Anacortes Whale Watch

Highlights

Bigg's Killer Whales (T34s, T37s, T65As, T124Ds, T124A2s)
Harbor Seals
Steller Sea Lions
Bald Eagle Nest

June 8, 2025 | 10 AM and 3 PM Whale Watch

What a phenomenal morning we had in the Salish Sea! With reports far to the south, we pointed down Rosario Strait and angled down Whidbey Island, getting some amazing views of Deception Pass as we cruised. Just off the Marrowstone Point Lighthouse, south of Port Townsend, we met up with the report we’d received earlier, a T party of killer whales! In this party, the T34s, T37s, and members of the T65As were all present. It seemed as though this massive group was celebrating a meal as we got on scene, because we witnessed some amazing surface activity including tail slaps, head stands, and full breaches! The youngest member of this T party, little T34A2, born in 2024, showed off their phenomenal breaching abilities! We traveled with this group as they turned north and began a more predictable travel pattern. When we’d had plenty of amazing looks at this fantastic multi-family group, we pushed off scene and back up north, stopping at Williamson Rocks to check out some harbor seals and gulls. Cruising back into Guemes Channel, we had calm seas and warm sunshine.

We decided to switch gears from this mornings trip and follow reports from the north. Moving up the back side of Guemes, we traveled up Lummi Island and paused at Lummi Rocks to spot some harbor seals, pigeon guillemots, and an oyster catcher in the exposed intertidal zone. Pushing even further north, we met up with our earlier reported killer whales just north of Lummi Bay. Upon further investigation, we determined that this group was made up of the T124Ds and the T124A2s! With glassy calm conditions and lovely afternoon sunshine, spending time with these whales as they socialized, milled, and traveled together was an absolute treat. We even got to see a magnificent spy hop! Because we were so far north, we had to say goodbye to this group after lots of amazing looks and surface time. Cruising back down south, we paused for some sea lions resting on a channel marker off Sinclair Island as well as a bald eagle nest— the mated pair no where to be seen— on the back side of Guemes island. It was a peaceful and serene evening out on the water!

- Amy