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Whales & Wildlife Report – June 22, 2014 – Orca Whales Right Away Today

It only took about 35 minutes before we found a group of Orca whales today (thanks to an early morning report from our naturalist who lives on Lummi Island). By the time we got underway they had moved south, but we were able to catch up to them between Guemes and Sinclair Islands. Initial reports… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – June 22, 2014 – Orca Whales Right Away Today

Whales & Wildlife Report – Orca Mike and a Calm Cruise on June 19th

The day started out with Mother Nature giving us a pass, no wind and smoothe water meant good cruising. Before we even got underway we had a great report of Orca whales. Eager to go catch up with them the Victoria Star 2 shot across Bellingham Bay on a mission but a perfect look at… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – Orca Mike and a Calm Cruise on June 19th

Whales & Wildlife Report – June 15, 2014 – Transient Orca Whales

We had a great day today – the weather was halfway decent (little-to-no rain, like was in the forecast for the day). We headed up north and took a look at Spieden Island with all of it’s interesting wildlife, which can be seen fairly easily from the boat from this source. We then received reports… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – June 15, 2014 – Transient Orca Whales

Whales & Wildlife Report – June 13 & 14, 2014 – Orca & Humpback Whales

The past couple of days have been awesome – sightings of resident Orca group J-Pod yesterday, as well as a Humpback whale today outside of Friday Harbor (we happened to be the first boat on the scene today with the Humpback) project management web based.

Bird Watching Cruise Report – June 7th and 8th, 2014

We had bird cruises this month on both Saturday and Sunday. Our Saturday trip was full, so we added a Sunday Cruise. On both days our trips were similar with bird sightings and our route remained identical. We traveled across Bellingham Bay and then turned north into Hale Passage between Lummi Island and the Lummi… Continue reading Bird Watching Cruise Report – June 7th and 8th, 2014

Whales & Wildlife Report – June 8, 2014 – Transient Orca Whales

It was a decent day out in the San Juans yesterday, mostly sunny with just a bit of breeze towards the end of the day visit the site. We had a beautiful cruise up in the north end of the island, taking in some of the exotic wildlife on Spieden Island. Then, as we prepared… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – June 8, 2014 – Transient Orca Whales

Whales & Wildlife Report – June 7, 2014 – More Humpbacks

We had a great time yesterday on our Whale Watching Adventure cruise, having a wonderful opportunity to watch a couple of Humpback whales (a mom and a baby). There were several breaches and tail slaps, which were very exciting for our guests (and crew). They were out on the west side of San Juan Island,… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – June 7, 2014 – More Humpbacks

Whales & Wildlife Report – June 6, 2014 – Humpbacks & Orca Hydrophone Recordings

It has been an incredible week of whale watching – we’ve been seeing members of J and L resident pods of Orca whales, and yesterday we had a chance to see two Humpback whales near Hein Bank (west of San Juan Island). Earlier in the week we took a tour group on a 3 day… Continue reading Whales & Wildlife Report – June 6, 2014 – Humpbacks & Orca Hydrophone Recordings

Whales & Wildlife Report – June 3, 2014 – Two Pods Of Resident Orcas!

Just got a report from our captain aboard the Viking Star, which is in the middle of a 3-day tour of the islands. We’re seeing members of J and L pods just off Lime Kiln State Park on San Juan Island. It’s great to see many of the resident Orcas back in the area!