West Seattle Whale Watch: Orcas in the area again!

10:58 AM: Thanks to the Orca Network and The Whale Trail for the tip: Orcas have been reported off Vashon, headed toward West Seattle. (If you missed last Sunday’s sightings, here are our reports with photos and with video, both thanks to Rick Rasmussen.) Let us know if you see ’em – we’re off to look too.

11:38 AM UPDATE: We couldn’t see anything from Me-Kwa-Mooks or Constellation Park, but The Whale Trail’s Donna Sandstrom says if you have good binoculars – they’re still closer to north Vashon (ferry dock area), so watching from West Seattle’s west-facing beaches in the Lincoln/Lowman area is probably your best bet right now.

3 Replies to "West Seattle Whale Watch: Orcas in the area again!"

  • rags February 9, 2012 (12:43 pm)

    I see 5 just south of Alki. Beautiful!

  • LyndaB February 9, 2012 (5:35 pm)

    Nuts, I always miss out! (pouting). :p

  • Donna, The Whale Trail February 10, 2012 (9:13 am)

    FYI – the whales who were here yesterday were southern residents! K pod and some Ls.
    –From Jeff Hogan’s photos, Dave Ellifrit from the Center for Whale Research was able to identify K21, K40, L84, and maybe K35, L100, and L2.
    –This is the same group recorded in a great video at Discovery Bay between Port Townsend and Sequim earlier this week.
    The southern residents have been unusually scarce in local waters this winter, so it’s especially great to have seen them here again!

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