7:58 AM: Thanks for the texted updates! Orcas are now reported to be southbound past the 4100 block of Beach Drive; we had an earlier report of some in Elliott Bay. Let us know if you see them!
8:18 AM: We have conflicting reports on direction so we’ll just amend this to “seen off West Seattle.”
8:26 AM: Thanks to Bruce Easter for the photo from the Elliott Bay sighting – added above.
We live in a north-facing house on the small hill behind the Alki Pt. lighthouse. At 7:25 we saw a group of 6-8 Orcas, including 2 adult males about 1/4 mile offshore, first headed NE (toward the grain elevators at the foot of Queen Anne), then turning north toward Pt. Wilson/Discovery Park. Several times the group dove, disappearing for several minutes (probably hunting).
Did anyone else think this was that famous Loch Ness Monster photo at first?
they are approaching golden gardens now, east side of channel, lots of breaching…big numbers, spread out. Most likely residents from last night.
They had a lot of feeding type behavior this morning…. Maybe they have found the fish that we have not. This is uncharacteristically early. Last year the date was October 2 when they first arrived here. Maybe they are doing a test run and will tell the others to come down!
Saw them! At least eight in the group right in front of me on beach drive this morn…were directly off shore hunting for quite a while, it seemed. Wow.
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