2 Gray Whales in 10 ft of Water!!
"Right off the dock our guests gazed upon a mature Bald Eagle perched upon a piling in the shallow waters of Jetty Island! It didn't stop there! Just 20 minutes later we were on scene with 2 Gray Whales in the shallow water of the river delta!! Our old friend Patch (who has been coming into the sound for the past 16 years), #49, was with #383! Their respiration's could be heard by all from across the water! Our guests were also showered with much luck as both whales fluked multiple times!! We later visited with 4 more Bald Eagles, one of which was on its nest! A few bird enthusiasts on board added some new species to their life list; including: Western Grebes, Rhinoceros Auklets, Surf Scoters, Pigeon Guillemots, Glaucous-winged Gulls, Double-crested Cormorants, Bonaparte's Gulls and Brandt's Cormorant. A California Sea Lion decided to check us out with a swim-by and as we returned to the dock and we witnessed an unusual 3 California Sea Lions on green channel marker #3!!" - Naturalist Kate Janes
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