Subject: Mid-August Whale Report: Bigg's Orcas, Humpbacks, and Minke Whales

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Mid-August Whale Report - Orcas, Humpbacks & Minkes

So far this month we've had a truly diverse collection of individual whales in the Salish Sea, with more than ten different family groupings of Bigg's orcas, and more than ten identified humpbacks (with other unidentified and juveniles)! (Photo by PSE Naturalist Rachel R.)

Our Daily Tours

Seattle (Edmonds) Half-Day tours departures at 9:30am & 2:30pm
Port Townsend Full-Day tours depart at 9am
Port Townsend Half-Day tours depart at 10:30am & 3pm
Port Angeles Half-Day tours depart at 10am & 2:30pm (with changes for tides)

Recent Sightings

We're a little more than half-way through August, but this month alone, we've seen between our Edmonds, Port Townsend and Port Angeles locations:

BIGG'S ORCAS (T2B, T34s, T36Bs, T37s, T37As, T49As, T60s, T65As, T75Bs, T77s, T109s, T117A & B).

HUMPBACK WHALES (Stitch, Thunderbolt, Frankenstein, Meqe, Orion, Dreamer, Vertigo, Aerie, BCY1210, BCX2064, numerous juveniles).

Lunge-feeding MINKE WHALES, and last of the GRAY WHALES (2557, 2559) departing to continue their migration. Oh, and our summer puffin tours are encountering tufted puffins and horned puffins.

Photo of T65A2 hunting a harbor porpoise (photo by PSE Naturalist Bart Rulon)

Photo of humpback whale “Vivaldi“ (Photo by PSE Naturalist Rachel R.)

Photo of breaching orca near Port Angeles (photo by PSE Naturalist Rachel R.)

Photo sea lions hauled out on a rock outcropping (photo by PSE Naturalist Rachel R.)

Plenty of summer still left on the Salish Sea - the most popular time for whale watching, not only because of the abundance of whales in the area, but also because the weather in the Pacific Northwest is terrific. We hope you can join us for our whale tours - and if you have a special interest in birds, don't forget that this year we've expanded our popular Puffin Tours! Just north of Port Townsend lie two wildlife refuges that are home to the only nesting colonies of tufted puffins in the Puget Sound area. These are gorgeous birds and a treat to see. Tours depart out of Port Townsend and Edmonds.

Port Townsend Puffin Tours (through Sept)
Seattle (Edmonds) Puffin Tours (through Aug)

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Subject: Mid-August Whale Report: Bigg's Orcas, Humpbacks, and Minke Whales

Mid-August Whale Report - Orcas, Humpbacks & Minkes

Recent Sightings