Gray Whales & Dall's Porpoise in Saratoga Passage!
A Patchy Head (GW #49)Photo by Naturalist Kate Janes
"We started our day with our old friend Patch, #49, just off the south end of Gedney Island. He gave us some great looks as guests captured him slowly rolling through the water exposing his large white patch on his side! Another whale was spotted close by heading towards the Snohomish River delta! The extreme low tide of the day left the delta bottoms exposed. Guests spotted at a distance several Bald Eagles sitting in the mud enjoying stranded critters!! Then in the distance yet another exhalation from a third Gray Whale!! We met up with #531 in the waters of Port Susan. With a short visit with him we turned our attention to a pair of Bald Eagles and some curious Harbor Seals! The day just continued getting better by the minute. We rounded Camano Head and as we entered Saratoga Passage we found two more Gray Whales; a total of 5 for the day!! At first we identified #44 and enjoyed the sounding of his flukes! Then as we moved across the channel towards #383 we encountered Dall's Porpoise mid-channel!! Their slow dives quickly changed as they picked up speed creating huge rooster tails as they cut through the water! Our guests not only enjoyed 5 Gray Whales, Dall's Porpoise, Western Grebes, Bald Eagles, Pigeon Guillemots, Harbor Porpoise, Caspian Tern's, Osprey's, Glaucous-winged Gulls, and Cormorants!! " - Naturalist Kate Janes
posted by Island Adventures Whale Report @ 9:29 PM
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