8:03 AM: Ready for some Sunday whale-watching? Just got a call that southbound orcas are visible off Alki Point. Let us know if you see them!
8:39 AM: Still SB – see comments.
(Added: Photo by Robin Sinner, first posted in comment section)
10:50 AM: Thanks for all the updates! And for the visuals (adding)!
Watch SRW orcas off our Alki Beach this morning, full moon and fine fishing! @OrcaSOS @orcanetwork @jeffrey_ventre @SyTheAuthor @SylviaEarle @westmarginpress @westseattleblog @LyndaVMapes @MacKidsBooks @Voice_OT_Orcas @WendellMinor @Orion_Magazine pic.twitter.com/jtTmkJkB6j
— Brenda Peterson (@BrendaSPeterson) February 9, 2020
ADDED 3:37 PM: Adding more visuals.
(Thanks to Erin/Elton for sending the link to that video. Haven’t yet heard word of the orcas heading back northbound – please let us know if YOU have!)
ADDED 9:25 PM: Thanks to Kersti Muul for sharing some spectacular photos – here are three:
As she and others have noted, today’s visitors were transient orcas (Bigg’s Killer Whales), not the southern residents.
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