Killer whales have been in and out of Puget Sound
November 17th, 2010 by cdunaganThe three pods of Southern Resident killer whales have been in
and out of Puget Sound the past few weeks, according to reports
from Orca
Network and the Center for Whale
Research.
Today, people began reporting sightings of the killer whales from the Bainbridge Island ferry before 9 a.m. Apparently, there were lots of orcas and spread out, as folks began seeing them about the same time in Seattle’s Elliott Bay, according to reports from Orca Network.
By 10:30 a.m.,they were between West Seattle and Vashon Island. They continued south and reached about the halfway point on Vashon Island about 12:30 p.m., when they turned around and headed back north, according to reports. Some whales may have continued south around the southern tip of Vashon Island and came back north through Colvos Passage, as five or six whales were spotted near the Southworth Ferry Terminal about 5 p.m.
Below are videos taken from news helicopters over Elliott Bay in the morning, top from KOMO-4 and bottom from KING-5.
Tags: Bainbridge Island, Center for Whale Research, Colvos Passage, Elliott Bay, killer whale, Orca Network, Puget Sound, Vashon Island, Washington State Ferries
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November 17th, 2010 at 10:25 am
My wife and I had the privilege of watching them all around are ferry yesterday going from Bambridge Island to Seattle. Awesome !!!