Weekly Whale Watch Report: 06/22/26--06/28/26

Whales in Anacortes WA: Who We Saw

Species Seen This Week

Killer Whale - Total: 50

Humpback Whale - Total: 1

Gray Whale - Total: 1

Individual Whales Seen This Week

Killer Whale:

We encountered orcas 24 times and identified 50 individuals across 15 matrilines.

These included:

• T2Cs

• T34s

• T37s

• T46C2

• T49As

• T49Bs

• T50D

• T65As

• T65Bs

• T75Bs

• T77s

• T100s

• T123s

• T124A2s

• 125A + 128

Humpback Whale:

We encountered humpback whales twice this week. Both time the humpback was identified as Gretzky.

Gray Whale:

We encountered Paul the gray whale 10 times.

Highlights from Anacortes Whale Watching Tours

In addition to whales, our guests also enjoyed sightings of several other iconic Pacific Northwest species, including Stellar sea lions, harbor seals, and our local celebrity, elephant seal, Elsie Mae.

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Photos from this week:

06/21/26--Orcas: T46Bs, T49C

Photo credit: Naturalist Becca Humbracht

Future mayor of Anacortes, elephant seal Elsie Mae

T46B3 Sedna & T49C Neilson

T46B2 Akela

T49C Neilson

06/21/26--Orcas: T46Bs & T49C

Photo credit: Naturalist Sophia Madden

T46B3 Sedna

Left to Right: T46B4 Quiver, T46B7 Tala, T46B8 Pi, T46B Raksha

T46B2B Takaya (front) with uncle T46B4 Quiver (left) and grandma T46B Raksha (right)

T46B2 Akela

06/22/26--Orcas: T2Cs

Photo credit: Naturalist Becca Humbracht

T2C6 Yukon

T2C1 Rocky with T2C Lucy and T2C6 Yukon

T2C1 with T2C and T2C6

T2C1 Rocky

06/23/26--Orcas: T123s

Photo Credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T123D Darcy in front of Mount Baker

T123A Stanley with mom T123 Sidney

T123A Stanley with sister T123D Darcy and mom T123 Sidney

T123C Lucky with brother T123A Stanley and mom T123 Sidney

06/27/26--Orcas: T49As, T49Bs, T50

Photo credit: Naturalist Becca Humbracht

T49B

T49A Nan with T49A3 Nat

T49A7 Nimbus

T49B5 (unnamed) and T49B3 CharChar

T49B3 CharChar

06/27/26--Orcas: T49As, T49Bs, T50

Photo credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T49A4 Neptune with siblings

T49A3 Nat with brother Charlie II

T49A3 Nat

Four-year-old T49A6 Charlie II and three-month-old T49A7 Nimbus

06/28/26--Orcas: T46Bs, T75Bs, T77 & T77D

Photo Credit: Naturalist Megan MacGregor

T46B Raksha, T46B8 Pi, T46B4 Quiver

T75B Pebbles

Left to Right: T75B4 Petra, T75B2 Fifi, T77D Alcyon, T75B Pebbles, T77 Asja

T75B4 Petra, T77 Asja, T75B Pebbles

T46B2B Takaya