Island Adventures Whale Report

Follow our adventures from wherever you are! Our whale reports include detailed accounts and highlight photos from every excursion. Check out our latest tours or deep dive into our reports that date back to 2007!

Island Adventures 9/17/26 Island Adventures 9/17/26

September 17, 2026

T65B's (Chunk, Birdsall, Nettle, Rook)
Harbor seals
Stellar sea lions
Pelagic and Brandt’s cormorants
Great Blue Herons

Island Adventures 9/16/26 Island Adventures 9/16/26

September 16, 2026

Bigg’s killer whales: T60 brothers & T123s
Steller sea lions
Harbor seals
Common murres
Harbor porpoises

Island Adventures 9/15/26 Island Adventures 9/15/26

September 15, 2026

Humpback Whale: "Aerie" CRC-17560
Steller Sea Lions
Mouflon Sheep
Common Murres
Harlequin Ducks

Island Adventures 9/14/26 Island Adventures 9/14/26

September 14, 2026

Bigg's killer whales (T60s & T59A4)
Steller sea lions
Harbor seals
Common murres

Island Adventures 9/13/26 Island Adventures 9/13/26

September 13, 2026

Bigg's killer whales (T109As)
Steller sea lion
Harbor seals
Common murres

Island Adventures 9/12/26 Island Adventures 9/12/26

September 12, 2026

Bigg's killer whales (T60D & T60E)
Harbor seals
Cormorants & gulls
Bald eagle

Island Adventures 9/10/26 Island Adventures 9/10/26

September 10, 2026

Bigg's killer whales (T65Bs)
Tufted puffins!
Steller sea lions
Harbor seals

Island Adventures 9/9/26 Island Adventures 9/9/26

September 9, 2026

Bigg's killer whales
Tufted puffins
Steller sea lion eating a skate

Island Adventures 9/8/26 Island Adventures 9/8/26

September 8, 2026

Humpback CRC-22840
Minke whale at Hein Bank
Glass calm seas
Lots of bird life

Island Adventures 9/7/26 Island Adventures 9/7/26

September 7, 2026

Bigg's killer whales (T49As & T19s)
Steller sea lions
Harbor seals
Common loon!

Island Adventures 9/6/26 Island Adventures 9/6/26

September 6, 2026

Bigg's killer whales (T65Bs)
Harbor seals

Island Adventures 9/5/26 Island Adventures 9/5/26

September 5, 2026

Bigg's killer whales (T19s, T65A3)
Harbor seals
Steller sea lions
Sea otter eating massive sea urchin!

Island Adventures 9/4/26 Island Adventures 9/4/26

September 4, 2026

Bigg's killer whale (T65A3 Amir)
Steller sea lions
Harbor seals

Island Adventures 9/3/26 Island Adventures 9/3/26

September 3, 2026

Bigg's killer whale T-Party
Harbor seals
Steller sea lions
Turkey vulture

Island Adventures 9/1/26 Island Adventures 9/1/26

September 1, 2026

Bigg's killer whales
Sea lions
Harbor seals

Island Adventures 8/31/26 Island Adventures 8/31/26

August 31, 2026

Bigg's killer whales (T49A2 and T65A3)
Steller sea lions
Harbor seals
Nazca Booby!
Horned puffin
Tufted puffins

Island Adventures 8/30/26 Island Adventures 8/30/26

August 30, 2026

Bigg's killer whales (T99s with T37A4)
Steller sea lions
Harbor seals
Mouflon sheep
Bald eagles

Island Adventures 8/29/26 Island Adventures 8/29/26

August 29, 2026

Biggs killer whales: T100s, T101s, T60s, T37A4, T99s
Steller sea lion
Harbor seals
Common murres
Sabine’s gull!
Red-necked phalaropes

Island Adventures 8/28/26 Island Adventures 8/28/26

August 28, 2026

Bigg's killer whales (T100s, T101s)
Sea otter
Steller sea lions
Harbor seals
Bald eagles

Island Adventures 8/27/26 Island Adventures 8/27/26

August 27, 2026

Bigg's Killer whales (T99s, T37A4)
Steller sea lions
Harbor seals
Bald eagles
Turkey vultures