A Beautiful Day in the San Juan Islands
"Our day started with a perched mature Bald Eagle on Cap Sante Point looking towards a magnificent Mount Baker!! We ventured through glass calm waters towards Thatcher Pass then turning southward we headed towards Lopez Island. At Castle Rock we watched as Pigeon Guillemots playing in its surrounding waters, then it was onto Swirl Rocks where we enjoyed hauled out Harbor Seals under the watchful eye of yet another mature Bald Eagle! It was then into the Strait of Juan de Fuca for our search for whales! At Hein Bank we found feeding Harbor Porpoise, swimming Harbor Seals, and hundreds of diving Rhinoceros Auklets. We then made our way to Salmon Bank where a Harbor Seal made an unusual appearance hauled out on a log in the middle of Salmon Bank!! Even though the conditions were picture perfect the whales were enjoying their day elsewhere! So each of our guests will get the opportunity to join us again to see whales for free! Although we didn't see whales we enjoyed a beautiful day out on the waters surrounding the San Juans watching as a Caspian Tern plunged into the water, Harbor Porpoise quickly rolling through the water, hundreds of feeding Rhinoceros Auklets, and female Common Murres swam on calm waters!! " - Naturalist Kate Janes
posted by Island Adventures Whale Report @ 7:29 PM
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