April 19, 2024 – We sailed South meeting two families of Biggs/Transient orcas just passed Turn Rock. The Orcas we sailed alongside are known as the T49A’s (minus T49A1 and T49A2 who were not present) along with T19B and his mum T19. South to Cattle Pass passing the cormorant rookery at Goose Island and seeing a mature and juvenile bald eagles roosting on Deadman Island and the hauled out Stellar sea lions on Whale Rocks. We caught up with the whales who followed the contours of Salmon Bank before heading North. A gorgeous Spring sailing day.
Biggs/Transient orcas T49A’s (minus T49A1 and T49A2) with T19 and T19B
Biggs/Transient orcas T19 with T49A
Biggs/Transient orca T19B
Biggs/Transient orca T19B with Mt Baker
Biggs/Transient orca T19B
Biggs/Transient orca T19B
Biggs/Transient orcas T19B and juvenile from the T49A’s
Biggs/Transient orcas T49A’s with T19 and T19B
Biggs/Transient orcas T49A’s with T19 and T19B
Male Biggs/Transient orcas T19B with T49A3
Biggs/Transient orca T19B
Biggs/Transient orcas T49A’s, T19 and T19B with Salish Sea Tours vessel from Seattle
Biggs/Transient orcas T49A’s, T19 and T19B with Salish Sea Tours vessel from Seattle
Biggs/Transient orcas T49A’s with T19 and T19B headed for Cattle Pass
Cattle Pt Lighthouse, San Juan Island
Biggs/Transient orca T49A3 with younger sibling
Biggs/Transient orcas T49A’s with T19 and T19B in Cattle Pass
Biggs/Transient orca T19B with distant bald eagle on Deadman Island
Biggs/Transient orca with Steller sea lions in the distance on Whale Rocks
Cormorants nesting on Goose Island
Adult bald eagle
Juvenile bald eagle
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks with Olympic Mountains
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks with Olympic Mountains
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks, San Juan Islands
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks, San Juan Islands
Mt Baker
Biggs/Transient orca T49A3 with Olympic Mountains
Biggs/Transient orcas T49A’s with T19 and T19B
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks with Mt Baker
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks, San Juan Islands
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks
Steller sea lions on Whale Rocks
Harbor seals by Deadman Island
Harbor seals by Deadman Island
Harbor seals by Deadman Island
Springtime
Sailing around Turn Island State Park
Mt Baker and Turn Island State Park
Route map 4/19/24