Weekly Whale Report: 09/21/26--09/27/26

Sep 28

2 min read

What do you call a singing group of whales? An orchestra! No other way to describe this week. But, wait! You can't forget the three humpbacks who stopped in for a visit on their way back from Alaska. Fall's in full swing, and we can't wait to see what next week brings.

Species Seen This Week

Across 13 tours this week, we encountered:

Killer whale - Total: 40

Humpback whale - Total: 4

Individual Whales Seen This Week

Killer Whale:

We encountered orcas 10 times and identified 40 individuals across 12 matrilines.

These included:

T19s
T36s
T37As
T37Bs
T41s
T49As
T49C
T60s
T65As
T69s
T109As
T137s

Humpback Whale:

We encountered 4 humpback whales across 5 tours and identified three of them.

These included:

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CRC-22818

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Photos From This Week:

Wed. 09/23/26--Orcas: T36s & T137A

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Left to right: T36B1A Maple, T36B4 Auk, & T36B2 Greenfelder

T36B3 Greenfelder, T36B1A Maple, & T36B4 Auk

Left to right: T36 Flapjack, T36B4 Auk (porpoising), & T137A Jack

Left to right: T36B4 Auk, T36B Tattertip, T137A Jack, T36B1A Maple

Thurs. 09/24/26--Orcas: T19s

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T19C Spouter, T19B Galiano, & mom T19 Nootka

Sat. 09/26/26 AM Tour--Orcas:

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Left to right: T41A2 Tree, T41A4 Cedar, & T69C Kye

Sat. 09/26/26 PM Tour--Orcas: T41s, T60s, & T69s

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Sun. 09/27/26--Humpback: CRC-22818; Orcas: T19s & T65A3

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