Sometimes the Prey Gets Away!

On June 20 we found the T124A pod near Whale Rocks at Cattle Pass from our Edmonds trip on the MV Saratoga. Shortly after arriving the pod went on the hunt, chasing a big Steller sea lion! The orcas slashed and lunged at the sea lion in a flurry of activity, and...

June 15, 2019: 3rd Annual Port Townsend Orca & Salmon Festival

Come to Fort Worden on June 15, 2019 to celebrate the iconic species of the Salish Sea, Orca & Salmon! The 3rd annual Port Townsend Orca & Salmon Festival takes place from 11am-3pm at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, where we will officially kick off...

May 25 Encounter with T101 Bigg’s Orcas & Dead Gray Whale

Trip Report and Photos provided by Photographer/PSE Naturalist Bart Rulon. On May 25, 2019, whale watching vessels from Puget Sound Express came across the T101 pod just west of Cultus Bay, south Whidbey Island. This is a unique Bigg’s orca (or transient) pod...

May Brings Lots of Variety

May has been a month full of wildlife variety!  The gray whales have continued to stay in our area a bit longer than usual, and we are seeing a bunch of new gray whales in the Salish Sea this year too.  Killer whales, especially the transient variety, continue to come...