Just got a text that up to six transient killer whales are visible from Alki right now, and heading “north into Elliott Bay.” (Transients are the non-resident orcas whose prey includes other marine mammals; residents are the members of the three Puget Sound-based J, K, and L pods, who eat fish.) Please let us know if you see them – we’ll be looking too, but don’t always have the best of luck!
A friend and I were walking along Alki Beach and I caught them out of the corner of my eye! They were a little ways out but it was really neat to see! I moved here from St. Louis in October so this was quite the treat for me!
This is probably a stupid question but is there an easy way for the novice whale watcher to know if they are resident or transient?
Here’s one thing I found – more about how they travel and of course about what they eat:
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http://www.ptmsc.org/resident_transient_orcas.html
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I am running out of HQ for an errand but on return will see if I can flag Donna from The Whale Trail to this thread – she will probably have a better answer :) – TR
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