Whale Watching Report

Today we spotted our first gray whale at the south end of Camano Island. As we got closer we realized that there were actually two whales instead of one. The first whale we visited was #22 and as we got close he raised his tail flukes for a deep dive. He surfaced many more times before we moved north to look at the other whale. This second one was #49, Patch, and he also showed us his tail flukes as he took a deep dive. Later he swam in toward shore and fed on his side showing us his pectoral fins and tail flukes at the same time. While we watched the whales we also had quite a show with at least four eagles flying overhead. At times the eagles were soaring, and at other times they were doing acrobatics, chasing each other around! During the trip we also saw a California sea lion, brant, double-crested cormorants, pigeon guillemots, and a red-necked grebe. It was a great day! Naturalist Bart Rulon