August 2021 Whale Sightings
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August 31
SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCAS - Tue, Aug 31 - Haro Strait (J pod) - 21:02 - Hearing whale breaths off Eagle Cove, going north or may be milling! [J pod heard on the Lime Kiln hydrophone at 03:40, 9/1/21. Echolocation started at 03:30, per OBI.] -Karin Roemers-Kleven
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Tue, Aug 31 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (J pod) - 13:35 - [orcas] In front of Sooke now. -Wendy Cooke Lang
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13:28-14:28 - Center for Whale Research Encounter #61: "… They spotted the first group of animals close to shore off of the Sooke harbour mouth and started the encounter at 1328. The lead group included J38, J37, J22, J51, and J58, but the rest of J pod were close behind, and all were moving steadily towards Secretary Island. When they got within a quarter-mile of Secretary Island, J38, J22, and J37 started to quicken the pace, almost high speed porpoising for a minute as though they were chasing salmon. J51 did three breaches as he and J58 passed within a few metres of the kelp bed on the south side of the island. …" [See CWR Encounter #61 https://www.whaleresearch.com/2021-61 for full summary and
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J pod & humpbacks off Sooke area today!!! -Ella Smiley
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12:26 - J pod inbound past Sooke... approaching Otter Point. -Paul Pudwell
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BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Tue, Aug 31 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - 12:34 - Small pod in the Strait, east of Angeles Head and headed east. Now off Dry Creek. We think there are at least three whales but can't be sure at this distance. Seen from our house on the shore. -Dale Russell
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Tue, Aug 31 - Central/North Puget Sound (T65As)
18:13 - Make that three. Playing around.
18:00 - Pair spotted off Point Wilson, west of lighthouse, east of bluff. One male and one? 6 pm. They've been here for a while, apparently hunting. -André Wilson
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~12:30 - [orcas] On super zoom from our distance. We got surprised when they swam about 20 yards in from of us! We slowed to a stop off Hansville. -Andrea Lee Harris
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12:26 - Kim Paige called to report the group of orcas are now 1/2 way between Eglon and Pilot Point, heading northbound at good pace. They are well west of the shipping lanes, close to Kitsap side (they can see from their home). Those they saw included a male, 2 young and at least 1 female.
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12:35 - They are going north up the west side of Whidbey Island passing Possession Point now. Still appears on Kitsap side of channel.
11:45 - [orcas] They're on the move and hugging Kitsap side. Heading north towards Eglon, about halfway from Kingston. Viewing with telescope from Chennault Beach. 1145. Long down times. At least from my view way far over here. -Alice Thuy Talbot
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10:40 - [orcas] They are now stationary. Just south of the whale watching tour boat sitting out there. -Michael Atalla
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10:31 - Laura Baker, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to report: Log entry 1031hrs, 8/31: Master, EDM/KING E watch, reports six orca whales feeding and meandering mid-channel off Apple Tree Cove heading in a southbound direction.
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13:15 - San Juan clipper left them between Point No Point and Double Bluff, pointed for Double Bluff.
10:00 - T65As northbound off Kingston. -Brian McGinn
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~07:55 - I last saw them about 10 minutes after my post, still heading north, still close to Bainbridge, about here: (47.6961121, -122.4891210).
07:45 - [orcas] Northbound past Discovery Park, due west of us and far out. They are close to Skiff Point, Bainbridge, approximately here: (47.6597090, -122.4853495). At least one adult male and one juvenile. -Raphael Fennimore
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At 06:41 Bradley Coombe, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to report: Master reports via 800MHz that a pod of orca are milling about near Restoration Point and vessel has slowed.
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Tue, Aug 31 - San Juan Islands - 14:19 - Two humpbacks off of South Beach, just saw a breach! -Patrick Hurley
["The whales were MMY0149, known as Honu, and the other was CRC18688 (no nickname)." -John Boyd]
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13:55 - Two humpbacks near Eagle Point going east. -Monika Wieland Shields, OBI
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Tue, Aug 31 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - J pod & humpbacks off Sooke area today!!! (all photos zoomed & cropped). -Ella Smiley
photos - MMZ0019 (Lyra) ID Alethia Leddy
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What another amazing day off Sooke with almost 40 Humpbacks around our local waters. -Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations photos - MMZ0063 Flurry ID ALB - MMX0100 Fiesta ID ALB - MMX0085 Zeppelin aka BCX0847 ID Alethea Leddy - MMY0080 Hemlock ID Alethea Leddy

August 30
SOUTHERN RESIDENT ORCAS - Mon, Aug 30 - Haro Strait (L54s) - 20:21 - [L54s] Faint calls on OrcaSound hydrophone. -Alex McIntire
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20:12 - L pod [L54s] on Lime Kiln hydrophone, 8:12PM. -Jack Collins
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19:58 - [L54s] Hearing them on LK Hydrophone. VERY active vocals. -Linda Hahn
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L-88 Wave Walker -Photo and ID by Snow McCormick.
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August 30th out at Land Bank. L-108 Coho Not sure who the tail lob is. Probably still Coho. IDs by Sara Shimazu. -Cy Scammell of PNW Protectors.
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19:36-19:45 - Changing direction at Pile Point and traveling north, they passed my location as the sun set. They moved quickly and were a bit farther out and soon enough could be heard on the Lime Kiln hydrophone to the north.
18:00-18:15 - L54, L108, L117 and L88 southbound a 1/4 mile from shore, at Edwards Point. In windy choppy conditions, at first I only saw two orcas but as they passed me the group came closer together and I counted 4. Varied surface behavior included a half-breach and multiple fluke lobs. Matriarch L54 Ino, L108 Coho with a handsome wave along his fin, L117 Keta and L88 Wave Walker.
17:10 - L-pod members traveling southbound seen on The Whale Museum streaming web cam including a couple of breaches, fluke lobs and a spyhop and could be heard on the Lime Kiln hydrophone. -Michelline Halliday, SJI
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16:38-16:53 - All quiet at Orcasound Lab.
16:35 - S19 calls getting pretty faint now at Orcasound Lab -- https://live.orcasound.net/orcasound-lab
16:13 - But human detections pretty consistently since 1613. -Scott Veirs, Orcasound
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19:53 - Land Bank, northbound.
19:09 - Northbound off Pile Point.
16:16 - Vocals on OS hydro, visual from County Park.
15:40 - L54s southbound near Kellett Bluff!
----After spending several days up in the Strait of Georgia, the L54 sub-group of L-Pod made their way back down Haro Strait this afternoon and evening. This group is made up of just four whales: L54 Ino, her sons L108 Coho and L117 Keta, and the adult male L88 Wavewalker who is the last living member of his matriline. Even with just the four of them, the behavioral differences between the two ecotypes are so striking. The L54 sub-group was super surface active all evening, with breaches, tail slaps, spyhops, cartwheels, and dorsal fin slips as they made their way south. They were also very chatty on the hydrophones! Shortly before sunset they all grouped up and made their way quickly back north, perhaps heading back up to the Fraser? Even though it was a super windy afternoon, we no longer take any time we get to spend in the presence of the Southern Residents for granted, and we are so grateful to have spent a few hours with them. -Orca Behavior Institute
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They were a long way away, but here are three images from this evening at the Land Bank. L54s. Wave Walker is the the big male. -James Mead Maya
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BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Mon, Aug 30 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T60D & T60E) - What an amazing day on the water west of Sooke with Biggs/Transient Killer Whales (T060's D&E) and 20+ Humpback Whales from Sooke to Sheringham Lighthouse. -Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations
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Mon, Aug 30 - North Puget Sound (T18s, T37s, T37As)
17:58 - They seem to be staying in the same location just off Eglon.
17:40 - [orcas] Just spotted them from Ocean Avenue, north of Edmonds ferry. They are way over on Kitsap side. -Marty Jones
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17:33 - Looking from north end of Talbot Road in Edmonds towards Eglon. Spotted orcas southbound- much closer to Eglon than to Edmonds. -Melissa Duits
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16:29 - [orcas] Passing Possession Beach now. Closely grouped up. Mid-channel, heading southbound. -Danielle Pennington
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16:10-16:45 - [orcas] Passed by Chennault Beach heading south towards Edmonds. -Alice Thuy Talbot
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Orcas seen and photographed from Glendale Beach 8/30/2021. T18's and T37A's. Those dorsal fins? wowzer! my first time seeing the T18's, that I know of. -Marilyn Armbruster
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16:07 - Largest lead group has passed Glendale with two other Orcas trailing, all at a leisurely pace heading southbound. Mid channel (ish). One orca closer to Mukilteo side bringing up the rear it seems. ----August 30, 2021: A surreal experience today watching the T18s, T34s, T37As and T37Bs pass Brighton Beach, close to shore. I've never seen so many breaches one after the other, with the various matrilines interacting in perfect harmony with one another in their pursuit of prey. All photos were taken from just above the beach, zoomed but not cropped, so the full perspective of size comparisons and natural background can be appreciated. The words 'took my breath away' were never more meaningful. -Sandra Pollard
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15:23 - Correction: they are southbound.
15:21 - [orcas] They are crossing the channel toward Mukilteo. -Jayn Goldsen
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15:32 - Past and heading towards Glendale.
15:10 - [orcas] Right off the Clinton dock now. -Allie Hudec
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15:05 - Now at ferry slip. One group of 4-5 super close in to Whidbey shore. Another group of 3-4 further offshore includes Galiano. That massive leaning fin is magnificent! And one other lagging behind close in. -Debbie Stewart
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(15:00) 16:38 - Just heard there was a large pod n=11 w/4 calves another with 5 adults 2 calves off s end of Whidbey around 3pm off Columbia Beach - south of Clinton ferry. -Fred Felleman
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17:03 - Mid channel, straight out from Haines Wharf, heading south, big group looks to committing to Kitsap side...
16:33 - Mid channel heading south, approaching shipwreck, just north of Picnic Point.
15:59 - Whales split up, one group close to the beach Glendale are heading south, one group parallel mid channel heading south, and one by itself east side of channel...hunting time..
14:48 - Breachfest up against the beach! Still heading south, nearing Clinton ferry dock!
14:39 - [orcas] Heading south very close to shore, almost to Clinton ferry dock. (All photos are taken with a telephoto lens and heavily zoomed and cropped to show detail. All whale watch guidelines were followed.) -Janine Harles
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16:35 - Passing Possession Point Park, east side of midchannel, steady southbound.
~15:00 - They passed Brighton Beach close to shore, grouped up.
14:05 - Still milling, but pushed offshore. Roughly same area.
13:50 - [orcas] They were soooo close to shore at Witter Beach in front of those houses. On a kill. photos - T37A2 & T37A ID GS -Rachel Haight
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13:01 - [orcas] Group is now SB off Sandy Point. -Rachael Kvig
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13:00 - I don't know if it is the same group but we just saw a fairly large group of orcas swimming south past Sandy Point and Hat Island about an hour ago (1:00 PM) They spent quite a while playing around off of Witter Beach. -Melanie J. Sceva Hill
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12:48 - [orcas] Viewing from the bluff above Sandy Point. Group has not committed to Saratoga yet. -Durand Dace
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12:13 - I just saw a pod of at least 3 orcas while heading to Mukilteo on the ferry. They were north of the ferry heading toward Hat Island. About 5-10 minutes ago. -Christina Wheat
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12:03 - Glacier Spirit with 37A's northbound, south side of Gedney. Looks like they are going to take the west side of Gedney [Hat Island]. -Colleen Farrell
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13:28 - Lots of splashing, likely on a kill. [close to Whidbey]
13:23 - Group is still southbound south of Sandy very close to shore Whidbey side of channel, Saratoga has left but several boats following.
12:02 - [orcas] Two passing Hat Island Marina, mid channel, northbound, including Large male. -Lori Christopher
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13:03 - Now they are southbound.
12:39 - Both pods swung northbound now towards Sandy Point. (Update: Just FYI, we saw that T37 joined the pod right as we left them at Sandy Point. We never saw the T37Bs or T34s but they could also be somewhere around with T37 in there.)
12:30 - The T18s and T37As joined back together again! Southbound now. [NW Hat]
12:18 - T18s southwest-bound [N. end of Hat Island].
12:10 - The T18s are southwest-bound from N. Hat Island. Watching from MV Saratoga, Puget Sound Express.
12:00 - We found the T18s spread out from N. Hat Island to the Snohomish River Delta. No direction yet. -Bart Rulon
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11:40 - Currently in middle of Muk Clinton ferry channel. -Joe Eichinger
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~11:30 - north of Hat around 11:30 this morning. -Fritz Vic
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11:45 - MV Saratoga is leaving the T37As northbound where my map indicates [ferry lanes, mid channel between Clinton and Mukilteo] but Glacier Spirit is on scene with them now.
11:27 - We found a third group (T37As) south of Clinton slowly northbound. Viewing from MV Saratoga, Puget Sound Express. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, PSE
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10:24 - Orcas by the Clinton ferry terminal coming from the south. -Danielle Pennington
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09:30 - Spotted about 5-6 orcas off Possession Point Beach on Whidbey. They are headed north toward Mukilteo ferry. -Kristen Klooster
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10:10 - w/them for ~45 minutes. Last saw the pod south of Clinton ferry terminal still northbound.
[09:07] - We have a report from the San Juan Clipper: T18s northbound along eastern shore of Whidbey Island, first spotted just off Possession Point at 09:07. -Carlyn Schmidgall
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07:00 - Bruce Bunich called to report orca: "Spotted a big male with huge dorsal, he came right up in front of me yesterday (Aug 30) at 7am off Norwegian Point. I was fishing for salmon in waders; my friend down the beach was yelling & waving his arms; he is a quiet guy. I looked, didn't know what he was saying, but was yelling get out of the water, get out of the water. Then next thing you know a big killer whale came up about 20-25 feet in front of me heading toward Point No Point from Norwegian Pt. Afterwards, friend said he thought I was a goner, fin was like torpedo headed straight at me. I think he must have been chasing salmon or seal. He came right at me. He submerged just before he got to me then came up by me. I saw his whole body and big old fin. He then went back down, and we didn't see him again. We have been catching a lot, catch-and-release King salmon, while fishing for silvers. That was yesterday morning, 7am. One lone big male. -Bruce Bunich
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Mon, Aug 30 - Central to South Puget Sound (T65As) - 19:25 - [orcas] They are headed towards the Fox Island Pier, 7:25, southbound. -Karen Caldwell
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19:15 - Tonight at Narrows Park. -Glen Casebeer
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19:09 - 2 orcas heading southbound just north of Narrows Bridge. One mid-channel, one closer to shore, Gig Harbor side. -Amanda Van Meter
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18:45 - [orcas] Just across from Salmon Beach, Gig Harbor side, heading to bridge 6:45. -Gill Chard
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~18:15 - [orcas] Just saw a couple pass around Pt. Defiance headed towards the Narrows. Maybe 6:15 or so. -Brooke Casanova
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18:11 - They just flipped, around the southern tip of Vashon. (We saw them while on the ferry.)
18:01 - [orcas] At Tahlequah ferry headed towards Dunes. -Jennifer Marie
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19:13 - 3 dorsals hugging Narrows Park side, view from Titlow, long downs heading south.
18:20 - Viewing from Dunes, they're heading south past Point Defiance.
17:56 - At the Dunes see 4 dorsal behind container ship near Quartermaster Harbor traveling west.
17:48 - [orcas] At the Dunes, 6:48, see 3 dorsal fins heading west, mid channel, towards Maury Island. -Cherie St.Ours
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17:45-19:44 - I took some photos from Tacoma of the Bigg's Orcas yesterday at Dune Peninsula and Titlow. I first spotted 3 orcas through my binoculars from Dune Peninsula around 5:45pm yesterday, they were mid channel in East Passage, still pretty far away. I then saw a pod of about 4-6 harbor porpoises around 6:07pm close to shore at Dune Peninsula and they continued around to the Tahlequah ferry lane. At 6:16pm they suddenly appeared very close to shore at the tip of Vashon headed towards the ferry terminal. At 6:19pm It looked like the ferry had to stop in order to let the orcas pass through. The orcas continued past and then hung out near the tip of point defiance for about 15 minutes, two orcas seemed to split off and continue towards the narrows bridge and one orca (possibly male) hung out a little longer near point defiance and I snapped my last photo of him at 6:40pm and then I left to go to Titlow to see if I could catch them there too. We waited a long time to see them at Titlow, they took their time passing through Narrows. I first spotted them from Titlow at 7:26pm and they were hugging the Gig Harbor shoreline. The two smaller orcas seemed to travel closer together with the male bringing up the rear. They would appear and then disappear for some time but eventually continued past Titlow and Fox Island and seemed like they were going up into Carr Inlet. I snapped my last photo at 7:44pm just before the last one disappeared into the distance. Attached are some of the better photos I took yesterday. Thanks! -Sally Milligan-Smith
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16:45 - Saw one lone male just north of Gold Beach heading south, west side of channel. -Dan Hyde
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16:30 - Grouped up, travel mode southbound, long downtimes, now past Point Robinson, mainland side of channel.
15:15 - Amira [T65A3] just completely snuck up and scared the socks off me surfacing close to shore. Now past Dilworth, meandering southbound. Didn't see the others tho.
14:55 - [orcas] Circling, stalled out possibly on a kill, just south of Fauntleroy ferry dock, as seen from Vashon near Glen Acres. -Marla Smith
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18:10 - At 18:12 Maija Holston, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to report: CHETZEMOKA - 8/30 1810 Master reports via 800 MHz radio, 4 orca off PT DEF headed WB.
19:09 - At 14:41 Maija Holston, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to report: [MV] SEALTH 8/30 1409 Master reports via 800 MHz radio, 4 orca off Vashon Head headed SB.
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14:15 - 3 or 4 small orcas sb just south of Vashon ferry dock.
14:08 - One male orca. Leader? Just passed Vashon ferry dock, as seen from Emma Schmitz Park in West Seattle.
14:00 - one male orca mid channel in front of Southworth dock, quickly sb.
13:49 - East side of Blake Island approaching Tillicum Village.
13:47 - Mid channel between APL ship and Blake Island.
13:33 - One male, one smaller orca sb between Manchester and Bainbridge, west of mid channel, view from Emma Schmitz. -Mary Hartmann
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13:35 - At least 6 now, still moving south past Manchester. Two males present.
13:00 - At least one male, likely 3 transients in total, passed Blakely Rock at 1300 heading southbound quickly and making long deep dives. -Scott Markowitz
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12:55 - Orca sighted off east Bainbridge about mid island. Heading south. -Anne Guadagno
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Mon Aug 30, 12:47 PDT - (Lat/Lon): 48.02054,-122.32880 - Number Sighted: 1 -Lauren Otto, Whale Alert App
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12:00 - I can't describe it very well. I almost thought it was a porpoise at first, but it was definitely a small orca. Quite a substantial dorsal fin. I didn't get a good enough look at the saddle. He (aren't most solitaries male?) was heading southeast past Rolling Bay. Not slowly, but not super quick where they hit the air on every stroke. About every 20-40 feet, he came up for a breath. He turned back once, then resumed southbound. Last seen off of Murden Cove headed south. -Sean Osborn
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Mon Aug 30, 10:31 PDT - (Lat/Lon): 47.77157,-122.46002 - Number Sighted: 4 -Beth, Whale Alert App
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Mon Aug 30 10:29 PDT - (Lat/Lon): 47.76989,-122.46195 - Number Sighted: 1 -Beth, Whale Alert App
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10:50 - After eating a meal they are continuing southbound closer to Shilshole now. We are leaving the scene now.
09:56 - T65A pod southbound from Kingston. Viewing from MV Saratoga, Puget Sound Express. All 6 family members are present. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, PSE
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09:55 - Sara Frey called to report seeing 5-6 orcas passing Apple Tree Point heading southbound close to Kitsap side, west of the southbound shipping lanes. Group included at least 1 male and 1 little one, thinks possibly T65As.
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Mon, Aug 30 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - 20+ Humpback Whales from Sooke to Sheringham Lighthouse, trying to get as many Fluke ID's as possible in an hour and a half! -Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coast Explorations
photos - MMY0065 (Smiley) ID Alethea Leddy, MMX0014 (Nike) ID Ashley Keegan, MMX0028 (Dancer) ID Erin Johns Gless, "Ace" CRC-16766 ID Erin Johns Gless, MMY0063 (Hornet) ID Alethea Leddy

August 29
BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Sun, Aug 29 - Strait of Georgia - 17:21 PDT - (Lat/Lon): 48.92655,-123.33044 - Number Sighted: 2 Transient orcas -Jonathan, Whale Alert App
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Sun, Aug 29 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - 12:19 - 5 Killer Whales off Otter Point now... heading east...Paul Pudwell
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Sun, Aug 29 - NW Whidbey Island (T18s, T34s, T37s, T37As, T65As) - Update, T65A5 was in his family this afternoon. -Yifan Ling
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18:00 - Many transients headed for Puget Sound. Big spread from Dallas Bank to Partridge Bank, T18s, 34s, 37s, 37A's and 65A's! -Brian McGinn, Puget Sound Express
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Sun, Aug 29 - Strait of Georgia/Tsawwassen, B.C. - Humpback Sighting: - 17:54 PDT - (Lat/Lon): 49.01221,-123.32429 - Number Sighted: 1 -Jonathan - Whale Alert App

August 28
BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Sat, Aug 28 - Strait of Georgia (T77C & T77D)
17:30 - Going down Baynes Sound, southbound, 5:30, they were just passing Buckley Bay ferry terminal.
16:51 - They're around Union Bay area now.
~15:51 - T077C & T077D in the Bay today. About 10 feet off shore at Little Mexico, the tip of Goose Spit, at the entrance of the Comox Bay!!! (heading into Comox Bay) -Ella Smiley
Id's & photo by Ella Smiley CVWS.
["For everyone's info, the indigenous name for this beautiful area [tip of Goose Spit] is Pelxqikw." -Trish Fennell]
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Sat, Aug 28 - Haro Strait
23:38 - They've been switching back and forth between Lime Kiln and OrcaSound hydrophones, went quiet for a bit, and now are quietly on Lime Kiln.
22:32 - Orcas vocalizing on Lime Kiln hydrophone!!!!! -Matty Leaman
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Sat, Aug 28 - ~11:30pm - 2-minute “best of” clip from Lime Kiln hydrophones of Unidentified Biggs/Transient orcas in darkness.
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Sat, Aug 28 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T41s) 14:34 - At Secretary Island now, still westbound close to shore.
13:42 - 4 orca close to shore East Sooke...coming west!
----With reports of Orca coming our way...we headed out in the fog to find Transient Killer Whales (T041's) heading west...after a great encounter the fog lifted and we were able to find a Humpback heading east...Paul Pudwell HUMPBACK WHALES - Sat, Aug 28 - Strait of Georgia/Powell River, B.C. - Humpback Sighting: - 12:43 PDT - (Lat/Lon): 49.80318,-124.52200 - Number Sighted: 2 - Mid Channel of Raven Bay [NE Texada Island] - Ryk - Whale Alert App
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Humpback Sighting: - Sighting Time: Sat Aug 28, 12:24 PDT - (Lat/Lon): 49.80320,-124.52200 - Number Sighted: 1 - Mid channel north bound. - Submitter Name: Ryk - Whale Alert App
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Sat, Aug 28 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - after a great encounter [with Bigg's T41s] the fog lifted and we were able to find a Humpback heading east. -Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations

August 27
BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Fri, Aug 27 - NW Whidbey (T2B, T59, T60s minus T60D & T60E) - 19:55 - [orcas] Here at Coupeville ferry terminal, still southbound. -Jennifer Fulton Carpenter
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20:08 - Southbound from Camp Casey (3).
19:38 - [orcas] At Camp Casey. -Marc Galt
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Beautiful evening at Ft. Casey. -Dori Dace
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18:45 - [orcas] We just left Libby Beach and they are moving south pretty fast, at least by Fort Casey now. (They where not close to shore.) -Shila Moffett
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17:10 - [orcas] Watched them just off shore by West Beach at 17:10, headed south. -Randy Zimmerman Furnas
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16:48 - 2 orca just traveled south off from Ault Field on the west side of Whidbey Island. One appeared to be a large male and the other one was smaller. They were about 500 feet off shore. -JoAnn Barker Thompson
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19:55 - Three eastbound following Whidbey shore, approaching Keystone terminal.
19:15 - The three southbound past Ebey's Landing and heading towards Fort Casey.
18:50 - 3 close to shore approaching Ebey's Landing. Trailers by Fort Ebey. (follow-up: yes [committed south to Admiralty]. The three are right off Ebey's Landing now southbound. Trailers were further out but also southbound
17:45 - Approaching Hastie Lake turnout, southbound, grouped up close to shore.
17:20 - [orcas] After some milling off the turnout on West Beach, they have resumed southbound travel.
17:00 - Southbound off JWSP, close to shore still.
16:40 - Viewing from Rocky Point, at least 3 very close to shore. -Rachel Haight
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16:25 - Right off Ault Field still southbound.
15:50 - Part of the T60 pod (60, 60C, 60F, 60G) T2B, and T59 are slowly southbound a few miles north of NAS Whidbey. Watching from MV Saratoga, Puget Sound Express. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, PSE
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Fri, Aug 27 - San Juan Islands (T2B, T59, T60s minus T60D & T60E) - 12:45 - South Lopez orcas, 12:45pm today: five orcas traveling west-to-east right along the kelp line near Flint Beach, at the south end of Lopez Island. -Tom Reeve
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12:15-13:11 - Center for Whale Research Encounter #59: "In the mid-morning, a shore report from Vancouver Islands indicated that a group of five killer whales, with a single adult male, were eastbound from Discovery Island, headed towards False Bay. … While originally reported as spread, the T60s (without T60D and T60E, who have been travelling separately) along with T2B and T59 had grouped up. When they hit the Lopez Island shoreline, they turned right, heading further east along the southern side of the island. …" [See CWR Encounter #59 https://www.whaleresearch.com/2021-59 for full summary and photos]
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Fri, Aug 27 - SE Vancouver Island (T41s, T60D & T60E) - ~16:07 - I filmed T060D and T060E off of Victoria yesterday [8/27] before they reportedly headed southeast towards Whidbey Island to join other Bigg's: These brothers were travelling with the four members of the T041 matriline of Transient Orcas, east of Victoria, between Chatham Island and Cadboro Point, on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada." T60D & T60E: https://youtu.be/R3GRw1dk960 - T41s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2W_juGk0KY -Gerald Graham
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Fri, Aug 27 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - We had the pleasure to visit 10 Humpback whales 2 pairs of mother and calf, others spread out here and there and one particularly happy whale! -Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations
photo - MMX0111 Raccoon ID Alethea Leddy

August 26
BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Thu, Aug 26 - North of Campbell River - Orca Sighting - 10:21 PDT - (Lat/Lon): 50.15896,-125.37073 - Number Sighted: 4 -Dane - Whale Alert App
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Thu, Aug 26 - B.C. Gulf Islands/Trincomali Channel - [Orca] - Sighting Time: Thu Aug 26, 17:16 PDT - (Lat/Lon): 48.85543,-123.38083 - Number Sighted: 1 -Carol Adam - Whale Alert App
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Thu, Aug 26 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T18s) - With early reports from fishing friends of Orca passing Sooke at 8 am we were excited to get out and see who was hunting around our waters...We caught up with Biggs/Transient Killer Whales (T018's & T019B and T019C) near Race Rocks Lighthouse. -Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations
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8/26....lovely misty gray day out at Race Rocks with Aerie the humpback (MMY0106) and the T18/19's....big boy T19B Galiano (born 1995), matriarch T18 Esperanza (est. born 1955), her daughter (Galiano's mom) T19 Nootka (b. 1965), and her second son, T19C Sprouter (b. 2001). They were cruising around Bentinck Island by Race Rocks. Esperanza suddenly went for a kill, with Galiano zooming over to join her. She got a harbor porpoise (I missed those pictures!) -Bonnie Gretz
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Thu, Aug 26 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - Humpback whale beauty with Race Rocks Lighthouse in the background today! -Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations
photos - MMY0106 (Aerie) [ID: GS]
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Humpback MMY0106 (Aerie) near Victoria, B.C. Bonnie Gretz

August 25
Wed, Aug 25 - Haro Strait (L54s) - Here are the confirmed detections of SRKW calls by the OrcaHello AI (each 60 second recording has a suite of detections): https://aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/confirmed -Scott Veirs, Orcasound
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20:28 - Center for Whale Research is reporting L54s. -OBI
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19:48 - [orcas] Still off county park with a few kayaks nearby. -James Richardson
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19:43 - [orcas] See two now circling about 200 yards off of Smugglers Cove. (They headed north towards Henry.) -April Van Deventer
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19:35 - Single male off Sunset Pt., park side. -Dave Czaja
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19:29 - [orcas] Faint calls on Orcasound hydrophone. -Gayle Swigart, Orca Network
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19:20 - Orcas sighted off of San Juan County Park campground….way out along the bouy line. Perhaps 2, look like they are feeding as they are changing direction often. -Kathy Cain Trani
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19:05 - Saw one orca 7:05pm northbound at Bellevue Point, headed towards county park. -Kristi Jones
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19:35 - Good calls on the Orcasound HP now!!
19:22 - Faint EL clicks and some calls [LK]!
19:00 - Oh yeah, loud call on hydrophone!
18:58 - [orcas] I think I hear calls on the LK Hydrophone. -Fred Horn
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18:55 - 2-3 Orcas passing in front of our house, between the two turnouts in the Western Preserve (Landbank). Heading north. -Carol Kinkelaar Skully
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18:47 - [orcas] They're at Westside Preserve now. About 5. -Kaci Whitfield
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TRANSIENT/BIGG'S ORCAS - Wed, Aug 25 - San Juan Islands (T34s, T37s) - 18:58 - T34s and T37s are aiming for Rosario. Sounds like more whales picked up on the Westside [L54s per CWR]. -Ellie Sawyer
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17:03 - [orcas] Now heading east, north end of Orcas Island.
16:35 - Orcas heading east, south side of Patos. -Roxane Jackson Johnson
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UNIDENTIFIED ORCAS - Thu, Aug 25 - Strait of Juan de Fuca/Discovery Bay - ~09:00 - Good Morning! We spotted (August 25,2021) 3 orcas hunting in Discovery Bay around 9am. They made their way past the Wyndham Resort, surfaced, and hung around what looked like hunting for 45-50 minutes. -Eddie Moreno

August 24
TRANSIENT/BIGG'S ORCAS - Tue, Aug 24 - Haro Strait to Strait of Juan de Fuca (T2B, T18s, T59, T60s) - Bigg's/Transient Killer Whales (T018's) 7 minutes from our docks. -Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations
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T-party of 12. Near Race Rocks on 8/24/2021. T2B, the T18s, T59 and all of the T60s. -Stacey Crofoot
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15:00 - Transient Orcas heading to Race Rocks, T18's with T60D & T60E. Aug 24, 2021 3PM. -Jackie Cowan
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Incredibly beautiful conditions today seeing the T60's out by Discovery Island - so awesome! -Jill Hein
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Tue, Aug 24 - Hood Canal - 14:33 - We were just caught in traffic, mid span, on the Hood Canal Bridge. Watched for about 15 minutes what looked like a lone baleen whale milling about a mile south of the bridge, Kitsap side. It was a long distance away from us, but the blows were high up and dive times were long so thinking possibly a Humpback. Didn't see a dorsal fin so I'm fairly sure it wasn't an orca. -Tammy Shelton
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Tue, Aug 24 - Strait of Georgia/Powell River, B.C. - Humpback Sighting: - 17:09 PDT - (Lat/Lon): 49.83390,-124.57461 - Number Sighted: 1 -Helen - Whale Alert App
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Humpback Sighting: - 17:08 PDT - (Lat/Lon): 49.83636,-124.57782 - Number Sighted: 1 -Helen - Whale Alert App
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Humpback Sighting: - Sighting Time: 16:52 PDT - (Lat/Lon): 49.85847,-124.60783 - Number Sighted: 2 -Helen - Whale Alert App

August 23
TRANSIENT/BIGG'S ORCAS - Mon, Aug 23 - San Juan Islands (T2B, T59, T60s) - We had a picture-perfect afternoon on the water with six Bigg's killer whales, an interesting group made up of four of the T60s and the two adult females who are traveling with them, T2B and T59. -Orca Behavior Institute
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17:15-18:43 - Center for Whale Research Encounter #56: "After leaving the T77s at Battleship (see Encounter 55), the team headed northeast towards a report of another group of Bigg's killer whales, reported as most of the T60s with T2B and T59. At 17:15, the team arrived on scene Cowlitz Bay, on the southwest side of Waldron Island. The whales were in a resting pattern, logging at the surface for some intervals and then taking long dives with unpredictable headings between surfacing sequences. After the first sequence, the whales split into two groups of two as the rounded Sandy Point and headed northeast. …" [See CWR Encounter #56 https://www.whaleresearch.com/2021-56 for full summary and more photos]
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Mon, Aug 23 - (T77C & T77D) - 16:27 - Pod of orcas spotted off the northwest point of Jones Island! Just now moving toward Waldron. -Quinn Smart
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15:12 - Orcas just outside Snug Harbor. (looks like they decided to go around Henry). -Pam Cameron Keffer
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14:45 - [orcas] Just saw 2 off Edwards Point/Hannah Heights. -Petra Schindler-Carter
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14:39-16:22 - Center for Whale Research Encounter #55: "… At 14:39, the team arrived on scene just off San Juan County Park, with a pair of whales that turned out to be T77C and T77D. While the team had photographed these whales recently, they were interested to see how T77C's wound had continued to heal, and to collect behavioral data using drone follows. The two whales made their way up the west side of the island, crossing the mouth of Mitchell Bay and heading into Open Bay. There, the team observed them initiate a prey pursuit dive, characterized by both whales turning belly-up before quickly diving. The whales next surfaced close to shore, apparently pursuing a seal, but they did not successfully make a kill. The whales hugged the shoreline tightly as they continued north along Henry Island, still in hunting mode. They tucked close to a pebble beach, and from the drone the team observed them again unsuccessfully pursue a harbor seal, which escaped into the shallows, followed immediately by another unsuccessful pursuit of a nearby river otter. …" [See CWR Encounter # 55 https://www.whaleresearch.com/2021-55 for full summary and photos]
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13:48 - We are seeing 2 orcas hunting off west side of San Juan Island, a few miles south of Lime Kiln. -Tori Kidney
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14:05-14:10 - The pair resumed their travels and headed north past Landbank and out of sight. I suppose this hour of activity could have been hunting for fish or sibling rough-housing. Maybe a little of both. Maybe just happy to be orcas.
13:30-13:55 - Trending southward and moving farther from shore to 1/2 mile out, the pair continued their engagement with each other. Circling, bobbing up and down and almost giving chase.
13:14-13:30 - The 2 siblings began to circle each other, rising high out of the water and twisting as they re-entered showing their entire saddle path and sometime even a flash of their white belly. Lots of splashing and sideways, upside-down fluke lobs. Circling and circling, up and down in a tight circumference. The water was churning with their activity.
13:05 - 2 Bigg's Transients (T77C and T77D) northbound just south of Edwards Point (south of Landbank). These two snuck right past me. Surfacing to my right the pair stalled as they reached Edwards Point. -Michelline Halliday, SJI
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Mon, Aug 23 - San Juan Islands/Rosario Strait (T34s, T37s, T65As) - 14:45 - Still on the southern tip of Cypress Island, close in to shore.
13:25 - Several headed east towards Guemes, watching through binoculars at Washington park. Very very slow progress! -Kimberly Beck
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Mon, Aug 23 - San Juan Islands - At 13:14 Laura Baker, WSF Marine Ops, emailed Master, ANAC/SJI F watch, reports spotting 6-7 orca whales on the west side of Thatcher Pass in the vicinity of Frost Island.
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10:45 - Ts (possibly T34s, T37, T37Bs, T65As) off Burrows Island in Rosario Strait near Anacortes, slow north but not making much progress against the strong current. (sounds like T65A5 has rejoined the rest of his family). -Orca Behavior Institute
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Mon, Aug 23 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T11A, T60D & T60E) - T60D & T60E were picked up by me on Salish Shadow just a mile NE of the VG Buoy [Victoria] at 3.30pm. We left them heading East. T11A was out west of Sheringham heading east. -Andrew David
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Mon, Aug 23 - Haro Strait - 07:55 - A humpback traveling slowly northbound, 1 mile south of Landbank near Edwards Point. -Michelline Halliday, SJI
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Mon, Aug 23 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - A swell day to head out west to witness 20+ Humpbacks with one of our favorites "Valiant". -Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations
photos - Valiant ID Alethea Leddy
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Mon, Aug 23 - Strait of Georgia/Powell River, B.C. - Humpback Sighting: - 7:50 PDT - (Lat/Lon): 49.80322,-124.52212 - (Lat/Lon): 49.80322,-124.52212 - Number Sighted: 2 - Submitter Name: Ryk - Whale Alert App

August 22
TRANSIENT/BIGG'S ORCAS - Sun, Aug 22 - San Juan Islands (T18s, T37As, T60 D & T60E, T65As, T65A5). -OBI map
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18:54 - Orcas in Haro just south of Henry Island. Heading south. -Pam Cameron Keffer
["These two were T60D and T60E." -Sara Hysong-Shimazu]
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18:30 -North side of Orcas Island, below Mt. Constitution, on 8/22/21 @ 6:30 PM. Headed East. -Michael Williams
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17:17 - Two orcas just passed close to Reuben Tarte, northbound. Aiming for Spieden. -Cindy Hansen, Orca Network
[T60D & E per John Boyd]
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16:30 - 5-6 orcas just off Puffin Island. (Seals on the Rock with a rising tide may be in peril!) 4:30. -NW Sailing Adventures, LLC
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Sun, Aug 22 - 15:16 - [Southern Rosario Strait] - Killer Whale (Orca) (Lat/Lon): 48.41816,-122.76304 - Number Sighted: 1 -Matt Amash, Whale Alert App
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15:00 - 3 pm, close to shore at Waldron Island, President Channel, heading east. Pictures taken from private boat with tele lens and zoomed. -Petra Schindler-Carter
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14:45 - We saw two orcas going west through Upright Channel. -Emily Cressman Blakeway
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14:04 - Watching a group with binocs from Reuben Tarte County Park. They're currently on the far side of flattop. -Ariel Yseth
["This is group 2 - friend on the water says T18s and T37As, now aiming towards Waldron 14:35." -Monika Wieland Shields, OBI]
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~14:00 - Orca pod snuck up on us between Matia and Puffin Islands today around 2pm. [video] https://www.facebook.com/OrcaNetwork/posts/10165890103845601 - Marcia Stedman
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At 13:37 - Marie Waterman, WSF Marine Ops, emailed: Master on the SAMISH reports via 800MHz 3 orca just west of Blakely Shoals heading NW.
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~13:00-15:30 - Watched 5-6 orca feed for a couple hours near southern end of Lummi Island/Viti Rock today, approx. 1-3.30pm. We had watched from a respectful distance for a couple of hours when they took a hard right and came straight towards us. We shut down the motors and floated while they swam right by us. -CJ Mcanulty
[Turns out it was the T65As up there. Looks like this would be T65A2. -Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network]
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COASTAL ORCAS - Sun, Aug 22 - Yaquina Bay, OR - 12:19 PDT - (Lat/Lon): 44.62264,-124.05957 - Number Sighted: 1 - Submitter Name: Leif Rasmuson - Whale Alert App
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Sun, Aug 22 - Haro Strait - 16:59 - Lone HB close to shore heading up island from Lime Kiln... nice flukes! -Erin Corra
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Sun, Aug 22 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (N of Seiku) - Humpback Sighting: 16:04 PDT - (Lat/Lon): 48.33320,-124.22680 - Number Sighted: 10 - Donald Hoskins - Whale Alert App

August 21
TRANSIENT/BIGG'S ORCAS - Sat, Aug 21 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T37As, T46s) - Whale soup off of Sooke today! 4 different Bigg's/Transient Killer whale families were seen...These are the T037A's right off Sooke's calm shoreline slowly going east, and what a difference with the T046's fast westbound out in the middle of the nautical Juan De Fuca Strait, 15 minutes and 10km apart. -Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations
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15:35 - Killer Whale (Orca) Sighting: (Lat/Lon): 48.33498,-123.69269 - Number Sighted: 4. -Kala Hadfield, Whale Alert App
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Sat, Aug 21 - San Juans/Anacortes - At 13:00 - Marie Waterman, WSF Marine Ops, emailed: [MV] SAMISH Master reports 6 orca just off the ANAC [Anacortes] dock, along with about 20 whale watching boats. Master reports their departure is delayed.
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Sat, Aug 21 - Central Puget Sound - 16:30 - North Golden Gardens Park at 4:30PM, looks like a lone orca. (It was heading north. It was traveling fast. We spotted it last at Richmond Beach Saltwater Park) [video] https://www.facebook.com/OrcaNetwork/posts/10165887346630601 -Mary Jean Tangonan Robbins
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MINKE WHALE - Sat, Aug 21 - San Juan Islands - 19:32 - Minke one mile east of Turn Island at 7:32 pm. (Surfaced 3 times, heading south but looked like feeding). -Greg Hertel

August 20
TRANSIENT/BIGG'S ORCAS - Fri, Aug 20 - Strait of Georgia - 19:51 - Orca off Comox - heading south. Will try to confirm number. -Patti and Mark Perepeluk
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Fri, Aug 20 - San Juans/Anacortes (T37As) - 20:48 - At 20:54 Maija Holston, WSF Marine Ops, emailed: MV] Yakima: 2048 hrs. Master reports 3 orca off Hankin Point [Shaw Island] not moving in any specific direction.
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19:50 - Still headed east toward the Guemes ferry.
19:32 - At least 2 off Anacortes between Guemes and Cypress heading east. -Melanie Holbrook
["I believe these would be the T37As" -Monika Wieland Shields, OBI]
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Fri, Aug 20 - San Juan Islands (T18s, T60D & T60E) - ~16:25 - Two orcas in Post Office Bay approx. 16:25. …one came up within about 20 feet of me when I wasn't expecting. Headed up channel. -Bryn Black
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12:57 - Now southbound.
12:52 - [orcas] Two of them northbound now from Yellow Island. -Cindy Hansen, Orca Network
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12:46-15:10 - Center for Whale Research Encounter #54: "… Michael and Charli arrived on scene at 12:46 near Yellow Island. When they arrived the whales had split into two groups, with T19B and T19 near the team and T18 and T19C much further east and out of sight. The team took some time to get the lay of the land, as the whales bounced between the several small islands in the area.
At 13:15, the eastern whales barreled west to meet up with the others. When the whales came together, the team took the opportunity to launch their research drone and begin some behavioral sampling. After joining up, the whales headed west across the channel, towards San Juan Island, and then headed north. As they made their way up the shoreline, the whale watch vessel Imagine reported that T60D and T60E were making their way south, close in to the San Juan shoreline, however the team never acquired these whales before the blew past the T18s and towards Friday Harbor." [See CWR Encounter #54 https://www.whaleresearch.com/2021-54 for full summary and photos]
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13:00-14:15 - [orcas] Writing to share a whale sighting between 1:00-2:15ish. Near Point Caution on the east side of San Juan, directly across from Wasp Passage, in San Juan Channel south of Jones Island. -Rae Paris
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15:50 - Going in to Parks Bay.
14:25 - T60D and E right off FH Labs close to shore, southbound.
13:12 - 3 orcas exiting Wasp Passage heading west towards San Juan.
12:30 - T18s heading SW from Neck Point, Shaw, into San Juan Channel.
----The T18s and two T60s were in three pairs going different directions (north then south then east then west then north then south) for much of the afternoon - they all eventually met up just north of Parks Bay and as of 1745 were heading up Upright Channel. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute
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Fri, Aug 20 - NPS/Admiralty Inlet (T65A5?) - 09:30 - Single orca sighting 20Aug21 off Lagoon Point heading southbound. -Shelley Schwinn

August 19
TRANSIENT/BIGG'S ORCAS - Thu, Aug 19 - Strait of Juan de Fuca to Haro Strait (T18s, T60D & T60E)
18:45 - Position update. Looks like this group is continuing N behind Sidney Island, out of view from the American side.
18:15 - Group has moved to the west side of D'Arcy Island. Moving N.
15:15 - Still seeing blows NE of 10-Mile Point, passing the large square building on the horizon (Victoria). Moving north.
14:45 - Something just E of 10 -Mile Point (Victoria, Canada) Moving N. -Fred Horn
[T18s, T60D & T60E per Andrew David and John Boyd]
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With early reports from fishing friends of 6 Orca close to shore in thick fog off Sooke this morning, we headed out to find Bigg's/Transient Killer Whales (T018's & T060's) east of Race Rocks Lighthouse...Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations
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Thu, Aug 19 - North Puget Sound/Port Susan & Langley, W.I. (T65A5?) - 18:40 - Orca sighting 8/19/21 6:40pm pictures. Spotted 5 min south of the Port of S Whidbey Marina. -Renee Jordan
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~13:22-16:30 - Lone Transient Orca in Port Susan off Tillicum and Tyee Beaches, Camano Island, WA. The same lone [Bigg's] Transient Orca that took the seal out front here, yesterday stops by after a leisurely counter clockwise loop of Port Susan. First reported by Port Susan Whale Watchers about 1:22PM swimming north of and near Tulalip bay, next reporting 4:22PM swimming south off Bretland, then 4:28PM at Pirates Cove where this video picks up at 4:30PM at North Tillicum Beach and on past Tyee again last seen close to shore heading south past the last house on Tyee...John Storbeck
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UNCONFIRMED DOLPHIN - Thu, Aug 19 - North Puget Sound - I saw something today that was a bit bigger than a porpoise but lighter in color and moving much more like a dolphin. It definitely was not a porpoise and it did not look like the bottlenose. I tried to get a video but didn't get my phone out in time. It was off Jefferson Head moving south. Any ideas? -Sara Frey
[Per David Anderson at Cascadia Research Collective, they have had a couple recent unconfirmed reports of what could be dolphins. "Common dolphins have come in from the ocean every year since 2010, usually in the summer, so I don't doubt that it is happening again. Three times, groups have stayed in the South Sound for a year or more, with the most notable being the group that was here from 2016 through last year. I really hope someone gets pictures so we can confirm it."]
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UNIDENTIFIED SPECIES - Thu, Aug 19 - South Puget Sound - 18:45 - Near Evans PT, 6:45 pm, at least one whale, maybe two, breaching and headed towards Narrows Bridge. (follow-up: We couldn't tell.. didn't see any white. We were on our deck on west side.. and they were in middle of the Narrows. -Kelly Click Christel

August 18
TRANSIENT/BIGG'S ORCAS - Wed, Aug 18 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T60D & T60E) - T60 D & E were off Victoria yesterday [8/18] evening cruising around together. -Annie Dieffenbach Pflueger
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Wed, Aug 18 - Port Susan (T65A5?) - 15:30 - Lone Transient Orca took a seal off Tillicum Beach. Port Susan Whale Waters reported at 3:30PM. -John Storbeck

August 17
TRANSIENT/BIGG'S ORCAS - Tue, Aug 17 - San Juan Islands/Haro Strait (T18s, T60D & T60E) - I shot this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv7JFrwEzNk from the shoreline at Glencoe Cove/Kwatsech Park in the Gordon Head neighbourhood of Saanich, on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. About an hour after this encounter, I captured the four T018s in this videoclip: https://youtu.be/RUaFpkelcCs -Gerald Graham
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19:54 - They're at Land Bank northbound slowly. -Cindy Hansen, Orca Network
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15:30 - Three orcas traveling east-to-west right along the kelp line off Flint Beach, at the south end of Lopez Island. -Tim Reeve
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17:00 - Inshore at South Beach heading up island.
15:15 - Milling at Swirl Island.
13:45 - Third group of Ts for the day - in Rosario Strait currently aiming for the south end of Lopez. -Monika Wieland Shields, OBI
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Tue, Aug 17 - San Juan Islands (T37As) - [~12:50] 13:20 - This was taken approx. 30 mins ago as we were leaving Orcas Island. -Susan Christ
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11:00 - Appear to be stalled out at Fisherman Bay. These are the T37As. (update: were later near Lopez ferry dock) -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute
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09:59 - Headed towards Friday Harbor but maybe closer to Lopez side.
09:48 - Southbound at the Cattle Point Lighthouse, now.
09:30 - 9:30 they're past South Beach now
09:19 - Approaching the north end of South Beach now! Not moving super quickly and still maybe half mile of shore.
09:13 - Make that at least 4!
09:06 - Saw at least three orcas surface. Just north of South Beach. Headed along shore towards South Beach. Maybe 1/2 mile off shore!!! -Matty Leaman
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Tue, Aug 17 - Oak Harbor/Whidbey Island to San Juans - 13:07 - [orcas] Looks like they are on the south end of Lopez, now. Looking from Deception Pass SP. -Todd Philips
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12:56 - [orcas] They headed north out of Deception Pass. -Sarah Scharmen Bratsch
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~12:30 - Seen from land at Deception Pass ~12:30 - so amazing!! -Emily Kuo
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~11:00 - Orcas in between Whidbey/Hope Island around 11 today. -Eden Whitmire
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~11:00 - Doug Blackburn called to report seeing orcas go by from Davis Landing/Strawberry Point in Oak Harbor.
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~09:30 - This morning a pod of around 5 orcas (possibly more) WITH a baby were spotted around 9:30 am leisurely swimming off of Davis Landing across from Goat Island. They were headed towards the Deception Pass area. -Trisha Ferreira, Oak Harbor, WA
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Tue, Aug 17 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - We had a SWELL time visiting around 8 of the 12+ Humpbacks west of Sooke today! -Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations photos - [MMX0012] (Tulip) - [BCX1358] (Frankenstein) - [MMX0084] (Scuttle) - [ID's: Alethea Leddy]

August 16
TRANSIENT/BIGG'S ORCAS - Mon, Aug 16 - San Juan Islands - 18:06 - Saw 2 orca on E side of Goose Is near Indian Beach, SJI. Making deep dives. (Male w/triangular dorsal and female patrolling Goose Is. Harbor seals very quiet. Orca passed going N. Then reappeared going S on W side of Goose. Orca dives were so deep that we couldn't id final direction of travel.) -Dale Wallgren Prugar
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17:15 - 2 adult orcas heading south along shore and kelp beds on east side of SJI approaching Cattle Point. Viewing from shoreline of Cape San Juan. -Jeanne Sept
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Mon, Aug 16 - Haro Strait (T18s, T46s) - 15:00 - T18s way on Canadian side, T46s aiming for the border.
14:30 - Both groups potentially going north on the Canadian side of Haro.
13:50 - T18s still milling Baynes Channel.
13:15 - There's another group of Ts south of them heading east, maybe NE.
12:05 - Still milling by Discovery.
10:59 - The T18s are milling in Baynes Channel (between Discovery Island and Victoria). Earlier they were heading NE… -Orca Behavior Institute
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Mon, Aug 16 - Port Susan to Saratoga Passage (T34s, T37s) - 18:32 - …right in front of our house on Eagle Crest, on the Whidbey side. Great dinner show. Nothing better that I can think of. Still heading north.
18:30 - Right now at the Race Lagoon, 6:30pm.
18:25 - My husband sees orcas behind the IE5, riding their tail! OM Goodness!
18:20 - Onomac Point, just now at 6:20pm. -Kristina Trowbridge
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Camano Island. After a successful hunt, there was a lot of celebration especially by the youngster. On Saratoga. T34s & T37s. -Tisa Annette
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17:32 - They're on Whidbey side now, 5:32, directly across from the boat launch at Camano State Park. At least 5 of them.
17:25 - Heading north, mid channel.
17:09 - Camano State Park on the Whidbey side, at least 3 orcas. -Natalie Herald
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15:48 - [orcas] Seeing them with binocs from Whale Bell (Langley), close to Camano side approaching state park from south. Sort of (northbound). Milling and splashing quite a bit. -Jessica Ribera
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14:43 - [orcas] Heading north by Camano Head on the Saratoga side now. At least three. -Mary Miller
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14:43 - Now heading north in Saratoga Passage. Really close to Camano shoreline. If they keep at this pace they will be directly across from downtown Langley in a few minutes.
14:33 - [orcas] I can see them now right off of Camano Head near the channel marker (using my binoculars from Edgecliff in Langley) -Christy Grant
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13:41 - Small group of orcas, I think 5-7, swimming south past Tyee right now. -Bruce Chessen
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BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Mon, Aug 16 - Port Susan - ~13:12 - Group of 4 followed by group of 2 heading south near Tyee Beach on Camano Island about 112 pm. One blurry photo 7494 shows the two orcas chasing something that looks somewhat like a harbor seal. -David Symonds
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BIGG'S TRANSIENT ORCAS - Mon, Aug 16 - Port Susan - 12:00 - Sorry for the delay in reporting, but our crew was on Port Susan on August 16, 2021 and saw four, possibly five transient orcas, one male, three to four females, two of which appeared very small. They were in the vicinity of 48.1382, -122.3987 noontime. They were relaxed yet appeared as if actively foraging, but it was not a seal hunt. We watched them for at least ten minutes, but then had to go onto our next station further north. It was pretty amazing. I have worked on Port Susan for over 15 years and never seen or heard of them being up that far. And neither have local residents I chat with. -Franchesca Perez, Marine Stewardship and Shellfish Program Biologist, Stillaguamish Tribe

August 15
BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Sun, Aug 15 - North Puget Sound/Admiralty (T34s, T37s) (T36A2 & T36A3, T37As, T65As, T137s)
20:15 - More than 2 whales spread out between Shilshole and east side of Bainbridge, west of midchannel, southbound.
19:58 - Orcas just north of Golden Gardens, milling and slowly moving south, midchannel. -Sue Larkin
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17:36 - We found the big superpod of Bigg's killer whales west of Protection Island milling around. T37As, T65As, T137s, T36A2, and T36A3 are present. Viewing from MV Saratoga, Puget Sound Express. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist
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17:30 - [orcas] 2 animals heading south in Puget Sound. Currently east of midchannel, about 1-2 miles due north of the Edmonds/Kingston run. -Ariel Yseth
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Sunday afternoon near Kingston, WA. -Thomas Kanady
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15:49 - Updated location [NE of Point No Point] southbound as we leave the scene to look for more wildlife. As we leave they started spreading out to hunt. Viewed from MV Saratoga, Puget Sound Express.
15:15 - We found the T34s and T37s again off Useless Bay. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist
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13:34 - [orcas] Just saw two at Pt. Townsend ferry terminal. Heading NW. Could be more but lost them behind pier. -Noah Izzard
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Yesterday (Sunday) we saw 2 to 3 [4 in video sent] orca right off the shore heading around Point Wilson Lighthouse. -P kb
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13:30 - Chilkat Express has contact with killer whales off Point Wilson Lighthouse going north. 17 animals. -Christopher Lewman
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14:04 - Leaving them (7-8 orcas) in the same spot pointed south but not making any progress. Still resting at the south tip of Mutiny Bay.
13:24 - I'm at the point south of Mutiny Bay but north of Double Bluff. The whales are pointed south but making no progress in travel. They seem to be resting. -Danielle Pennington
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~13:00 - Saw a pod today while sitting on beach next to marina in downtown Pt. Townsend. About 1pm. Swimming westerly in passage between Pt. Townsend and Fort Flagler towards Fort Worden and Point Wilson Lighthouse. Six whales, two with very large dorsal fins. Have video if that helps at all. First time in 34 years living in Washington and spending countless time on Puget Sound beaches that we've seen them live. Spectacular! -Sharon Gill Rogers
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13:07 - Still west of Double Bluff green channel marker, milling around.
12:53 - [orcas] Nearing Double Bluff green channel marker, southbound, but milling somewhat. -Marilyn Armbruster
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12:45 - [orcas] Slowly southbound toward Double Bluff. -Dori Dace
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12:42 - Fins up west of Double Bluff, heading SE.
12:00 - A-a-a-nd, they flipped again, now heading slowly SE.
11:47 - Definitely making steady progress NW.
11:45 - The orcas have either stalled out or maybe flipped north of Hansville. Pointed west at last look. -Howard Garrett, Orca Network
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11:00 - 1 mile northwest of Double Bluff, pointed at green can. Traveling about two knots. -Christopher Lewman
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12:39 - They have still barely moved since my last post. Just a little closer to Double Bluff at the moment.
12:05 - The T34s and T37s are just circling around lazily off Double Bluff. Viewing from MV Saratoga, Puget Sound Express.
10:40 - Foggy out in Admiralty Inlet, but there are orcas just south of Bush Point heading southbound. (update from Bart: Captain Christopher Lewman on Chilkat says the orcas spotted at Bush Point are the T34s and T37s, so we probably have more somewhere...) -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, PSE

August 14
BIGG’S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Sat, Aug 14 - Strait of Georgia (T41s, T121As) - 14:30 - Several orcas headed north very quickly past Tyee Spit (Campbell River). The lovely thing about this sighting was the reaction of the family who was standing nearby us on shore. We pointed out the orcas to the family. They were so very excited. They explained that they were from Ontario and had never seen orcas. What a great day! -Patti and Mark Perepeluk
photos - T41A & T121A ID: GS
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BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Sat, Aug 14 - Haro Strait - 23:43 - Stopped hearing on OS but still hearing on LK.
23:10 - T vocals on both Lime Kiln and Orcasound hydrophones! -Orca Behavior Institute
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Sat, Aug 14 - San Juan Islands/Rosario - 19:03 - [orcas] 8/14/21 we were headed east through Rosario Strait near (just north of) Cypress Island when they popped up off our port side. We shut off our motor and watched 5-6 orcas hunting and playing. They came right up to the boat and swam underneath us, then continued on westbound. [video: https://www.facebook.com/OrcaNetwork/posts/10165868647835601 ] -Amber Erdmann
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~16:00 - We spotted a pair of orcas at Lummi Rocks around 4 pm on August 14th. One came VERY close to shore where we were wading in the water. Seemed to be chasing some seals/sea lions which were hanging out on the rocks. It was such an AMAZING experience, and lifelong dream to see orcas in the wild! -Emily North Omdal
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Sat, Aug 14 - San Juan Islands (T18s) - 19:03 - [orcas] Passed Point Caution close to shore southbound. -Cindy Hansen, Orca Network
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17:24 - [orcas] Heading south near Wasp Islands. -Vickie Edwards
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~16:00 - 5 orcas heading south between Orcas and Waldron Islands. ~4:00. Looked like 2 males, plus two others + possibly a calf? -Wendy Huntington Spaulding
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14:00 - Small group of orcas near Parker Reef between Sucia and Orcas (north side) 14:00. [T18s per Ellie Sawyer] -NW Sailing Adventures, LLC
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Sat, Aug 14 - NPS/Admiralty Inlet (T36A2 & T36A3, T37As, T65As, T137s) - 20:00 - They are spread out heading slowly south past Point No Point. They were mid channel, not close. Two of us watched a couple males tail slap within a few feet of a small craft. As the orange ball in the sky begins to set, several orcas continue south into Puget Sound. (They were on the Whidbey side, all around the area by the cliffs but moving slowly south.)
19:27 - Watching 8 to 10 from Point No Point, spread out. 4 males visible. -Laura Love Wymore
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Sat, Aug 14 - North Puget Sound - Sighting of one Orca north of Tala Point, near Port Ludlow on August 14,2021 - Erleen Whitney
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18:00-18:20 - Watched from 6 to 6:20 from 1 mi S. of Bush Pt., some closer to the Whidbey side at first, then moving out. Looked like they were milling and hunting for a while but continuing southward. -Susan Berta, Orca Network
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18:33 - Right off Double Bluff now, and we have left them to go back to Edmonds.
18:27 - The lead group is about a half mile north of Double Bluff, but they have spread out a lot and are likely looking for potential prey now!
18:11 - We spotted them again on our way back to the dock. Here is an approximate location for some of them [out from Mutiny Bay]. Others are much closer to the Whidbey shoreline in Mutiny Bay, about a mile away. Still southbound. They have spread out a bit more. -Bart Rulon, PSE
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18:37 - Just went out of view from Mutiny Bay towards Double Bluff. Really picked up pace in travel mode south. 2 groups.
17:55 - [orcas] Starting to see blows from the south end of Mutiny Bay through binoculars. Heading southbound. -Danielle Pennington
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Saturday afternoon in Admiralty Inlet starting at Bush Point... -Janine Harles
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17:14 - [orcas] Viewing them from South Whidbey State Park; they are slowly southbound. -Melissa Atchison
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16:45 - [orcas] Just lost sight of them as they headed south, seemed like they were still closer to Marrowstone. I was viewing from Lagoon Point Park for almost an hour. Many whales and lots of activity pretty much the whole time. -Deja Brandeis
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16:35 - Paula Ratcliffe called to report seeing 5-7 orca heading southbound, mid channel, out from their location at Lagoon Point.
17:45 - Orcas have now passed Bush Point continuing sb, Whidbey side.
17:31 - Seeing blows and dorsals approaching Bush Point closer to Whidbey side. Appear to be steady sb.
16:40 - Orcas are passing Lagoon Point, southbound, mid-channel. Occasional tail slaps while staying on the move.
---- A formidable formation of the T36As [A2 & A3], T37As, T65As and T137s, a total of 17 whales, entered Admiralty Inlet today, slowly meandering across the channel from Marrowstone to Lagoon Point and continuing south beyond Bush Point. Onlookers watched, enthralled, as they witnessed an impressive parade of dorsal fins and backlit blows as the various matrilines passed close to shore before slipping away into the hazy light in search of unwary prey. -Sandra Pollard
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16:24 - Multiple Ts from this group have been stalled south of Marrowstone Island closer to Marrowstone but visible from Lagoon Point beach. Lots of surface activity! -Pamela Meyer
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15:34 - [orcas] Observed just south of Marrowstone Point, 1/3 to 1/2 across channel, 3:34. -Sam Kaviar
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16:26 - We are leaving the scene as they continue to angle more towards Lagoon Point.
16:08 - Still very slowly southbound. Mid-channel just northwest of Lagoon Point.
15:33 - Still southbound. Found them again. See my map [SW of Marrowstone Point]. Viewing from MV Saratoga, Puget Sound Express. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, PSE
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13:28 - 15-17 orcas (T37As, T65As, T137s,) inbound from Port Townsend. Southbound. Viewing from MV Saratoga. See my map [just south of Keystone ferry lane, directly north of Marrowstone Island].
(update: T36A2 and T36A3 are also traveling with the other 3 pods. 17 orcas total!) -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, PSE
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MINKE WHALES - Sat, Aug 14 - South Puget Sound - 11:30 - We saw it too [minke] from Salmon Beach, 11:30 am, Gig Harbor side of the channel heading north. -Teri Fields Mattsen
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~11:00 - I think we saw a Minke whale under the Tacoma Narrows Bridge this morning at about 11 am?? -Gay McCray

August 13
BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Fri, Aug 13 - Strait of Georgia - 17:10 - Just viewed three (3) orcas passing south, close in, by Whaling Station Bay, Hornby Island. -Les Hunter
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Fri, Aug 13 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T36A2 & T36A3, T37As, T46s, T65As, T137s) - This is what we love to sea...22 Biggs/Tansient Killer Whales and 2 Humpbacks on our morning 3 hour marine adventure! (T046's) traveling west off Sooke and then (T036A's, T037A's, T065A's, and T137's) south east of Race Rocks and Scuttle on our way home...-Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Fri, Aug 13 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - 22 Bigg's/Transient Killer Whales and 2 Humpbacks on our morning 3-hour marine adventure! Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations
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GRAY WHALES - Fri, Aug 13 - Elliott Bay - At 08:38 - Donna Sanders, WSF Marine Ops emailed to report: [MV] Tacoma Master reports 1 juvenile gray whale south of P.52. [Pier 52, Elliott Bay]
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UNIDENTIFIED BALEEN WHALES - Fri, Aug 13 - Central Puget Sound - I was fishing today just west of Magnolia (Seattle), and I could not identify it. It was traveling south on the outside of the rip in the shipping lane. The body was gray with a small dorsal fin that could've been somewhere around 16 inches. We were a distance away so I couldn't definitively say, but I did not feel like it was an orca. It was also traveling solo. the body was gray. It was possibly a Minke whale? -Steve Kunnen

August 12
BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Thu, Aug 12 - N. Strait of Georgia - 05:38 - Very close to shore, which is unusual, a very big one, blowing hard, tail raising 3 times in 10 minutes, heading north at Grief Point [south of Powell River, B.C.]. -Michael Chase
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Thu, Aug 12 - B.C. Gulf Islands (T18s, T41s, T109Cs, T121As) - There were (at least!) 45 Bigg's killer whales in the central Salish Sea today! -Orca Behavior Institute
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Thu, Aug 12 - San Juan Islands (T36A2 & T36A3, T46s, T137s) - 18:23 - [orcas] Four whales including one male passing Turn Island, southbound. -Breck Tyler
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17:45 - T36A2 and A3, T46s and T137s came past Point Caution. Two of the big boys, T137A and T46D were in the lead and right off the rocks, with the others following close behind just a bit further offshore. -Cindy Hansen, Orca Network
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16:03 - They are on the NW side of Jones and appear to be heading south.
15:44 - Several orcas between Limestone Point and Jones Island. -Lillian Sigle Moen
["A friend was just on scene and says it's the T46s, T137s, and T36A2 and A3." -Monika Wieland Shields, OBI]
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Thu, Aug 12 - San Juan Islands/Stuart (T37As?) - 14:27 - [orcas] 3 just came inside Prevost Harbor anchorage! (follow-up: yes [Stuart Island], they actually came into the anchorage by the boats anchored then went back out and went along shoreline then headed towards Waldron Island. -Julie Hutt
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Thu, Aug 12 - San Juan Islands/Haro Strait (T34s, T37s, T65As, T77C, T101s) - 20:10 - Just saw 3 orca off Lime Kiln at 8:10pm - they went by (southbound) so fast I couldn't get a pic, but it looked like 1 male, 1 female and a little one. Nothing on the LK hydrophone. -Ann Ventic
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16:45 - [T101s] These must be the group that's now at Henry Island headed N through Mosquito Pass…-M Elise Cannon
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15:00-15:10 - 3 members of the T101s, including 2 large males, northbound 1/2 mile south of Landbank. The trio hugged the shore as they retraced their path from last night's trip down island. 200 - 300" from shore, they moved efficiently past Edwards Point and out of sight. Wildfire smoke made for hazy viewing and flat grey seas. The orcas were, in a word, beautiful! Photographed from shore, images cropped. -Michelline Halliday, SJI
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13:10-16:23 - Center for Whale Research Encounter #51: "… At 13:10, the team arrived on scene southwest of False Bay, with a group of 4 whales. The team identified the whales as T101, T101A, and T101B, with a single extra whale, all headed slowly southeast following the San Juan shoreline. After reviewing photos, the team later identified the extra whale as T77C, who had been travelling with his sister T77D and T49A2 for the last few days, but had apparently broken off from these two to visit with the T101s. [See CWR Encounter #51 for full summary and photos] https://www.whaleresearch.com/2021-51
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15:30 - Lime Kiln. Northbound. T101s.
14:45 - T101s Pile PT. Northbound close to shore.
11:51 - Sounds like T101s as well.
11:30 - Now being reported as 20 Ts (!!!) heading north towards Eagle Point. [T34s & T347s also in Haro per OBI map] -Orca Behavior Institute
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11:45 - T65As reported to be present.
11:40 - Here at South Beach. Very smoky, hard to see much. I'd guess about 4 miles off. VHF reports lots of direction changes.
11:00 - [orcas] 7 miles south of Eagle Cove. Moving west. Too smoky to see much yet. -Fred Horn
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UNIDENTIFIED BALEEN WHALES - Thu, Aug 12 - Central Puget Sound - 18:10 - Single whale off of Pier 59. Moved north a little and then headed south toward Coleman dock. Long downtimes. 6:10am (follow-up: I'm far from an expert, but appeared too large to be an orca, it had a dorsal that was more prominent than a humpback and yet less than even a female orca. Coloration was almost black, no barnacles or texture like a gray would have. If I had to make a guess, I'd say Minke? There were two WSF ferries and two Kitsap fast ferries present at the time…-Kev Harnax
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~10:00 - Unfortunately I do not have a photo, but this morning at around 10am while fishing, I saw a humpback whale surface. It was heading south and I was about 150 yards off the oil dock at Point Wells between Edmonds and Richmond Beach. I am 99% sure it was a humpback, as I have seen many of them in my years in Maui. It had the dorsal fin of a humpback. I know grays are common in Puget Sound, and I have witnessed them many times. This was not a gray whale. Was very exciting. It was only about 30 feet away from us. -Ryan Murray

August 11
BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Wed, Aug 11 - Haro Strait (T101s) - 20:45 - Very very close to shore at Hannah Heights, West Side of San Juan Island, going south. -Petra Schindler-Carter
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20:26-20:31 - 3-4 orcas in a tight group, including one large male southbound 1/2 mile south of Landbank about 300 - 400' from shore. It was thrilling to see them so close to shore and hear their exhalations. They traveled quickly, with one small interaction between two of them and a nice surprise spyhop. -Michelline Halliday, SJI
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20:20 - They were southbound, just passed around 8:10pm.
20:08 - 3 orca off Lime Kiln! Looks like 2 adults and a baby. Nothing on the hydrophone. -Ann Ventic
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18:40 - Small group of Ts (update: T101s) heading NE from Discovery Island about an hour ago (18:40). -Orca Behavior Institute
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Wed, Aug 11 - Strait of Juan de Fuca (T18s) - What a great day with Bigg's/Transient killer whales (T018's & T019s) and Humpbacks all around Race Rocks Lighthouse! -Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations
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Date: August 11, 2021 @ 2 p.m. - 5 Probable Biggs (Transient) Orcas. - Sheringham Point Lighthouse, BC (Vancouver Island, Sooke District). Fast moving into the shallow waters at the base of the lighthouse, spotted a Pacific Harbour Porpoise racing through the area, possible predation. Slow moving and circling at the base of the lighthouse, under free floating bull kelp. They left that area in about 4 minutes, heading south, southeast towards the south end of Vancouver Island, along the coast to the access to Sooke Harbour. -Dave Boyce, Nanaimo, BC
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Wed, Aug 11 - North Puget Sound - I'm just now seeing an auto-detected event at Bush Point near midnight on 8/11 that David Bain flagged as "one of the longest series of transient killer whale calls I've ever heard..." Autodetections by the OrcaHello AI were from 22:25:34 to 22:04:52. -Scott Veirs (alb tagged Aug 29)
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Wed, Aug 11 - Hood Canal (T65As) - ~18:50-19:20 - [orcas] The others followed the first one north, not far behind. They came around Hood Head around 6:50p and were continuing up toward the mouth of the canal last I saw at approx. 7:20p. -Byron Johnson
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~18:30 - Mid channel. Around 630 PM. Viewing from Salisbury County Park. About 10-12 minutes later, a group of 3 (Possibly 4) passed but closer to the Jefferson side. -Benjamin Sy
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18:18 - [orcas] Headed north to the [Hood Canal] bridge. -Mary's Sunshine Farm
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18:02 - They are closer to Shine now, so moving NE.
17:59 - I would say that they are just NE of the buoy. They somewhat seem to be moving north. (I've been calling it a buoy but it is really a beacon. I'm right by #7 flashing green, so I imagine that I am looking at #6 flashing red, but I don't have a chart to check.)
17:51 - It seems like they are pretty close to the buoy in Squamish Harbor.
17:43 - [orcas] I saw two across the way and now one right in front of our house. We are just north of Lofall/Four Corners. -Alan Robertson
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17:15 - [orcas] Headed north just south of Bridgehaven on west shoreline. 5:15pm. -David Mellon
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17:09 - [orcas] They're just south of Bridgehaven now. West side of canal. -Sea Kelly Ro
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18:42 - Just heard from someone at Hicks Beach that more are heading to the bridge now. So they did split. Some went into the bay and the others passed the bridge. Will confirm in a few minutes. 6:42 pm.
18:30 - We are trying to figure out what just happened. We think they split. Definitely saw one go under and north of the bridge. Trying to figure out if the others are ahead or behind at this point.
18:05 - They are west channel. Straight out from Squamish Bay. 605. Can't tell if they are heading into the bay or north yet.
16:56 - They are directly out from me now. Definitely mid to further east side now. Northbound. 456pm.
16:22 - They are definitely moving towards the middle now.
16:10 - [orcas] I can see them. Mid to west channel. Still north. Really high blows. They haven't passed the base [Bangor] yet. 410pm. -Tisa Annette
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14:56 - [orcas] I see 3 from Hazel Point. Heading north. -Kristen Nielsen McSherry
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14:45 - [orcas] About to reach Hazel Point hugging the shore on the Coyle side. Viewing from Big Beef Creek. Still heading toward Bangor. -Mike Maddox
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14:16 - [orcas] Heading towards Big Beef Creek [NB]. -Stacey Urner
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14:15 - [orcas] Mid channel, northbound, rounding Dabob, 2:15pm, just north of Seabeck. -Steve Illman
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14:09 - [orcas] Passing Oak Head now heading north. -Kathy Cole
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12:30 - Off Tabook Point in Dabob Bay in middle of bay heading south. Four orca- two babies. Going slowly, spouting and surfacing frequently. -Mary Jean Ryan
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12:03 - We are on the beach at Camp Discovery Rd. They are one the other side of the bay. Looks to be 3 just swimming around. We have binoculars! -Alicia Cheshier
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What a fun afternoon with Bigg's T65As Wednesday, August 11th, and to share the Hood Canal with a nuclear submarine too! We found the whales near Seabeck - as they traveled northbound they passed the sub that was mid-channel, having just arrived back from who knows where! photo - "T65A6 Callisto (F. born 2018)" photo - "T65A4 Ellifrit (F. b.2011)" photo - "T65A Artemis (mom) (F. b. 1986) and T65A3 Amira" photo - "Three of the five T65As who were present in Hood Canal" -Jill Hein
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11:30 - Just found the T65As southbound at the top of Dabob Bay. -Brian McGinn, Puget Sound Express
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Wed, Aug 11 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - What a great day with Bigg's/Transient killer whales (T018's & T019s) and Humpbacks all around Race Rocks Lighthouse! -Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations
photo - MMX0084 (Scuttle) ID: Alethea Leddy
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MINKE WHALES - Wed, Aug 11 - San Juans/E. Strait of Juan de Fuca - Today we had a minke whale mugging on Salmon Bank. This beautiful whale circled our sailboat about 10 times! -Captains Barbara and David Howitt, All Aboard Sailing

August 10
BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Tue, Aug 10 - Haro Strait (T46s) -Fred Horn
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20:45 - We saw them, too, from Mitchell Point, just north of Smugglers. Headed toward D'Arcy and James across the channel. -Alexandra Banner Walton
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20:42 - [orcas] 4 stragglers just passed Smugglers. -Cassy Lozano
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19:45-20:00 - 5 orcas, members of the T046s, northbound. Sighted 1 mile south of Landbank they moved in a tight group past Edwards Point approaching Landbank. 2 large males, both with identifying notches on their dorsal fins.
18:50-19:05 - Orcas inbound approximately near False Bay area, a mile or more from shore. Moving quickly inbound and then stalling, the group turned south but hard to confirm from my location to the north. Photographed from shore, enlarged and cropped. -Michelline Halliday, SJI
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18:15 - The T46s are SE of Discovery Island, BC aiming for the west side of San Juan. -Orca Behavior Institute
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Tue, Aug 10 - Hood Canal (T65As) - 18:20 - [orcas] 6:20 today, a pod of 6 at Dewatto headed south. [map indicates location between Dewatto and Lilliwaup, ~mid channel.] -Gerry Sabanal
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18:00 - They are south of me now. Slow travel…just drifting with the current. Frequent breaths. Still heading south. Mid to almost more west channel. 6pm.
17:47 - They are still traveling south. Just north of Dewatto. Mid channel. Lots of blows. 547pm.
17:14 - South of Hamma Hamma. Can't tell if they are still heading south or starting to turn north.
16:00 - [orcas] They just passed Holly. Southbound. Mid to west of channel. 4pm. -Tisa Annette
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14:50 - I believe 5 (but could be more) orcas sighted in Hood Canal: Aug 10, 2021, 2:20 pm. Seen from … Canal Lane, just south of Duckabush estuary, Hood Canal, nearest town Brinnon, WA. They were dispersed but generally heading south. One lingered near the Duckabush estuary (where there is a seal colony). We did not see them returning. I believe at least 1 adult male and 1 smaller juvenile? I have no experience but there are Facebook comments that claim these are the T65[A] group. On the other hand, to me the dorsal fin looks curved. I don't see any open saddle patches but photos don't show this well for most individuals. This is unusual for us! But we have a lot of seals - 4 were huddled on our shore when they were present. -Reid Johnson, Brinnon
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~14:20 - Our family was staying in a house this past week along the Hood Canal in the Canal Tracts neighborhood (Brinnon, WA) and we spotted orcas from the balcony on the other side of the fjord just southeast of us around 2:20pm on Tuesday, the 10th of August. Through our binoculars we saw a breach by an orca with a curved fin. It looked like there were younger orcas with it, possibly 3-4 total, but I cannot confirm that for sure. It was a pretty magical experience…I truly love seeing whales in the wild. -Carolyn ZM
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~14:15 - From Scenic Beach around 2:15. -Stacey Crofoot
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~14:15 - This was taken about 14:15 from Scenic Beach. One male was out ahead about a mile from this group of three. They continued heading southbound, Hood Canal. -Mike Maddox
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14:05 - [orcas] San Juan Clipper left them southbound on the Kitsap side east of Quatsap Point. -Stephanie Raymond, Naturalist, SJC
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13:14 - [orcas] Southbound off Seabeck heading toward Scenic Beach. -Jason Middleton
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13:28 - Headed past Scenic Beach State Park. Down the canal.
13:15 - On the move down the canal.
13:08 - [orcas] Looks like they are hunting off Seabeck. -Amanda Mani Rogers
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11:55 - Two orcas just off Hazel Point headed south. One east shore one west shore. -Bill McSherry
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11:45 - [orcas] Currently Hazel Point still southbound 6 knots. -Christopher Hanke, Puget Sound Express
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11:41 - [orcas] They just passed Bangor heading south. -Doug Hellwig
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09:30 - [orcas] Were just heading south from Edgewater/Lofall. Counted at least 4. photo - "Pics and footage from N. Poulsbo/Lofall area at 9:30. They were hunting in the cove and then headed south towards Bangor." -Sheri Cloutier
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08:04 - Three orcas spotted hunting just now mid span Hood Canal Bridge south side. Almost under bridge so couldn't get a good count but looked like two females, possibly a male. They were hunting not traveling when I spotted them. Obviously found something. -Tammy Shelton
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07:53 - South side of Hood Canal Bridge (right at bridge) closer to east side. Spotted 2 orcas. One large dorsal, one smaller. Couldn't stop, was in transit on bridge -Karlyn Louise
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Tue, Aug 10 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - Another beautiful day on the Salish Sea around Race Rocks Lighthouse with 6+ Humpback whales...Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations
photo - MMX0084 (Scuttle) [GS]; photo - MMZ0038 (Gherkin) [GS]
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Yogi [BCY0409] decided to pop up next to the boat near Victoria [Hein Bank]. -Holly Youngblood Cannon
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MINKE WHALES - Tue, Aug 10 - South Puget Sound - ~10:00-12:00 - I know it sounds weird, but I think I saw a minke yesterday in Oakland Bay [Shelton]. Several surfaces but I wasn't quick enough with the camera to get a picture.
(follow-up: I'm not an expert at all, or even a novice but I'm guessing it was feeding. It was popping up north and south of me for about 2 hours. But I did get one great look at it as it surfaced and saw that it surfaced leading with its nose and barely made any waves. It was at least 20 feet long. It was about 10:00 to noon or so. I left around then so I don't know when it actually left. I've worked down there loading barges for about 10 years and this is a first for me. I've only seen a whale spouting once before and the orcas a couple of years ago. But they didn't get very close. -Bryan Walsworth
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UNIDENTIFIED WHALES - Tue, Aug 10 - South Puget Sound - ~16:40 - We believe a pilot whale went by in Hammersley Inlet, heading out towards Arcadia Point at the 3.4 to 4 milepost marker on Arcadia. This was at approximately 4:40 pm.
(follow-up: All visible blows (we saw and heard at least 6), surfaced every 2 minutes, went long distance in between, shorter dorsal fin very dark, black. It's behavior and coloring were not that of a gray whale, Dall’s porpoise. It was the size of a Dall’s porpoise though. No pictures, these things happen fast, and it was traveling fast back out towards the mouth of Hammersley Inlet. -Brenda Rix

August 9
BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Mon, Aug 9 - B.C. Gulf Islands (T49A2, T77C and prob. T77D) - ~10:00 - On Monday, August 9, T049A2 and a couple of the T077s came into Active Pass from the east, hugged the shore of Mayne Island, almost exited the Pass, then turned around and went back through the Pass again. Stealth mode for some of the time and then moving quickly. Photos taken from the shore of Galiano Island. Thanks to R. Hayden of SSOS for the IDs. -Karoline Cullen
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Mon, Aug 9 - San Juan Islands (T37As) - 14:07 - [orcas] Heading around Broken Point into Wasp Channel now. -Jerry Johnson
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12:46 - [orcas] Just seen from Yakima ferry (traveling from Orcas to Anacortes) .. they are traveling west along Lopez island near Humphrey head .. at least two. ["Sounds like these are the T37As." -Monika Wieland Shields, OBI] -Danielle Desrosiers
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12:00-13:00 - Spotted orca pod between Lopez and Blakely Island. I was at Spencer Spit State Island Park looking northeast, and the ferry was stopped while the pod was nearby them. -Donovan Alkire
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BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Mon, Aug 9 - San Juan Islands - Here is a shot of what we believed to be T37As on Monday, August 9th near Lopez Island, aboard the Island Adventures. -Kent Hitchings
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Mon, Aug 9 - San Juan Islands (T99s)
14:10 - The T99s were north of Jones heading north.
11:25 - Going into West Sound.
11:00 - Westbound in Harney Channel.
10:30 - Secondhand report of possible orcas near the Lopez Ferry terminal. EDIT: Post #1 for 8/9 - T99s. -Monika Wieland Shields, Orca Behavior Institute
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Mon, Aug 9 - San Juan Islands - I was blessed with about 20 minutes with these guys off Jack Island, (near Guemes) this morning. https://www.facebook.com/groups/954211374617252/permalink/4308054449232911/ -Ian Woofenden
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Mon, Aug 9 - Central Puget Sound to Hood Canal (T65As minus T65A5) - 20:49 - [orcas] We just saw a pod off of Bridgehaven Community Club, which is just south of the Hood Canal Bridge. They followed the current west, into the bay in front of Shine. -Philip Mackey-Moseley
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~19:30 - Last evening (8/9) at about 7:30 pm, I saw two orcas from the Hood Canal Bridge. I was driving east across the bridge and saw the dorsal fin of what I thought was a female. The fin went under the water briefly and then resurfaced briefly. I then saw the dorsal fin and back of what I thought was a juvenile. The whales were swimming west on the south side of the bridge. A passenger in the car saw the whales surface again when they were behind the car. She saw two that looked to be females and the juvenile - three whales in all. I have seen orcas a few times. Based on the size and shape of the dorsal fin I am sure these were orcas and not porpoises. -Randy Robinson, Seattle, WA
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~19:00 - Orca sighting at Hood Canal Bridge. Saw two tonight around 7pm as we drove over the Hood Canal Bridge. It was while driving, so didn't get to watch, unfortunately, but could clearly make out two large dorsal fins. -Brian Osborn
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19:27 - Lone male, around 20 plus feet, south of Hood Canal Bridge headed towards Kitsap Memorial Park/Bangor. -Scott Broderson
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16:19 - [orcas] Still directly off Robinson Beach. No direction. 3-5 min downtimes. -Donna George
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15:45 - Still in the same area, mid Mutiny Bay. They are tightly bunched and seem to be drifting S -- perhaps with the incoming tide. Downtimes of a couple of minutes.
15:15 - Mid Mutiny Bay. Close to the Whidbey side. There isn't any obvious direction of travel.
15:00 - They are at the south end of Mutiny Bay, close to Double Bluff point. PSE boat and a Tug are nearby. They seem to be going *slowly* northwards. -Mike Meyer
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13:55 - Seeing blows between Double Bluff and PNP, north of the green traffic buoy, seemingly heading NW into Admiralty Inlet. -Howard Garrett, Orca Network
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12:35 - [orcas] Point No Point now. Headed north still. -Jeffrey Stander
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12:13 - [orcas] Long down dives and spread out. Just south of Point No Point, doing seven knots. -Christopher Lewman, PSE
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12:08 - Kim called back, a male is now right off their place, VERY close to shore trailing the others quite a ways.
12:00 - Kim Paige called to update on 65As. At least three grouped are between Eglon and Pilot Point in travel mode, slow northbound Kitsap side of shipping lanes. She had not seen the others yet.
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12:15 - Passing Possession Point now on the west side of Whidbey. NB.
1150 - [orcas] Hugging Kitsap side northbound and aimed towards Admiralty side of Whidbey. Long down times. [viewing from South Mukilteo] -Alice Thuy Talbot
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11:35 - [orcas] Pod looks to be just south of/out from Eglon, stalled or slow trend northbound. Very much on Kitsap side. -Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network
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10:30 - T65As northbound 5 knots, spread out, approaching President Point just south of Kingston. -Brian McGinn, Puget Sound Express
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10:30 - Confirmed he is moving north.
10:10 - Orca off Jeff Head. 1 male. -Jeremy Maldonado
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At 07:26 Donna Sanders, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to relay report: [MV] TACOMA Master reports 3-4 Orca frolicking in various directions just off of Tyee Shoal. [Tyee Shoal just south-southeast of Wing Point, Bainbridge]
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Sun, Aug 9 - San Juan Islands - ~15:30 - We spent time with 2 humpback whales on the PSE afternoon tour near Lopez Island yesterday around 3:30pm. Both were identified. I remember one was Yogi [BCY0409], and I'm almost certain the other was called Ocular [BCY0177's calf 2016]. Truly a beautiful experience seeing my first humpbacks! They were definitely on the move, so I'm glad we got a glimpse of them before they left the area. -Jessica Hudak
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Humpback Sighting:
Sighting Time: Mon Aug 9 8:11 PDT
Sighting Device Location (Lat/Lon): 48.75404,-122.76774
Sighting User Reported Location (Lat/Lon): 48.75404,-122.76774 [NW of Lummi Island]
Number Sighted: 1
Reported Animal Status: Live
Submitter Name: Doug Corley
Whale Alert App
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UNIDENTIFIED BALEEN WHALES - Mon, Aug 9 - South Puget Sound - 16:00 - Headed towards the old Gig Harbor ferry dock. A friend said they saw a large whale in between Pt. Defiance and the mouth of GH at 4. -Carry Lee McAllister
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~08:00 - A baleen whale headed north under the Narrows Bridge at about 8:00 am, 8/9. -Karen Caldwell

August 8
BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Sun, Aug 8 - San Juan Islands (T37As) - 18:45 - T37A's in Eastsound slowly approaching Cascade Bay. -James Richardson
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18:05 - 5-6 Orcas at 6:056 pm at west end of Obstruction Pass, westbound into Buck Bay towards Olga...... Video shows whales in the first 30 seconds... spectacular. https://www.facebook.com/OrcaNetwork/posts/10165847172390601 -Sally Cox
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17:30 - [orcas] On the ferry from ANA to FH and we are backing up to let whales through btwn Orcas and Blakey… (About a group of 4!) -Kailey Genther
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14:23 (14:53) - About 30 minutes ago, SE of Lopez outside Watmough Bay. [T37As per Ellie Sawyer] -Emil Vinberg Anderson
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Sun, Aug 8 - Central Puget Sound (T36A2 & T36A3, T65As minus T65A5, T137s) - 20:48 - One single male just passed Lisabuela Park. Sb. -Shelly Short
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19:34 - And I spotted the other ones over on the Vashon side just now, Just passing Peter Point.
19:30 - Single orca southbound, Colvos Passage, just passing Driftwood Cove--male, I think. -Roxane Jackson Johnson
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19:18 & 1928 - At 19:37 Maija Holston, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to relay two reports: 1918 hrs.: Master reports 3 orca just north of KING near Jefferson Head on the EDM/KING crossing. 1928hrs.: Puyallup reports same.
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18:54 - [orcas] From Lowman, seeing about 3 north of Southworth terminal, south of Blake, far western side, SB. -Trileigh Tucker
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18:40 - T137's and 36's [A2 & A3] east of mid channel, northbound passing Richmond Beach, kind of spread out... -Janine Harles
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18:44 - See one male, 3 female orcas between Blake Island and Southworth.
18:30 - Two orca sb south of Tillicum village, view from Emma Schmitz. Harbor porpoises close to shore here. -Mary Hartmann
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18:26 - [orcas] In front of Blake Island Marina. SB, 6:26pm. Closer to Blake Island side. -Paul Steyn Benade
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18:20 - [orcas] Spotted 3 from the Bremerton-Seattle ferry just now. -Judith Wood
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18:05 - Just saw group of 3 or 4 orcas just passed the rocks in front of Bainbridge, SB 5 minutes ago. West side of channel. Don't remember what people call the rocks [Blakely]. -Fei Cheng
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17:56 - It appears the T137s are northbound now off Shilshole with T36A2, and T36A3 and have split with the T65As for now.
17:40 - After a Seattle waterfront tour we spotted the T65A pod southbound by themselves off Elliott Bay [even with Eagle Harbor]. The 137s must have lagged behind.
----This has been a record year for us seeing the T65A pod, especially in Puget Sound. This pod spends more time than most Bigg's orca pods do in Puget Sound, but this year has just been unprecedented for this family. -Bart Rulon, PSE
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17:48 - Heading back north in front of the lighthouse.
17:33 - [orcas] Viewing 3 or 4 just a couple hundred yards west of the lighthouse, Magnolia. Lots of sprays. Heading slowly south. -D.j. Phelps
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16:55 - [orcas] Just off West Point. -Diane Abbey
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16:49 - AT 17:00 Maija Holston, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to relay report: 1649 SAMISH Master reports a small pod of orca on the west side of Blakely Island, headed north.
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16:45 - Orcas spotted just south of Discovery Park/West Point Lighthouse. -Deb Borg Fitzpatrick
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17:44 - Viewing from Magnolia, went down for a bit around 5:39p, just spotted again 5:44 (sailboat following) and look to be in Bainbridge/Seattle ferry lane - ferry approaching.
16:34 - [orcas] Waiting/watching from Magnolia...massive cruise ship heading in their direction now. -Stephanie Schulte
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16:03 - Still watching from the north section of GG. They are slowly heading south.
15:40 - [orcas] Watching from Golden Gardens. -Aaron Berg
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15:39 - On Sunday, August 8 at 1539, pod of orcas in front of Shilshole Bay. -Peter Horsman
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16:11 - Still slowly southbound [out from Ballard] as we departed on MV Saratoga, Puget Sound Express.
15:34 - They are getting a bit closer to Shilshole now.
15:16 - They are back to circling around, socializing with one another
15:02 - Also T36A2 and T36A3 are here. 11 orcas total.
14:59 - T137s and T65As still milling at the same spot.
14:50 - We found them [out towards middle of Sound, even with Port Madison]. No direction yet. Milling. IDs will come soon.
12:00 - Just got a report from a fisherman that saw approx. 9 orcas heading south off Apple Tree Cove. (Likely 2 males present, he said). I Just found this out at 14:15. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, PSE
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07:55 - Just north of Edmonds Marina. 5 to 7 very tall dorsal fins, black and white whales. They are heading south near the southbound shipping lane. -Michael Persenaire
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Sun, Aug 8 - San Juan Islands - AT 14:19 Maija Holston, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to relay report: [MV] YAKIMA Master reports one humpback whale in Rosario Strait. Headed north
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12:30 - Humpback whale CRC13657, Yogi, was between the south end of Lopez Island and Deception Pass. Southbound. Closer to the Lopez side. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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Sun, Aug 8 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - Today with 10+ Humpback Whales, and always great when they fly! photo - MMZ0030 (Spindrift) ID GS, photo - MMY0048 Titan ID Alethea Leddy, photos - breaches ("Ace" CRC-16766 per Mollie Naccarato). -Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations

August 7
BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Sat, Aug 7 - NPS/Admiralty Inlet (T65As minus T65A5) - 20:30 - Lost them shortly after the above report and thought they'd moved on, but looking one last time with the big eyes at 8:30 pm, they popped up just a little bit south of where they were nearly an hour ago, and on another kill! Just SE of Foulweather Bluff, chasing what looked like a sea lion back and forth, lots of tail lobs and porpoising chases and action.
19:45- 19:45 - Seeing them between us (so. of Bush Pt.) and Foulweather Bluff, watching for about 5 minutes, appear to be hunting or on a kill, but first seen traveling south. [possibly 1st group with T36A2, T36A3, and T137s?] -Susan Berta, Orca Network
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18:00 - The T65As are eating a meal right where my map indicates [NE of Marrowstone Lighthouse]. We are leaving them now.
17:05 - They are southbound right off the point at Fort Casey now! Swimming in the tide rip.
16:45 - T65A pod (minus A5) southbound just north of Fort Casey. Moving fast. Viewing from MV Saratoga, Puget Sound Express. -Bart Rulon, PSE
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~16:43 - We saw a few orcas at about 4:43p.m. ish, on August 7th, 2021 in Admiralty Inlet. -Rob Diekman
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Sat, Aug 7 - NPS/Admiralty Inlet (T36A2 & T36A3, T137s) - 14:05 - Even with south tip of Marrowstone moving slowly south.
13:35-13:45 - Dorsals are pointed north but moving south with the incoming tide, almost abreast of the south tip of Marrowstone. -Howard Garrett, Orca Network
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16:09 - All 6 orcas are still present. The T137s, T36A3, and T36A3.
16:00 - Still southbound. See my map [appear to be at Hood Canal entrance]. Aiming towards Hood Canal right now but they just finished off a meal so it's hard to tell what direction they will commit to. We are leaving them to look for more.
13:30 - They appear to be grouped up and taking a nap, very slowly northbound from my last post as we continue on.
13:22 - [orcas] We spotted them again on our way back to Edmonds. They have now flipped to northbound at the south end of Marrowstone. -Bart Rulon, PSE
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15:15 - Still drifting very slowly south. About 1/2 mile south of Marrowstone Island, in line with the southern tip of the island. It is raining now, so visibility is getting poor.
13:15 - [orcas] I'm about 2 miles south of Bush Point on the Whidbey Bluff. I can just see them with binoculars about 1 mile south of Bush Point very close to Marrowstone Island. They still seem to be going steadily south and are about to be level with the S tip of Marrowstone. Just milling around now. -Mike Meyer
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12.53 - Orcas are still sb on Marrowstone side, opposite Bush Point. Need binoculars to view from Whidbey. -Sandra Pollard
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12:20 - Saw them passing southbound from my house on Smugglers Cove Road, Lagoon Point. IE5 with them stopped for a bit, orcas seen by me were behind them. I think I saw 3 but too far away to be sure. -Patricia Prochaska
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11:45 - [orcas] Viewing from high bank Lagoon Pt. Have passed Fort Flagler and about a 1/4 channel out from Marrowstone side. SB. -Marilyn Armbruster
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10:40 - Looks like the orcas have rounded Whidbey and are entering Admiralty, currently off Ebey's Landing area...presume still southbound. -via ALB
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11:40 - We left the leaders approaching Fort Flagler on the north end of Marrowstone Island still southbound. T137A, Jack is in the lead.
11:18 - T137s, T36A2, and T36A3 are southbound off Port Townsend. 6 orcas. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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09:38 - Spotted at least 3 orcas, including a large male, heading south past Libbey Beach towards Fort Ebey, from our backyard just now, 9:38am. -Dawn Müller-DePape
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Sat, Aug 7 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - Flat calm seas and Humpbacks off Sooke, B.C. today… photo - MMZ0038 (Gherkin) ID GS -Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations

August 6
BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Fri, Aug 6 - Eastern Strait of Georgia, B.C. - 08:50 - Single orca male off of Canoe Pass just [NW of] Pt. Roberts headed south. -Ryan Johnson
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Fri, Aug 6 - San Juan Islands (T34s, T37s) - 15:50 - The T34s, T37, and T37Bs were westbound in Spieden Channel.
14:20 - Reportedly about six whales passing Point Caution northbound. -Orca Behavior Institute
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14:07 - Single orca in Friday Harbor, right off the labs! Went out heading N. -Audrey Holloway
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Fri, Aug 6 - San Juan Islands - 18:12 - [orcas] Passing Point Caution, southbound, mid channel. -Cindy Hansen, Orca Network
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17:00 - [orcas] A different trio of whales (the ones near the Cactus Islands before [T34s & T37s) are now southbound in San Juan Channel, on the San Juan shoreline. -Orca Behavior Institue
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16:37 (~18:37) - There is a group of Bigg's in the San Juans. Was just off Spieden when last I saw them about 2 hours ago. -Bill Pongo
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15:10 - Looking at what appears to be 2 males passing the Cactus Islands towards the mouth of John's Pass, 3:10. -NW Sailing Adventures, LLC
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12:30-13:00 - Orcas on north side of Spieden Island, 12:30-1:00, think it's Ts? -Noelle Morris
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Fri, Aug 6 - Central Puget Sound (T65As minus T65A5) - 18:35 - Taking some really long dives. Little surface time and traveling fast. Committed to Admiralty/West side of Whidbey. Northbound.
18:15 - Watching them through telescope from Mukilteo heading north, right now aiming towards Admiralty.
----I watched the entire group of at least 5, I think, orcas heading north starting from just north of Apple Tree and followed them all the way to Whidbey from Mukilteo through a telescope. They were hugging the Kitsap side, northbound, and went out of sight at about 1845 behind the west side of Possession Point on Whidbey. They were traveling fast and long down times of 5ish mins. each time. -Alice Thuy Talbot
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17:24 - [orcas] They are just past Kingston ferry area. Watching from Edmonds. Slowly heading north. Also closer to Kingston side. Large Royal Caribbean cruise line right behind them. -Zach Sarmiento
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16:54 - [orcas] Just saw them off the Kingston ferry! Thank you for the updates, everyone. We knew where to look. -Jonas Deltuva Buck
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16:30-18:30 - The group we were following started at Edmonds/Kingston [out from Kingston ferry terminal per Tami's map] and we followed them North. They were moving pretty fast. We left them at the north of the yellow line about 6:30pm. We started in Kingston around 4:30. -Tami Lorene Zevenbergen
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17:45 - T65As resumed northbound travels north of Apple Tree Point, west of mid channel grouped up.
17:35 - Cruise liner came through, Ts on long dive surfaced a little more northwest in channel, out from Apple Tree Point. Now grouped, making directional changes.
17:25 - T65As are still steady northbound west of mid channel transect Edmonds fishing pier and s end Apple Tree Point. Mom and young in lead, brothers trailing few hundred yards.
16:45 - Ts all grouped steady northbound out from Kingston terminal, about at ferry traffic lanes. Moved east a bit but still west of mid channel. WSF & commercial shipping have been notified. Edmonds next good viewing spot.
16:25 - T65As are northbound, Kitsap side of channel between President Point and Kingston ferry terminal. Group in lead with looked like maybe sub adult male trailing.
15:55 - Ts are stalled out between Jefferson Head and President Point, Kingston, surface active making directional changes. Appear to be hunting. From Richmond Beach. -Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network
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16:25 - Still northbound after stalling to eat a meal.
15:26 - Update: still northbound.
15:05 - They are all grouped up tightly and swimming northward at a fast pace. See my map [closer to Port Maddison]. Across from Point Jefferson. Viewing from MV Saratoga, Puget Sound Express. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, PSE
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14:15 - Passing along a report from someone else: They are Northbound, northwest of Discovery Park in between the park and Fay Bainbridge Park, mid-channel. -Bart Rulon
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14:25 - Mid channel west of Golden Gardens Park. -Karen Jones
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13:40 - Single male NB mid-channel/shipping lanes just south of West Point/Discovery Park. Surfaced 4 times then went under. -Kimberly Lynn Wickens
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12:54 - [orcas] Quick nb just south of Eagle Harbor, view from 64th and Alki, research boat trailing. -Mary Hartmann
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12:15 - [orcas] Seen from Blake Island Fast Ferry. Appear Northbound. About at red dot [close to NE Blake Island]. -Kristen Alvarez
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Saw a pod from our sailboat just east of Blake Island on Friday 8/6. Seemed to be heading south. -David McGraw
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12:36 - Still northbound. Just passed Restoration Point.
12:18 - [orcas] In front of the CMA CGM ship traveling northbound. Viewing from Beach Drive in West Seattle. -Malloree Benade
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12:02 - [orcas] They are currently northbound at approximately 47*32'.800 north. Appears to be 5. -Michael Atalla
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11:57 - Still northbound. See my map [mid channel between east Blake Island and the mainland].
11:30 - They have now turned northbound from my original map above.
11:18 - They are ever so slowly southwest-bound from my last report, aiming towards the Vashon ferry terminal.
11:12 - T65As (minus 65A5) milling off the north end of Vashon Island. Viewing from MV Saratoga, Puget Sound Express. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, PSE
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~10:20 - [orcas] Secondhand report - south of Blake Island a few minutes ago (~10:20), no direction given. -Trileight Tucker
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09:37 - [orcas] Just saw a small group heading south from the Bremerton-Seattle ferry as we entered Elliott Bay. -Maddy Feiste
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At 09:31 Donna Sanders, WSF Marine Ops, emailed report: [MV] CHIMACUM Master reports 3-4 Orca South of Duwamish Head. ["The Ferry captain told us they were southbound in the original sighting." -Bart Rulon]
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06:30-06:38 - This morning at 6:30am I heard whales headed up (S to N) Colvos Passage between Vashon Island and the Kitsap Peninsula, near the western (Kitsap) shore. I got my binoculars (I am on eastern shore) and watched them swim, surface, and blow in tandem. I don't know their sex. They didn't appear to be eating because of how fast they were traveling. A motor boat approached up the middle of the passage. I don't think the boat saw them, but the orcas disappeared (to me) as the boat got closer. I observed the pair ~6:30-6:38. Exciting! -Ann Vander Stoep

August 5
BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Thu, Aug 5 - South Puget Sound (T65As minus T65A5) - 19:19 - Just past Frye Cove. Headed north.
18:52 - [orcas] Headed north out of Eld....at Flapjack Point now. -Karen Kt Thomas
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16:56 - We are leaving them now, still westbound at Cooper Point, but I don't think they have decided on a direction from here yet. They are still pretty playful. See my map [NE of Cooper Point].
16:20 - T65As just made a kill. Slowly westbound. See my map [SW of southern tip of Harstine Island]. Viewing from MV Saratoga, Puget Sound Express. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, PSE
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20:30 - They just headed out of Eld, heading north. Long dives right before this last surfacing series. Mid channel and angling toward Squaxin Island. All grouped together with all surfacing in unison and then a staggered one. Breaths are like geysers.
19:46- Orca are currently heading very slowly out of Eld. Heading north. They are criss crossing the inlet in dark and brooding skies. Big blows and lots of surface activity. Can hear them a few seconds after their exhales. Magic!
17:36 - They are still heading south in Eld Inlet. They are on the far shore, sometimes all surfacing (and exhaling) at the exact time. It's very choppy but in this one little area, it seems calm. So their fins and backlit blows are obvious. Grace. Gratitude.
17:00 - They have now crossed across Budd Inlet (toward the west) and entered the mouth of Eld Inlet...heading south. They took the western side of Cooper Point. They are on the far shore of Eld Inlet. Super choppy water but can still hear the power of their exhales.
16:20 - Orca are still heading south out of Dana Passage - into Budd Inlet heading toward Boston Harbor and Zangle Cove. VERY surface active in the choppy water. Just saw 4 blows in unison. Bart calls it west. From my vantage point it is south.
16:03 - Whales are heading south out of Dana Passage into Budd Inlet. Just passing the southern tip of Harstine Island and Big Fishtrap on the far shore from me. -Kim Merriman
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15:35 - Thursday, August 5 at 3:35 p.m. a pod of at least five orca traveled from Johnson Point and through Dana Passage headed toward Olympia. They were very active "spyhopping" and slapping their tails… -Pam & Charlie Rhubart
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13:37 - We left them about 10 minutes ago (5 Orcas) as they were heading up the West side of Key Peninsula near Devil's Head just outside Drayton's Passage. Saw a kill in the mouth of Drayton's Passage and then they headed north.
---- Yesterday we were motoring (at very safe distance) following three orcas from outside Oro Bay/Nisqually Reach west. They stalled outside Drayton Passage. We turned to our starboard, North into the mouth of the passage, when suddenly two additional Orcas surfaced to the right of our bow. So we had 3 to the port side and 2 to starboard. Rather quickly they merged right in front of us (off our port bow at that moment) and started a chase - based on my photographs. I caught several quick snaps of a grab and prey capture. -Christy Jobe
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16:00 - Just left them at the southern tip of Harstine. Lots of breaching, tail slapping, etc. Lots of directional changes. PSE just showed up.
15:30 - Still traveling south along Harstine, almost to the south end of the island now.
15:06 - Found them again. They are headed south along Harstine Island. Closer to the southern tip of the island than the middle. At least 4 of them.
13:52 - Lost them when they passed Johnson Point, headed north towards Case Inlet.
13:39 - [orcas] Headed north in Nisqually Reach between the edge of Taylor Bay and Zittel's Marina. -T.j. Smith
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13:24 - Seem to be moving NW now, towards Case Inlet.
13:14 - [orcas] Northwest towards Zittel's. [map indicates location at Devil's Head, southern top of Key Peninsula] -Rourke Buechel
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13:21 - Headed up Nisqually Reach Key Peninsula side towards Zittel's. Whale watching boat has left them at 1:21 pm.
13:15 - Having lunch in Drayton Passage for the last 20 minutes. Surrounded by boats and a whale watching boat, 1:15pm, heading NW.
12:46 - Orcas in Nisqually Reach heading northwest, hugging the Anderson Island side. -Lorrie Dozier Hall
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12:20 - Orcas on south side of Anderson Island headed west. -Bonnie Betts
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12:10 - Updated location after they finished a meal. Northwest-bound. See my map. All the T65As are present except T65A5. MV Saratoga (Puget Sound Express) is leaving the scene now.
11:30 - T65As southwest-bound. See my map [out from Cole Point, east side of Anderson Island]. They are very spread out in stealth mode. -Bart Rulon, Naturalist, Puget Sound Express
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12:35 - I just saw 3 orcas do a kill in Nisqually Reach. No direction, I left the scene, from shore.
11:03 - Just left Steilacoom, saw male orca heading south possibly to Nisqually Reach. -Julie Davis
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10:36 - Headed west between Fox Island and McNeil. (Last I saw they were mid channel.) -Kari Back
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10:10 - Right in front of Chambers Bay Golf Course, closer to Fox Island side. Seen south of Fox Island Fishing Pier. -Becc Doyle
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10:58 - Male just past what looks like a marina on east side of Anderson Island, still heading south.
10:50 - Past Anderson Island ferry landing heading south on Anderson side, 2 female.
10:23 - Past Fox Island heading south near McNeil, 2 female 1 male.
10:08 - Heading towards Fox Island fishing pier going south. Viewing from Chambers Bay.
10:02 - [orcas] Can see from Chambers Bay 2 looks like but not sure heading south not quite to Fox Island east side.
----It was hard to decide, go to Titlow or Chambers Bay yesterday. Anyway, I chose Chambers Bay to view the T65As! It was approximately 10:00am when they approached Fox Island. They stayed on the opposite side the entire time on up through Nisqually Reach. No hunting just straight traveling, but the sound of the blows were phenomenal. -Cherie St.Ours
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09:38 - A pod of four orchas, half way between the southern tip of Gig Harbor & north tip of Day Island, and were headed south until they stalled and started breeching & slapping, doing a kill. -Phil Caldwell
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09:58 - They are very close to the Fox Island fishing pier slowly southbound.
09:38 - The orcas are just headed around Point Fosdick below the Narrows Airport. Possibly headed to the Fox Island Bridge or will go towards Fox Island. -Karen Caldwell
["Thanks to image by Karen Caldwell, we can confirm Bigg's T65As present." -Alisa Lemire Brooks]
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09:19 - [orcas] I can see them from Titlow right now, but they are close to the shore on the Gig Harbor side. -Aura Mae
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08:10 - The big male was heading south mid bridge/channel on the south side of bridge. Three or four others were on the northeast side of the bridge. They dove and I lost track. -Teri Fields Mattsen
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07:35 - Bunch of orca off Hole in the Wall (clay cliff) at Point Defiance...They were headed west off the point. -Brandie Hassing
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07:28 - We are out fishing in Tacoma and There is a big lone male orca passing by Owen Beach. Last time we saw him come up he was heading west towards Gig Harbor. -Braidon Peterson
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06:52 - At 07:48 Laura L Baker, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to report: Whales at Quartermaster Harbor, 8/5 Log entry 0652hrs, 8/5: Vessel reports sighting 6 orca whales, heading westbound, in the vicinity of Quartermaster Harbor.

August 4
BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Wed, Aug 4 - Central to North Puget Sound/Admiralty Inlet (T36A2 & T36A3, T137) - 19:00 - 3 orca fins seen from Admiralty Head Lighthouse at Fort Casey. One was a larger fin and two smaller ones. All three headed northwest. -Nettie Seebohm
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1730 - They are off the south end of Lagoon Point now.
17:20 - [orcas] Halfway between Bush Point and Lagoon Point. Still northbound. Watching from the beach. -Bart Rulon
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20:00 - Still following Whidbey shoreline northbound, passed Fort Ebey now.
19:20 - Northbound past Ebey's Landing about 300 yards offshore.
19:00 - Passed by Fort Casey spread out long downtimes but close to Whidbey side, northbound. Aiming more towards Ebey rather than west currently.
17:50 - Passed by Lagoon Point still relatively close to shore, northbound.
17:00 - 5 passed close to shore, northbound, Bush Point. photos - ID's RH "Eagle with orca blow." [T137A present in one of Rachel's photos] -Rachel Haight
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~16:00 - T137s minus T137A [present later in Rachel Haight's photo] plus T36A2 and 3 moving north near Point No Point. -Yifan Ling
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At 15:10 Brian Allen called to report seeing 2-3 orcas very close to shore off Point No Point (PNP), heading towards Admiralty Inlet, they were traveling west from onshore, they passed very close off PNP ~200 yards offshore. Briefly saw them and they haven't seen them since. 2-3 whales, think one mature female, 1-2 juvenile. They did not see any adult males.
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13:00 - Now close to Eglon, northbound. I saw multiple whales.
12:50 - [orcas] NB off Apple Tree Point, close on the Kitsap side. -Sara Frey
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12:35 - One of our crew saw an orca headed south on Kingston Edmonds ferry about 10 minutes ago. -Sarah Hanke, Puget Sound Express
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Wed, Aug 4 - North Puget Sound (T65As minus T65A5) 20:20 - Lost sight of orcas. They were still heading south, closer to Kingston side. Saw one big fin, one small fin, and two others.
20:05 - Still viewing from Talbot Road. Appear to be slowly heading south, toward Apple Cove Point. Now closer to Kingston than Edmonds side.
19:40 - Watching from north end of Talbot Road in Edmonds. At 1940 saw orcas south of Possession Point. Watched several blows, a breach, and a tail slap. Appear to be moving towards Scatchet Head. -Melissa Duits
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19:31 - [orcas] Just saw them from Picnic Point, but they're closer to Kingston side. Heading SB. You'll need binoculars!! -Jen Rutherford
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18:46 - Passing Possession Beach Park southbound, Mukilteo side. Watching through binos from Possession. -Durand Dace
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19:15 - Heading southwest into the wide waters south of Possession Point. They look to be committing towards Kingston/Edmonds ferry but swimming away from mainland a bit.
18:45 - [orcas] Passing by Chennault Beach. Southbound. -Alice Thuy Talbot
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18:08 - [orcas] Saw them on the Mukilteo sailing crossing. Favoring the Mukilteo side heading south in travel mode. -Danielle Pennington
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16:00 - At least 2 have rounded Sandy Point and are now north of Hat Island but still favoring Whidbey Side. Steady Pace sb. -Marilyn Armbruster
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15:30 - Single orca just swam through Langley town beach. Headed south. -Rachael Kvig
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15:40 - [orcas] Just seen off of Langley 3:40 pm. -Serena Chopra
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16.40 - Spotted one blow south of Hat Island. Angled toward Everett. Viewing from Brighton Beach.
15:30 - 3.30 pm at least 2 Orcas just sneaked past Seawall Park close to Whidbey. Southbound.
---- Photobombing again! T65A2 slipped past Seawall Park, Langley, on his way to explore the dock pilings at Sandy Point, creating screams of excitement from a group of youngsters as his sprouting dorsal fin curved like a scythe toward the beach where they were standing. Just as quickly he disappeared from view, setting off a stampede from the whale watchers hoping to catch another glimpse of this impressive whale as he rounded the point. (photos Sandra Pollard) -Sandra Pollard
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14:48 - Finally found the rest of the group milling close to Whidbey just north of Bells Beach. Lots of bird activity above them, so they may be eating.
14:14 - Single big male surfaced a few more times close to shore about 10 minutes ago, then again further south in Saratoga Passage a few minutes ago. Long down times.
13:49 - At least one milling just of Lowell Point.
13:25 - [orcas] Can see them from Camano Island State Park. Midchannel moving south. -Serena Tierra
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13:07 - [orcas] Pod is off Camano State Parks now (1:07 pm). -Steven Buckley Nantz
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12:49 - [orcas] Moving south toward Lowell Pt. at 3kts tightly grouped close to shore. -Matt Stolmeier, Outer Island Excursions
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~12:00 & ~12:30 - [orcas] They passed by Eagle Crest around noon and headed south from there around Onamac Point around 12:30pm. -Kristina Trowbridge
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12:00 - The 4 Bigg's in Penn Cove this morning went from west in the Cove past the Wharf, close to Lovejoy Point and then Long Pt., further out off Snakelum. -Janet Burchfield
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11:10 - Saratoga with T65As heading south [in Saratoga Passage, out from Rodena Beach, per Sarah's map]. -Sarah Hanke, Puget Sound Express
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14:05 - Heading slowly past Fox Spit. Whidbey side after a meal.
12:05 - They appear to have stalled between Madrona and Rockaway Beach - long down times. Perhaps lunch being acquired?
10:40 - Def 65As, last seen heading east out of Penn Cove but unknown if heading south down Saratoga or towards Polnell, lost them.
----Weds August 4th - whales all around! The T65As are our 'regular' Bigg's whales these days, and an extra treat when they're in Penn Cove! A lot of seals haul out on the mussel rafts so it's a good place to hunt. They made close passes to the Coupeville wharf and Long Point, before heading south in Saratoga Passage. Later in the day a group of T's headed north in Admiralty Inlet, fairly close to Whidbey also. I LOVE days like this. Photos zoomed and cropped. photo - "Hunting by the mussel rafts, very close to shore. This is T65A3 Amira, he made several close passes like this." photo - "T65A3 Amira. This mussel raft was right in front of me (I was standing on the bluff)." -Jill Hein
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10:15 - [orcas] at Monroe Landing. -Katie Poche
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From Long Point around 10:00 am. -Mary Hand
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10:06 - Same group of four still slowly moving east, almost out of sight of Monroe Landing, continuing on Long Point side, so possibly viewable from there shortly.
09:51 - Group of 4 including one male and one small fin have made it east of the wharf. This group appears to be moving out of the cove. Viewing from Monroe Landing so too far to tell matriline or markings. -Amanda Colbert, Orca Network
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The students from Oak Harbor Intermediate School were on a summer field trip to Coupeville and saw a pod in Penn Cove. Not sure which orca this one is, but it made my 11-year-old's day! -Rebecca Powers
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Orcas visiting Penn Cove & greeting our crew! Thank you Chris Britton for capturing this! [video] https://www.facebook.com/CoupevilleHistoricWaterfront/posts/4129167283819794 Penn Cove Shellfish. -ON tag by Coupeville Historic Waterfront Association
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09:17 - [orcas] Just saw this post as I was driving home from work on Madrona so I pulled over and there they were!! Still milling around the mussel beds having a ball. -Dawn Müller-DePape
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09:09 - [orcas] Saw one and now two more. Milling around the mussel rafts [Penn Cove]. -Jesse E Chandler
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09:48 - Two females between mussel beds. Trending east.
08:30-08:45 - One male orca, Penn Cove, seen from Rolling Hills. Last seen in Penn Cove south of the wharf. Looked like heading west further into the cove, but I haven't had eyes on him in about 15 mins or so (since 08:45). -Kris Holley
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Wed, Aug 4 - NW Strait of Georgia - Another amazing day with the Humpbacks of the Salish Sea. photos - ID's NT - [MMY0180] (Cirque), [BCX1057's calf 2018], (Olympus), [MMZ0062] Lucky & [MMX0016] (Mensa), [MMZ0013] Two Spot, Callahan, Moray, & [MMY0134] Neptune -Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale & Bear Excursions

August 3
Puget Sound - BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Tue, Aug 3 - (T37As, T65As minus T65A5, T137s) - 20:50 - [orcas] At least 3 headed south, nearing the Maury Island Marine Preserve. -Steve Brown
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20:13 - [orcas] Viewing from Marine View Park. Headed SW. They're crossing over more towards Vashon now. -Jami Cantrell
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19:35 - [orcas] Viewed from SW 150th Street in Seahurst, SB slowly. -Cindy Eckes Waddington
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19:40 - Viewing from the north side of Three Tree Point. I've only seen one so far but they're pretty close to the Seattle side of the channel 7:40. -Shelly Short
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19:07 - [orcas] Still sb, viewing from 98th Street Beach, south of Brace Point. -MaryJean Moretti Mariano
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18:58 - At 19:04 John Miller, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to report: [MV] SEALTH Orca Report 8/3/2021 1858hrs: Vessel reports via 800MHz they have slowed due to 4 orca, 1/4 mile off the FAU [Fauntleroy] dock. The whales are moving south.
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18:44 - [orcas] Off of Lincoln Park, close to shore, southbound. Research boat with them 6:44. -Bill Barrington
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18:34 - [orcas] Seeing from Lowman Beach. Heading southbound. -Rachel Byron
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~18:30 (19:30) - Saw several Orcas from Magnolia Bluff about an hour ago. Big container ship stopped for a while and ferries slowed down. -Marie Anchordoguy
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18:27 - [orcas] Made a close pass to Constellation Park, west side of channel, moving SB. Looks like 4, 1 big 3 smaller. -Sonya Chin
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18:31 - Moving southwest fast.
18:20 - [orcas] Seeing them from Emma Schmitz Viewpoint right now, southbound from Alki, closer to Seattle side at the moment. -Stephanie Raymond
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18:15 - [orcas] Thrilling close pass off Constellation Park in West Seattle around 6:15 PM last night. -Robin Sinner
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~18:15 - [orcas] Passed Laurel Beach about 6:15 PM. -Jim Nunn
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18:21 - They continued southbound past Alki, at a steady pace. Watching from Constellation Park now.
18:03 - Seeing orcas from Alki. They are heading southwest towards the lighthouse, and there is a small research boat near them. -Connor O'Brien
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~18:00 - Approximately 6:00pm last spotted SB …..believe they are now west of Alki Point. Saw them from my Lower Queen Anne rooftop……Amazing. -Ellie Szollosy Olsen
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17:58 - At 18:12 John Miller, WSF Marine Ops, emailed to report: [MV] TACOMA Orca Sighting Report.1758hrs: Vessel reports via 800MHz they have slowed due to 6 orca, 1/2 mile ahead. The whales are 1 mile due north of Alki Point, moving south. W/S passed the report to KALEETAN, the only other vessel in the area.
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17:52 - [orcas] Just saw them from the SEA/Brem ferry, outside edge of Eliot Bay, between Seattle and Bainbridge. (appears to be heading west with a slight turn to the north, at the time) -Dustin Jackson
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17:23 - [orcas] Just saw them from Magnolia Park. They were heading into Elliott Bay. -Alice Pearson Rickenbach
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17:20 - [orcas] Just south of Elliott Bay mid channel --hunting? From Pier 70 with binoculars. Was SB; now NB. Research boat with them? -Theresa Rivkin
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~18:25 - Last saw them about 18:25, quick sb past Vashon ferry dock, West Seattle side, view from Emma Schmitz, research boat following.
17:08 - Turned around now, northbound, between Elliott Bay Marina and lighthouse.
16:55 - In front of, Elliott Bay Marina sb, research boat following, view from Duwamish Head.
16:34 - [orcas] Moving southeast of West Point Lighthouse toward Elliott Bay Marina. Research boat following. Watching from 64th and Alki. -Mary Hartmann
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15:20 - Viewing from West Point Lighthouse, Discovery Park. All whales have passed the lighthouse, continued southbound travel. Loosely spread in groups of 3-4. -Brittany Noelle
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14:50 - Orcas southbound off Golden Gardens. -Sue Larkin
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15:00 - Southbound, look to be more grouped up 6-8 of them maybe??
14:53 - Slowly southbound off of Golden Gardens.
14:36 - Southbound. Watching from Golden Gardens. One big male and some smaller ones behind. [Emily's map indicates location off of Point Jefferson, Kitsap Peninsula]. -Emily Peterson
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14:34 - Almost to Golden Gardens, still east side heading south.
14:07 - [orcas] They are east of mid channel heading south, a bit split up, passing Richmond Beach.
---- Traveled with them from Kingston to Elliott Bay, lots of spyhops, breaches, and playfulness amongst the families! [gif] https://www.facebook.com/1122217587/videos/a.10219368168211234/996848124394041. -Janine Harles
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13:54 - [orcas] Off President Point...headed south. Passing the buoy between President Point and Shoreline. From Above President Point, Kingston, 1:34. -Tim Davis
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12:50 - Are approaching or at the Kingston/Edmonds ferry. Steady SB on the Kitsap side.
12:30 - [orcas] Can see group from Apple Tree Point to the north. Close to shore, grouped up, steady but slow SB. So many boats today. -Sara Frey
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17:37 - Orcas circled back in, were right up against the jetty, impressive! They've now exited that area and are grouped up heading southwesterly directionally toward Alki from northern end, outer edge Elliott Bay. Enjoy.
17:20 - I returned to my spot at Elliott Bay Marina in time to see them come out to the west around the Marina. They lined up, a dozen exhalations at times, circled around, directional changes then dove and are now back out of sight around the corner into Elliott Bay back in front of the Marina. Sky is painted in wonderful dark hues, Olympics shaded in pinks and oranges. Sun beams busting through cloud cover...sublime setting.
16:25 - Orcas have been trending northbound from my earlier updates, but still making directional changes. They continue to move further north, from my vantage not clear if they committed, but looking more likely.
16:05 - Still stalled out in same general place, drifted a bit south and now back north a little. Making a lot of directional changes and just saw sweet spyhop.
15:33 - From Elliott Bay Marina just watched mini breach fest, dotted with some tail lobs, approx. 3/4-1 mile due south of West Point. Looks like they've stalled, making directional changes. Maybe found some food.
15:00 - Orcas are off south end Shilshole Marina spread out w/many at least well on the mainland side of the channel, others east of mid. All (up to 14 if all still out here) still heading slowly southbound towards West Point, Discovery Park.
14:44 - Group is very spread out, now, still making their way southbound mid channel to east of off north end Golden Gardens park.
14:10 - Orcas have picked up pace... currently south of Jefferson Head, out from south end Richmond Beach Saltwater Park. Ts are still traveling steady southbound in at least 3 groups in close proximity to each other. Lead group more mid channel now, others trending that way.
13:55 - At least most if not all group of 14 off President Point, Kingston, and just to the south, well west in channel loosely spread steady slowish southbound (maybe 4 knots). More breaching and tail lobs along the way.
13:34 - Orcas are loosely grouped slow drift/trend southbound with some surface-active behaviors (breaches, tail lobs, directional changes).
13:20 - Group is slowed up/stalled south of departing Kingston ferry traffic lanes appear to be hunting. Viewing from Kayu Kayu Ac Park, Shoreline, directly across.
12:00 - Looks like the southbound group of orcas are now south of Point No Point (PNP), Kitsap side between PNP and Eglon, currently. -Alisa Lemire Brooks, Orca Network
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11:05 - a group of about 6 passed the Double Bluff green channel buoy marker steady southbound. Somewhat angled now towards mid channel. -Marilyn Armbruster
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10:20-10:35 - Tight group of orcas surfaced about 2.5 miles south of Bush Point, milling; then down 8-10 min and up a mile further south, again milling. -Howard Garrett, Orca Network
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10:45 - Orcas West of Mutiny Bay headed south. -Nettie Seebohm
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11:00 - Continuing slowly South. PSE Saratoga is with them. Looks like they are just at the very south of Mutiny Bay.
10:40 - [orcas] About 2.5 miles south of Bush Point. They were headed south but are now just milling .. perhaps headed toward the Kitsap side or Hood Canal. -Mike Meyer
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Glacier Spirit also identified the 37As. 14 whales total. -Christopher Lewman, PSE
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10.10 - Orcas have passed close to Bush Point and continued steady sb. -Sandra Pollard
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10:03 - T65As and T137s southbound right at Bush Point, viewing from the beach. Very tight group. -Bart Rulon
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06:18 - Just got a very reliable report from a friend of KW's [killer whales] a couple miles out in front of Port Townsend heading southeast into Admiralty [Inlet]. At least one male. Happy Tuesday! -Tyler McKeen
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Tue, Aug 3 - San Juan Islands - ~19:00 - Two humpbacks spotted at around 7pm, still around San Juan Channel now 7:45pm. -Fayee Hada

August 2
BIGG'S/TRANSIENT ORCAS - Mon, Aug 2 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - I saw 4 orcas, Including a baby, by Finnerty cove near Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health in Victoria, BC. They came very close to the shore. -Nadine Taub
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Mon, Aug 2 - Haro Strait (T65As, T137s) - 18:20 - Orcas southbound passing Edwards Point. Far out. -Michelline Halliday
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19:02 - Milling kind of in the same area, viewable from Land Bank.
18:44 - Still about half mile off Land Bank, southbound.
18:02 - [orcas] They're closer now, directly west of the lighthouse about 450 yds. -Alex McIntire
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16:30 - [orcas] Hearing reports on VHF they are kind of split up. Still southbound on the Canadian side. -Fred Horn
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16:28 - The T65As and T137s are coming south [in Haro Strait] now. -Ellie Sawyer
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Mon, Aug 2 - Haro Strait (T60s, T109A2s) - The group from this morning was T109A2s and T60s. -Ellie Sawyer
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10:00 - Milling south of Sidney Island on the BC side.
08:15 - West of the border abeam of County Park, still heading north, long dives.
07:45 - Small group of Bigg's killer whales heading NE across Haro from Ten Mile Point, aiming for County Park/Henry Island area. -Orca Behavior Institute
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Mon, Aug 2 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - Another great day on the salt water pond with Mother and calf Humpacks taking short regular dives and staying close together and a single Humpback with an all black fluke...photos - MMZ0004 (Zephyr) ID Alethea Leddy "she has a 2019 and a 2021 calf" Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations

August 1
BIGG'S TRANSIENT ORCAS - Sun, Aug 1 - B.C. Gulf Islands (T65As, T137s) - There were at least 8 orcas acting together incredibly actively today in front of Mayne island in the Strait of Georgia, initially going toward Saturna (southeast) but gradually moving north into the Strait instead. On the third photo, there is huge mouth open. I never saw such a thing before…-Yves Tiberghien, Mayne Island
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HUMPBACK WHALES - Sun, Aug 1 - Haro Strait - 12:50 - Trending SW towards Canada now.
12:25 - Humpback. Southbound Haro Strait, 1 mile off Lime Kiln. On the [lighthouse] camera now. -Fred Horn
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Sun, Aug 1 - Strait of Juan de Fuca - Today from out west towards Jordan River and right out front of Sooke with Humpback Whales…photo - MMZ0063 (Flurry) ID by Selena Rhodes Scofield - photo - BCZ0345 (Victory) ID by Alethea Leddy -Paul Pudwell, Sooke Coastal Explorations