A Fall Visit from Southern Resident Killer Whales
[Naturalist Sarah – 10/15/2017 – M/V Sea Lion – 12:00pm]
This time of year leaving the dock we don’t often have reports of whales or other wildlife when we leave the dock. Sunday was not one of those days! Just as we untied the boat, we received a report of killer whales on the west side of San Juan Island! We quickly transited north and around the north end of San Juan, and then down along the west side of the island.
We encountered the orcas just off of County Park. Usually during...