Reports from the Field

It's a beautiful April morning out there. After a week of windy weather this comes as welcome relief.
Andaria is out on her morning kayak tour around Burrows Island and the report just came in that there are Orca whales just off shore on the west side of the island! This is the first time this season that we've been out there when the whales go by, hopefully they get a great look at them. Apparently the porpoise sighting have been incredible as well, with lots of small groups being seen in Burrows Pass and out by the lighthouse.
Orca whales are not the only large marine mammal that we have been fortunate to see these last few days. A large Gray whale has been repeatedly seen in and around Deception Pass. Just this morning one of our spotters saw it swimming east into the Narrows. It is likely moving back and forth between shallow areas off of the west side of Fidalgo Island (Anacortes) and Similk Bay on the south end.