4:33 PM: We’ve been tracking reports all day that orcas were headed in this direction – spotted in the North Sound, then off Ballard’s Golden Gardens Park – and now Donna Sandstrom from The Whale Trail says they’re headed southbound toward Alki, albeit slowly. With a couple hours left till sunset, you might have a chance at a sighting!
6:19 PM UPDATE: Thanks for the updates (via the comments) – they really did make it this far south! (See our newer reports with photos.)
They are really spread out – from Bainbridge to Blake. They are pretty far west – Can see them with binoculars.
…and three are playing in the wake of the Gardenia Ace – big roro cargo ship that’s going north.
They’re out in the channel just about to north end of Blake Island now. Pretty spread out but putting on a pretty good show too!
Wow! HUGE group of them playing and putting on a show for us 5:30p Vashon water taxi commuters. They were very spread out. They were near SE Bainbridge around 5:45p. Just wow!!
just saw them from alki ave. just went past lighthouse. going south. still putting on a good show.
Several playing behind the Wallenius mid channel south end of Bainbridge right now! A sunset swim on this last day of ‘summer’?
Keep the reports coming – I had to go cover a community meeting :) so I’m personally living vicariously, although check back later for photos … TR
Watched them for a good half hour or more from Lowman Beach. Lots of cameras so you should be getting some photos soon.
Watched more than six of them just north of the ferry docks around 7:15!
Yikes, these orcas don’t eat seals. The locals eat fish. The transients eat seals. Per all the coverage I’ve seen all day from whale watchers and advocates, these are the locals. – TR
An amazing experience both at Me Kwa Mooks and Lowman Beach. Also loved the fact that so many people were out watching. Met some really interesting people today :)
Kate, I met a cool guy at Constellation park who told me if I ever move away, I will come back. “You’ll always come back to West Seattle.” And yeah, I can totally see that.
What a seriously awesome show of a dozen or more orcas in the hour or so before sunset, and hundreds of us bipeds watching from onshore. Love that so many peeps got a chance to see ’em. Now, everyone please be sure to post as they head back north again, I’d love an encore!!
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