Anacortes Whale Watch  Highlights: Bigg's killer whales  Bonaparte's gulls Harbor seals Steller sea lions  Bald eagles  Mouflon sheep  April 28, 2024 --11 AM Whale Watch As torrents of rain plunged from the sky we headed out into the Salish Sea. With drought warnings in effect, the rains were a welcome change from the pollen-filled air, and the light gray waters were prime for spotting wildlife.  Our first stop was at Pointer Island which was surrounded by Bonaparte's gulls and had a nice pocket of harbor seals on the northeast side. We headed on an inner isl ..read more

Anacortes Whale Watch  Highlights: Bigg's killer whales  Bonaparte's gulls  Bald eagles and nest! Sea stars  April 27, 2024 --11 AM Whale Watch What a day for Bigg’s killer whales! We had the pleasure of visiting with sixteen of these remarkable individuals today, four family groups in total!  It started with the T36As just west of Toehead Island. This family of six led us down Rosario Strait, booking it with the ebb tide. Shoutout to Captain Trevor for the find! They led us all the way to Bird Rocks where harbor seals were hauled out and eyeing their approaching ..read more

Anacortes Whale Watch  Highlights: Humpback whales (Big Mama & companion)  Steller sea lions  Bald eagles Mouflon sheep  Fallow deer April 25, 2024 --11 AM Whale Watch What a moody Pacific Northwest day. It was so refreshing and calming. With rain washing the pollen from the skies as we arrived at the marina this morning, we turned on the heaters in both cabins and started brewing some hot cocoa for the adventure to come. The showers continued on and off throughout the trip, but the winds calmed more and more the further north we went. We started the day by searchin ..read more

Anacortes Whale Watch  Highlights: Bigg's killer whales (T49As, T18, & T19B) Gray whale  Steller sea lions  Harbor seals Bald eagles April 21, 2024 --11 AM Whale Watch Double header!!! We were fortunate enough to visit with both orcas and grays today, in addition to many other exciting species. The trip started with a thorough search of Bellingham Bay, where we have had good luck with whale activity of late. After circumnavigating Eliza Island, some sharp-eyed passengers spotted blows. It turned out to be our gray whale friend that we saw on 4.17.2024, whose ID remains a ..read more

Anacortes Whale Watch  Highlights: Bigg's killer whales  Gray whale Harbor seals  Steller sea lions April 20, 2024 --11 AM Whale Watch Report coming soon..  To purchase these amazing photos and more, click here! To experience this yourself, visit us out of Anacortes! Book Now ..read more

Anacortes Whale Watch  Highlights: Bigg's (T49A's and T19B) Bald eagles Steller sea lions Harbor seals April 19, 2024 --11 AM Whale Watch With the tulip festival in full swing and clouds of pollen smothering the valley, there is no better place to be than on the Salish Sea. Before we even left the marina we had a very close fly over from an adult bald eagle. We headed out of Cap Sante and began our search, passing a common loon and many cormorants as we made our way toward bigger water. Our search took us south toward the Strait of Juan de Fuca where we came across a Steller sea lion te ..read more

Anacortes Whale Watch  Highlights: Bigg's killer whales  Gray whale Steller sea lions Harbor seals April 17, 2024 --11 AM Whale Watch Report coming soon ..read more

Anacortes Whale Watch  Highlights: Bigg's killer whales (T65A's) Harbor seals  Steller sea lions  Bald eagles  April 14, 2024 --11 AM Whale Watch With early morning reports far to the north and far to the south we had a heavy coin to flip and a big choice to make. Cruising out of Guemes Channel we turned south and made our way to Williamson Rocks. We stopped for a bit to enjoy all the wildlife that was out on this breezy morning. An adult bald eagle was perched atop the island and lots of harbor seals were on the rocks below. Just beyond the wildlife sanctuary, we spott ..read more

Anacortes Whale Watch  Highlights: Bigg's killer whales (T49A's) Harbor seals  Sea otter Bald eagles  Steller sea lions April 13, 2024 --11 AM Whale Watch With an early report coming in from Friday Harbor we headed out into a beautiful day on the Salish Sea. Our first stop was Bird Rocks where we found some harbor seals and a bald eagle. Continuing south with the northerly winds, we swung into Colville Island and found a few more harbor seals. As we cruised west from there the winds continued to die down and soon we approached Whale Rocks which was very active today. Dozens ..read more

Anacortes Whale Watch  Highlights: Bigg's killer whales (T99's, T124D's, T100's, and T87) Bald eagles Harbor seals  Steller sea lions April 11, 2024 --11 AM Whale Watch Island Adventures gets all the gold stars today, for finding not one, but two separate groups of Bigg’s killer whales! Our whale encounters started near Eastern Bank, where I sighted a towering dorsal fin quickly slice through a nearby current line. It turned out to be Harbeson, T87, the oldest known male in the west coast Bigg’s population! He wowed us with some tail slaps and a breach, making the crew wonder if ..read more