WHALES: Seen off West Seattle (update: false alarm)

1:32 PM: Thanks to Kersti Muul for the tip – a whale sighting west of Alki, closer to the Bainbridge Island side of the Sound. She says they’re not heading in any clear direction right now and that the type of whale – orcas or baleen – hasn’t yet been discerned either. But if you’re at the beach, with binoculars, take a look!

1:45 PM: Kersti says whale-spotters have since deduced this was a “false alarm” – waves from a ship.