Whale Watching Report

The water was very calm and the sun was out for today's trip. We found our first two gray whales in the ferry crossing lanes at the south end of Whidbey Island. It was #383 and #356, and they were both taking deep dives and showing their tail flukes to us. They eventually swam toward the shore of Possession Point. As we watched them an adult bald eagle flew right over our bow for a great view. Soon after we spotted two new gray whales off in the distance, and found out that it was #22, and #49, Patch. We shut down the engines, and both whales came in close for some great viewing. We had lots of time spent with the whales today! Other species we saw today included brant, California sea lions, harbor seals, red-necked grebes, western grebes, and double-crested cormorants. An ideal day on the water. Naturalist, Bart Rulon