WEST SEATTLE WHALE-WATCHING: Orcas, visible from here!

10:12 AM: Jeff Hogan of Killer Whale Tales just called to report orcas visible southbound off Me-Kwa-Mooks [map], shortly after a texter told us that Orca Network reported orca sightings in the past hour off Bainbridge Island. We’re grabbing the binoculars to head down for a look.

10:45 AM: Some are visible off Blake, some further north and south. We are with Jeff and other watchers toward the south end of Emma Schmitz Overlook. Whitecaps on the Sound are making viewing a bit challenging.

11 AM: Jeff and Kersti Muul are still watching from the south end of Emma Schmitz – the whales are close to the other side of the Sound. We have to move on.

12:13 PM: Kersti reports in a comment that they’re still southbound, south of the Fauntleroy ferry lane now.

1:16 PM: An update from Jeff – before 1 pm, the whales were visible from Dilworth on Vashon [map], then turned northbound: “Probably K pod.”

2:09 PM: Still northbound, according to a texter who also says the whales have been confirmed as K-Pod, and according to Claire’s comment below.

3:09 PM: Brittany says via Twitter that they’re visible from Constellation Park with binoculars.

5 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE WHALE-WATCHING: Orcas, visible from here!"

  • Kersti Muul November 19, 2017 (12:13 pm)

    South of Fauntleroy ferry now mid channel. Still SB

    • WSB November 19, 2017 (12:16 pm)

      Thank you for the update!

  • Jason Bell November 19, 2017 (1:21 pm)

    They’ve flipped northbound at Dilworth as of 12:42.

  • Claire November 19, 2017 (2:03 pm)

    Orcas sighted from Vashon ferry at 1:45 between Fauntleroy and Vashon, heading north.

  • Kersti Muul November 19, 2017 (2:37 pm)

    I was thinking this was scoter (k25) when we were at me kwa mooks

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