
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11:11 - [T123s] they have now passed the Clinton ferry dock and are going to pass on the southwest side of Gedney Island and Whidbey heading north west.
11:02 - [T123s] directional changes straight out from the southern Clinton ferry slip.
10:48 - [T123s] they are mid channel between Clinton and Mukilteo ferry routes. They are angling directly for the Clinton ferry dock. Continuing to head west
10:32 - [T123s] they seemed to have switched modes and are now heading west just north of the CLI/MUK ferry lines.
10:15 - [T123s] I finally spotted these sneaky orcas. They are heading southbound. -Danielle Pennington
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10:40 - [T123s] pretty steady north. Seem to be Saratoga Passage bound.
10:17 - [T123s] seem to be heading steadily towards Mukilteo now. PSE is with them.
9:57 - [Bigg’s T123s] In Possession Sound straight out from Howarth. Milling. -Sara Montour Lewis
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08:40 - [T123s] Reports from Hat islander at 8:40 had 3 orcas southbound on eastside of island about 300yds out. -Lori Christopher
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06:30 - [T123s] Same group possibly this morning was near Mukilteo lighthouse headed south around 630am. Only 3-4 with a baby. -Melissa Simmons
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HUMPBACKWHALES - Fri, Apr 29 - NW Galiano
Sent via form submission from Orca Network
Name: Linda Rainbow
Date of Sighting: 4/29/2022
Time of Sighting: 19:56 PM
Species seen: Humpback
Number of animals seen: 1
Where seen: 48.976556,-123.569250
Direction of travel : SE
Behaviors observed: Traveling
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Fri, Apr 29 - 20:30 - [humpback] Off southern tip of Maury at 8:30pm -Roxanne Katz
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19:15- [humpback] Reportedly off Point Ruston (Wild Fin) 7:15pm. -Chrystal Lampman
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19:00 - [humpback] Viewing from the Dunes Peninsula around 7:00 pm 4/29/22. -Cherie St.Ours
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18:35 - [humpback] Westbound. Watching from Dune. -Jason Cook
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18:30 - Good afternoon! Attached are the photos of the Humpback that I took yesterday [April 29] when I was out at Dune Peninsula. I got there around 6:30, and I left when it was getting dark, around 8:20pm. When I left he was still hanging around, in between Dune Peninsula and Browns Point, he looked closer to the Browns Point side, about where the lighthouse is. It was a beautiful evening to witness, I saw his flukes several times, and when I first arrived he was very close to Dune Peninsula, but he kept moving in all different directions, all around Commencement Bay, and over by Browns Point, and a little north, he was all over the place. Most of the time he would just barely surface and only show his back and dorsal fin and just kind of float there for a second, and sometimes he would dive but not show his flukes, but sometimes when he dove he did show the backside of his flukes, and it was magnificent! He had very long down times, and was only blowing bubbles at the surface, and slowly/gently rising out of the water, I never saw any large blows from him. -Sally Milligan-Smith
Humpback BCY1218 Kata
ID: Erin Gless (based on other images)
photos by Sally Millgan Smith, April 29, 2022
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17:38 - [humpback] I’m at Point Ruston and there’s at least one whale heading south. Too far away to see what kind or get a pic. -Erin Taylor
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14:30 - [humpback] I was lucky and saw this whale at the Marina about 2:30 this afternoon. It was at the surface taking some breaths and then dived. -Rocky Sherrod
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09:03 - This morning Deb Yannessa and Jeff Miller observed this beautiful humpback swimming around & diving off Owen Beach, Tacoma. Jeff took this beautiful image through binoculars!
Humpback BCY1218 Kata
ID: Erin Gless with matching ID technology via Happy Whale
Photo by Jeff Miller, April 29, 2022
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GRAY WHALES - Friday, April 29 - 14:38 - Spout by the Naval Air Station, couldn’t get a picture as I was just driving through base, but looked smaller than some grays I’ve seen recently in the area. -Amanda Zundel
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Today was our first half day tour of the season on MV Saratoga! We started off strong with an awesome double-header! We first encountered the T123 pod of Transient Killer Whales and watched as they travelled from Mukilteo to Sandy Point on Whidbey Island. After that, it didn't take us long to find Gray Whales near Gedney/Hat Island. We saw a personal record breaking 8 Gray Whales!! We got nice close looks at CRC356, CRC2356, CRC22 "Earhart", CRC531, and CRC383 and the other 3 were a bit further out from our main stars but still visible. When we got back to Edmonds, we were pleased to see this year's Canada Goose goslings out of the nest and swimming around the harbor with mom and dad. -Justine Buckmaster
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13:03 - CRC383 northbound. See my map [SE Hat Island approx lat/ling 48.006737, -122.289631 ]
12:43 - CRC531 is just a little north of CRC22 in my map but at the edge of the delta.
12:36 - CRC22 northbound. See my map [SE Hat Island approx lat/long 48.001914, -122.276585]
12:10 - Gray whale CRC2356 is between Hat Island and Tulalip. Northbound.
11:58 - CRC356 is southwest of Tulalip eastbound. -Bart Rulon
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UNIDENTIFIED SPECIES - Fri, Apr 29
Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Unspecified Sighting:
Sighting Time: Fri Apr 29 15:44:00 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 48.14151,-123.42831
Number Sighted: 1
Reported Animal Status:
Submitted Comments: between Ediz Hook and PA
Report Generated: Fri Apr 29 15:48:55 PDT 2022
Submitter Name: Donna
Whale Alert App
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Fri, Apr 29
Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Unspecified Sighting:
Sighting Time: Fri Apr 29 8:45:41 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 48.29990,-122.80000
Number Sighted: 1
Reported Animal Status: Live
Submitter Name: MaAn
Whale Alert App

April 28
SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCAS - Thu, Apr 28 - Oregon Coast (K pod) - Possible new calf in K Pod - The Center for Whale Research (CWR) is aware of a video posted by the YouTube channel, The Guide’s Forecast, taken off Pacific City OR on April 28, of members of K pod, including what appears to be a very young calf associating with K20. This calf would be the first viable baby born into K pod since K44 in 2011. CWR plans to document the calf during our photographic surveys so that we can assess its health, confirm the identity of its mother, and assign it an alphanumeric designation. The mortality rate for young calves is very high, but we are pulling for this little whale and hope to see it soon.
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Screengrab: Report of members of L pod south of Yaquina Head, Newport Oregon - Shared by many from OCKWS FB page - original photo by Kelly and Bruce Hazen, April 28, 2022
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BIGGS/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Thu, Apr 28 - San Juans & Active Pass (T49As & T65Bs) - On a calm evening, the T049As (minus A1 and A2) plus the T065Bs went slowly eastward through Active Pass. (ID by R.Hayden and B. Bissonnette) The sounds of their breathing echoed down the Pass and it was magical. Photos and video taken from the shore of Galiano Island. -Karoline Cullen
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...Michael, Darren, and Dave were in the CWR office when we heard about the T49As north of Henry Island. Once we got our gear ready, we headed down to Snug Harbor and left in the boat at 1425. We got on scene at 1445 just south of Turn Point to find five members of the T49As milling near the Stuart Island shoreline. T49A1 and T49A2 were not present but T49A’s new calf of the year T49A6 was. The whales went down on a long dive and came up around the corner at the point. Exerpt from Center for Whale Research Encounter 19
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Thu, Apr 28 - Rosario Strait - 12:35 - a group of about 8 Biggs killer whales are north of Vendovi Island heading east. T71Bs and T124Ds with T124C - big thanks to Sara Hysong-Shimazu for going through everyone’s photos to confirm! Especially on the 71Bs who aren’t very familiar to us down here. -Monika Wieland Shields
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At 10:13 Marine Waterman, WSF Marine Ops emailed to report: MV SUQUAMISH Captain reports via 800MHz, three (3) orca EB just off Shannon Pt.
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Thu, Apr 28 - Admiralty Inlet - At 15:03 - Marie Waterman, WSF Marine Ops emailed to report: the SALISH reports 3 orca NB in the SB traffic lanes between Pt. Townsend & Keystone.
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14:28 - crossing on the ferry from Port Townsend to Whidbey we had to slow down for at least two orcas. Saw them for a brief moment and then lost sight of them. [traveling] Northwest. -Newell Edwards
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Thu, Apr 28 - Possession Sound/Saratoga Passage (T123s)
19:40 - [T123s] Heading out of Penn cove.
19:25 - [T123s] By the mussels rafts when I saw them. -Terra Parham
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1955 - [T123s] out of Penn Cove eastbound.
1940 - [T123s] approaching Long Point.
1930 - [T123s] eastbound heading out of Penn Cove.
1850 - [T123s] westbound towards Coupeville Wharf. -Rachel Haight
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17:41 - Eyes on Stanley [T123A] between Camano and Polnell Point! -Cynthia Vick Allen
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14:00 - [T123s] They are trending slowly north, but mostly by Onomac. Across from Race Rd. To watch from the Whidbey side.
13:56 - I am watching from Whidbey…they [T123s] are on the Camano side. Lots of breaching and tail slapping! Wish I had a telephoto lens!! -Mary Ellen O’Connor
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15:19 - [T123s] have grouped up a bit and picked up a little speed. Line of sight Shangri La Shores Whidbey/ Madrona Heights Camano, Camano side still, NB
14:50 - [T123s] pretty pokey for now. Trending NB still. Across Shangri La Northside, Cam side.
14:34 - [T123s] straight across east from Shangri La Shores along Camano slowly heading north still. My lens does not reach that far very well. Somewhat a blur.
13:17 - [T123s] home now viewing from high bank Baby Island Heights, orcas are out from Onamac Pt., General area. I can see quite some activity and fins. Hopefully someone up that way can take a look. Appearing to be on Camano side. -Marilyn Armbruster
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13:47 - [T123s] there are 4 orca still playing, hunting etc in same spot just south of Onamac Point.
13:11- [T123s] 2 possibly 3 orca close to Camano side milling about just south of Onamac. -Marie Heil
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Name: Mark Harang
Date of Sighting: 4/28/2022
Time of Sighting: 1:10 PM
Species seen: Orca [T123s]
Number of animals seen: 4
Where seen: Off Camano Island State park
Direction of travel : circling, moving SW
Behaviors observed: Hunting, harassing a seal
If orcas, any males?: 1
Any unusual markings?: no
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: There was also a juvenile, they seemed to be harassing/hunting a seal.
Photos available?: Yes, I will email the photos to info@orcanetwork.org
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As of 09:20 they are reported to still be circling in that area of original report. Lots of surface action, breaches, tail lobs, head stands per Hat Island friends. Unconfirmed as of yet, but photos reviewed look probable for the T123s. (see photos by Kyle Opstad below) -Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network
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08:50 - We’re getting a report of orcas between Hat and Camano, no direction given. [follow up mentions they are feeding]. T123s between Hat and Camano Islands. -Lori Christopher
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GRAY WHALES - Thu, Apr 28 - 18:00 - I was lucky enough to have one swim past me while out for a casual kayak after work today. So incredibly epic! around 6pm west of Jetty Island. The whale was heading north. -Christina Jones
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14:22 - Seeing two spouts of water from two grays from Lesion Park Everett. South of Hat Island. -Annissa Chebul Walsh
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10:27 - Viewing from the Everett marina. Haven’t spotted orcas yet, but there’s one Gray Whale south of Hat Island. -Sara Montour Lewis
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10:00 - viewing from Harborview Park off Mukilteo Blvd. Both grays are now south of Hat Island heading west. Waters really beautiful and calm….the 2 grays looked like they were heading up the west side of Hat when I left them. I briefly stopped off Grand Ave and saw a solo gray just on the SE edge of Hat. I couldn't post as I was starting to run late to an appt. So possibly 3 grays around Hat.
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09:15 - back on ferry again this morning, 2 grays east of Hat Island. Pretty sure heading north but hard to tell being on a moving ferry. Closer to Hat vs Everett. -Marilyn Aarmbruster
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10:07 & 11:32 - A gray spotted 100 yds of Tillicum slowly heading south past Tyee. Spotted again at Camano Head at 11:32. -John Storebeck
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07:50 - Shackleton and another passed by Bretland, Pirates Cove, Tillicum and Tyee slowly heading south. -John Storebeck
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MINKE WHALE - Thu, Apr 28 - San Juans - At 15:03 - Marie Waterman, WSF Marine Ops emailed to report: The SUQUAMISH reports 1 minke EB at Foster Pt. [Orcas Island]

April 27
BIGGS/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Wed, Apr 27 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - 15:46- I filmed the T049As off of Trial Island in the Strait of Juan de Fuca Wednesday, April 27, 2022. -Gerald Graham
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Wed, Apr 27 - Puget Sound (T123s)
20:18 - [T123s] They’re still headed north, hugging Vashon side. Viewed from Des Moines fishing pier. Out of my sight now.
19:53 - [T123s] North of [Pt Robinson] lighthouse Maury Island northbound. -Brigitte van Hovell
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19:55- [T123s] all have cleared Point Robinson, leisurely pace, northbound, island side of mid channel. Peaceful blows over sunset drenched waters. Goodnight orca lovers. -Marla Smith
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18:12 - [T123s] At least 4 and they’ve stalled out halfway between Browns Point and Maury. Lots of surface activity and breaching. -Charlie Wright
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17:47- [T123s] all have passed ferry lanes [Pt Defiance/Tahlequah] heading eastbound. -Amber Stanfill
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17:45 - [T123s] Passing Owen Beach at Point Defiance, headed towards the east side of Vashon Island. -Ashley Gibson
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18:02 - T123A surfaced approaching the southeast tip of Maury Island. Headed north.
17:46 - T123A bringing up the rear. All have cleared the ferry lane.
17:44 - [T123s] approaching Point Defiance Ferry Lane. Eastbound. Closer to Vashon side. -Ashley Whitman
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17:40 - [T123s] South side of Vashon going east. -Stephanie Thill
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17:36 - [T123s] They're on the Vashon side following a tug boat into commencement bay, viewing from pt defiance.
17:34 - [T123s] They stayed the course north almost to Vashon south end but appear to be turning east into Commencement bay. -Jenelle Walter
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17:32- [T123s] Sighted off Point Defiance. Just a bit ago. Haven't seen them surface, but I'm looking down towards Sunrise Beach. They may have gone right towards Dune [Peninsula]. -Teresa Dennerlein
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17:25 - [T123s] About to come around Point Defiance.
17:17 - [T123s] South of entrance to Gig Harbor by about 400 yards.
17:09 - [T123s] Almost to Point Evans. Gig Harbor side of the narrows. -Jack Sasser
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17:03 - [T123s] Lost sight of them near the west end/Gig Harbor side of the Narrows. -David Bennett
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17:00 - T123A Stanley (pictured) and family northbound under Tacoma Narrows bridge. -back of camera photo by Noelle Morri April 27, 2022
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16:47 - [T123s] viewing mid channel from Titlow. Headed towards the Narrows. -Candace Gavin
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17:32- [T123s] Committed east through Dalco!
17:28 - [T123s] Trending east in Dalco passage from the looks of it,
17:24 - [T123s] Tacoma side of channel, approaching Pt Defiance, northbound.
16:47 - [T123s] Seeing blows mid channel from Narrows Beach, northbound -Brooke Casanova
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16:38 - [T123s] In front of Day Island heading towards Narrows Bridge. -Barb Pritchard Hulbert
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16:38 - [T123s] Just passed the Fox Island fishing pier headed north towards the Narrows...More adventures with the T123 clan taken from Fox Island. I was late to getting to the pier, yet they were still surprisingly there. They spent about ten minutes with me, shared a meal, and then were off. The T123 family has an awesome story. About a decade ago Stanley (Big Male) and his mom Sidney accidentally stranded themselves on the beach while hunting for seals. The likelihood of them surviving was slim, considering that the weight of gravity can crush an orca's organs while beached...on top of dehydration etc.... Sidney was pregnant at the time and the fact that her fetus survived was astonishing. That fetus was born, named Lucky and is now 10 years old. She now also has a four year old baby sister named Darcy. Every time I have seen this family they have been traveling close together and it's obvious that their bond is very strong. -Jami Cantrell
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16:36- [T123s] I guess they are done playing and are heading north now.
16:28 - [T123s] Yes, hanging out in front of the fishing pier. At fox Island 4:28 -Pattie LaRue Warr
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19:05 - [T123s] Hugging Maury. Near Gold beach NB. (Last report for me tonight.
18:18 - [T123s] hunting [map shows 3 off entrance to Quartemaster harbor]
17:39 - [T123s] Now EB between South Vashon and Pt Defiance.
16:56 - [T123s] Close to the bridges [Narrows]. Mid channel northbound.
16:49 - [T123s] Northbound [Map eastern Hale Passage]
15:58 - [T123s] Northbound [map shows them or SW side of Fox Island] -Jason Cook
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15:57 - [T123s] Heading north by Gibson point on Fox Island…it appeared to us they were headed up Carr. We lost sight of them at the Western tip of Fox Island and never saw them surface again on the pier side -Lora Lori Hope Whiting
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15:25 - [T123s] when I arrived at 3:18, I briefly saw dorsals straight out from the dock about 400 yards out, but then they went dark on me.
15:11 - [T123s] I’ve got reports that they are right in front of the ferry at the Anderson Island dock. Headed there now. -Belen Bilgic Schneider
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15:14 - [T123s] caught them to the right of Anderson island ferry heading up west.
15:02 - [T123s] seeing blows from Chambers bay they heading towards Anderson island on Anderson side. -Cherie St.Ours
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14:02 - Mark Millard, WDFW called to report seeing the pod of orcas off Oro Bay, Anderson Island (east side) heading northbound. Male and at least couple females.
13:58 - Viewing 4 orca near Anderson Island from the end of the Nisqually boardwalk. Research vessel also. -Kirsten Tucker
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12:12 - [Orca] out of sight with a steady pace south through the Nisqually Reach.
12:00 - [Orca] over by Johnson point milling about a little -Courtney A turk
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10:30 - Orca Network received second-hand report Bigg's orcas still hanging out in southern Puget Sound, Case Inlet around Herron Island. Joyce Major then sent report and image (below).
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One BIG orca and three others on the west side of Herron! -photo by Joyce Major, April 27, 2022
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GRAY WHALES - Sat, Apr 27 - Strait of Georgia - Grey whale feeding for days at Gibsons BC Sunshine Coast BC Canada. My name is Cornelia van Berkel, I took these photos of a Grey Whale feeding very close to the shore at Bonnie Brook, Gibsons BC Canada (North of Vancouver BC). The last week of April 2022, he/she has been feeding around the same place. I took these photos April 27 at the Salish sea. Thank you. -Cornelia van Berkel, Sunshine Coast BC Canada.
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Wed, Apr 27 - Possession Sound
11:40 - Appears to moving north.
11:35 - viewing from Harborview Park off Mukilteo Blvd. I see one gray east of Hat Island. Too far to tell direction yet. -Marilyn Armbruster

Wed, Apr 27 - Port Susan, Tillicum Beach
Name: James Utzschneider
Date of Sighting: 4/27/2022
Time of Sighting: 10:15 AM
Species seen: gray
Number of animals seen: 1
Where seen: 47 59.433n 122.17.416w
Direction of travel : in place
Behaviors observed: milling
If orcas, any males?:
Any unusual markings?:
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: We flew over a single gray whale southeast of Hat Island. Our altitude in a small plane was 1000 feet. The whale seemed to be milling around. One hour later, on the return flight, the pilot saw a solo whale in the same location.

April 26
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Tue, Apr 26 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - Bigg's Orcas were on Constance Bank in the Strait of Juan de Fuca Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Below are links to two videos I shot of them, from Walbran/Gonzales Park in Oak Bay, 10 kms or 6.2 miles distant. https://youtu.be/Qngcty8N2mU - https://youtu.be/4aET9z5ZKIE -Gerald Graham
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Tue, Apr 26 - South Puget Sound (T123s) - 17:27 - [orcas] They were near Dutcher Cove on the Key Peninsula side about 15 minutes ago. I was watching from the waterfront park in Allyn with binoculars so I wasn’t able to tell [direction]. -Joe Marks
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18:06 - Just watched them for about 15 minutes, closer to Stretch Island side and south of Vaughn Bay. Lots of surface activity with tail slaps. They turned and headed north again. Also saw a few nervous sea lions hanging close to the beach!
15:55 - Reports are that they are feeding up in Allyn.
10:35 - Orcas in Case Inlet! At least three, one may be a baby. About mid-channel slightly south of the Vaughn Bay spit. Spending a lot of time on the surface and milling about. Perhaps heading north. -Leslie Hanks
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GRAY WHALES - Tue, Apr 26 - Northern Saratoga Passage - 13:48 - Gray heading towards Camano from Polnell Shores. -Terra Parham
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Tue, Apr 26 - Possession Sound - 11:15 - MV Saratoga has 2362 heading slowly SE toward Everett from just W of Tulalip. -Justine Buckmaster, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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08:22 - Feels like deja vu from yesterday, in looking for orcas this morning I spotted 2 grey whales hanging by the SE corner of Hat Island and the Snohomish River Delta. -Danielle Pennington
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Tue, Apr 26 - Port Susan
19:00 - As of 7:00 pm: Three grays in Port Susan. … [one] gray traveling farther north in Port Susan. All closer to Camano, spotted from Kayak.
18:23 - One gray spouting in Port Susan, just south of Cavalero. Slowly going south, but staying in the same general area. -Linda Raines Tyner

April 25
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Mon, Apr 25 - Haro Strait (T49As)
13:19 - They ended up going north.
11:45 - T49As milling on the west side of Henry Island.
10:45 - There's a visual of orcas near Kellett Bluff (south Henry Island).
Mon, Apr 25 - San Juans (T137s)
After getting our boat back in the water for the season, we had our first 2022 whale encounter from the OBI vessel earlier this week when the T137s cruised through the San Juan Islands. We got on scene shortly before they hunted a harbor seal, which was followed by a burst of playful surface activity before they returned to stealth mode. Check out this short video summary Jason put together of the encounter. [video] -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute
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10:26 - I can hear them again. 10:25a.
07:31 - I can hear calls on Lime Kiln. [“I went back on the LK webcam audio feed and it’s Bigg’s killer whale vocals.” -Monika Wieland Shields, OBI] -Letitia F. Lewis
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Mon, Apr 25 - San Juan Islands (T137s) - 19:30 - [orcas] In northern end of East Sound. -Rachel Finn
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T137D “Wright” catching some air yesterday afternoon [4/25/22] in Upright Channel. -Sara Hysong-Shimazu
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14:58 - [orcas] N of Goose Is. Traveling N. -Dale Wallgren Prugar
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15:06 - Yes [Ts]! Looks like they may be hunting now…
14:45 - [orcas] In Cattle Pass, moving north. -Stephanie Reiss
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18:00 - Still heading north off Rosario Resort.
17:25 - Heading north into East sound.
16:00 - They are aiming for Upright Channel.
15:15 - It's the T137s! Now heading north up San Juan Channel.
13:35 - Confirmed orcas by another observer - at least 2 males present. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute
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13:35 - 5-6 ish. Moving quickly to southeast.
13:27 - Group going east by Granny’s Cove. Orcas, just counted 4. -Guy Girard
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Mon, Apr 25 - South Puget Sound (T123s) - 21:11 - The orcas (T123's) are BACK in Hammersley Inlet, as I post this, feeding and thinning the seal herd. -Lyssa Foster [PSWS]
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18:37 - [orcas] They just passed my place heading through Pickering Passage toward Case Inlet. In the far northwest side of the passage. Should be passing by the point of Harstine, in the distance, now. Saw 2 adults with a baby. -Teresa Saunders Westcoat
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18:30 - Make that 4, 1 male, 1 cow & 2 young. Out of sight by 6:30 PM.
18:32 - Group of 3 (1 male & 2?) in Pickering Passage headed east towards Grapeview and Allyn. -Ken Donald
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18:13 - [orcas] Went through Pickering Passage, probably to Case Inlet by now. -Kati Huisingh
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15:30 - At 3:30 Greg Lance called to report orcas in Shelton milling around where Hammersley Inlet and Oakland Bay meet. Big dorsal on one, and smaller fins, as well. Just milling, not in hurry to go anywhere.
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17:22 - Looks like they’re headed towards Harstine Bridge, 5:22pm. Left outta Hammersley about 5 mins ago, maybe.
15:22 - They’re back in view. Looks like heading toward the yacht club.
15:21 - They’re not in sight. They went towards Bayshore.
15:14 - [orcas] Still in Oakland Bay headed further in. So hopefully will catch them on their way back out thru Hammersley. Viewing from Walker Park. -Stephanie Marie
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13:13 - It looked to be 3 or 4 orcas. I was roughly a mile away and I think I got 2 little ones, a bigger female, and a bigger male. 4 altogether. At 12:30 Brian Walsworth, Mason County Wildlife group, reported the pod was at the mouth of Oakland Bay towards town. Breaching earlier so possibly they are/were hunting. -Brian Walsworth
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~13:55 - Pam Burger updated Mason County Wildlife: they were still milling around in Oakland Bay as of ~13:55.
11:09 - Orcas reported passing Walker Park, heading to town [Shelton]! (Westbound) Hammersley Inlet. -Pam Burger
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07:45 - [orcas] North [direction of travel]. Totten Inlet 1/2 mile north of Little Skookum Inlet (Barron Point). -Dan McDonough
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Mon, Apr 25 - North Puget Sound/Saratoga Passage (T36s) - From [Coupeville] wharf as they were passing by... -Kelly McCulloch
photos - T36B1 ID: GS
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16:28 - Orcas heading near Captain Whidbey. -Jayme Renae
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16:25 - Fins streaming east past Coupeville Wharf. Howard Garrett, Orca Network
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15:57 - At mussel flats.
15:38 - [orcas] Approaching CV [Coupeville] dock. -Dina Blackstone
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15:34 - [orcas] Just entered Penn Cove. -Jann Pulfer Ledbetter
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14:55 - T36 & T36Bs outside Crescent Harbor angling towards Penn Cove, moving quickly. -Sam Murphy, Naturalist, Island Adventures
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19:30 - On a hunt north of Borgman.
19:05 - Northbound approaching Borgman Road.
19:08 - They're heading north now, north of Strawberry Point.
18:40 - East of Mariners Cove.
17:00 - Passed Long Point spread out, eastbound, lost sight after that.
16:29 - Passing boat launch, eastbound.
16:20 - Eastbound close to Coupeville Wharf.
15:45 - They just passed wharf, westbound.
14:25 - [orcas] Westbound past Polnell Point. -Rachel Haight
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14:14 - [orcas] Approaching Polnell Point heading west. -Patty Sebelsky
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14:10 - Update: 5 orcas heading west.
14:02 - Terra Parham messaged: Pod of orca heading west along Utsalady. -Terra Parham
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14:17 - At Polnell Point now, 2:17.
13:55 - [orcas] Near Mariners Cove, close to Whidbey. Saw breaches and tail slaps heading west. -Patty Sebelsky
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13:52 - [orcas] Look to be trending back south now. -Sarah Geist
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14:33 - Moving south, passing Crescent Harbor.
14:28 - Splashing around at Polnell Point.
13:37 - Currently milling right across Mariners Cove.
13:25 - Passing Mariners Cove.
12:19 - [orcas] Northboud, Camano side, towards Maple Grove. 4. I’m at Maylor Point. -Anya Sika
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11:15 - Orcas, I saw an adult and a calf, surface quickly for a breath, then down again, right below my house on the bluff at Eagle Crest, just north of Onomac Point, very close to shore, heading north to Rockaway Beach in a hurry. They didn't surface again that I could see. Been out looking to no avail. -Kristina Trowbridge
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GRAY WHALES - Mon, Apr 25 - Possession Sound
12:15 - CRC383 and CRC2362 were swimming northwest from the southeast side of Hat Island.
12:00 - CRC531 is due east of Hat Island. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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08:16 - While looking to see if the orcas stayed overnight, I saw at 8:16 AM grey whale blows visible at the south east corner of Hat Island by the green channel marker. -Danielle Pennington
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SOUTH PUGET SOUND GRAY WHALES - Mon, Apr 25 - South Puget Sound - I think we have another Gray Whale in Carr Inlet off Minter Creek headed north. Pretty far from me. -Randy Witter

April 24
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Sun, Apr 24 - South Puget Sound - 18:50 - 3-4 orca in Case Inlet, 6:50 PM, southbound between Harstine and Herron Islands. One was very little - baby, I’m sure. -Danielle Sayebrook
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Sun, Apr 24 - NPS /Possession Sound to Saratoga Passage (T36s)
18:51 - They’re heading to Langley.
18:37 - [orcas] They’re NE of Hat Island. -Kanoi Ivory
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20:25 - 10-minute down time, faint blows disappearing in the dark, heading towards Hidden Beach.
20:15 - After long waiting, reward of spotting them! Stealth mode northbound past Fox Spit.
18:50 - Entering Saratoga Passage, northbound, Camano side.
18:00 - [orcas] Been on a hunt off NW tip of Hat Island. -Rachel Haight
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17:15 - [orcas] They just passed Clinton ferry headed north, 5:15pm. -Cherry Bibler
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17:05 - At 17:11 Maija Holston, WSF Marine Ops, emailed: Clinton dock, 4/24, 1705 Master on the ISSAQUAH reports 3 orca hanging around the Clinton dock - going nowhere.
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17:00 - Bill Blair, Columbia Beach, called to report seeing pod of 4-5 orcas about 200 yards south of the Clinton ferry, breaching, then dove and headed north.
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17:00 - [orcas] Close to shore at the Clinton Ferry. -Josh Thomas
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17:45 - Off the west shore of Hat Island, continued directional changes.
17:29 - They're now north of the ferry lanes at mid-channel. They appear to be hunting, so not going anywhere at the moment. Confirmed 2 adults and a calf.
17:00 - About to cross the ferry lanes just off the Clinton ferry dock. Appears to be a calf with 2 adults. Heading north.
16:48 - Still half a mile south of Clinton, now at mid-channel. At least 2.
16:40 - Viewed from the beach half a mile south of Clinton. Milling but moving slowly north.
16:15 - [orcas] Viewing with binoculars from the Mukilteo ferry to Clinton. At least 3, milling around the point just south of the ferry lanes. -Taralynn Carter
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16:04 - Island Adventures on scene with them. Still near Glendale, slowly trending north.
15:45 - [orcas] Viewing from Mukilteo. They are on the Whidbey side in the Glendale [area], are traveling northbound. -Tamara Kelley
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17:39 - They are just north of the north slip of the Clinton ferry dock. Mid channel with directional changes. There is also a grey whale in the same general area.
17:20 - They just had a super close in pass to the Clinton ferry dock. Everyone waiting due to the one boat schedule got a nice view. They continued north towards Brighton Beach hugging Whidbey.
15:45 - They are approaching Glendale Beach from the south, traveling north. Very close to Whidbey side.
15:24 - [orcas] Viewing from Glendale looking south. They are about halfway between Glendale and Possession, close to Whidbey. They have seemed to stall for now. -Danielle Pennington
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15:25 - [orcas] They’re north of Possession Beach Waterfront Park. Small white boat with them. Can still see the air spouts from the beach but they’re far. -Emilia J. Wroński
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14:53 - [orcas] Just passed Possession State Park. -Teri Gage
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14:19 - [orcas] There’s a group still feeding by the green buoy near Possession. -Jodi Krause Poissant
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14:45 - Heading north into Possession Sound now.
14:04 - [orcas] Same general area [S. of Possession Point] trending north slowly. -Alice Thuy Talbot
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April 24th - on our FUNdraising gray whale watch trip for Orca Network - we had an unexpected surprise - Bigg’s orca - the T36s came to visit us, what a treat for us all. We met them at Possession Point, and traveled with them for a mile or two as they cruised the coastline, then we headed towards Hat Island to check out one of our Sounders - #383 - as he fed nearby. It was a beautifully sunny day - a big thank-you to all our passengers for supporting Orca Network, and a huge huge thank you to Puget Sound Express for their continued support and for sending M/V Saratoga to Langley, just for us!! -Jill Hein
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On the Orca Network cruise, on a beautiful sunny day, we first caught up with T36 and the T36Bs off Possession Point....lovely to watch them as they cruised north, very close to the beach, doing some either hunting or finishing up a hunt. We then headed east to find gray whales, and found #383 as he headed west toward Hat Island as the tide was receding. He graciously gave us three nice fluke up tail dives. A great trip on Saratoga (Thank you Puget Sound Express!) with beautiful whales! -Bonnie Gretz
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~14:00 - [orcas] Seen around 2pm off Possession Point. -Matt Hedlund
photo - T36 & T36B ID: Brendon Bissonnette (switched order: GS)
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14:43 - Approaching Possession Beach Park - close to shore. NB travel.
13:47 - [orcas] Still in the same spot. Lots of directional changes. Possibly on a hunt.
13:31 - Rachel Haight called to relay report from Dori Dace who has eyes on a pod of orcas south of Possession Point, Whidbey, in northern Puget Sound proper. Large male, possibly Stanley, but too far to confirm. Looks like hanging around. -Dori Dace
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13:30 - Sightings of a pod of 5. South end of Whidbey Island. Feeding. -Ron Rollins, Jr.
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~13:10 - Around 1:10 from PSE out of Port Townsend, south end of Whidbey. -Sabrina Lee
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GRAY WHALES - Sun, Apr 24 - Haro Strait - Grey Whale CRC 766 [unconf.] is just south of D'Arcy Island on the Canadian side of Haro Strait. I saw it from the summit of Mount Douglas in Saanich, on southern Vancouver Island. -Gerald Graham
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Sun, Apr 24 - Admiralty Inlet - Hello. First off I’d like to report a grey whale sighting. It occurred on April 24th around 11am. The location was just SE or MatsMats bay at the “X” location below {47.945853, -122.673926]. The whale surfaced about 30-40 yards in front of our boat and we saw the classic grey curve come out of the water for about 3-4 seconds before it went back under. This past Sunday afternoon we visited Langley Whale Center and confirmed with the folks there that what we saw was most probably a grey whale. Of all the pictures of the Greys the one most closely resembling what we saw was this one [image of CRC396 was shared just for reference] -Bill Hasan
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Sun, Apr 24
Name: Melly Burns
Date of Sighting: 4/24/2022
Time of Sighting: 2:00 PM
/Species seen: gray
Number of animals seen: 5
Where seen: 48.025129, -122.324398 [North of Hat Island]
Direction of travel : staying in place
Behaviors observed: socializing, >15 spy hops
Any unusual markings?: one with big white patch
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: This was during the 1:30 pm Puget Sound Express grey whale watching tour. We were there for the 1.5 hours and they stayed put socializing. Photos are available with the wildlife photographer that was on board.
Photos available?: No
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Sun, Apr 24 - E Strait of Juan de Fuca and Admiralty Inlet - 18:30-18:45 - Looking from south of Bush Point on Whidbey Island, from 6:30 to 6:45, we're seeing blows that look like gray whale blows, across Admiralty Inlet off the north side of the hotel at Port Ludlow. We've seen five blows so far and a fluke up. The whale seems to be trending northwest. -Susan Berta and Howard Garrett, Orca Network
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16:25 - Just saw a gray whale just outside Port Ludlow. It was between Colvos Rocks and Port Ludlow.  Came from the east and hung out in the basin in that area. We saw it come up 3-4 times for breaths over the course of 1.5 hrs. But we left before we saw it head out in a direction. -Beth Berglund
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14:00 - Not sure who this gray is, but was off the Navy base today (14:00) headed south....on the Juan de Fuca side - west side of Whidbey. -Trevor Derie
ID notes from Alie Perez, Cascadia Research: "I just finished taking this one through and didn’t find it. I am going to make it CRC2445..." ID: Alie Perez, Cascadia Research - photos by Trevor Derie, April 24, 2022
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Sun, Apr 24 - Saratoga Passage - 12:10 - Grey whale feeding off of Hidden Beach! -Madeline Molloy
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Sun, Apr 24 - Possession Sound - 17:58 - Gray whale (531) SB off Sandy Point. -Dori Dace
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We then headed east to find gray whales, and found #383 as he headed west toward Hat Island as the tide was receding. He graciously gave us three nice fluke up tail dives. -Bonnie Gretz
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We met them (T36s) at Possession Point, and traveled with them for a mile or two as they cruised the coastline, then we headed towards Hat Island to check out one of our Sounders - #383 - as he fed nearby. -Jill Hein
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12:05 - CRC383 is now just southeast of Camano Head aiming northeast towards Tulalip.
11:50 - CRC383 is eastbound at Camano Head.
11:20 - CRC2362 is circling northeast of Hat Island. -Bart Rulon
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10:00 - One gray NE side of Hat Isl. Heading SE. -Lori Christopher
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10:32 - Gray whale is taking Saratoga Passage, hugging Camano shoreline steady northbound.
10:20 - Gray whale in Possession Sound, one mile south of Camano Head traveling north. Too soon to tell if heading toward Saratoga Passage or Port Susan. -Rachel Haight
photos - 531 ID: RH
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Sun, Apr 24 - Port Susan
17:16 - Still observing grey whales 2 minimum, 1 mile north of Kayak Point halfway out to Camano.
15:08 - At least 1 grey heading north, 2 milles past Kayak Point. -Hsin Schoen
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07:30 - Gray reported off Barnum Point in Port Susan this morning. A report at 7:30am of a Gray eating at Pirates Cove then heading off across Port Susan towards Kayak. -John Storbeck
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SOUTH PUGET SOUND GRAY WHALES - Sun, Apr 24 - South Puget Sound
14:24 - I just saw it with binoculars. Appears to be going thru Hale Passage towards the Narrows.
14:17 - A neighbor just told me a humpback [presumed gray whale--alb/ON] surfaced right in front of her house....I missed it. SW side of the island [Fox Island], heading towards the spit, about 1/3 of the way out into Carr Inlet. She asked me to post. Already passed the Navy Pier. -Blake-Linda Worland Little

April 23
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Sat, Apr 23 - Blackfish Sound, BC
Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Killer Whale (Orca) Sighting:
Sighting Time: Sat, Apr 23 @ 18:53:00 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 50.58478,-126.72544 [N. side of Hanson Island]
Number Sighted: 1
Submitter Name: lun wai lok
Whale Alert App
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Sat, Apr 23 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - We were on a bird watching cruise with the Port Townsend Marine Center and saw 5 orcas west of Protection Island and Sequim Bay on Saturday afternoon. Naturalists and boat staff reported that the group included a matriarch, daughter, and 3 grandkids. It was a fantastic cruise with lots of birds, a gray whale, and the orcas! -Tim Kurtz
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Sat, Apr 23 - Central Puget Sound (T123s)
19:50 - Definitely trending north along with the boat. 7:50.
19:36 - [orcas] Off Browns Point about 10 minutes ago. -Denise Hull
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19:45 - Same spot. 7:45. White boat with them.
19:39 - Maybe milling. South end of Maury. Pointed northbound though. 7:39pm.
19:30 - [orcas] Have fully passed Browns Point. All the way on the Vashon side now, 7:30. Trending northbound. -Amber Stanfill
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19:26 - From Browns Point going north to Point Robinson....
19:12 - From Port towards Browns Point. -Polly Middleton Brown
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19:04 - Across from the Ram [restaurant, Ruston Way]. Mid channel.
18:50 - Changing direction. Between cargo ship and grey merchant marine ships.
18:39 - [orcas] Approaching the silo along Shuster Parkway. -Jason Cook
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18:30 - Three orcas spotted heading east into Commencement Bay. -Patricia Chen
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19:26 - From my view above The Ram restaurant on Ruston Way, they passed Browns Point (traveling west) about 5 minutes ago …still visible, but not sure of direction of travel at present.
19:06 - Still moving from the port towards Browns Point, 7:06.
18:40 - Still hanging out deep in The Port.
18:17 - [orcas] Two are almost to Silver Cloud Inn, still traveling east. -Eileen Mccaffery-Lent
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~18:15 - We saw a pod in the Sound across from Old Town Tacoma on 4/23 heading into Commencement Bay around 6:15 pm. -Jerry Hughes
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17:54 - Watching from map at point Ruston, they seem committed to Commencement Bay, still moving southeast.
17:39 - [orcas] Watching from Dune Peninsula, headed southeast but milling and playing quite a bit. -Elanor Freiheit
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Mouth full of seal. …from Dune. -Jenelle Walter
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17:34 - Moving east and lurking about, not quite committed to Commencement Bay. Should be very viewable from the Dunes Peninsula Park. Many have been watching here at parking lot for Anthony’s/ferry. -Genn E. Johnson
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17:29 - [orcas] At least 4 spotted at Point Defiance heading east. -Junior Ramirez
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18:46 - Drifting back towards Browns Point off Marine View Drive but mid channelish.
18:38 - From Thea Foss, they are deep in the bay, mid channel, off the granary.
18:12 - Passing Shenanigans [Ruston Way], eastbound.
18:09 - Off Les Davis Pier, eastbound.
18:03 - In Commencement Bay now, midchannelish, eastbound. They have cleared 1st turnout, restaurants are next.
17:54 - Passing me at the 1st turnout next to Point Ruston, eastbound.. mid channelish.
17:33 - Slowly drifting NE but towards Commencement Bay, passing Dune now, mid channel. Lots of barrel rolls and tail slaps, some moon walking & spyhopping.
17:21 - I hesitate to call it... but think they're committed east. East of ferry Lanes now. I saw Stanley prey share with the calf!!!
17:06 - Seems like they're drifting west, lots of gull activity, herding by boats. Saw a good breach by the calf!
16:56 - [orcas] Passing Point Defiance Marina approaching Dune Peninsula, close to Dune, milling but eastbound. -Melissa Bird
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16:48 - [orcas] Milling about in Dalco, been hunting and playing out here for a while, starting to trend back north but no clear direction or commitment. -Linda Podiak
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16:45 - At 16:46 Maija Holston, WSF Marine Ops, emailed: Master on the CHETZEMOKE, 1645, 4/23: Reports 5 orca ½ mile NE off PT DEF with about 12 pleasure craft hovering close by.
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18:02 - Heading into Commencement Bay now.
16:43 - [orcas] Drifting slowly east just west of [Tahlequah] ferry terminal. -Jeffrey Simmons
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19:30-19:42 - Passed Browns Point headed NW towards the south end of Maury and now northbound, Maury side mid channel.
17:46 - Passed parked freighter off Dunes Point heading east towards Ruston Way and Commencement.
16:50 - Still milling and hunting in same spot out from Owen Beach, middish channel, maybe closer to Tacoma, appearing to start moving east?
16:23 - [orcas] Out from Owen Beach, middish channel. Can't really tell direction. -Marilyn Armbruster
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16:03 - [orcas] Heading close to Tahlequah ferry terminal - heading east. -Emily Gause
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18:40 - Seeing them from Chinese Reconciliation Park. Just out in front of the blue cranes and to the left of red tanker. 6:40.
18:29 - Heading into the port, lost sight behind the naval ships. 6:29.
16:18 - Multiple breaches, maybe on a hunt? Stalled out just before the ferry lanes. Mid channel, 4:18.
16:06 - Heading towards ferry lanes 4:06, spyhop & some fun activity!
15:54 - Trending east into Dalco Passage now, 3:54, seem to be committed. Still longish downtimes.
15:48 - [orcas] Possible direction change, trending east towards Dalco. 3:48. -Brooke Casanova
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15:37 - [orcas] Just passed Sunrise Beach - mid channel trending towards Narrows. -Danielle DeBosko
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15:13 - [orcas] Can see them mid channel, a bit before Sunrise Beach trending south. -Cherie StOurs
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14:50 - [orcas] South of Paradise Cove now, transiting from mainland side to mid-channel, slow-ish travel loosely grouped, southbound. -Marla Smith
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14:30 - [orcas] Passed Lisabeula. Very far west. -Annette Messitt
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14:11 - [orcas] They’re at Olalla now by the market! Southbound. -Heather Leacy
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13:55 - [orcas] Southbound passing Anderson Point. -Rachel Frantz
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17:55 - Trending eastward into Commencement, still too early to confirm though.
17:26 - Trending northeast, more grouped up and traveling a bit more with purpose./
17:08 - Still west of the ferry lanes. Still trending eastward.
16:43 - More committed eastward, slowly.
16:26 - Just made a kill mid channel, Dalco Passage, west of the ferry lanes. Now they're just milling.
14:06 - Long down times.
14:00 - Approaching Al's [Olalla]. -Ashley Whitman
photo - “T123D (Darcy) as the family passed through Colvos.”
photo - T123A
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13:54 - [orcas] They are off Anderson Point cruising south. -Maria Jones Scott
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13:40 - 4 orcas heading south through Colvos Passage at Command Point. -Karen Webb Martin
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13:00 - [orcas] Southbound, directly east of Driftwood Cove, 1:00. -Roxane Jackson Johnson
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Spent some time with the T123s yesterday [4/23/22]! These are from Southworth as they went south through Colvos Passage. All photos zoomed and cropped. -Jami Cantrell
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12:59 - Last seen heading south down Colvos, then we lost sight as ferry neared Vashon ferry terminal. Gorgeous!!
12:38 - [orcas] Great views from Southworth ferry. Heading south down Colvos Passage. -Jill Irwin
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11:55 - [orcas] They are still just north of Southworth, in front of Harper near shore. We are looking from south beach Bainbridge. -Luke Dauner
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13:55 - Coming into view at Olalla. Traveling south in Colvos Passage.
12:10 - Saw them passing southbound from Harper Rec Pier. Closer to Blake. Heading toward Southworth.
11:40 - [orcas] Southbound. Passing Manchester on the west side of Blake Island. Heading home in the direction of Southworth. -Jorge L. Baron
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10:58 - I’m in Kayak out near fuel dock, they are on left of tanker.
10:53 - Milling turned north middle of passage between Bainbridge and Rich.
10:47 - [orcas] Heading west side Blake, very fast south to Southworth, lots of kills in Rich Pass. -Noelle Morris
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11:24 - [orcas] South between Blake and Manchester.
11:00 - Still out front of the Manchester fuel depot.
10:35 - [orcas] At the east end of Rich Passage. Ferry stopped. Milling around in front of the fuel depot. -Keith Morris
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~10:30 - As seen from the ferry Walla Walla approaching Rich Passage at approximately 10:30 on 4/23. -Bill Jenness
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~10:30 - [orcas] This morning between Manchester and Bainbridge. -Sara Finlay
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10:34 - Bremerton-bound ferry stopped for orcas.
10:25 - Still around Bainbridge Reef, appear to be slowly moving east from Bainbridge.
09:58 - Hanging out around red channel marker between S. Bainbridge and Blake. Male, plus one or two females.
09:45 - Three orcas, one is large male, just arrived at Pt. Bean and fish pen off S.E end of Bainbridge. They were circling. -Sue Ellen White
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09:42 - They are at Fort Ward now. Heading east still. -Joanna Bean
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10:32 - The ferry heading toward Bremerton has stopped near the entrance to Rich Passage because of the orcas.
10:28 - They moved a little closer south to near the Manchester dock. Lots of breaches and tail slaps.
10:09 - Still circling just off of Orchard Point between Bainbridge and Manchester. 4 orcas, one large male.
09:53 - Exiting Rich Passage toward Manchester. Lots of direction changes, possible hunting.
09:18 - Continuing eastbound through Rich Passage. Approaching Fort Ward.
09:08 - [orcas] They are heading into Rich Passage. -Jim Reitz
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09:09 - They are heading out Rich Passage.
09:00 - I moved to Illahee, just re-spotted them, still have not committed either way to Rich or Port Orchard.
08:40 - Just passed Manette heading north, move to mid-channel, don't know what they're going to do from here yet. -Jim Pasola
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07:50 - Might be the same 3 - we saw 3 fins (looked like 2 females and a youngster) leaving Dyes Inlet, into Port Washington Narrows at 7:50am this morning. -Teresa Walton
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COASTAL ORCAS -  Sat, Apr 23 - WA Coast - Just watched a pod of five orcas, looks like transients, swimming west on the north side of the Westport jetty. Last seen at 6:20 am from the Westport Seabirds boat the Monte Carlo. One big male, an adult female and three immatures. Sounds like the consensus is the big male is T51 and the pod is the T50s. -Alex Patia
[“Confirmed as T51 by Gary Sutton.” -Alisa Schulman-Janiger]

April 22
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Fri, Apr 22 - Haro Strait/San Juan Islands (T18s, T23Ds) - 16:45-19:00 - Center for Whale Research Encounter #18: “… When they went down for a long dive, the two groups merged together and turned northwest in a single loose group. After another long dive, the group split into two again with the T18s moving inshore to the Henry Island shoreline while the other group milled about a half mile offshore of them. The milling group was the four whales belonging to the T23Ds-a family that is not very common in the central Salish Sea compared to some other groups. The T23Ds then turned northeast and began traveling toward Battleship Island. …” [See CWR Encounter #18 for photos and full Encounter Summary] https://www.whaleresearch.com/2022-18
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Fri, Apr 22 - Central Puget Sound (T123s)
19:35 - They are in the same spot for about an hour. At the row of houses between Point Robinson and Quartermaster [Sandy Shores Drive SW]. Very close to shore.
18:25 - They are hunting something close to shore.
18:15 - [orcas] Still SB, Maury Island side approaching Quartermaster [Harbor]. -Steve Brown
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Fri, Apr 22 - Puget Sound (T123s)
Name: Maria LITTLE
Date of Sighting: 4/22/2022
Time of Sighting: 5:40 PM
Species seen: Orca
Number of animals seen: 5
Where seen: 47.467540/-122.367400 [Seahurst, Burien]
Direction of travel : South medium pace
Behaviors observed: Traveling. Milling
If orcas, any males?: Yes
Any unusual markings?:
Is there anything else you'd like to share about your encounter?: Took with telephoto from my house
Photos available?: Yes, I will email the photos to info@orcanetwork.org
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17:15 - Viewing all 4, including large male, passing Pt. Robinson on mainland side. 5:15. S/B. -T.L. Stokes
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16:50 - Passing Point Robinson, mainland side of mid channel, southbound, leisurely pace. -Marla Smith
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~16:30 - [orcas] Right off Three Tree Point around 4:30. -Shelly Sh
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16:12 - SB closer to east side. Spotted from Three Tree Point south side. -Sandhya Ballal
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15:30 - Still SB, mid channel, closer to Seahurst side, near Dilworth. They came up right beside a northbound private boat. SB…boat still respectfully following. -Cindy Eckes Waddington
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14:56 - Viewing from Lincoln Park Beach, orcas heading south, east side of Vashon. -Jessica Crockett
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15:33 - Still heading south and should be able to see from Seahurst Park. Good luck everyone!
14:57 - Viewing from Salmon Creek/Shorewood on the Sound. They are in front of the Vashon Ferry Terminal, westside of shipping channel, heading south. T123s. -Shari Tarantino, Orca Conservancy
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14:13 - Past Blake, approaching Vashon.
14:10 - [orcas] They are in front of Blake, moving south, more on the western side of channel. -Paul Steyn Benade
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13:57 - They made a kill north of Eagle Harbor and milled around there for a while so I think they are in travel mode now. -Beth Dodrill
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13:44 - [orcas] There’s a group southbound approaching Eagle Rock, south end of Bainbridge. -Francis Montojo
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13:54 - Seeing those now, just past Blakely Rocks, still southbound.
13:33 - [orcas] There's a group in Elliott Bay right now. -Stephanie Raymond, Orca Network
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13:53 - Confirmed T123s from Alki Point.
13:10 - [orcas] Viewing from 1700 block Alki, milling just east of midchannel, north of Eagle Harbor. -Brittany Noelle
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14:13 - On northeast tip of Vashon. Going SB towards ferry dock.
14:05 - Moving south quickly near Tillicum Village, view from Constellation Park, east of mid channel.
13:07 - [orcas] North of Eagle Harbor among paddlers and boats. Many gulls, possible lunch break? View from 2100 block Alki. -Mary Hartmann
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12:51 - [orcas] Just sighted 3 fins off Alki, strait out by a group of boats that are sitting still in the water. -Will Drewry
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We saw some Orcas while riding the ferry (“Spokane”) from Seattle to Bainbridge.
Name: Keenan Johnson
Date: 4/22/2022
Time: 12:48 pm
Species: Orca
Number: 3
Location: 47.59840° N, 122.43370° W
Behavior: Seemed to be milling around a few boats. We saw them breach a few times.
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12:33 - [orcas] I am seeing three fins off the Magnolia viewpoint. -Alicia Jacobs Martin
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12:51 - Is a small group of boats, they're right among them. Look like they were hunting, directional changes, and then a long down time, just resurfaced.
12:28 - Past the Space Needle, continuing south.
12:15 - They've reached the red and black tanker; it's just in front of the cruise ship, still moving south, still east side of channel.
11:46 - Past the lighthouse, continuing south, east side of channel.
11:35 - I've relocated to the bluff south of Eagle Harbor; they are still moving southbound, approaching West Point.
10:59 - Approaching Golden Gardens.
10:56 - Moving steady south.
10:28 - Appear to have moved farther east.
10:25 - I'm looking at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, difficult to see through the fog. And they're still right there assuming they made a kill with all the activity.
10:06 - Still in the same area…lots of activity. They are east of mid-channel; the tug and barge that just passed, as well, to the west of them.
09:58 - Definitely moving south, just saw three huge breaches. I'm guessing they're about mid-channel. It's difficult to tell; the east side is fogged in.
09:51 - Viewing from Fay Bainbridge, appear to be off of Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, at least one male large dorsal, can't tell much from here. -Jim Pasola
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08:35 - [orcas] We just saw them too. I believe there are 4. South of the ferry making steady progress south. -Lucy Falla
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08:26 - I only saw 3. They’re just north of ferry lines. Can see them from shore in Kingston, currently, but barely. Looks like maybe they’re changing directions, difficult to see... [no binoculars]
08:18 - Orcas mid channel, seen from Edmonds/Kingston ferry. Headed south. -Casey Bizelli

GRAY WHALES - Fri, Apr 22 - West Whidbey - I did indeed see 2440 on April 22nd, …I watched it travel from est beaBch to Rosario until I lost sight of it beyond Sares Head. -Trevor Derie
2022 newbie gray CRC2440 - photo by Trevor Derie, April 22, 2022

April 21
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Thu, Apr 21 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T124C) - Here's T124C "Cooper", Born in 1992; this big bull is 30 years old and was travelling solo after spending some time with the T123's in Puget Sound. -Mollie Naccarato, Naturalist, Sooke Coastal Explorations
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With a report of a single bull minutes from our docks heading west, we jumped on board to see who was hunting in our area… 30-year-old "Cooper" Bigg’s/Transient Killer Whale (T124C) was located off Otter Point halfway out to the traffic lanes. -Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations
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Thu, Apr 21 - Discovery Bay/Strait of Juan de Fuca - 18:45 - A large group came out of Discovery Bay and were in the channel about halfway between Protection Island and Diamond Point. Third sighting today! WOW!!!!!
17:52 - I have an update to my earlier post. Three or maybe four Orcas came back out of Discovery Bay heading west and were about 50 feet off shore! It looked like a big male leading! We were able to get one photo!
12:25 - I saw an Orca today at Diamond Point. It was about 50 yards off the beach straight in from the east end of Protection Island. I just saw one whale that appeared to be a male due to the very large dorsal fin. It was moving fairly quickly from west to east heading down into Discovery Bay. I saw it 4 times before it went around the point. It didn’t stay on top very long each time. It was at 12:25 pm. Sorry I didn’t have a chance to get a photo or video this time. I hope this info helps in some way! -Greg Ring
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Thu, Apr 21 - E Juan de Fuca Strait (members ofT46s & 46Bs) - Diamond Point. Protection Island in the background. Photo taken on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 11:25am. They were heading east and Strider was about a quarter mile ahead of them also heading east. And yes, of course you may include in the sighting record. -Michelle Wilson
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Thu, Apr 21 - Haro Strait (T18s, T23Ds)
Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Orca Sighting:
Sighting Time: Thu, Apr 21 @ 16:34:06 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 48.59209,-123.19347 [Henry Island]
Number Sighted: 4
Reported Animal Status: Live
Submitted Comments: Mom and juveniles
Submitter Name: Teo
Whale Alert App
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15:49 - Bigg's Orcas were northbound in Haro Strait, off the west side of San Juan Island this afternoon- Thursday, April 21, 2022. [Seen at] at 3:49 PM from Phyllis lookout, on the west side of the Strait in the Ten Mile Point area of Cadboro Bay. -Gerald Graham
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15:40 - About halfway to the County Park now.
15:25 - N of Lime Kiln now. On the camera. -Fred Horn
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15:15 - [orcas] Lime Kiln Point State Park, 3:15pm. -Anthony Pisa
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15:08 - Huge male off Land Bank, close in. Between the two northern turnouts! Going up island. -Carol Kinkelaar Skully
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16:13 - T23Ds were in the lead, followed by T19C, and then trailing behind were the other three T18s.
16:00 - Three of the T18s just popped up at County Park trailing the others.
15:50 - Off County Park. 5-6 female/juvie fins trailed by an adult male. Ts.
15:32 - Reported as 5 whales close to shore between Lime Kiln and County Park, northbound. No ID yet.
15:02 - Third-hand report of orcas heading up island from the Hannah Heights area (west side of San Juan) - exact time of sighting unknown. -Monika Wieland Shields, OBI
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Thu, Apr 21 - NPS/Possession Sound to Saratoga Passage (T123s) - 16:19 - Viewing from west of Camano Island State Park, orcas are southbound. -Tiffany Waldner, Orca Network
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12:33 - It’s the T123s! Now heading toward Tulalip.
12:05 - MV Saratoga has 3-4 Killer Whales just off the Snohomish River Delta north of Everett, northbound. -Justine Buckmaster, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Tue-Thu, Apr 19-21 (T18s, T23Ds) - Over the last couple of days, the T18s and T23Ds have covered more than 150 miles as they trekked from Campbell River to San Juan Island. It’s felt like a whale watchers’ relay as we’ve seen photos shared of the same group in one location one day and in a different location the next.
This graphic shows three of the locations that this group of Bigg’s killer whales was seen over the last 48 hours, as well as a photo of one of the whales, T19C Spouter, in each of those locations. [Full writeup here] -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute
https://www.facebook.com/orcabehavior/posts/2857987657838542

April 20
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Wed, Apr 20 - Gulf Islands, BC (T18s, T23Ds) - T019B “Galiano” was creepin’ along Galiano Island shoreline today. -Rachelle Hayden, SSOS
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Wed, Apr 20 - Central to North Puget Sound (T123s) - 19:58 - Spotted them once more for a couple minutes at 7:58, further north and trending northward. - 19:50 - Two orcas spotted south of the Clinton/Mukilteo ferry lanes, west side of the channel. Just north of Glendale. -Taralynn Carter
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~19:35 - We left them about 1935 trending northbound off Glendale after a close-to-shore hunt.
18:55 - [orcas] On a hunt, Glendale. -Rachel Haight
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18:45 - Approaching Glendale. NB Whidbey side of the channel. -Dori Dace
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~16:00 - [orcas] 4ish, [seen from] Edmonds Dog Park. -Sara Bowen
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14:59 - [orcas] Viewing from Edmonds Marina Park… appear to be hunting off Pt. Wells. Well east of traffic lanes.
13:55 - Big male passing Jefferson Head, northbound, with smaller group trailing him. Seen from Carkeek. -Sue Larkin
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14:30 - Several orcas headed north just off Richmond Beach, close to shore. -Denise Joines
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13:36 - From Richmond Beach Park bluff, I see 1 large orca south of Richmond Beach but coming this way!! So far just him! Heading north. Mid channel. -Joni Barnes Pollino
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12:54 - [orcas] Can see them west*** side of canal. I'm at Golden Gardens, but they're close to Discovery. -Brittany Brickzin
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11:42 - [orcas] Still visible from 64th and Alki. Saw breach in front of West Point Lighthouse. Moving NW. -Mary Hartmann
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11:01 - They’re still out there closer to the Magnolia side near a large red, white and black vessel. A male, what appears to be a smaller female, and a juvenile. Viewing from Alki Ave. SW near 64th Ave. SW. -Lorrie Scott Cardoso
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11:00 - On the Bainbridge Island ferry and they are just to the left of us! -Amber Fitch
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From Alki, orcas in front of Discovery Park, I can share more pics/final edits later. -Zach Ward
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10:53 - [orcas] They are moving N/NE...away from shore. Three paddle boards out near them. -Jay Nordquist
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10:45 - Orca at Alki circling, and lots of birds overhead! -Keith Croney
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11:16 - Marie Waterman, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to report : Orca sighting: MV SPOKANE reports via 800MHz radio two (2) orca just off Alki Point.
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11:00 - Watching from Alki 1500 block, appear to be 4. One male and a female, may be two babies.
10:20 - [orcas] Took these photos this morning around 10:20 from Alki Ave 1500 block. -Fei Cheng
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10:01 - They are hunting and slowly moving north.
09:56 - [orcas] They are out in front of Alki having a feast! -Steven Gorecki
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09:56 - Confirmed T123s present on a kill off Alki. Follow-up: I don’t see him [T124C] in any of my photos. -Brittany Noelle
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(09:35) 09:45 - [orcas] Saw from Alki 10mins ago. They kept going back and forth (north/south) …looked like they are hunting. There was a whole family! -Gergana Mouteva
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Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Orca Sighting:
Sighting Time: Wed, Apr 20 @ 8:16:09 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 47.68995,-122.50210 [S. of Faye Bainbridge Park]
Number Sighted: 1
Submitter Name: Emily Watt Smiley
Whale Alert App
[follow-up by Orca Network: He was headed north. I assume it was a male since he was alone, but I have no evidence of that.]
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PRESUMED GRAY WHALES - Wed, April 20 - E Strait of Juan de Fuca
Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Unspecified Sighting: [presumed gray whale--alb/ON]
Sighting Time: Wed, Apr 20 @ 9:47:05 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 48.31102,-122.71205 [Joseph Whidbey State Park]
Number Sighted: 1
Reported Animal Status: Live
Submitter Name: Sara Osler
Whale Alert App

April 19
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Tue, Apr 19 - Central Puget Sound - 20:36 - We got a quick look at them from Me Kwa Mooks, from our angle looked like they were further west, possibly in the southbound shipping lanes, crossing the...Blakely Harbor. They went down on a long dive and we couldn't find them again after about 15 minutes of searching. -Stephanie Raymond, Orca Network
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19:49 - At 20:00 John Miller, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to report: WENATCHEE Orca Report 4/19/2022 1949hrs:  Vessel reports via 800MHz they have slowed due to 2 orca just east of the NB shipping lanes.  Direction of travel is south.
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Tue, Apr 19 - San Juan Islands, WA - 14:55 - Nearing Friday Harbor, northbound.
14:00 - Turned north into Griffin Bay just before getting to Cattle Pass.
13:00 - Humpback whale “Valiant” off Fisherman’s Bay heading south in San Juan Channel. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute
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GRAY WHALES - Mon, Apr 19 - Northern Saratoga Passage - ~17:00 - A gray went zooming by southbound just before 5pm, close to the beach but not feeding.  Seriously, this one was flying – you know how you can usually track the forward progress to an extent and guess where they will surface? This one popped up literally 3x further down the beach than I was expecting, several times – lol. Anyway, it came to screeching halt at the Happy Meal Mudflats just south of Mariners’ Cove and hung out in one spot feeding for a couple of minutes before moving on toward Polnell. -Marianne Parry
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~09:00-09:30 - Susan Glass called to report a whale sighting. She is from Canada and staying at Snatelum Point [SE entrance of Penn Cove], Whidbey, near Coupeville. When out this morning, she watched a gray whale feeding for at least 30 minutes around 9-9:30am. The tide was going out. Locals came down to see and said it was a gray whale.
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SOUTH PUGET SOUND GRAY WHALES - Tue, Apr 19 - South Puget Sound - [gray whale] …is still visiting - straight line between our house and the Treasure Island Bridge. I was gone for a few days, but I’ve seen her fairly regularly. She does disappear for a day or so, but returns to pretty much the same area. -Beverly Lynch McCallum

April 18
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Mon, Apr 18 - North to Central Puget Sound (T123s, T124C) - 19:31 - At 19:41 Maija Holston, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to report: 4/18, CHETZEMOKA 1931: Master reports a single orca headed southbound just east of Vashon Head.
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19:42 - Circling over and over. 7:42.
19:27 - [orcas] Southbound [at south end of Colvos, per Jason’s map] -Jason Cook
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19:15 - Just passed ferry lanes, hugging island and moving into Dalco Passage. 7:15.
18:55 - [orcas] Seeing one just off southern tip of Maury Island. Heading towards Quartermaster Harbor, 6:55. -Brooke Casanova
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17:45 - Only T124C passed me at PR all by his lonesome self, saw the others up by Three Tree earlier, but only saw him continue south, so not sure if the others flipped, or possibly on the mainland side out of view.
17:30 - Got ‘em! Passing Point Robinson, southbound, mid channel to mainland side, long downtimes.
16:35 - Just south of Three Tree, mainland side but aiming towards mid channel, southbound, approaching Point Robinson. -Marla Smith
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15:34 - At 15:41 Maija Holston, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to report: Orca whales. Kittitas/1534 hrs/ 4/18 Master reports a single orca headed southbound just east of Vashon Head.
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15:19 - Just left Lincoln Park, where about 3 orcas were moving fast southbound. Looks like at least 1 male. Last sighted heading past Brace Pt. -Trileigh Tucker
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15:10 - Just west of the ferry dock at Lincoln Park today at 3:10 PM.
15:00 - Male orca close pass by Lowman Beach at 3pm today. -Robin Sinner
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14:40 - Trending southwest towards Vashon ferry lanes.
14:33 - [orcas] Viewing from south of Alki [Lincoln Park]. Midchannel, closer to the east side from my perspective. A lot of milling behavior back-and-forth. I think they are eating something. -Shari Tarantino, Orca Conservancy
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14:28 - [orcas] They're now just off Beach Dr. Milling. Slow movement southbound. Nearing Me Kwa Mooks Park. -Tim Peters
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14:21 - [orcas] I have a couple off Beach Drive near Constellation Park. [video] -Jayce Lemmer - video - https://www.facebook.com/OrcaNetwork/videos/562234248423532/
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14:00-15:00 - I watched them from 2-3 PM, 4-18, cruising Alki. Started around Anchor Park and (I) stopped at Mee Kwa Mooks. It was an intense, glorious, meditative ride!s Video from Lincoln Park has me wishing I'd gone a bit further south.....still, what a day!!!! -Scott Fisk
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14:03 - [orcas] They're heading past Alki now… -Will Drewry
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13:44 - [orcas] Just spot 3 or 4 from Sea-BI ferry headed east into Seattle. -Karlyn Louise
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13:13 - Westbound out of Elliott Bay past marina, 5 orcas, 2 males 2 females one young . view from Duwamish Head. -Mary Hartmann
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14:30 - 123s continued south around Alki. 124C turned northwest just off Alki and headed towards the center channel.
12:50 - On a kill. North end of bay.
12:42 - [orcas] Making their way to the Seattle waterfront from the north side of Elliot Bay. -David Scott
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10:25 - Orcas southbound, just passed Fay Bainbridge a bit west of mid channel… viewing from Carkeek Park. -Sue Larkin
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09:56 - [orcas] Just saw them go by President Point in Kingston. About 4 or 5. -Corrie Beamer Urquhart
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09:40 - [orcas] Just now (9:40 AM) seeing them...or possibly others, right off Point Jefferson, Kingston, heading south towards Port Madison or Bainbridge. -Chris Beamer Otterson
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09:40 - Male dorsal fins visible from Carkeek area, south of cell tower on far shore, still heading south. -Steve Smith
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09:55 - The 5 Ts…loosely grouped, slow steady southbound travel. The two males are still sticking together, others close by. On course for Fay Bainbridge, in southbound shipping traffic lanes.
09:45 - Seeing both males, they are advancing south. Fay Bainbridge would be next viewing spot.
09:40 - Observed some directional changes by one of the males at least, out from mid Madison Bay, west of mid channel. Not sure if hunting or changes were temporary.
09:15 - Ts have moved west of mid channel, are just now even with Jefferson Head/Point continuing steady southbound travels, possibly ngling SW. The two males are now leading, other three trailing short distance.
08:50 - Update: Ts just passed by just barely east of yellow mid-channel buoy off Richmond Beach. Slow slow slow.
08:40 - Pod is due west of Kayu Kayu Ac Park, Richmond Beach, mid channel slow southbound travel with some lazy tail lobs. Too far to confirm, but group makeup is exactly good for the T123s and T124C. Mama and youngins grouped leading with the two big boys (fin shapes good for 123A & 124C) together trailing close behind. -Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network
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08:10 - At 08:11 Donna Sanders, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to report: KALEETAN@0810 [Edmonds/Kingston] Reports 4 Orca in the northbound travel lanes heading south.
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08:09 - Killer whales southbound at Edmonds. Maybe 2 miles offshore and just south of the dog park. -Trevor Tillman
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GRAY WHALES - Mon, Apr 18 - Saratoga Passage - 18:58 - Just saw a Grey Whale passing Cama State Park heading south. -Jana Turner
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Mon, Apr 18 - Possession Sound - 12:25 - MV Saratoga also has 22 Earhart going S along the E shore of Hat Island.
11:25 - MV Saratoga has gray whale 383 traveling toward Tulalip from north Hat/Gedney Island! -Justine Buckmaster, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express

April 17
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Sun, Apr 17 - NW Strait of Georgia (T49A1, T49Bs) - ~19:40 - Bigg’s/Transient orca T049A1 and his Aunt T049B and cousins T049B2, T049B3 and T049B4 swimming in Comox Marina, Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. From Times Colonist: The group entered Comox Bay at around 7:40 p.m. on Sunday, swimming around for more than two minutes before exiting around the rocky breakwater. - Nicky’s video - https://youtu.be/vBnET_suxNo -Nicky Smiley, CVWS
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Sun, Apr 17 - Haro Strait - 16:24 - Between Lime Kiln and San Juan County Park, northbound. 2 more have joined... think the total might be up to 6 now!
16:08 - Can see 4 now!
16:04 - No IDs but appears to be 3 of them... Eagle Wing is following them - moving closer to Lime Kiln now, playing about. -Harbour Mitch
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15:58 - Video of approximately a dozen Bigg's Orcas, aka Transient Killer Whales, transiting Haro Strait. Filmed at 3:58 PM, Sunday, 17 April, 2022. -Gerald Graham - video - https://youtu.be/44rilYKnvCk
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13:55 - Bigg’s killer whales east of Discovery Island heading north in Haro Strait. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute
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Sun, Apr 17 - North Puget Sound (T123s, T124C) - 17:46 - [orcas] About 5 or so, they turned east and headed out of Penn Cove, mid channel/north side. Lovely!!
----4/17: Lovely day following T123A and gang up Whidbey Island, from Hidden Beach to Penn Cove.  Distant looks, mostly, but so beautiful, especially the majestic Stanley!!  -Bonnie Gretz
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17:10 - [orcas] In front of red barn, Coupeville, right now. -Suzann Vincent
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17:08 - Viewing from Monroe Landing. Still on west side of Penn Cove heading east. -Tiffany Waldner, Orca Network
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Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Unspecified Sighting: [based on location/time thinking it was the orcas. -alb]
Sighting Time: Sun, Apr 17 @ 17:30:00 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 48.22204,-122.64495 [E. of Long Point/Penn Cove]
Number Sighted: 3
Submitter Name: Winson
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17:50 - Mid channel, eastbound, approaching Long Point.
16:29 - [orcas] Passing the Coupeville wharf - WB. -Dori Dace
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16:28 - Orcas by the Coupeville boat ramp, headed further into Penn Cove. Looks like at least 3 adults. -Lindsey Dahlen
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16:18 - [orcas] Group of 4 heading into Penn Cove - wharf area. -Amy Smith Norris
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15:44 - [orcas] Headed for Penn Cove between Harrington Lagoon and Snatelum Point. -Trevor Derie
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15:30 - Judging from the whale watching boats, it seems they are now moving northwest, towards Penn Cove! Orcas have very long downtimes.
15:15 - [orcas] Very long downtimes; located midway between Madrona and entrance to Penn Cove, maybe a little south of there. -Kristina Trowbridge
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15:53 - Headed toward all the folks on Long Pt. Hope they give ya a good pass!!
15:03 - Maybe more Oak Harbor.
14:57 - [orcas] Between Penn Cove and Onamac, headed toward Penn Cove. -Matt Stolmeier, Outer Island Excursions
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14:10 - 2 orcas sighted off of Camano City, 2:10. Last seen heading north in Saratoga Passage but have lost sight. -Patricia Phillips
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14:00 - [orcas] Still NB along Camano approaching Onamac. Two small boats following. -Dori Dace
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~13:30 - [orcas] At around 1:30pm, we saw a couple orca fins in the distance from Cama Beach Historical State Park! -Shannon Moore
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13:00 - [orcas] Seeing them from Hidden Beach. -Suzanne Sewester
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13:21 - Still off Hidden Beach, slowly NB, more in Camano side, long down times and short surfacings.
12:58 - Mid channel, Hidden Beach. -Bonnie Gretz
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Easter Sunday dawned with the welcome arrival of the T123s and lone male T124C passing Sandy Point, before advancing north with purpose in Saratoga Passage. The whales brooked no distractions along the way, staying tightly grouped as they passed Fox Spit leaving the usual question in their wake - would they favor Holmes Harbor, Greenbank or Camano? With the lure of Penn Cove and seals taking refuge on the mussel rafts, it didn't take them long to decide. Onward and upward... (shore-based photos Richard Snowberger). -Sandra Pollard
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12:22 - [orcas] Past Fox Spit, NW-bound towards Hidden Beach. -Rachel Haight
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11:02 - Board member Fred Lundahl called to report seeing at least 4 orcas in Saratoga Passage off Langley heading northbound.
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11:00 - At least 4 orcas heading west up Saratoga Passage towards Langley. Looks like 1 male and one baby are in the mix. Whidbey side of the passage. -Luanne Seymour
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13:00 - Viewing from high bank Baby Island Heights, they appear to be more on Camano side of channel. See map (48.112148,-122.507181). Still NB.
12:10 - From my perspective, they appear to be in line with north side of Elger Bay, NB. See map (48.104815,-122.461801).
11:11 - On the move about a mile or 2 past Langley, Whidbey side, nb. And super long downtimes.
10:50 - [orcas] Close to shore, they are now past Sandy Point heading towards Langley, northbound. -Marilyn Armbruster
b.o.c. photo - [123A and T124C by ALB] [switched order: GS]
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12:22 - Back on Whidbey side heading for Baby Island.
11:44 - Crossed over all the way on Camano side, now still slow NB.
11:03 - Passing Langley, slow NB...
10:39 - Right offshore at Sandy Point.
10:30 - Janine Harles called to report on the orcas. Looks to be the same group, T123s w/T124C. Appear to be feeding or stalled out south of Sandy Point, Whidbey, while still trending NW toward Sandy Point/Saratoga Passage. -Janine Harles
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10:18 - [orcas] Heading north towards Sandy Point [close to Whidbey per map] [viewing from Hat Island]. -Lori Christopher
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GRAY WHALES - Sun, Apr 17 - West Whidbey - ~14:30 - [gray] Saw this one at about 1430 cruising the west side of Admiralty Bay headed south. -Nicholas Grose
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11:16 - At 11:16, a single gray was north of Libbey Beach, heading south. -Susan Mador
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Sun, Apr 17 - Northern Saratoga Passage - 13:02 - Saw one blow, presumed gray, east of Mariner's Cove in line with "Brown Point" (east point of Utsalady). Long down time, could be going east and out of my view. -Paul E. Belanger
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10:10 - Gray whale off Rocky Point heading south. -Marcia Woodard [CWW]
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08:55 - [gray] Whales off Utsalady. -Berta Phillips [CWW]
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Sun, Apr 17 - Saratoga Passage - 17:38 - Gray whale swimming south past Lowell Point [Camano Island State Park]. Mid channel. -Kathryn Everett
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10:51 - Gray whale spotted going north past Fox Spit/East Point towards Baby Island. -Stephanie Held
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~09:00 - Just before 9 a.m., saw a gray whale go by the Boatyard Inn at Langley, pretty close to shore, moving north. Not so great phone photo. -Karla Smith-Jones
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Sun, Apr 17 - Possession Sound - 15:37 - Janine Harles messaged to say they are observing two gray whales south of Hat Island moving over towards the Snohomish Delta. Very little fluking seen, but she finally got one and sent back-of-camera image we could ID as CRC2362. -Janine Harles
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14:10 - ...and 22 Earhart ... made an appearance today.
13:45 - 2362 also present rolling around with 383...
13:25 - Gray 383 off southeast side of Hat Island in 315 feet of water. -Mel Simmons
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11:00 - A single gray slowly heading north, about 300 yards off SW side of Hat Island. -Matt J. Kerr
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09:50 - Gray whale on the north side of Hat Island heading west! -Lori Christopher
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Sun, Apr 17 - Port Susan - ~11:00 - We have had 3 Grays, including Shackleton, prowling around Port Susan, first seen about 11AM. -john Storbeck
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SOUTH PUGET SOUND GRAY WHALES - Sun, Apr 17 - South Puget Sound
10:58 - He’s now heading north along McNeil Island. He’s got several pink spots on his back. I don’t know if it’s sores or propeller strikes or what, but that’s what we are seeing. Also, no deep dives.
10:48 - It’s moving slow. Can’t really get a great look. Looks thin, definitely a gray whale.
10:42 - It’s actually heading southbound not northbound, could be a gray.
10:35 - We spotted a [gray] whale between Anderson Island and McNeil Island. 10:35 am. Circling mostly but possibly heading north. -Steve Brown

April 16
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Sat, Apr 16 - South to North Puget Sound (T123s, T124C) - 19:20 - At least 3 orca are heading northbound, almost to Glendale, closer to the Whidbey side. Getting hard to see them. -Jodi Krause Poissant
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19:20 - [orcas] Whales heading north. They are north of ferry route. I am on Edmonds/Kingston 6:15 ferry. Blows seen while viewing from bow of ferry. -Dianne Dee Iverson
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From south Whidbey Island. photo - T124C & T123A ID -Rachel Haight
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20:05 - South of Possession Beach Park boat launch about 1/2 mile, northbound into Possession Sound.
19:50 - Viewing from Glendale. I can see a fin towards Possession Pt. or further. Just can’t tell yet if heading into Possession Sound. Losing light soon. -Marilyn Armbruster
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20:05 - They’re heading north into Possession Sound, now, and passing the south tip of Whidbey.
19:50 - east [side of Possession Point/Whidbey] right now
19:40 - Edit to add, counted 4 blows spread far apart. 5-8 min down times. Still unsure, but they are, at the moment, headed towards Possession Sound.
19:30 - Confirmed at least 2 [orcas] heading northeast.
19:25 - Just saw a couple blows mid of Possession triangle and then disappeared. Cannot confirm but I’ll keep tracking. -Alice Thuy Talbot
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19:57 - Two large dorsals heading up the west Whidbey side, and some smaller dorsals either lagging behind or on the other side of the channel west of Whidbey heading north.
19:46 - Never mind, they switched and are more north but heading west side of Whidbey, looks like.
19:40 - They actually look southbound now.
19:24 - [orcas] Seeing spouts from Picnic Point but very far out. -Lauren McManus
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17:52 - Orcas just south of Edmonds ferry dock. Northbound. -Jan Pierce
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17:10 - From Edmonds fishing pier... I can see blows in the far distance, north of homes along Kingston, north of ferry.
17:45 - [orcas] Riding the Kingston to Edmonds ferry and I can see several blows about mid-channel, south of the ferry lane. They seem to be trending northwest, my best guess. I do not have binocs with me. -Kimberly Sylvester
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17:30 - Need to go, so last from me: they’re keeping line northbound, mid channel. T123 and youngins grouped, with the big guys trailing together close behind, nearing Pt. Wells, Woodway (tank farm).
17:18 - Ts now passing yellow mid channel buoy off Richmond Beach/President Point. Still slow, steady, northbound travel just on the west side of the buoy.
17:02 - They’ve totally slowed the pace. In resting mode now.
16:46 - After long dives and much stealth, they’ve popped up south end Richmond Beach Saltwater Park (transect my location and Fay Bainbridge) steady, sleepy, slow, northbound travel, still east of mid channel. Loosely grouped. So pretty.
~16:15 - Shortly after post, they all surfaced, grouped, advancing north. That was about 16:15 and haven’t seen them since. Conditions are beautiful. Hoping if I post this they’ll pop up.
16:10 - Ts are roughly out from Carkeek Park east of mid channel. So far seen some blows and dorsal of one of the males, almost looked like he was making directional changes. Viewing from high bluff Richmond Beach Saltwater Park area. -Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network
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14:24 - [orcas] 1.7 miles south of West Point, favoring east side of channel @1424, northbound. -David Scott
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13:00 - [orcas] Past Southworth heading up the east side of Blake. -Emily Garnell
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12:47 - At 12:53 Donna Sanders, WSF Marine Ops, emailed: Southworth Terminal @1247. T/S reports a pod of four Orca heading north near Colvos Pass.
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12:55 - Headed northeast on the east side of Blake.
12:40 - [orcas] Northbound exiting Colvos, now by Southworth. -Ashley Whitman
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12:30 - [orcas] Visible from Pt. Southworth. -Hunter Sasser Oetinger
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12:00 - [orcas] 3 passed Command Point in the deeper part of the channel, moving north towards Southworth. -Matt Apone
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11:50 - [orcas] Passing Anderson Point County Park. Northbound, mid channel. Steady pace. -Kyle Buffenmyer
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11:45 - 2-3 passing Olalla (north of Al's [Market], just south of Anderson Point), northbound closer to Kitsap side. -Amanda Herberger
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11:39 - [orcas] Viewing from Olalla. They are heading north. -Morgan Eager
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11:32 - Just passing Lisabuela, mainland side, northbound at a good clip, big boys trailing together behind everyone else by about five minutes or so (T123s + T124C). -Marla Smith
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10:40 - [orcas] Viewing from Dune Peninsula, 10:40! They just rounded the point. They went up Colvos! -Allyson Corbo
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10:41 - Milling about [N. of Gig Harbor]. Seals & Sea lions trying to escape!
10:34 - [orcas] NB, approaching tip of Pt. Defiance.
10:26 - Still hugging Gig Harbor side, NB [S. of Pt. Defiance]. -Jason Cook
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10:15 - [orcas] Passed under Narrows bridge, pretty quick pace, favoring Gig Harbor side. -Amanda Van Meter
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10:12 - [orcas] Seen from Titlow Beach headed north under the Narrows Bridge. -Allie Brown
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10:00 - [orcas] Under the Narrows, 10:00 am today. -Noelle Morris
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10:00 - [orcas] Viewing from Titlow Beach, 10:00am, as they head north. -Cherie StOurs
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09:55 - As viewed with binoculars from Cromwell. 3-4 milling around, tail slaps and lots of play. -Anika Blake
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08:23 - Now at the Fox Island Bridge.
08:19 - At least 3 orcas in Hale Passage right now. One of them a baby. [traveling] east. I don’t see them anymore. They were in front of Bella Bella beach and headed towards the bridge. They have been down a long time now. -Cari Black
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08:08 - My boss just called and said orcas just passed under the Fox Island Bridge towards Carr Inlet. Spotting was at 08:08. -Carry Lee McAllister
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10:50 - Drifting north up into Colvos.
10:45 - Still lots of activity, just saw a baby breach!
10:44 - Viewing from Sunrise Beach, milling near a boat between Point Defiance and opening of Gig Harbor. No direction at this time.
10:09 - Super active, lots of action and cooking towards the [Narrows] bridge. About to pass under it.
10:04 - Making their way into the Narrows, viewing from Narrows Beach. Heading north!
09:30 - Slow moving, appear to be milling still in the middle of Hale Passage, 9:30 - from my dad viewing from Cromwell.
09:10 - 3 or 4 Orcas heading towards the Narrows from Hale Passage, 9:10. -secondhand via Brooke Casanova
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GRAY WHALES - Sat, Apr 16 - Skagit Bay - 08:00 - In the shallows at the south end of Skagit Bay, we saw 2-3 gray whales. -Denee Blanchard
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Sat, Apr 16 - Possession Sound - 12:25 - CRC2362 is right offshore of Tulalip, northwestbound.
12:00 - CRC2259 is between Hat Island and Tulalip, northbound.
11:34 - CRC22 is northbound off east Hat Island. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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08:13 - Blows visible immediately east of Hat Island, presumably gray whale, as seen from 8:00 AM ferry.   Look out, ghost shrimp!!!  -Steve Smith
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PRESUMED GRAY WHALES - Burrows Bay/W Fidalgo Island
Unspecified Sighting: [presumed gray whale--alb/ON]
Sighting Time: Sat, Apr 16 @ 10:59:21 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 48.45424,-122.65333
Number Sighted: 1
Reported Animal Status: Live
Submitted Comments: Here for several hours
Submitter Name: Annelyse Gunderson
Whale Alert App
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CENTRAL PUGET SOUND GRAY WHALES - Sat, Apr 16 - Central Puget Sound - ~12:00 - Gray whale in Colvos this afternoon. The photos were taken about noon from Lisabuela Park beach. The whale was slowly heading south. -Nick Berrisford
photos - https://www.facebook.com/groups/vashonnaturecenter/posts/3028263267403929/
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Sat, Apr 16 - South Puget Sound - 18:57-~19:30 - Watching single whale from Pioneer Orchard Park, Steilacoom. - Follow-up: We watched for about an hour, maybe a bit more. Was basically in the Steilacoom Ferry’s path. From McNeil Island towards the Narrows then worked its way back. Would say about midway from us (on land) to McNeil. Was still visible when we left around 7:15-30pm. -Stephanie Marie
[“Hard to confirm from that distance, but I believe it's a gray whale. One was heading that way earlier.” -Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network]

April 15
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Fri, Apr 15 - Haro Strait (T65As, T65Bs)
13:10 - They are mid-Haro Strait off the SW end of Henry Island.
12:15 - Off County Park further offshore now and going a bit slower, still heading NW.
11:55 - Approaching Lime Kiln heading NW fast, spread out. At least T65As and Bs. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute
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11:36-12:00 - Up island trip: Oh surprise, I see them again. They turned, changing direction south of my location, reportedly near False Bay. This time I counted 7 but it was hard to count accurately. They were 3/4 - 1 mile out and swinging away from the shore to N/NW. They were moving fast and were porpoising as they surfaced. The wind picked up the wave that was pushed ahead in a dramatic parade of beautiful beings. I mile south of Landbank.
10:35-10:45 - Down island trip: 5-7 Biggs transients southbound, 1 mile south of Landbank Westside Preserve. I identified T65A2 by his dorsal notches. The group went racing by in a choppy sea 1/3 mile from shore. -Michelline Halliday
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10:31 - Maybe 6 or 7. Moving fast. Don’t hear anything on LK hydrophone.
10:28 - Orcas in front of Landbank. Can’t tell how many. Going down island. -Carol Kinkelaar Skully
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08:07 - [Bigg’s] Group heading northwest. Nearing Kelp Reef area. -George Hamilton
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06:19 - I can still hear them, louder now - 619am.
05:50 - I hear calls - 550am - Lime Kiln Lighthouse [hydrophone]. [Bigg’s KWs, per Monika Wieland Shields, OBI] -Letitia F. Lewis
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Fri, Apr 15 - South Puget Sound (T123s, T124C)
18:37 - Heading west up Carr, mid channel, viewing from Chambers Bay.
18:02 - Flipped again, heading past McNeil, heading north.
17:30 - [orcas] Seeing blows between McNeil and Anderson from Chambers Bay, 5:30. Not sure on direction. -Cherie StOurs
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17:08 - [orcas] They are playing between Anderson and McNeil. -Jessi Clifton
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16:26 - Heading into Drayton Passage.
16:15 - [orcas] Lost sight at Steilacoom overlook. They were heading south… Anderson or went between McNeil and Anderson. -Cassidy E. Arimoto
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15:52 - Stanley [T123A] and crew heading south past Chambers Bay. -Ryan Dicks
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15:24 - [orcas] Just off the buoy in Chambers Bay. Could not make out individuals. Too far for photos.
15:14 - 5 fins heading south past Fox Island. -Rich Kuras
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15:05 - [orcas] They are moving super fast. Already almost passed Titlow heading south. They are pretty far out there, though, on the Fox Island side, so I lost sight of them. -Riley Kruger
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14:16 - John Miller, WSF Marine Ops, emailed: CHETZEMOKA Orca Report 4/15/2022 1416hrs:  C/M reports six orca near Dalco Passage traveling south.
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14:15 - A group of orcas passed through Pt. Defiance at 2:15 pm, rounded Owen Beach toward the Narrows. -Rachel Cox
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Fri, Apr 15 - Central Puget Sound - 18:38 - Humpback whale is north of Rolling Bay about a mile out heading south, steady pace. Doesn’t look to be too big of one. Follow up - It did not look like a Gray to me. It had that more “slithering” when surfacing and almost a few times would show its tail (but didn’t). Smaller one too. I have seen many of both kinds out on the water and it looked definitely like a humpback. And it had a dorsal fin, black. -Torrey Hall Volk
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GRAY WHALES - Fri, Apr 15 - Haro Strait - Grey Whale CRC 766 filmed at 5:20 PM, Friday, April 15, 2022 on the west side of Haro Strait off of Finnerty Cove, Cadboro Bay, Saanich, Vancouver Island. -Gerald Graham - https://youtu.be/BwKcQhJp_QY
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Fri, Apr 15 - SW Fidalgo Island/Deception Pass Area - 10:59 - Just circling in the bay [Bowman] the last couple hours, favoring the small float dock. CRC2440. -Trevor Derie
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~09:30 - Board member Jill Hein relayed a report of a gray whale in Bowman Bay, reported by Diane Norton - around 9:30 this morning. No direction or details.
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Fri, Apr 15 - Similk Bay/N Skagit Bay Area - 13:26 - Allie Hudec called. She was at Kukutali Preserve at the end of Kiket Island and saw a gray whale heading into [Skagit?] Bay. WW boat on scene.
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Fri, Apr 15 - Saratoga Passage - 20:07 - One Gray Whale just NW of Langley, was feeding, now slowly moving SE. -Anna K. Greenwood
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16:33 - Gray off Mabana [SW Camano Island], possibly heading north. Just seeing spouts for now. IE5 is here. -Serena Tierra
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15:00 - Gray passed us close in, now feeding at Summerland [SW Camano Island]. -Peg Boley
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Fri, Apr 15 - Possession Sound - 13:45 - Monica Carr and I watching gray from Grand Ave. Park in Everett. Mid-way between Hat Island and mid Jetty Island, milling. -Marilyn Armbruster
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11:50 - 3 gray whales are between Southeast Hat Island and the Snohomish River Delta. CRC531, CRC2259, and one more in the distance to the north. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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Fri, Apr 15 - Port Susan - 17:00 - Fred Lundahl called to report seeing three gray whales on the Tulalip side of Port Susan, two feeding close together with big crowd watching on shore, and third whale further south about 1/4 mile feeding, could not get ID but will send photos. (Emailed photos with note sighting was at 17:00) 

April 14
SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCAS - Thu, Apr 14 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (Js) - We believe J-Pod has been in the Salish Sea (mostly in the Strait of Georgia) every day since February 11, but yesterday [4-14-22] they were spotted heading west past Victoria, which could take them out the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the open ocean. In both 2020 and 2021, they also departed the inland waters during the second week of April, not to return until some time in July. -Orca Behavior Institute
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BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Thu, Apr 14 - Gulf Islands, BC (T65Bs) - T065B2 emulating mom T065B during a Steller sea lion predation.  Near Dinner Point, BC. -April Ryan, Naturalist, Maya’s Legacy Whale Watching
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Thu, Apr 14 - S Central Puget Sound - 19:25 - [orcas] Group of 6 or so across from Salmon Beach heading north, 7.25 pm. -Gill Chard
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13:02 - Just passed Narrows Beach still heading south. On Gig Harbor side. Didn’t see momma but baby was playful. I’m on the shore of Gig Harbor. They were heading towards Fox Island, nearer the Gig Harbor side. This was the first time I’ve seen an orca in the wild. It was super brief but crazy awesome! We missed some yesterday by 5 minutes! -Todd Hering
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07:38 - Amy Carey, Sound Action, relayed report: Orcas viewed from Dune Park, Tacoma/south end Vashon. No more details or direction.
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Thu, Apr 14 - N to S Central Puget Sound (T123s, T124C) - 20:27 - [orcas] They just went past the Vashon ferry route, heading eastbound but not fast at all. -Asa Walker
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19:16 - [orcas] They are close to Salmon Beach at 7:16. -Karen Caldwell
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~19:00 - We were at the Dune Peninsula for about half an hour and left a little after 7 to head to Titlow. Viewers there said they saw splashing around Salmon Beach but the Orcas turned and went north instead. We left Titlow at 7:35 to call it a night. -Sean Leacy
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17:38 - Lots of milling & splashing & gull activity. Probably on a kill, hope it’s not the Elephant Seal! I'd place them about here (47.318126,-122.454077).
17:31 - They are eastbound off Browns Point Lighthouse, east of mid channel & buoy, heading for Commencement Bay. -Melissa Bird
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18:10 - The channel marker is towards Maury Island…they have now passed Quartermaster Harbor heading southwest.
17:52 - Approaching channel marker…just did a little spy hop pose for the passing boat…
17:34 - Still hanging in same general area between Gold Beach and Browns Pt….find the gulls, find the whales! 5:34.
16:52 - …still in same area…at 4:52.
16:43 - lots of leaping and tale slapping, a little farther north now…
16:30 - Off southern area of Gold Beach, as seen from above Harbor Lights on Ruston. -Eileen Mccaffery-Lent
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18:13 - Westbound off the SE tip of Vashon. 6:13.
16:56 - Near sailboat across from Dash Point. SB.
16:21 - [orcas] Hugging Maury, SB in the shadows. -Jason Cook
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15:07, 15:15, 15:21 - 03:07: I have them from Des Moines Marina through my scope - they’re well south of me, mid-channel like Marla Smith reported. I only saw them once, no clear travel direction.
EDIT: Seen again at 03:15, they’re heading south.
EDIT 2: Seen again around 03:19, southbound, looked like 5 individuals (2 adult males, 2 females or sub-adults, one calf). They’re disappearing into the shimmer for me, very distant.
EDIT 3: Last seen around 03:21, definitely 5 whales, still heading south from roughly around these coordinates (tough for me to judge exact distance): (47.3401409, -122.4245066). -Raphael Fennimore
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14:50 - Viewing about 5, 2:50, Pt. Robinson, Maury. Grouped. 2 huge males! Last seen mid channel S/B trending to east side. -T.L. Stokes
b.o.c. photo - T124C & T123A ID: GS
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15:01 - Have cleared Point Robinson, mid channel to mainland side, grouped up southbound leisurely pace, 2 bulls seen, 2 maybe 3 juvi/females and one youngster, very long downtimes, like 8-10 minutes, dorsals glistening in the afternoon sunshine.
14:21 - Approaching Point Robinson now, mid channel to island side.
13:00 - Two groups passed us south of Dilworth headed southbound, one group mainland side, one group mid channel, two bulls seen. Viewing from a private beach south of Glen Acres, Vashon. -Marla Smith
photos - Marla Smith ID’d T123A & T124C
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11:11 - Spotted from West Seattle, they are moving south. Currently between Bainbridge Island and Blake Island, west side of channel. Southbound but not in a hurry. -Paul Steyn Benade
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12:14 - Just lost sight of them around here (NE side of Vashon).
11:45 - Rain just lifted and they just crossed the Southworth ferry path hugging Vashon.
10:49 - [orcas] Seeing them in front of the passenger ferry off Alki, viewing from Beach Drive. -Jayce Lemmer
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At 09:56 Donna Sanders, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to report: Wenatchee @0955 reports 3 Orca near BI [Bainbridge] traveling south in the northbound traffic lanes.
At 09:30 Donna Sanders, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to report: KALEETAN@0925 KALEETAN departed BI [Bainbridge] and en route to KING [Kingston] reported a mom and calf (Orca) heading south via the traffic lanes.
(BI to KING would be a re-routing of the boat - alb)
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06:45 - Orcas between Edmonds and Kingston. Saw from WSF. Heading south, from what I could tell. Closer to the Edmonds side. -Nathaniel Cornille
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Thu, Apr 14 - North Puget Sound
Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Humpback Sighting:
Sighting Time: Thu, Apr 14 @ 9:18:00 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 47.81664,-122.32659 [Edmonds]
Number Sighted: 1
Submitter Name: Tho
Whale Alert App
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GRAY WHALES - Thu, Apr 14 - Possession Sound - 11:37 - Both are circling around. - 11:24 - 2 gray whales between Hat Island and the Snohomish River Delta. CRC22 and CRC531. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express

April 13
SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCAS - Wed, Apr 13 - Boundary Pass/Saturna Island, BC (Js) - 15:05 - Faint killer whale vocals on SIMRES hydrophone, believed to be J-Pod heading south from the Strait of Georgia. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute
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BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Wed, Apr 13 - San Juan Islands (T34s, T37s) - at 12:31 Marie Waterman, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to report: The Captain on the MV SUQUAMISH reports a pod of 6 orca just east of Thatcher Pass. They are moving in a circular pattern.
[“T34s and T37s according to those on scene.” -Ellie Sawyer on WSSJI]
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Wed, Apr 13 - North Puget Sound (T123s, T124C) - Heather Anson called to report a sighting of orcas on the 13th just before sunset in Saratoga Passage, approximately one mile north of Hidden Beach. They think 3 orcas, including a male, female and small baby (or it was two orcas and a porpoise they were tiring out?). Orcas were out there milling in the middle of the channel for about 30 minutes.
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19:30 - Northbound, midchannel, passing Hidden Beach.
17:15 - Entering Saratoga Passage, midchannel, maybe more Camano side, northbound. -Rachel Haight
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photo - “1615 nb pass Brighton Beach” [T124C & T123A ID: Brendon Bissonnette]
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~16:15 - It was wonderful seeing them today; they looked so beautiful under the snowy mountains. Here’s a few shots from Brighton Beach around 4:15 today. -Donna George
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16:05 - Viewing 2 [orca] groups from our home in Mukilteo Old Town...they are spending a lot of time surfacing. Whale boat viewing. The leader of pod is a larger one. One small private boat is getting a great showing...keeping distance but in right location of Orcas passing by. In ferry lanes close to Whidbey, east direction. -Mary Ann Macomber
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15:56 - They’re right off the Clinton ferry terminal right now.
15:28 - Just south of Clinton still on Whidbey side. Seem to be trending north, but slowly milling back & forth. Looks like one male and a few more, including a young one. -Sara Montour Lewis
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19:00 - Main group about mid channel NW bound marked on map. Also, I swear I’m seeing 2 to 3 along Whidbey shore north of Hidden Beach, see location on map too (48.144140.-122.541149). Sure looks like orcas. Don’t know if totally diff group.
18:20 - Orcas north of Mabana Shores and just south of Camp Diana, Camano side of mid channel, nb. Rachel pointed out gray whale, too, which is north of Summerland and south of Mabana Shores.
17:00 - Viewed from high bank south Sandy Point. Northbound. No idea if committed proper north or Saratoga Passage yet.
15:45 - Still south of Muk/Clinton south route, slowwwwwly NB and hunting still.
15:37 - Still just south of Clinton ferry semi hunting slowly trending north.
15:26 - Viewing from southside ferry terminal Clinton. From up above passenger pullout. They are just coming into view. Close to Whidbey side. Currently hunting and now moving northbound a bit. -Marilyn Armbruster
photos - T123A ID: Sara Hysong-Shimazu, per ALB
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15:30 - Northbound, but not much. Still here.
14:45 - Spotted playing 300 yards south of Clinton ferry terminal. West side of channel. -David Graddon
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14:26 - Orcas were spotted between Clinton ferry dock and Glendale Beach ... not sure of direction...looked like a family ... possibly 7 or 8. Possession Sound area... -Janet Moody
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09:50 - Orcas on the north side of the Kingston Edmonds ferry run right now. Great to see! Heading towards Kingston [southbound]. -Tracy Garrett [PSWS]
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Wed, Apr 13 - South to Central Puget Sound (T65As)
Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Orca Sighting:
Sighting Time: Wed, Apr 13 @ 21:05:27 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 47.69066,-122.50583 [S. of Fay Bainbridge Park]
Number Sighted: 3
Submitter Name: Emily Smiley
Whale Alert App
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18:10 - At 18:44 John Miller, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to report: WENATCHEE Orca Sighting 4/13/2022 1810hrs:  Vessel reports via 800MHz they have slowed due to 2 orca just outside Eagle Harbor.  Direction of travel is north.
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17:50 - [orcas] Just cruised past Space Needle, viewing from Manchester, pretty spread out, NB. [video] -Noelle Morris
video - https://youtu.be/y57yotQORzc
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18:20 - [orcas] Saw this and am on the Bainbridge Island ferry. Ran to the bow and there they were! Told the ferry and the whole boat got to see. Still nb, but more the mid-channel now after the ferry came through to Bainbridge. -Kirsten Martel
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18:00 - Beautiful blows, nb, just south of Blakely Rocks, seen from Constellation Park in West Seattle.
17:34 - Off Restoration Point, seen from Constellation Park in West Seattle.
17:00 - Male orca nb, mid channel, just south of ferry dock, view from Emma Schmitz, West Seattle.
16:10 - Saw blow and male dorsal near Dilworth, view from 98th St. end northbound. -Mary Hartmann
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15:50 - [orcas] Briefly spotted 3 closely grouped passing Dilworth heading north, bout mid-channel. Viewed from Seahurst (Burien). -Cindy Eckes Waddington
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14:42 - Have passed Point Robinson, very spread out, Amira leading mid channel favoring island side, the rest closer to the mainland side with Ooxjaa and Ellefrit trailing together, mid channel. Couldn’t get a for-sure head count due to the spread, lots of circling back and directional changes, but trending northbound now somewhat slowly. -Marla Smith
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13:37 - [orcas] Viewing fins from Dash Point Pier and Park. Still headed northbound. Already north of the pier. -Candace Gavin
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12:45 - In front of Ruston. Moving north mid channel. -Emily Harasimowitz
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12:24 - Orca at Pt. Defiance right now. Vashon side of the bay. -Maria Remick
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Saw 5 orcas at lunch near Pt. Defiance. -Ryan Dicks
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12:16 - They are passing the ferry now. Ferry was going south from Tahlequah to Pt. Defiance. Orcas were running parallel going north.
12:01 - [orcas] Wow! So amazing! At least 4 breaching! Was mid-way between Pt. Defiance, mouth of harbor & Vashon -Jen Clark
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13:06 - Headed north past Browns Point.
11:59 - [orcas] Off Point Defiance headed east. Viewing from Dalco Viewpoint. They did a close pass below us before heading out to mid-channel. It was just Ashley Whitman and myself at the time, a magical few moments to cherish. -Karen Widrig Pickett
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11:42 - Now more mid-channel.
11:36 - [orcas] Opposite Salmon Beach, closer to Gig Harbor side and heading north. Almost next to the barge. -Mary Brighid
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11:35 - [orcas] Just saw them off Defiance Point, can’t tell direction but they’re just south of the point. -Mary Moreno
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11:18 - [orcas] Gig Harbor side headed north up from bridge mile. -Susan White
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11:07 - Viewing from Titlow, 1 male Gig Harbor side just south of Narrows Bridge, traveling north. -Cherie St.Ours
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11:09 - Had taken a very sharp turn when they reached mid-channel out of Hale Passage. Already north of Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Looked like they were starting to group up.
11:00 - One male and one juvenile straight out from Titlow mid-channel or closer to Gig side. Saw breach and some tail slaps. Another female is now visible. Trending toward Narrows. -Ashley Whitman
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10:57 - First two heading into channel, trailers are hugging Gig Harbor side, northbound.
10:53 - Seeing the first two in group.
10:49 - [orcas] I have eyes, coming out of Hale Passage, direction looks north. Viewing from Narrows Beach, 10:49. Can’t confirm numbers yet. -Brooke Casanova
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~10:30 - [orcas] They passed through Hale Passage at about 10:30 heading towards the Narrows. -Denise Dixon Haffey
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09:20 - [orcas] 5 just passed Horsehead Bay heading south towards Fox Island (exact time was 9:20am). 2 up front, the 2nd group of 3 about 1/2mile behind. -Jennifer Swenson
photo - T65A5 & T65A3 (ALB: “ID help Monika Wieland Shields”)
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07:30 - A group of four [orcas] heading out of Henderson Bay towards Raft Island at 7:30am. -Richard Clos [PSWS]
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GRAY WHALES - Wed, Apr 13 - Haro Strait - 13:39 - Grey Whale off Finnerty Cove on the west side of Haro Strait. Here is a link to my latest Grey Whale video, which was filmed at 2:05 PM, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, from Cadboro Bay, Saanich. https://youtu.be/0D9oL_gDQhg -Gerald Graham
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Wed, Apr 13 - Northern Saratoga Passage - 09:40 - Now heading mid channel, west.
09:21 - Two gray whales are heading towards Camano. 9:21am, 4/13. -Terra Parham
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~08:00 - I looked up and saw this gray approaching the beach [near Mariners Cove, Whidbey] from out in the channel and then it cruised along southward toward the Happy Meal Mudflats and onward toward Polnell. I text’d Greg and Terra, and they picked up the sighting down at Polnell, although they saw two of them, so not sure if it was the same grays. This one looks different from any gray I can recall seeing – it has a huge extra bump right behind the blowholes, and if you zoom in, it really looks strange and almost disturbing.  I hope it’s not from injury or something.  Very distinctive though. -Marianne Parry
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Wed, Apr 13 - Saratoga Passage - 18:20 - Rachel pointed out gray whale, too, which is north of Summerland and south of Mabana Shores. -via Marilyn Armbruster
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~17:00-17:30 - Around 5-5:30 pm we saw several blows and 2 tails around Race Lagoon headed N/NE. -Erin Keyes
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14:50 - Both grays passed Camano State Park NB Whidbey side of mid channel. -Marilyn Armbruster
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13:00 - The 2 grays passed in front of Langley northbound about mid channel, followed by whale watching boat. -Jorge L. Baron
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08:24 - [gray] Lone whale in front of Langley Inn heading towards town. -Deirdre Heir
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Wed, Apr 13 - Possession Sound - 11-11:25 - 2 grays out from Brighton Beach heading north towards Sandy Point. Closer to Whidbey side vs. Hat Island. (48.021523,-122.360686)
12:00 - 3, possible 4, grays nearing Sandy Point. Northbound. -Marilyn Armbruster
photo - 383 ID: ALB 
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SOUTH PUGET SOUND GRAY WHALES - Wed, Apr 13 - South Puget Sound - ~18:30 - Around 6:30 pm, we saw a grey whale surface twice heading towards Rocky Bay or North Bay in Case Inlet. Couldn’t get a picture, though. -Laura Jewell St
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Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Grey Sighting:
Sighting Time: Wed, Apr 13 @ 15:12:00 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 47.35596,-122.82972 [Case Inlet]
Number Sighted: 1
Submitter Name: Al Turecek
Whale Alert App
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MINKE WHALES - Wed, Apr 13 - Central Puget Sound - At 12:03 - Marie Waterman, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to report: The Captain on the MV WENATCHEE reports one minke (possible) slowly travelling SB just east of the traffic lanes on the Seattle/BI route.

April 12
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Tue, Apr 12 - Gulf of Georgia (T34s, T37s, T65Bs) - 5-year-old humpback BCX1773 “Valiant” was seen in the middle of a large group of Bigg’s killer whales (T34’s, T37’s, and T65B’s). According to PWWA naturalists on scene, Valiant was rolling around and trumpeting with each surfacing, a behavior associated with aggression in humpback whales. … [See Humpback section for stunning photo by Naturalist, Ellie Sawyer] -Erin Johns Gless, Executive Director, Pacific Whale Watch Association
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Tue, Apr 12 - Gulf Islands, BC - (T65Bs) - T065B’s popped into Active Pass briefly this morning while hunting for snacks. Pictured is sprouting male T065B1 with sibling T065B2. Mom was nearby being cute as ever. [photo taken from] Shore, Galiano Island, BC. -R. Hayden, SSOS
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Tue, Apr 12 - South Puget Sound/Case Inlet - ~18:30 - Late in the afternoon yesterday (Tuesday, April 12] there was a huge group of seals swimming north through the Treasure Island channel. A bit later we noticed the orcas in Case Inlet between Allyn and Treasure Island. We watched the orcas and many animals scooting away til they headed south…probably about 6:30pm. -Judie Riesen Toth Rietmann
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~18:14 - Orcas stop by Sunset Lagoon. Orcas stop by Sunset Lagoon today April 12-2022 Herron Island. -Dale Miller
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17:10 - Orcas in Case Inlet. Over about the middle of Harstine Island. No direction of travel given. Update, sounds like they are northbound near northern end of Harstine Island. -secondhand via Mark Diegel
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Wed, Apr 12 - Strait of Georgia - Yesterday was a nail-biter in the Salish Sea! 5-year-old humpback BCX1773 “Valiant” was seen in the middle of a large group of Bigg’s killer whales (T34’s, T37’s, and T65B’s). According to PWWA naturalists on scene, Valiant was rolling around and trumpeting with each surfacing, a behavior associated with aggression in humpback whales.
This was not Valiant’s first run-in with orcas. In 2019, Valiant, at the young age of 2, was seen following closely behind a pair of orcas in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Last year, Valiant was harassed by a group of orcas but “aggressively chased them away”. The extreme scarring on Valiant’s tail indicates that this whale survived a brutal orca attack at just a few months old. Did that initial encounter shape the way Valiant interacts with orcas today? The message is pretty clear… don’t mess with Valiant!
follow-up: …pretty much directly in the Tsawwassen ferry lane. Our operators contacted BC Ferries on the radio and they were great about slowing down and changing course to avoid both the orcas and the humpback whale! -Erin Johns Gless, Executive Director, Pacific Whale Watch Association
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GRAY WHALES - Tue, Apr 12 - N Skagit Bay - 11:19 - Grey whale between Hope Island and Ala Spit. Heading towards Deception Pass. -Roger Baker
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Tue, Apr 12 - Saratoga Passage - 19:30 - Two grays are moving slowly north towards Summerland, Blowing often. -Peg Boley
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16:50 - One gray north of Hidden Beach close to Whidbey traveling northbound. -Jorge L. Baron
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13:40 - One gray between mid Baby Island Heights and Camano State Park, mid channel, northbound. Another gray traveling southbound 1/2 mile from southend Bells Beach, Whidbey side of mid channel. -Marilyn Armbruster

April 11
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Mon, Apr 11 - San Juan Islands (T65As, T123s) - Center for Whale Research Encounter #17: The whales, previously identified as the T65As and the T123s, were still milling and feeding north of O’Neal Island near Reuben Tarte County Park, where they had been found over an hour earlier. There was a large blubber oil slick with lots of gulls flying overhead and swooping down to pick up scraps or dip the oil. …” [See CWR Encounter #17 for full Encounter Summary and photos] https://www.whaleresearch.com/2022-17
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Mon, Apr 11 - San Juan Islands (T65As, T123s) - 16:56 - [orcas] They’re headed for Cattle Pass. They’re halfway between Big Rock and Shark Reef. -Barbara Howitt
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16:09 - [orcas] Just passed Reid Rock headed south. -Breck Tyler
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15:50 - After spending several hours foraging and milling at the northern part of the channel, the T65As and T123s finally came south down San Juan Channel and made a beautiful close pass at Point Caution at 3:50 pm. IDs by Sara Hysong-Shimazu. -Cindy Hansen, Orca Network
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Thanks to the keen eyes of our passengers, Captain Alan got his wish. The T65As and the T123s were working on a Steller sea lion right off O'Neal Island. We got to watch them strategize, feed, and then strategize some more as they pinned a sea lion for forty minutes until it made a run for it - and then big boy T123A Stanley flew after him in pursuit. -Ellie Sawyer, Naturalist, Maya’s Legacy Whale Watching
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17:25 - Exiting Cattle aiming for Iceberg, moving fast on the ebb.
17:15 - Visible from Cattle Point.
15:40 - Now heading south down San Juan Channel towards Friday Harbor.
14:20 - Drifting closer to Mineral Point now.
14:00 - Drifting a little further south now but mostly milling and enjoying the remnants of a sea lion.
13:35 - T65As and T123s milling off Reuben Tarte. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute
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GRAY WHALES - Mon, Apr 11 (since 4/8) - S Rosario Strait/Burrows Bay - CRC2440 has been in the vicinity of Alexander Beach from at least 4/8-4/11 — didn’t look for them today, so could be there today as well. Attached are some pictures of them, feel free to use them for whatever. -Trevor Derie
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Mon, Apr 11 - Holmes Harbor - ~15:30 - Whale(s) spotted near June Beach, yesterday [4/11], in Holmes Harbor around 3:30pm. -Julie Bianchi
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Mon, Apr 11 - Possession Sound - 15:00 - One Sounder feeding right off Mission Beach. -Hannah McCullough
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13:00 - Seeing three distant blows from high up at Harborview Park, Everett. One blow southeast end of Hat Island. Two blows north end of delta. -Sandra Pollard
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11:40 - CRC356 is northeast-bound off the north end of Hat Island.
11:30 - CRC2259 is eastbound directly north of the north end of Hat Island.
11:12 - CRC21 is eastbound about a mile southeast of Camano Head. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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09:00 - Unidentified gray off Jetty Island Monday 9am. -Fred Lundahl
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Mon, Apr 11 - Port Susan
Cascadia Region Whale Sighting
Humpback Sighting: [believe this would be one of the grays - alb]
Sighting Time: Mon, Apr 11 @ 18:34:53 PDT
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 48.13565,-122.36665 [Kayak Point]
Number Sighted: 1
Submitter Name: Breanna
Whale Alert App

April 10
SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCAS - Sun, Apr 10 - Haro Strait (J pod) - Center for Whale Research Encounter #16: “ As “Orcinus” turned to face the freighter’s wake, a dorsal fin tip or two could be seen zipping along the surface in mid-Haro Strait near Kelp Reef as several of the whales surfed back south in the ship’s wake. When the whales regrouped after their surfing safari, J37 and J59 had showed up again with J40 close beside them. J46 and J49 joined the threesome while J42 and J53 wandered off although J42 soon came back and joined the group again. ” [See CWR Encounter #16 for full Encounter Summary and more photos] https://www.whaleresearch.com/2022-16
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Sun, Apr 10 - San Juan Channel to Haro Strait (Js) - 16:10 - Last position update from me, passing Little D'Arcy Island, direction NNE. CWR boat is with them. Can barely see them on the LK cam now, just at the edge of its capabilities. Great encounter today!
15:48 - Group passing the Kelp Reef light. I'd guess direction NNE.
15:30 - Tracking a group W of D'Arcy Island, moving north.
15:25 - [SRKW] Faint EL clicks on the LK Hydrophone. Still tracking a few NW of LK closer to Canada. -Fred Horn
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14:30 - [SRKW] Possible flip southbound near Lime Kiln. -Monika Wieland Shields, OBI
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13:52 - Sunday, April 10, 2022, I filmed at least five members of J pod, including possibly two juveniles, as they traveled north in Haro Strait, from my vantage point six miles distant on Ten Mile Point in Cadboro Bay. [video] -Gerald Graham - video - https://youtu.be/aaqBotvmJiQ
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13:22 - [SRKW] Some nice calls on the Lime Kiln hydrophone at the moment! -Shane Stewart
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13:05 - [SRKW] A few passing Land Bank a bit closer in. Others offshore. [video] -Cindy Hansen, Orca Network -video - https://www.facebook.com/OrcaNetwork/posts/278482174494964
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12:49 - [SRKW] Land Bank [Westside Preserve], 12:49 small group .5 mile out. -Robert Courtney Memmott
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14:41 - Vocals again. 2:41.
12:37 - [SRKW] Calls on Lime Kiln hydrophone! 12:37 (getting louder 12:48). -T.L. Stokes
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12:15 - Started hearing SRKW calls on Lime Kiln hydrophone. -Gayle Swigart, Orca Network
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13:30 - I could still make out the breaching group far out with SR3 in a N/NW direction.
12:58 - J47 Notch 1/4 mile from shore traveling close with 2 traveling companions, NB 1 mile south of Landbank. One of his companions was an older calf and the other a female. I couldn't make out her saddle patch.
12:45 - The breaching group had stopped breaching, direction more northerly with SR3, 2 miles from shore across from Landbank approaching Lime Kiln (judging from my location south of Landbank).
12:18 - While watching breaching group, calls heard on LK hydrophone.
11:50 - 12:35 Far to the south, 4-6 orcas milling 1-1/2 mile south of Landbank Westside Preserve, 1/4 mile out from shore. Within minutes the group began to move to the W/NW away from shore. The group breached over and over, sometimes one after another in a line. Huge breaches at times with flukes above water. These bursts of activity alternated with long group dives and when surfacing they would be farther from shore. -Michelline Halliday, SJI
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11:26 - [Js] Stalled near False Bay / Kanaka Bay. -Chris Wilson
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10:40 - Eight orcas just passed Eagle Pt. (west side of SJI). Heading up-island in tight group, about 200 yds off shore. -Michael Noonan
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10:38 - Pod of 6–8 Orcas just came down through Cattle Pass, around Cattle Point and last seen feeding at Salmon Bank. -David Robison
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10:50 - Confirmed Js, 10:50 heading up island from Eagle [Point].
10:35 - Possibly J Pod per friend on shore, aiming west out of Cattle Pass.
09:00 - Southbound in San Juan Channel.
08:25 - Seen from ferry near Reid Rock eastbound.
08:00 - Secondhand report of orcas southbound outside Friday Harbor. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute
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BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Sun, Apr 10 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T30Bs, T49C, T117B, T172) - Center for Whale Research Encounter #15: “… As they approached, they could see a tight group of animals with a large bull moving quickly west. They stopped to wait for the next dive cycle as the whales approached them. The following dive sequence put the whales a few metres abeam of them. Mark immediately recognized the bull T049C and a group of recently regularly sighted animals in the area, the T030B's, T117B, and T172. …” [See CWR Encounter #15 for full Encounter Summary and photos] - https://www.whaleresearch.com/2022-15
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UNIDENTIFIED ORCAS - Sun, Apr 10 - San Juan Islands - 18:40 - Orcas heading south, President Channel. I saw one big bull and 2 smaller ones. Mid channel, or maybe more towards Waldron side of President Channel. -Roxane Jackson Johnson
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GRAY WHALES - Sun, Apr 10 - Haro Strait - 16:04 - Grey Whale off Glencoe Cove in Saanich Sunday afternoon. [video] -Gerald Graham - video - https://youtu.be/DOzg4aKlsDY
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Sun, Apr 10 - Central Puget Sound - ~16:00 - I was out kayaking on Sunday afternoon about 4pm in Liberty Bay. And there was a gray whale surfacing every 5-10 minutes. We watched it surface by the marina first, and then it moved its way to the end of the bay. We were surprised how close to the dock it surfaced. Probably 50 feet from the dock. It then moved its way back to out of the bay and toward the inlet north of Lemolo. It surfaced 3-4 times in the same spot VERY close to shore. But it was far away from us, so I can’t say how far in feet. It then moved out and surfaced probably 20 feet from the naval ship stationed at Keyport. It was surprising to see how close it surfaced from the ship. -Christopher Blesie
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Sun, Apr 10 - Holmes Harbor - 18:50 - North of Beverly Beach nearing Saratoga Launch and Baby Island next. East side of Harbor.
17:40 - S/he is north between Freeland and Beverly Beach. Northbound. East side of Harbor.
17:00 - Not surfacing much but pretty much east side Holmes Harbor and east side of boat launch milling back and forth. Now about 300 yds or so out from park trending north a bit.
16:40 - closer to park now out about a 100 yds east side of launch.
16:32 - [gray] S/he not that far out from Freeland Park/boat launch. See map (48.024645,-122.5256). -Marilyn Armbruster
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16:30 - Still in the same location. Must be finding a lot to eat.
15:45 - Gray whale in Holmes Harbor milling around mid-harbor near Holmes Harbor Golf course. No real direction. Just surfaces enough to hear it and see its back but hasn't come out enough to see its tail. -Cindi Bowen
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Sun, Apr 10 - Saratoga Passage - ~13:11 - Grey off Baby Island headed south. -Danelle Murphy
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Sun, Apr 10 - Possession Sound
Gray Whale
Sighting Time: Sun, Apr 10 @12:02:36 PDT
Sighting Location (Lat/Lon): 48.01887,-122.33870 [NW Hat Islands]
Number Sighted: 3
Corey Anderson
Whale Alert App
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12:15 - CRC22 and CRC383 were feeding and spyhopping along the shoreline at the northwestern tip of Hat Island, northbound.
11:20 - CRC2362 was circling at the north end of Hat Island about a mile north of Hat. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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Sun, Apr 10 - Port Susan - 17:00 - Gray in Port Susan between Country Club 1 and Country Club 2. Spouted several times, not leaving that area at this point. -Linda Raines Tyner
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~09:30-~12:00 - Port Susan Whale Watchers was tracking a Gray off Country Club Beach 3 at 9:3-45 down towards Mountain View and Port Susan Terrace before it headed out toward mid-channel about noon. -John Storbeck

April 9
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Sat, Apr 9 - NW Strait of Georgia (T34s, T37, T65 & T63, T86As, T90s, T124As, T124A1, T124A2s, T125A & T128) - was lucky enough to find a T party near Cortes Island!! including T063 Chainsaw, T090's, T124A2's, T124A1, T037, T086A's and the Alaskan boys T128 & T125A! -Ella Smiley, CVWS
and T124A's, T034's T065 id'd by Brendon Bissonnette
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Sat, Apr 9 - Strait of Georgia (T49As, T49Bs) - A beautiful morning in Active Pass with T049A’s and T049B’s today. Shore, Galiano Island, BC, CA. ID by Brendon Bissonnette. -Rachelle Hayden, SSOS
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Sat, Apr 9 - Haro Strait (T101s) - 17:10-17:20 - Orcas close to shore in front of Hannah Heights (west side of SJI). I think I saw four different individuals. Milling/crisscrossing close to shore here for about 10 mins. Then oily slick appeared at surface. At 17:20 they moved slowly up-island toward Lime Kiln. -Michael Noonan
photos - T101 & T101A ID: GS
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GRAY WHALES - Sat, Apr 9 - Possession Sound - 12:00 - CRC22 is circling between east Hat Island and the Snohomish River Delta.
11:20 - CRC2362 is eastbound about a mile east of Camano Head. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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Sat, Apr 9 - Port Susan - 08:00-~12:00 - Port Susan Whale Watchers tracked at least 5 Grays, including Shackleton, from 8am until about noon. Locations from Pirates Cove, Bretland, Mountain View, Tillicum and Tyee feeding and traveling. One group of 3 was last seen heading towards Kayak, and 2 more were seen along Tillicum and Tyee inside the buoy line heading south at about 11. One final report of at least one gray off Kayak about noon. -John Storbeck 
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UNIDENTIFIED SPECIES - Sat, Apr 9 - Central Puget Sound - Whale sighting, 4/9/2022 off of Shilshole Bay Marina. [species UnID’d from Nadine’s video] -Nadine Frehafer

April 8
SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCAS - Fri, Apr 8 - Haro Strait (Js) - 17:13 - Calls on Lime Kiln hydrophone! -Amy Nesler
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~14:20 - Male passed Lank Bank at about 2:20. A few more approaching. -Cindy Hansen, Orca Network
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14:04 - [orcas] Animals at [Lime Kiln] lighthouse, 14:04. -Ellie Sawyer
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14:22 - Confirmed SRs.
14:20 - Some faint vocals now.
13:47 - Echolocation on LK hydrophone. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute
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13:30-14:15 -  J-Pod's leader sped by followed by two groups, leisurely socializing, northbound up-island 1 mile south of Landbank/Westside Preserve. The surface was choppy and I only caught glimpses of partial saddle patches including J39 Mako (ID Monika Wieland Shields) and wonderful to see J37 Hy'Shqa with 6-7 week old J59. The first group 5-6 members in a loose formation 1/2 mile out. The second group closer in with 2 (3?) calves including J59 with Mom J37 Hy'Shqa. For 10 minutes at 13:45 the tight group formed a resting line. J59 was very bouncy changing sides while swimming with J37, back and forth. After the rest there was active surface behavior, tail lobs and side floating with displayed pectoral fins. To my absolute delight J59 flipped a perfect little upside-down tail lob - lil' baby lob. Photos taken from shore, cropped and enlarged. -Michelline Halliday
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13:15 - Orcas just off Hannah Heights (west side of SJI, btw Pile Pt. and Lime Kiln). Close to shore, heading up-island (i.e., toward Lime Kiln). -Michael Noonan
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GRAY WHALES - Fri, Apr 8 - Possession Sound - 12:30 - CRC531, 2362, and 2259 were circling around at the southeast end of Hat Island. We saw a few spyhops too!
12:00 - CRC22 and CRC383 are between Hat Island and Tulalip circling. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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Fri, Apr 8 - Port Susan - 14:15 - Gray whale (possibly 2) at Kayak Point, 2:15. Was heading south but changed direction and starting heading north in front of the pier. Maybe 400-500 yards out. -Wendy Ludington

April 7
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Thu, Apr 7 - South Puget Sound (T46s) - 19:35 - Orcas between Blake and Bainbridge, whale watching boat near. -Paul Steyn Benade
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19:45 - Close to the south end of Bainbridge, mid channel.
19:19 - Orcas passing Blake Island. Closer to the west side of the channel heading north. -Shelly Short
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19:00 - Pod of approx. 1/2 dozen orcas NB at N end Colvos Pass on 4.7.22 @ 1900. -Tim Ferris
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18:07 - [orcas] Just passed by Anderson Point, still moving fast and heading north! -Molly Anderson
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17:53 - [orcas] Headed north from Al’s Market [Olalla/Colvos Passage]. -Jami Cantrell
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17:38 - Beautiful loud breaths over a calm sea, grouped up, northbound passing Lisabuela mid channel, steady to fast pace, T46D trailing everyone by 10 minutes or so, mainland side. -Marla Smith
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17:10 - [orcas] Just saw them pass Sunrise Beach Park, northbound up Colvos at 5:10. -Mary Moreno
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17:05 - [orcas] Quickly northbound in Colvos Pass; abeam Sunrise Beach; full group of five. -Blake Koehn
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17:05 - [orcas] Passing Sunrise Beach area, close to shore, northbound. -Melissa Burks
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16:51 - 4 heading north, going toward west side of Vashon. -Karen Atkinson Johnson
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16:19 - [T46s] I got my bucket list shots!!! 4:19, crossed Narrows going [north], Gig Harbor side. -Jami Cantrell
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~16:15 - T46s, Tacoma [Narrows], around 4:15 pm on 04-07-2022. -Ashley Whitman
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As they [T46s] were heading north under the Narrows. -Erik Bjorn
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16:19 - [orcas] Just passed under the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Gig Harbor side. -Sydney Haglund
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These were taken at Titlow and the orcas were very, very far out. -Craig Craker
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16:14 - [orcas] Heading towards Narrows Bridge from Titlow. Hugging the far shore. -Julie 'Reifsnider' Strey
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16:14 - Leaving Titlow now. There's 3 or 4, including the big boy Thor [T46E], committed north under the Narrows and hugging the Gig Harbor side very close. Lots of deep diving. -Morgan Dale
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16:18 - Just passed the bridges, NB, 4:18.
16:08 - [orcas] NB towards the bridge. Hugging the Gig Harbor side. -Jason Cook
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16:00 - [orcas] Headed past southern tip of Fox Island and appeared to turn north before Tacoma Narrows. -Julie Page
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16:00 - Looks like they’re headed under the Narrows Bridge on the Gig Harbor side.
15:52 - [orcas] They are headed north in front of day island headed towards Titlow. -Barb Pritchard Hulbert
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16:01 - Closer to the Narrows now. Heading towards Point Fosdick Beach 1.
15:52 - [orcas] Headed north towards the Narrows Bridge. They’re slow-moving, hugging the shore. -Mallory Allen
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15:50 - [orcas] 3 seen south of Narrows Bridge heading north. -Karen Atkinson Johnson
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16:17 - They are NB at 4:17, just north of the west tower of the Narrows Bridge.
15:48 - [orcas] They just passed the Fox Island Pier and seem to be hugging the shore, headed NW. -Karen Caldwell
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~15:45 - About 3:45, they made a real close pass the Fox Island fishing pier; it was pretty amazing. They're heading north, halfway to the bridge. -Jim Pasola
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14:43 - Orca’s off the shore of Chambers Bay! -Denise-Troy Whitney
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14:41 - Still seeing Orcas surface in between Fox and McNeil Islands. Circling around the buoy. Lots of tail slaps. No committed direction. -Candace Gavin
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April 7 orca encounter [T46s]. -Sophia El-Wakil
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14:35 - At least 3 orcas still around Toliva Shoal buoy by Steilacoom, Fox Island. Saw hunting action from one. -Jennifer Tebaldi
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15:58 - Seeing at Titlow. Much closer to the Fox Island side. 3:58.
14:38 - I just saw Thor [T46E] off Chambers Bay. Couple hundred yards offshore headed north. 2:38. -Ryan Campbell
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14:15 - [orcas] On a hunt between McNeil and Fox Islands. -April Basham
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14:00 - Orcas off Steilacoom, 2pm. -relayed by Corissa Thomas Wobler
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13:46 - Headed towards fox Island.
13:37 - A couple of orcas right on the red pin [NE of Anderson Island, S side of ferry lane]. -Dylan Beene
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…we sat and watched this group of orcas for about 2 hours off the beach of Fox island ….one of them just floated on the surface for several minutes…enough time that we started to worry that something was wrong… -Ashlee Fletcher
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~13:30 - Saw 3 to 5 orcas in between Saltars Point Beach in Steilacoom and McNeil Island heading north towards the Narrows Bridge at about 130pm today, one large male leading. -Chloe Barrett Kadel
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~11:45 - [orcas] South end McNeil Island, southbound. -relayed by Rachel Haight
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13:50 - Just past McNeil now on to Fox Island, heading north, 4.
12:09 - Viewing from Steilacoom Park, in front of McNeil Island penn. …no direction. Looks like 1 male.
----Wow, incredible day watching them Chambers Bay to Anderson/Ketron and back again! The one male made a very close pass near Sunnyside Beach in Steilacoom and then met the others in between McNeil and Fox Island. Pretty sure that’s where they did a kill and celebrated and then one, I believe, the male slept! He just laid motionless on top of the water for quite sometime. Something I have not seen before with Orca but with Harbor Porpoises. -Cherie St.Ours
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11:12 - Just passed by Pitt Passage heading south on McNeil side. 2 of them? One very large male. They are moving. -Blake-Linda Worland Little
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10:58 - Viewing from the hill just north of Fox Island, they have reached the northern tip of Fox Island, slowly moving south. I have only really seen one male dorsal. -Jim Pasola
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10:22 - Just seen at 10:22 over towards Lakebay.
10:05 - Four orcas near Horsehead, appear to be heading south towards McNeil at 10:05. -Michael Rodenbaugh
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09:30 - Orcas spotted off Kopachuck State Park, again, Thursday 9:30 am. Saw 2 surface briefly! -Julie Page
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GRAY WHALES - Thu, Apr 7 - S Rosario Strait/Burrows Bay
Unspecified
Sighting Time: Thu Apr 7 18:06:41 PDT
Sighting Location (Lat/Lon): 48.47755,-122.66300 [Burrows Bay]
Number Sighted: 1
Submitted Comments: Not sure if it’s a humpback or gray whale. It’s been traveling back and forth within about a 200-400 foot span of water, approximately 100 feet from shore for several hours. Not sure if this is typical behavior or if it is in distress. [presumably the gray whale -alb/ON]
Gretchen Speerstra
Whale Alert App
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Thu, Apr 7 - Possession Sound - 13:45 - [gray] Multiple spouts around Gedney. Still too far away to report details. -Aurora Bearse
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09:51 - [gray] Spotted them from Hibulb Lookout in Everett (thanks, Marilyn!). It looks like 2ish by the channel marker in between Jetty Island and Hat Island and then 1-2 a little further south, closer to Jetty Island. -Sara Montour Lewis
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08:35 - For sure 4. One nearest the delta is feeding, the others pretty much traveling/moving.
08:15 - 3 grays in the general area of Snohomish Delta and Jetty Island. Viewing from high bank north side of Clinton ferry terminal. It’s such a beautiful morning. -Marilyn Armbruster
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Thu, Apr 7 - Port Susan - ~17:30 - We are currently watching 2 grey whales from Kayak Point County Park, closer to the opposite shore in Port Susan. Started at about 5:30 pm April 7th. -Kim Schouten Paulsen
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07:30 - Port Susan Whale Watchers are tracking Shackleton and another Gray from 7:30am at Pirates Cove and Tillicum Beach, eating then headed north towards Warm Beach. -John Storbeck
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UNIDENTIFIED SPECIES - Thu, Apr 7 - Admiralty Inlet/North Puget Sound - 10:20 - I live in Admiral’s Cove (Coupeville), and from my binoculars I can see that there are at least 3 whales in Admiralty Inlet right off the Admiral’s Cove neighborhood beach. I can’t tell what type of whales they are since I’m pretty far away, but there are a bunch of boats huddled in that area watching them. I know I’m not being super helpful, but maybe someone can give you guys more info. I don’t think they were orcas because their dorsal fins appeared small. Just milling around. -Ashley Hironimus
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Thu, Apr 7 - South Puget Sound - 17:21 - A lone whale just passed Treble Point (Anderson Island), moving quickly heading south. It was definitely NOT an orca, but I’m not sure what it was. Minke? Not a gray whale. It definitely had a dorsal fin. Looked curved and skinnier than a female orca. -Angie Johnson Vandeber

April 6
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Wed, Apr 6 - NW Strait of Georgia/Campbell River (T49A2, T65As) - Yesterday’s encounter with the T065As and T049A2 as they headed north in Discovery Passage. As they transited Seymour Narrows at a dead slack current, they harassed a few sealions along the way. -Nick Templeman
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Wed, Apr 6 - Strait of Georgia (T18s) - 18:10 - Between Malaspina [NW Gabriola Island] and Protection [Island/off of Nanaimo], northbound.
17:50 - T18s northbound Canso Bluffs. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute (Gab. Isle. Whale Sightings FB group)
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Wed, Apr 6 - South Puget Sound (T46s) - 19:49 - Just saw a fin surface a few times off Kopachuck State Park! Near Raft Island. -Julie Page
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19:07 - [orcas] Milling mid channel near Green Point, headed north up Carr Inlet. -Jami Cantrell
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~18:00 - They're heading north into Carr Inlet. Relaying reports, looks like they milled between south end McNeil and Fox Island, Chambers Bay area, for quite a while and started heading north about 6pm. -Rachel Haight
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14:40 - [orcas] To the south of Kopachuck [State Park] and slowly heading towards Horsehead [Bay]. -Cora Reuter Foster
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15:15 - Just going past Horsehead at 3:15 heading south still.
14:50 - Saw them three more times, looks like one bull in the group of four. Just seen mid channel heading south at 2:50.
14:28 - [orcas] Looks like four just surfaced off Kopachuck, mid channel. 2:28. -Michael Rodenbaugh
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14:42 - Directly across the channel from Maple Hollow [Park]. Of course, they went to the other side. Heading south.
14:05 - 2:05 near the same location, just a little bit more southeast way on the Lakebay side.
13:32 - Got ‘‘em super far out in the Minter Creek area, viewing from Purdy. Don’t know direction yet.
T46s confirmed. -Jami Cantrell
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11:10 - They were last seen passing the Fox Island sandspit, but not sure if they headed left or right in Carr Inlet. Reported by Stacey Crofoot, 11:10. -via T.L. Stokes
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10:22-11:02 - Orcas in Hale Passage heading towards the Fox Island Bridge. As of 11:02, report has them heading westbound towards Bella Bella/Carr Inlet. -Denise Dixon Haffey
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GRAY WHALES - Wed, Apr 6 - Haro Strait - ~14:30 - Grey Whale in Haro Strait off of Glencoe Cove, Saanich, Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at approximately 2:30 PM. First of two clips: https://youtu.be/5YhvWJBIoU0 -Gerald Graham
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~11:30 - A friend saw a gray whale off of Rocky Bay around 11:30, headed down San Juan Channel. -Daven Hafey
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Wed, Apr 6 - Deception Pass/S Rosario Strait - 13:55 - Sammy Kempbell called to report seeing a gray whale in Bowman Bay, who then headed out around Rosario Head to the north out of sight.
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13:30 - Small gray passing through Deception Pass! -Penelope Alexandra
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12:22 - Gray whale near Dewy Beach heading towards Deception Pass Bridge right now. (48.405006, -122.618149). -Marlene Bocast
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Wed, Apr 6 - Saratoga Passage - 07:00 - Christi Schaffer called to report two gray whales in Saratoga Passage off Whidbey Shores heading southbound toward Langley.
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06:45 - I just saw a gray going east at the little light house between Baby Island and Bells Beach (Fox Spit) it was amazing. 6:45 Wednesday. -Erin McCloskey Flynn
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Wed, Apr 6 - Possession Sound - 11:40 - MV Saratoga has CRC531 NE of Hat Island.
----We saw 6 different Gray Whales in Possession Sound and had beautiful weather conditions. We began our tour just south of Gedney/Hat Island where we found CRC2362 resting while another whale swam south toward Mukilteo in the distance. We made our way north from there and found CRC531 fluking around near Tulalip. Last but certainly not least, southbound off the NE side of Hat Island was a cuddle puddle of 4 gray whales! This social group was made up of CRC21 "Shackleton", CRC22 "Earhart", CRC383, and CRC2362! To top it all off three of the four whales nearly fluked in unison with the city of Everett and the Cascade Mountains in the background! -Justine Buckmaster, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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09:00 - Gray whale feeding in the river delta off Jetty Island. No ID yet.
----We cruised out to Hat Island and found gray whale 531 cruising around the shallows and showing off her flukes a few times. After spending a good chunk of time with her, we branched out and soon found 2259 out in deep water toward the Mukilteo ferry dock. He showed off his large patch a few times but as usual was hesitant to show his flukes. Heading back toward Hat Island, we once again joined up with 531 who, out of nowhere, did a massive spy hop… -Tyson Parker Reed, Naturalist, Island Adventures
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Wed, Apr 6 - Port Susan - 12:25 - Port Susan off Tillicum Beach and Tyee Beach now, 1 Gray about 2,200 feet off shore slowly swimming south since 11:47, still tracking off Tyee at 12:25.
06:00-08:00 - Port Susan Whale Watchers watched Shackleton [#21] and Earhart [#22] off McKees and Kayak Point Park from 6-8 then last seen heading north towards Warm Beach. -John Storbeck

April 5
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Tue, Apr 5 - NW Strait of Georgia (T65As) - 17:20 - T065A’s southbound off Willow Point [Campbell River] at 5:20 pm today. Thanks to Brendon Bissonnette for the id’s. -Comox Valley Wildlife Sightings
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GRAY WHALES - Tue, Apr 5 - Possession Sound - 13:45 - There are two or more grays just off Camano Head. -Luanne Seymour
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12:30 trip: Shortly after reaching Hat Island, we spotted a rather new gray whale to the area [2020 newbie], 2259. This whale can be identified with a large white patch on its left side…-Tyson Reed, Naturalist, Island Adventures
photo - 2259
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12:30 - MV Saratoga has CRC2259 circling south of Hat Island.
12:00 - MV Saratoga has CRC383 circling off of Tulalip.
11:25 - MV Saratoga has Gray Whale CRC185 southbound in the eastern side of Camano Head. -Justine Buckmaster, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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Tue, Apr 5 - Saratoga Passage - 17:30-18:16 - Both grays traveling east of Baby Island, last seeing them angling out towards mid channel between Camano State Park and Elger Bay, eastbound. Choppy as all get out, out there!
16:46 - Secondhand info from friend/neighbor, mid Baby Island Heights. (Two grays heading east)
11:15 - If same gray it now has turned south and on Camano side of mid channel.
Update, it’s a second gray. The gray I originally posted is now just north of Camano State Park still on Whidbey side of mid channel NWesterly bound.
10:30 - See one gray, Whidbey side of mid channel. I think NB but not for sure. Mid-way between Mabana Shores and Camp Diana and south of Elger Bay. -Marilyn Armbruster
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Tue, Apr 5 - South Puget Sound - 11:48 - [gray] …still here… just a tad bit north of Treasure Island Bridge towards the east side. -Beverly Lynch McCallum

April 4
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Mon, Apr 4 - Central to South Puget Sound (T46s) - Thank you to nice person with dog who helped me spot them today. So exciting!!! -Gem Drarig
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15:00 - They went south past the fishing pier. T46D hugged Fox Island and looking to be headed towards Carr Inlet but it’s hard to tell as he dove before the point. The rest of the group was about mid channel and unsure about which direction they went. -Jami Cantrell
b.o.c. photo - “3:00pm T46E from the [Fox Island] pier.”
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14:10 - Passed Narrows Park, sb. -Terri Sue Samuels
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14:01 - Crossed under the Narrows Bridge, can see them from Titlow. Closer to island side. Making steady headway. -Jeffrey Stander
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13:26 - Orcas southbound in Tacoma Narrows. Passing Salmon Beach. Near Gig Harbor side. -Zeno Martin
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12:51 - Headed toward Gig out of my sight. I was at the Point Defiance Marina. -Kaelee Schoenneman
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12:42 - [orcas] Seeing them from Dune, southbound, moving along. -Ann Reinhart
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12:30 - [orcas] We're at Dune, seeing our first blows in the distance. Middle of Maury. -T.L. Stokes
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14:43 - Off southern end of Fox Island, close to island side, Southbound.
13:29 - In the Narrows close to Pt. Evans, southbound towards Narrows Bridge, from Narrows Viewpoint.
12:52 - Heading towards Owen Beach/Pt. Defiance proper with purpose.
12:47 - Off the west tip of Vashon now, angling towards Gig Harbor/Narrows/Pt. Defiance proper. Moving with purpose.
12:39 - They have crossed Quartermaster & are heading towards Pt. Defiance Ferry Terminal, mid channelish, more on island side tho.
12:34 - They are about mid-way down Maury Island approaching Quartermaster Harbor entrance, westbound, closer to island side but not right on shore.
12:04 - Incredibly difficult spotting conditions but I found them off the SE tip of Maury Island, Vashon side of the buoy but not right on shore either. Southbound still. -Melissa Burks
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10:45 - Have cleared Point Robinson closer to island shores, southbound, 4-5 with one bull seen, powering through the rough chop, very long downtimes.
10:30 - [T46s] Approaching Point Robinson, island side of channel. -Marla Smith
photos - T122 ID: MS
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Bigg's orcas (mammal-eating type) heading southbound off Dilworth, Vashon. -Amy Carey, Sound Action
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GRAY WHALES - Mon, Apr 4 - Port Susan - 18:23 - Another blow and breach south of Long Beach.
16:40-17:50 - One gray in Port Susan at 4:40 p.m.- 5:50 p.m. staying around Long Beach/Driftwood Shores. Not traveling much, blowing sporadically, saw it breach once. -Linda Raines Tyner
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~11:30 - One Gray eating at Pirates Cove then heading off shore a bit and sleep-swimming in a southerly direction about 11:30.
11:15 - Two Grays reported mid channel off Tyee at 11:15
10:15-11:00 - Port Susan has multiple reports of Grays. 10:15-11, 2-3 Grays off Country Club Beach 2. -John Storbeck
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Mon, Apr 4 - Possession Sound - 14:30 - Appears to be just milling around out there in the same general area shown on map but slightly moving south. (48.044746,-122.3338)
14:00 - Seeing blows, possibly 2. May be the 2 Luanne and Bart reported. Appears to be heading easterly? -Marilyn Armbruster
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12:20 - At least 2 grays at Camano Head traveling west hugging Camano coastline. -Luanne Seymour
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12:00 - 2 gray whales are southbound right at Camano Head. CRC21, and CRC22.
11:45 - Gray whale CRC 2249 circling southeast of Camano Head. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express

April 3
COASTAL ORCAS - Sun, Apr 3 - N CA Coast - At 1630, from shore at Patrick's Point. [N of Trinidad, CA]
In Sue-meg State Park (41.3198 -124.1620), we watched through binoculars three Oo [Orcinus orca] swimming north about 0.5 nmi from shore. There was a tall but not fully adult male, a medium falcate likely female and a smaller one, stocky with a squat angular dorsal fin shorter than seemed right for body length. They were dispersed, paused to mill off the reefs, along surface slicks, then increased speed once past Patrick's Point. I kept scanning offshore for other subgroups, didn't see any, in part due to light haze. By around 1715 we lost sight of the trio.
At 1813 I got a text from commercial fisherman Marc Schmidt (an avid wildlife biologist who instantly notifies me of Oo et al.) who was passing Big Lagoon (at 41.1981 -124.2119, 200' depth), about 4 nmi NW of our shore observation reporting 8-10 Oo including one big male "near some good salmon sign and I saw a couple salmon... heading north but then milling around that bait spot", "...some of them looked nearly a mile apart". He got distant cell phone photos of two. -Jeff K. Jacobsen
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GRAY WHALES - Sun, Apr 3 - Possession Sound - 10:00 - At least one grey whale at the green channel buoy at the SE corner of Hat Island. -Danielle Pennington.
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Sun, Apr 3 - South Puget Sound - ~13:00 - [gray] Sunday about 1:00 pm. Case Inlet. -Beverly Lynch McCallum

April 2
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Sat, Apr 2 - Agate Pass - 13:00 - Sue Larkin shared 2nd hand sighting the orcas went through Agate Pass at 13:00 southbound toward Manzanita.
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12:52 - I got them on video heading west [Agate Pass] at 12:52 pm today. -Richard Velazquez
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Sat, Apr 2 - S Whidbey/Possession Sound to Saratoga Passage (T46s) - 18:20 - Orcas spotted at 6:20pm off of Camano Island State Park looking towards Whidbey, heading south. Viewed from shore. -Jessica Hudak [CWW]
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15:20 - 5, with 1 male, still traveling north. Passing Baby Island at Holmes Harbor. -Stephanie Montgomery
photo - T46E ID: ALB
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15:15 - Orcas visible, Camano Beach State Park, approaching from the south. Four boats following. Heading north quickly. -MC Spencer
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~15:00 - At around 1500, these guys were steady northbound past Elger Bay. -Rachel Haight
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14:00 - [orcas] Looks like they are heading into Saratoga Passage at Sandy Point. -Luanne Seymour
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15:15 - Viewing from mid Baby Island Heights, orcas have passed Fox Spit. NB more so on Whidbey side of channel.
13:30 - Main group between Hat and Whidbey, closer to Hat Island aiming towards the SW corner of Hat. NB. Male trailing at SE Corner of Hat staying on south side. (48.017788,-122.343947) (48.001886,-122.314259) -Marilyn Armbruster
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13:01 - Seeing orcas from Clinton mid channel heading north. Still south of the ferry lanes. -Danielle Pennington
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12:50 - [orcas] Past Glendale, NB mid channel Whidbey side. One male on Mukilteo side. -Dori Dace
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14:50 - We messaged Janine for an update on the 46s; she said they’ve just passed Bells Beach, Whidbey, and may have Gray whale, as well, in the area.
13:10 - Janine Harles called to update on the orcas. Lead group of 3, including one of the males, was mid channel heading northbound north of the ferry lanes. Another whale was east of them towards Mukilteo ferry terminal, and trailer was south of the ferry lanes, but catching up. By the time we got off phone pod appeared to be more aimed towards heading north up the west side of Hat/Gedney Island from the ferry traffic lanes.
12:51 - Long down times, one right against shore, the others mid channel nearing ferry…nb.
12:24 - They just killed something, starting to slowly head north mid channel.
12:00 - Right off shore, south tip of Whidbey, Possession Point.
12:34 - Heading northbound, more towards Mukilteo side, still south of lighthouse.
12:29 - [orcas] Speeding up, heading north mid channel still north of ferry docks. -Janine Harles
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11:30 - Glacier Spirit is with killer whales northbound in Possession Sound. Looks like T46s. -Christopher Lewman, Puget Sound Express
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Sat, Apr 2 - Possession Sound to Penn Cove (T99s) - 19:23 - [orcas] Just passing Coupeville Wharf, EB. -Durand Dace
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(~18:53) 19:03 - 4 orcas in Penn Cove. Right by Captain Whidbey about 10 minutes ago. Not sure what group it is though. -Grace Berg
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~19:45 - They passed Long Point eastbound about 19:45. [video]
19:30 - Nearing Coupeville boat launch.
19:25 - Eastbound off Coupeville wharf.
16:35 - Stalled on kill, outskirts of Crescent Harbor. -Rachel Haight
video - https://www.facebook.com/rachel.haight.7/videos/329941869018016/
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16:17 - [orcas] Just passed Harrington Lagoon, still SB. Long down times. - Dori Dace
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15:44 - [orcas] Snatelum Point SE bound. -Trevor Derie
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11:20 - T99s northbound off Elger Bay. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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11:09 - [T99C ID’d by Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network from Rachel’s back-of-camera image.] -Rachel Haight
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11:00 - From Camano Park passing more on Whidbey side, northbound, 11:00. 4-5 orcas. -Alice Thuy Talbot
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10.48 - [orcas] They are now a bit further north of Marilyn's last post, still on Camano side. -Sandra Pollard
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10:00 - Have moved over now towards mid channel, milling around for time being.
09:50 - [orcas] North of Mabana Shores favoring Camano side. NB. -Marilyn Armbruster
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09:26- Orcas mid Saratoga Passage heading north, near Summerland. [between Pebble Beach and Mabana, Camano]. I saw only one male. They weren't surfacing much, so it was hard to tell how many. My guess would be 5. Totally a guess! A neighbor saw them and saw only 2. -Peg Boley
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08:27 - Joey Christianson called to report seeing at least 5 orcas (including small baby) off Hat Island traveling north along western side of Hat Island. As making their way up the island seemed to be cutting the point heading NE. Not sure if any males.
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GRAY WHALES - Sat, Apr 2 - N Saratoga Passage - 19:30 - One gray feeding at Mariners' Cove/Whidbey, 19:30, southbound. Lingered for a few minutes at the "Happy Meal Mudflats" just south of Mariners' Cove.
~08:45 - [gray] I’ve seen this one here before – I call it “Pinstripe” because of the thin white line on its fin. -Marianne Parry
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18:15 - Gray mid channel, south of Mariners Cove. -Rachel Haight
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14:00 - Still there. Have seen two spouts at once, so multiples. I’m assuming greys since I have seen those up close in Crescent Harbor.
13:42 - Whale, just not sure the type yet, between Crescent Harbor and Camano Island. Have seen a spout with the naked eye a few times and once through my son’s kiddy binoculars. -Rachelle Anderson Lankhorst
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Sat, Apr 2 - Saratoga Passage - 17:47 - I did see a gray whale travel south about 20 to 30 minutes ago heading towards the tip of Camano, -Ron Sorrell
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14:50 - Saw blows for a gray (Bells Beach area) but it must have taken off, T46's angling towards Baby Island from mid-channel. -Janine Harles
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13:05 - Single Gray Whale headed south between Indian Beach and Cama Beach, close on the Camano side. -Alex Sowers
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11:20 - Looks like a single gray Whale, pretty far away so not 100% on that. Northbound off Onamac Point. -Aaron Gill
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Sat, Apr 2 - Possession Sound - 17:50 - Been watching another gray feeding just off north end of Jetty Island.
17:10 - Gray whale off SE Hat/Gedney Island SE. currently trending SE. -Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network
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Gray whale CRC22 feeding off of Everett... and, a highlight was between Gedney Island and Everett...the reflection on the water and the way the blows hung in the air, awesome! It only lasted for a little bit before the wind made its way to where we were, but for a few moments it was bliss!! -Janine Harles
photo - CRC22 “Earhart” fluke tip, along with a harbor seal.
photos - 2362 (in the rest)
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12:20 - CRC22 is eastbound about a mile east of Camano Head. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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10:00-10:15 - Single gray whale feeding off southwestern tip of Hat Island, feeding in a northward direction at 1000 to 1015. Confirmed as #531. -Mel Simmons
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Sat, Apr 2 - Port Susan - 17:50-18:10 - Single gray in Port Susan, across from Warm Beach, closer to Camano Island. Heading north. Viewed from Kayak Point. Edited to include time of last sighting: 18:10. -Linda Raines Tyner
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09:12 - One large Gray whale headed northwest past Port Susan Terrace Beach just now. He’s headed to Country Club. -Melanie Serroels [CWW]
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Sat, Apr 2 - South Puget Sound - 15:50 - Our gray whale is visiting again. He’s just a bit north and west of the Treasure Island Bridge.  Saturday at 3:50 pm. -Beverly Lynch McCallum

April 1
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Fri, Apr 1 - San Juan Islands, WA (T30Bs, T117B, T123s, T172)
~19:45 - By Reuben Tarte around 7:45 and then onto Spieden.
19:05 - Moving east still south of RT. Hunting.
18:47 - [orcas] In line with O’Neal Island now. -Sarah Garbett
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17:03 - Just passed Yellow [Island], NB. -Selena Lee
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16:52 - Single male (with 2? others) northbound north of Point Caution, closer to Orcas side of channel.
16:47- [orcas] Northbound just north of Point Caution, closer to SJ side of channel. -Stephanie Reiss
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16:35 - [orcas] Approaching Turn Island....I have them in view from Lopez Island. -Scott Reed
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16:26 - Approaching the entrance to FH [Friday Harbor], still northbound.
15:56 - Still NB San Juan Channel, approaching the entrance to Fisherman’s Bay.
15:41 - [orcas] NB thru Cattle Pass, hugging the Lopez side so far. -James Richardson
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15:22 - I see several orcas including a big bull SW of Cattle Point, swimming toward Cattle Pass. -Brad Buckmaster
[“T123s, T30Bs, T117B, and T172.” Ellie Sawyer]
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Fri, Apr 1 - Admiralty Inlet (T46s)
11:50 - Should be nearing Point No Point soon. Southbound.
11:44 - They have passed Double Bluff green channel marker angling more now towards Kitsap side. Large male.
11:20 - Hiked out to end of northside of Double Bluff. Orcas middish channel, mid Mutiny Bay, southbound. -Marilyn Armbruster
[T46s ID’d by Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network, from Marilyn’s back-of-camera images]
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11:10 - Orcas continuing steadily south as seen from Shore Meadows. Bit more mid channel now.
10:10 - Four or five orcas have passed Bush Point close to Whidbey. Southbound. Long down times.
----April 1: No April Fool's Day joke - orcas to the east and to the west of Whidbey, which way to go? A quick dash to Bush Point paid off with the T46s gliding by close to the Whidbey shoreline on a southerly mission, perhaps to meet and greet fellow visitors, the T36Bs (and maybe the T99s?), winding their way toward Mukilteo and, later, Port Susan. -Sandra Pollard
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08:55 - Kit Turner called to report 4-6 orcas (including 2 large males) milling around out from the south end of Lagoon Point, mid channel to Marrowstone side. They were milling and did not come north so she thinks they headed southbound.
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Fri, Apr 1 - Possession Sound/Port Susan/Saratoga Passage (T36Bs, T99s) - 18:00 - Jim Sheehan called to report at least 7 orcas (including baby) in Saratoga Passage off Indian Beach, Camano, heading northbound about 700 yards offshore. Said they were and seeing them was beautiful.
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17:00 - In line with middle of Tulalip Bay but becoming closer westerly..heading or aimed towards Camano Head? Still out a bit tho.
16:45 - Orcas moving fast and a little closer. Just the southside of Tulalip. (48.017285,-122.243969)
16:32 - Viewing from south end Sandy Point high bluff. I see 2 to 3 orcas and 3 grays out from Snohomish River Delta. I can barely make out the orca dorsal fins. Def 2 grays together and one gray just south of those 2 grays..orcas are NB. (48.017285,-122.243969). -Marilyn Armbruster
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15:15 - At least 3 orcas (one male) heading north past Mukilteo Lighthouse at 315pm. They were heading toward Hat Island. -Matthew Schneider
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15:10 - Group of orcas just went Tillicum Beach heading south, appearing to exit Port Susan. Spy hops, leaping. Tail lobs.
13:30 - Volunteer Linda Aitkins called to report the orcas in Port Susan are off Country Club heading in both directions. -Linda Aitkins
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11:45 - Port Susan has a Pod of up to 8 Transient Orca starting at 11:45AM today. Caught 3 or 4 taking a harbor porpoise midchannel between Kayak Point Park and Tillicum Beach. -John Storbeck
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10:45 - Tom Knowak, Mission Beach, Tulalip, called to report that they just saw two bull orcas and a couple other orcas…heading up channel between Hat/Gedney and Whidbey, heading towards Port Susan.
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11:28 - T36Bs just entered Port Susan still northbound. T99B is in there too..
11:14 - T36Bs northbound off Tulalip (between Tulalip and Camano Head). -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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10:48 - Orcas now milling in east side of Hat Island. -Tyson Parker Reed
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10:10 - Last seen about here [E of S tip of Hat Island] heading mostly east a little north. Still Moving fast.
10:00 - Just south of Hat Island heading northeast. -Alice Thuy Talbot
[Thanks to photos by Alice Thuy Talbot, looks like T36Bs and T99s at least present. -Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network]
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09:39 - Just passed Mukilteo .. split into 2 groups .. one headed more north, one more east. -Danielle Desrosiers
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09:53 - Counting 4-5 with a wee little one. Continuing north and east between the Clinton ferry terminal and Everett [map shows S of Hat Island].
09:47 - They are starting to cross the channel heading towards Hat Island.
09:42 - Continuing north towards Everett, way way way on the mainland side.
09:33 - The 9:30 sailing for Mukilteo is stopped due to orca activity.
09:27 - Viewing from Clinton, seeing orcas heading north past the Mukilteo ferry terminal. -Danielle Pennington
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09:27 - Out from Mukilteo Lighthouse Park.
09:00 - Straight out from Glendale, Mukilteo side of mid channel. Been hunting for a bit.
08:40 - Slowly trending northbound a little south of Glendale, over on Mukilteo side of channel.
08:30 - Marilyn updates they are surface active and still making directional changes, so possibly hunting. ~1 mile north of Shipwreck.
08:20 - From Marilyn: She's been viewing orcas, about 2 miles south of Mukilteo Lighthouse. Making directional changes, but now appear to be committed northbound on Mukilteo side of the channel. Looks to be at least 6 whales (simultaneous blows). She is viewing from Glendale Beach, Whidbey. -Marilyn Armbruster
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GRAY WHALES - Fri, Apr 1 - Haro Strait - A pair of Grey Whales, thought to be CRC 766 and newbie CRC 2442, were spotted off of Finnerty Cove on the west side of Haro Strait this morning. This video clip of them synchronizing their blows was filmed at 10:29 AM Friday, April 1, 2022. -Gerald Graham
video - https://youtu.be/2FRgo9byJIQ
video - https://youtu.be/g1WwyuPgKuQ
video - https://youtu.be/8lxdaLzcvu0
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Fri, Apr 1 - Possession Sound - 17:10 - Gray(s) still feeding off Snohomish Delta, west side Priest Point. -Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network
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12:16 - Gray whales CRC383 and CRC531 were northbound at the northeast side of Hat Island. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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10:00 - One gray south and east of Hat Island. Appears to be northbound. Viewing from high bluff Brighton Beach area. -Marilyn Armbruster
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Fri, Apr 1 - Port Susan - 13:30 - Volunteer Linda Aitkins called to report a gray whale heading southbound quickly in Port Susan off Tillicum Beach, Camano side of the channel. Appears to be exiting Port Susan.
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Fri, Apr 1 - Possession Sound - 17:10 - Gray(s) still feeding off Snohomish Delta, west side Priest Point. -Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network
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12:16 - Gray whales CRC383 and CRC531 were northbound at the northeast side of Hat Island. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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10:00 - One gray south and east of Hat Island. Appears to be northbound. Viewing from high bluff Brighton Beach area. -Marilyn Armbruster
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Fri, Apr 1 - Port Susan - 13:30 - Volunteer Linda Aitkins called to report a gray whale heading southbound quickly in Port Susan off Tillicum Beach, Camano side of the channel. Appears to be exiting Port Susan. 
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UNCONFIRMED SPECIES -  Fri, Apr 1 - Sinclair Inlet - 18:10 - Steve Schmerfeld called to report who he thinks is an orca in Sinclair Inlet between his place in Port Orchard and PSNS Bremerton, heading deeper in toward Gorst. Whale has tall dorsal fin.