[Thursday, 6/14/18 – M/V Kittiwake – 10:00AM – Naturalist Erick] This Thursday, Captain Gabe and I took a charter group out for someone’s 45th birthday! We took this family on an adventure to go look for some whales and other great...
You probably hear oyster catchers before spotting them on any given day, but starting early spring into their breeding season, these guys will get even louder and protective over their rocks. You will hear a loud, ringing whistle that is easily heard above the sounds...
[Naturalist Sarah – 02/07/2018 – M/V Sea Lion – 01:00pm Charter] Today marked our first trip from Friday Harbor of 2018! In preparation for a charter later this summer we hosted a small group aboard M/V Sea Lion on a short two-hour charter to check out...
Saturday, November 11 – MV Sea Lion – Noon As the M/V Sea Lion made its way out of Friday Harbor on this blustery November Saturday there was radio silence on whale sightings in the Salish Sea. With thoughts of circumnavigating Orcas Island, territory that hadn’t yet...
Sunday, October 29 — M/V Sea Lion — 12:00 Noon: Heading out of Friday Harbor on this autumnal day, the M/V Sea Lion turned south towards a report of Bigg’s killer whales off San Juan Island. After a short ride, we found ourselves at Whale Rocks near Cattle...
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