New Year’s Day orca visit

With everything else going on in the area, we have whales too – multiple tips indicate southern residents southbound and transients northbound off west-facing West Seattle.

8 Replies to "New Year's Day orca visit"

  • kjb January 1, 2025 (1:07 pm)

    Watching the orca right now and there is a small skiff with several folks on it that is literally on top of the orca. I hope they are NOAA folks, but I doubt it. 😡

    • WSB January 1, 2025 (1:36 pm)

      If it is researchers, the boat generally says RESEARCH very clearly on the side ….

    • Kersti Muul January 1, 2025 (6:16 pm)

      That’s NOAA 

      • IMHO January 1, 2025 (6:27 pm)

        Heartbreaking 💔 

  • Give them space, people!!! January 1, 2025 (2:07 pm)

    Seeing orcas on New Year’s Day is a sign of good luck to come for the year ahead!! I mean, if that’s not already on Wikipedia then one of us can just add it and it will be a thing from this day forth… Happy New Year, West Seattle!!

  • Kersti Muul January 1, 2025 (6:16 pm)

    Sadly, J35 is carrying her dead calf around again. Heartbreaking for her…Hers second ‘tour of grief’

    • KT January 1, 2025 (6:49 pm)

      Just heartbreaking…

    • Mark January 1, 2025 (8:01 pm)

      She’s telling us something.

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