Weekly Whale Report: 7/20/26--7/26/26

Species Seen This Week

Across 24 tours this week, we encountered:

Killer whale - Total: 12

Humpback whale - Total: 10

Minke whale - Total: 2

Individual Whales Seen This Week

Killer Whale:

We encountered orcas 15 times and identified 12 individuals across 5 matrilines.

These included:

• T30A & T30C

• T38C & T38E

• T77C & T77E

• T100s

• T100Bs

Humpback Whale:

We encountered humpback whales 12 times and identified 9 out of 10 humpbacks

These included:

• Hemlock

• Trident

• Tsuga

• Scratchy

• Stitch

• Zig-Zag

• Zephyr

• Calf of Smiley

• CRC-23332 (no nickname given)

Minke Whale:

We encountered 2 minke whales.

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Photos From This Week:

Mon. AM 07/20/26--Humpback: Zephyr

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Mon. PM 07/20/26--Humpback: Scratchy

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Tues. 07/21/26--Humpback: 2025 calf of Smily; Orcas: T100s

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Left to right: T100 Hutchins, T100F Estrella, & T100C Laurel

T100C Laurel

T100C Laurel with mom and sister

Fri. AM 07/24/26 BIRD TOUR

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Fri. AM 07/24/26--Orca: T100C Laurel

Photo credit: Naturalist Ethan Anderson

Fri. PM 07/24/26--Orcas: T100s

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T100F Estrella

T100F Estrella

T100C Laurel

Sat. 07/25/26--Humpback: CRC-23332 [1.5 years old, no nickname]

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

Sun. AM 07/26/26--Orcas: T30A & T30C

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T30A Sequoia

Left to right: T30C Salix with brother T30A Sequoia

T30A Salix

Sun. PM 07/26/26--Humpback: CRC-23332 [1.5 years old, no nickname]

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor