Weekly Whale Report: 08/03/26-08/09/26

What an awesome week for whale watching! Orcas, humpacks, Steller sea lions, and even a minke whale! The first week of August rocked!

T77C Neftali--Photo credit: Photographer Holly Cannon

Species Seen This Week

Across 20 tours this week, we encountered:

Killer whale - Total: 33

Humpback whale - Total: 7

Minke whale - Total: 1

Individual Whales Seen This Week

Killer Whale:

We encountered orcas 17 times and identified 33 individuals across 10

These included:

• T19s

• T30s

• T36s

• T46s

• T65As

• T77s

• T100s

• T101s

• 124A2s

• T137s

Humpback Whale:

We encountered humpback whales 6 times.

These included:

• Aerie

• Divot & Calf

• Excalmation

• Scoop & Calf

• Scuttle

Minke Whale:

We encountered Trotsky the minke whale 1 time!

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Photos From This Week:

Tues. 08/04 AM--Orcas: T77C & T77E

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T77E Misneach

T77C Misneach

T77E Misneach (front) with brother T77C Neftali (back)

T77E Neftali

Dexter the sea otter

Tues. 08/04 PM--Orcas: T77C & T77E

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T77C Neftali

T77C Neftali

T77E Misneach

Tues. 08/04 PM--Orcas: T77C & T77E

Photo credit: Photographer Holly Cannon

T77C Neftali (left) & brother T77E Misneach (right)

T77C Neftali

T77C Neftali

T77C Neftali

T77C Neftali

T77C Neftali

T77C Neftali

Wed. 08/05 PM--Orcas: T137A & T36s

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T36B1 Bhotia one-year-old calf T36B1A Maple

T36B1 Bhotia one-year-old calf T36B1A Maple

T137A Jack

T137A Jack

Wed. 08/05 PM--Orcas: T137A & T36s

Photo credit: Naturalist Becca Humbracht

T36B Tattertip (left) with daughter T36B1 Bhotia (right)

T36B2 Greenfelder

T36B1A Maple with mom T36B1 Bhotia

Left to Right: T36B4 Auk with mom T36B Tattertip and sister T36B1 Bhotia

Matriarch and great grandmother T36 Flapjack

Thurs. 08/06 AM--Orcas: T137A & T36s

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Back--Left to right: T36B Tattertip & T137A Jack; Front--T36B4 Auk

T36B Tattertip with son T36B4 Auk

T36 Flapjack with grandson T36B4 Auk

Left to right: T36B1 Bhotia, T36B Tattertip, & T36B4 Auk

Thurs. 08/06 PM--Orcas: T46s

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T46F Loki & T46E Thor

T46E Thor

T122 Centeki & T46F Loki

T46E Thor

Fri. 08/07 AM--Orcas: T65As

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T65A2 Ooxjaa

T65A2 Ooxjaa

Left to right (by dorsals): Siblings T65A2 Ooxjaa, T65A4 Ellifrit, & T65A6 Callisto

Sat. 08/08 PM--Humpbacks: Scoop & Calf

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Sun. 08/09 AM--T36s & T100s

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Front orcas: T36B Tattertip with son T36B4 Auk

T36B4 Auk

Left to right: T36B2 Greenfelder, T36B Tattertip, & T36B4 Auk

T100 Laurel & T100F Estrella

T100C Laurel

T100C Laurel

Sun. 08/09 PM--T36s & T100s

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T137A Jack

T137A Jack

T36 Flapjack

T137A Jack

T36B1 Bhotia with son T36B1A Maple

Left to right: T36B1 Bhotia with daughter T36B1A Maple, T36B Tattertip with son T36B4 Auk, & T36B2 Greenfelder