Weekly Whale Report: 06/08/26--06/14/26

T123A Stanley; Photo Credit: Naturalist Becca Humbracht

Species Seen This Week

Killer Whale - Total: 20

Humpback Whale - Total: 5

Gray Whale - Total: 2

Individual Whales Seen This Week

Killer Whale:

We encountered orcas 14 times and identified 20 individuals across 8 matrilines.

These included:

• T46Bs

• T68s

• T68C3s

• T69As

• T100s

• T123s

• T124A2s

• T124A4s

Humpback Whale:

We encountered humpback whales 3 times. Of the 5 individuals seen, we identified 4.

These included:

• Anvil

• Gretzky

• Strike

Gray Whale:

We encountered gray whales 6 times. Of the 2 gray whales seen, 1 was unidentified and the other we have nicknamed Paul.

Highlights from Anacortes Whale Watching Tours

Breaching humpbacks, fluking gray whales, and a Stellar sea lion with evidence of a recent orca attack. What a week!

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Photos from 06/08/26--06/14/26:

Mon. June 8th, PM Tour--Orcas: T123s; Humpback: Gretzky

Photo Credit: Naturalists Becca Humbracht

Humpback Gretzky showing off his fluke

T123A, Stanley with T 123D, Darcy

Wed. June 10th, PM Tour--Orcas: T123s; Unidentified Gray whale

Photo Credit: Naturalist Becca Humbracht

An unidentified Gray whale fluking

Stanley, T123A

Fri. June 12th, AM tour--Orcas: T123s

Photo Credit: Sophia Madden

T123A Stanley

Fri. June 12th, PM tour--Orcas: T123s

Photo Credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Matriarch T123 Sidney with daughter T123C Lucky

T123C Lucky with brother T123A Stanley

Sat. June 13th, AM tour--Orcas: T68s, T68Cs, T69s

Photo Credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

T68A Ken swimming in front of Mount Baker

T68 Yakataga, T68C3 Jacobsen, and T68A Ken

T68C3 Jacobsen with calf T69C3A and T68A Ken

T68C3 Jacobsen with calf T68C3A

T68A Ken

T69A4 Nasuk with T68A Ken

Sat. June 13th, PM tour--Orcas: T68s, T68Cs, T69s

Photo Credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T68C1 Sila, T69A4 Nasuk, & T68A Ken

T68C3A (calf of Jacobsen), T68C3 Jacobsen, & T68A Ken

T68C3 Jacobsen with calf T68C3A

T68A, Ken

Sun. June 14th, PM tour--Orcas: T100s; Humpbacks: Anvil, Strike, & unidentified

Photo credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T100C Laurel

T100C Laurel swimming in front of Mount Baker

Strike the humpback

Anvil the humpback