Weekly Whale Report: 09/28/26--10/04/26

It's not every day you see full grown adult male orcas porpoising out of the water! T65B1 Birdsall gave quite the show this week. The first week of October also brought us humpbacks, a minke whale, and even an elusive fur seal!

Species Seen This Week

Across 10 tours this week, we encountered:

Killer whale - Total: 48

Humpback whale - Total: 8

Minke whale - Total: 1

Individual Whales Seen This Week

Killer Whale:

We encountered orcas 10 times and identified 48 individuals across 13 matrilines.

These included:

• T19s

• T35As

• T36As

• T37As

• T37Bs

• T46Bs

• T49As

• T49C

• T60s

• T65A3

• T65Bs

• T109As

• T137s

  
  

Humpback Whale:

We encountered humpback whales across 4 tours. We identified 6 out of 8 of those humpbacks.

These included:

• Europa

• Frankenstein

• Greenie

• Nike

• Scrimmage

• HW--MN0510951

Minke Whale:

We encountered 1 minke whale and didn't get an identification.

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Photos From This Week:

Wed. 09/30/26--Orcas: T35s & T49As

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Left: T35A Lester with T35A5; Right: T35A3 Garnet & T35A4 Agate

T35A2 Topaz, T35A5, & T35A Lester

T35A Lester with new calf T35A5

Wed. 09/30/26--Orcas: T37Bs; Humpback: Unknown

Photo Credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

T37B (front) Harald with son T37B1 Lance

T37B1 Lance

Mom T37B Harald leading the way with son T37B1 Lance

T37B1 Lance

Thurs. 10/01/26--Orcas: T46Bs

Photo Credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

T46B6 Sol

T46B Raksha

T46B2 (right) Akela with daughter T46B2B (left) Takaya

Newest member, seven-month-old, T46B8 Pi

Thurs. 10/01/26--Orcas: T46Bs

Photo Credit: Naturalist Sam Wallace

T46B Raksha (left) with T46B8 Pi

T46B2Akela

T46B4 Quiver with sister T46B6 Sol

T46B4 Quiver with sister T46B7 Tala

T46B4 Quiver

T46B2 Akela (right) with 3-year-old calf T46B2b Takaya (left)

Fri. 10/02/26--Orcas: T19s, T65A3, & T65Bs

Photo Credit: Naturalist Sam Wallace

T19 Nootka

Left to right: T19B Galiano, T65B Chunk, & T19 Nootka

T65B2 Nettle with T19C Spouter

T19C Spouter tail slapping

T65B3 Rook with T65A3 Amir

T19C Spouter

T65B1 Birdsall with cousin T65A3 Amir

T19B Galiano

Sat. 10/03/26--Orcas: T37Bs & Humpbacks: Europa, Frankenstein, Nike, & Scrimmage

Photo Credit: Naturalist Katie Dunbar

Sat. 10/03/26--Orcas: T19s & T37Bs; Humpbacks: Europa, Frankenstein, Nike, & Scrimmage

Photo Credit: Naturalist Sam Wallace

Europa (left) & Frankenstein (right)

Europa

Frankenstein (left) & Europa (right)

T37B1 Lance with mom T37B Harald

T19C Spouter

Sun. 10/04/26--Orcas: T37A & T37A2, T49C, & T65Bs

Photo Credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

T37A Volker

T65B1 Birdsall

T65B2 Nettle

T65B2 Nettle

T65B1 Birdsall

T49C Neilson

T49C Neilson

Unknown Minke whale

Sun. 10/04/26--Orcas: T37A & T37A2, T49C, & T65Bs

Photo Credit: Naturalist Sam Wallace

T49C Neilson

T65B1 Birdsall (left) with T65B3 Rook (right)

T49C Neilson

T65B2 Netle with T37A2 Inky

Fur seal!