Weekly Whale Report: 08/10/26-08/16/26

Summer is ramping up and August is flying by. This week we saw spyhopping orcas, fluking humpbacks, and calves of both species! What a week!

Species Seen This Week

Across 22 tours this week, we encountered:

Killer whale - Total: 38

Humpback whale - Total: 3

Individual Whales Seen This Week

Killer Whale:

We encountered orcas 19 times and identified 38 individuals across 11 matrilines.

These included:

• T2

• T19s

• T35s

• T46Bs

• T49As

• T60s

• T63 & T65

• T69s

• T73As

• T77s

• T100s

Humpback Whale:

We encountered humpback whales 5 times and identified 3 out of 4 humpbacks.

These included:

• Aerie

• Stitch

• 2025 Calf of Kappa

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Photos From This Week:

Wed. 08/12/26--Orcas: T46Bs

Photo Credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T46B4 Quiver spyhopping

T46B Raksha with calf T46B8 Pi

T46B Raksha with calf T46B8 Pi

T46B2 Akela with calf T46B2B Takaya

T46B2 Akela

Dexter the sea otter

Thurs. 08/13/26--Orcas: T19s

Photo Credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T19B Galiano with mom T19 Nootka

T19B Galiano

T19B Galiano

T19B Galiano

T19B Galiano with mom T19 Nootka

T19B Galiano with mom T19 Nootka and brother T19C Spouter

Fri. 08/14/26 AM Tour--Orcas: T100s

Photo Credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

T100F Estrella

T100F Estrella

T100F Estrella

Fri. 08/14/26 PM Tour--Orcas: T49As

Photo Credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T49A3 Nat

T49A3 Nat, T49A Nan with calf T49A7 Nimbus, & T49A4 Neptune

T49A3 Nat with T49A Nan and T49A4 Neptune

Sat. 08/15/26 AM Tour--Orcas: T19s

Photo Credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T19C Spouter with mom T19 Nootka and brother T19B Galiano

T19C Spouter with mom T19 Nootka and brother T19B Galiano

T19C Spouter

Sat. 08/15/26 AM Tour

Photo Credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

T19 Nootka with son T19C Spouter

T19B Galiano

Sat. 08/15/26 AM Tour--Orcas: T19s

Photo Credit: Naturalist Ethan Anderson

T19B Galiano

T19 Nootka with son T19B Spouter

T19B Galiano

Sat. 08/15/26 PM Tour--Humpback: 2025 Calf of Kappa

Photo Credit: Naturalist Ethan Anderson

Sat. 08/15/26 PM Tour--Orcas: T19s

Photo Credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T19C Spouter

T19C Spouter

T19B Galiano

T19C Spouter with mom T19 Nootka

Sun. 08/16/26 AM Tour--Humpback: Aerie

Photo Credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

Sun. 08/17/26 AM Tour--Orcas: T60s

Photo Credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

T60D Onca with brother T60E Lynx

T60D Onca with brother T60E Lynx

T60D Onca with brother T60E Lynx

Sun. 08/16/26 PM Tour--T19s, TT49As, T35As

Photo Credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

T19B Galiano

T19B Galiano

T35A1 Opal with unnamed calf T35A1A

T49A3 Nat

T49A Nan with calf T49A7 Pi, T49A3 Nat (front) and T49A4 Neptune

Sun. 08/16/26 PM Tour--T19s & T35s

Photo Credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T19C Spouter

T19C Spouter

T19C Spouter

T35A1 Opal with unnamed calf T35A1A

Sun. 08/17/26 PM Tour--Orcas: T19s

Photo Credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

T19C Spouter

T19B Galiano

T19B Galiano with mom T19 Nootka

T19C Spouter