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VIDEO: Orcas pass West Seattle, southbound

September 5, 2016 2:11 pm
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 |   Seen at sea | West Seattle news | Wildlife

2016-9-5-6856-4+ orcas in front of ferry
(Added late Monday afternoon – photo by Trileigh Tucker)

2:11 PM: Just got a report from Donna Sandstrom of The Whale Trail that orcas – transients, not the Southern Residents – are headed southbound toward Alki Point. And she says they’re reported to be close to this side of the water.

2:44 PM: As of a few minutes ago, an Orca Network sighting report had them near the Vashon ferry.

3:14 PM: Just tweeted by @corybe – the video below, showing the orcas still heading southbound, closer to the Vashon shore, seen from the Fauntleroy-bound ferry:

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4 Replies to "VIDEO: Orcas pass West Seattle, southbound"

  • Jf September 5, 2016 (3:00 pm)

    Which way are they headed? Towards Alki?

    • WSB September 5, 2016 (3:14 pm)

      They were continuing southwest at last report, and if they’ve continued that way since Vashon, that would mean they’d be passing Burien before long. Just as I write this, an old friend tweeted video of them, seen from the Fauntleroy-bound ferry but still definitely headed southbound a lot closer to the Vashon shore, so you’d need binoculars. I’m adding the video. – TR

  • waikikigirl September 5, 2016 (3:31 pm)

    WSB…wow how many are there??? looked like 6 of them!!! 

    Also do you know what became of  that one that was missing a few weeks back?

  • Debbie McCane September 5, 2016 (3:56 pm)

    i can’t seem to get the video to play…  :(

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