12:05 PM: Southern Resident Killer Whales – reportedly from K-Pod – have been reported in central Puget Sound the past two days – late yesterday, coming up from Point Defiance, but not in time for pre-sunset whale watching here, and today Donna Sandstrom from The Whale Trail tells us there are reports of orcas heading southbound ‘fast,’ off Edmonds at last report. That doesn’t mean they’ll make it all the way here but we’re publishing an early alert for starters. Updates if/when we get them.

1:52 PM: We’ve just heard from Kersti Muul, who says the whales have entered Elliott Bay, passing West Point, and that the new K-Pod baby is with them.

2:16 PM: Donna says they’re “now past Discovery Park moving quickly south ., spread out in small groups across the Sound …should be visible from Alki looking north within half an hour – 45 minutes.” She’ll be at Alki Point (Constellation Park) or Emma Schmitz Overlook (across from Me-Kwa-Mooks) with binoculars to share.

3:12 PM: The photo is courtesy of a texter who’s out on the water, reporting the whales are “southbound almost to Alki Point, mid-channel,” and also confirming that the baby is with them.

6:11 PM: Too dark for whale-watching now, but thanks to Jamie Kinney for the photo added above, showing whales and mountains late in the day!