Weekly Whale Report: 10/05/26-10/11/26

Humpback season may be winding down, but you wouldn't know it by this past week! The first week of October brought us four humpbacks, including Nike (seen above) and twenty orcas. Fall is flourishing, that's for sure!

Species Seen This Week

Across 13 tours this week, we encountered:

Killer whale - Total: 20

Humpback whale - Total: 4

Individual Whales Seen This Week

Killer Whale:

We encountered orcas 4 times and identified 20 individuals across 4 matrilines.

These included:

• T19s

• T46Bs

• T49As

• T50B1 & T50D

Humpback Whale:

We encountered humpback whales 4 times and identified all four seen.

These included:

• Greenie

• Nike

• Raptor

• Stitch

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Photos From This Week:

Tues. 10/06/26--Orcas: T46Bs

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T46B Raksha (let) with son T46B4 Quiver

Left to right: T46B4 Quiver, T46B3A Maple, & T46B Raksha

T46B3A Maple

T46B2 Akela with calf T46B2B Takaya

Wed. 10/07/26--Humpbacks: Nike & Stitch

Photo credit: Naturalist Katie Dunbar

Thurs. 10/08/26--Orcas: T19s, T49As, T50D, T50B1

Photo Credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

T49A Nan, T50D Lyrical, & T50B1 Blakeslee

T19C Spouter with brohter T19B Galiano

T50B1 Blakeslee

T49A3 Nat

Sat. 10/10/26--Orcas: T19s

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T19C Spouter with mom T19 Nootka

T19 Nootka

T19B Galiano

T19B Galiano

T19B Galiano

Sun. 10/11/26--Humpback: Raptor

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor