May 31, 2018 – North through Spring Pass to Flattop Island before heading west into New Channel. We moved quickly to catch several transient orca matrilines, T86A’s, T101’s, T102, and T124A2’s, who were coming south around Turn Pt while two humpbacks were headed north to Turn Pt lighthouse. We sailed alongside the orcas as they traveled towards Spieden Island. The whales milled for some time as they stopped for a bite to eat north of Battleship Island before continuing south down Haro Strait. On our return we found two steller sea lions and one California sea lion swimming together passed Friday Harbor. Cool.
Black Tailed Deer
Black Oyster Catcher
Harbor Seals
Pigeon Guillemots Layered geology of Flattop Island
Transient Orcas off Turn Point, Stuart Island
One of the T101 Male Transient Orcas
T102 and a little one
Transient Orca
2 Male Transient Orcas
Male Transient Orca surfacing
T102
2 brothers T101A and B
mix from T101s, 86As and T124A2s
Little ones playing
Orcas heading South in Haro Strait
T102 passing Spieden Island
2 Male Orcas
Danger Shoal Channel Marker with Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle on nest
Totem Pole near Roche Harbor
Bald Eagle feeding at shoreline
Steller Sea Lions pass Friday Harbor
Steller Sea Lions pass Friday Harbor