🩵🤍 🩶 Thu, Apr 30 Orca wise I It’s been a quiet couple of days inland Puget Sound since Monday’s Deception Passage loveliness, but orcas will return. Meanwhile, gray whales hold a presence feeding throughout the Whidbey Basin. 📸 Bigg’s from the Deception Pass Bridge. By Jami Cantrel 4/27. #psws

💚 Wed, Apr 29 The plethora of images & videos being shared from Monday's Deception Pass Bigg's gathering (21 orcas) are stunning. That event was truly one of the most profoundly beautiful of whale gatherings witnessed in that magical place. 📸 By Jami Cantrell taken from atop the bridge. #psws

🌊🩵🌊 Tue, Apr 28 A beautiful happening yesterday when many matrilines of Bigg’s orcas (mammal-eating type) spent hours east of Deception Pass Bridge socializing. Eventually, they swam west under the bridge together, leaving humans in awe. 📸 A peek from atop the bridge by Rachel Haight 4/27. #psws

🧚💚 Mon, Apr 27 At least 10 grays (Sounders, newbies &/or stragglers) remain to for forage inland Puget Sound waterways. Typically the Sounders stay thru to mid-May, but it will be interesting to see who, if any stay into summer. 📸 Gray whale diving in Port Susan. By Thomas McKane 04/26. #psws

☀️🐳🌿 Sun, Apr 26 To awake to sunshine knowing whales are near & absorbing the particular beauty that is spring in the PNW is a gift. Yesterday, lovely gray whales plowed waterways in search of little crustaceans 🦐. Orcas present too further north. 📸 T419s S Admiralty by Jill Hein 4/24. #psws

🛩️ 🤍 Sat, Apr 25 Lovely day so far! Yesterday: T65A3 back to solo-journeying; T419s Kingston to up Admiralty; grays 356 & 383 foraging around Possession Pt area. 📸 Aerodynamic orca; forward lunge sequence when T90s, T167A & T167B moved up Agate Passage. By Jason Luc 4/21 from the bridge. #psws

🦋💠🦋 Fri, Apr 24 Our new beloveds returned inland Puget Sound proper yesterday! The T419s, once a mystery (& still some), glided down Admiralty as the T90s, T65A3 & others headed up the Inlet. Looking forward to a lovely sunny exquisite PNW day & weekend. 📸 T420 by Jill Hein 4/18. #psws

♥️🤍🖤 Thu, Apr 23 April is a sweet month, especially sweet this year w/the presence of rare orcas; 1st the T419s enchanted us for a month & now siblings T167A & T167B do so too, remaining in Puget Sound thru night. (♥️ that T65A3 Amir found them & the 90s) 📸 T419s on 4/18. By Jill Hein. #psws

💦☔️💦 Wed, Apr 22 PNW rains have returned, hopefully soon orcas do too as it appeared the group was possibly heading out yesterday. Meanwhile, we revel in the grays who remain: Little Patch & Stardust plus others were seen this week. 📸 Orca spyhops as the sun settles in. By Jason Luc 4/20. #psws

💚🖤 Tue, Apr 21 More rare friends came by yesterday: siblings T167A & B were traveling w/T90s down Puget Sound. So far as we can find, this was just 167s 2nd time documented inland Puget Sound (1st was 2017). Lots of gray whales too, not all happy... 📸 T90s & fin of T167A by Jason Luc 4/20. #psws

🧚🐦‍⬛ Mon, Apr 20 Though they've moved out of Puget Sound proper, the T419s have stuck around just to the north. Inland, an orca in Hood Canal, poss. Amir looking for his fam. And, Sounder grays continue to feed while stragglers try to find their way. 📸 T419 during a hunt. By Jill Hein 4/18. #psws

🌱 🌸 🌤️ Sun, Apr 19 We awake to another lovely PNW day w/whales & sunshine, blossoms & buds unfurling; a special time of year. Yesterday, orcas & plethora of grays. Minkes & a humpback reported too, but no photo confirmation for them. 📷 Another view of T46B2B Takaya by Elise Lipinski 4/10. #psws

🍃🏔️ Sat, Apr 18 Fills up our senses when sunshine hovers over this beautiful place we live, that & whales. Yesterday: 💚T65A3 Amir traveling in North Puget Sound; T419s moving down W Whidbey; grays around the Whidbey Basin, W Whidbey & Bremerton. 📷 Iconic Seattle scene - Audrey Gao, Jan 9. #psws

🩵 ⛅ 🧚Fri, Apr 17 Gray whales continue to inhabit many areas of Puget Sound: Sounders feed in/around the Whidbey Basin; stragglers/unknowns come in search, but end up in other places. 📸 Gray off Diamond Pt - John Trubiano 4/14. 📸 Gray flukes under the Manette Bridge - Lori Vincent 4/16. #psws

⚡🌪️⚡Thu, Apr 16 Yesterday's thunderstorm, which produced an impressive waterspout btwn Bainbridge & downtown Seattle, made for dynamic whale watching! The T46Bs moved up & down Possession Sound, hopefully they spent another night. 📸 Little T46B2B Takaya. By Elise Lipinski 4/10 (frame grab). #psws

☔🌬️🌊 Wed, Apr 15 Yesterday, through a mighty wind, the T100s navigated Vashon Island, traveling down East Passage in the morn, then up Colvos where upon exiting they stalled to hunt. Meanwhile, a pod of orcas showed up northbound in upper Hood Canal. 📸 T100C Laurel by Jason Cook 4/14. #psws

♥️🤍🖤 Tue, Apr 14 One month ago little babe T46B8 "Pi" was seen for the 1st time; ♥️ this squishy adorable little orca. As of yesterday, the T46Bs remained inland as did the T419s who entered Admiraltynorthbound. Did they stay or did they go? 📸 Little T46B8 Pi. By Charlie Stanley 4/12. #psws

💙🖤 Mon, Apr 13 Yesterday, the T419s decided to exit S Puget Sound & headed up Colvos Passage; T46Bs went north, SE, north, & again south. Did either family stay? Let's 👀 who today brings. 📸 Spyhop, 22 minutes after sunset; member of T46Bs off Pt Robinson. By Hongming Zheng, Sat 4/11. #psws

✨💛✨ Sun, Apr 12 Yesterday: the T46Bs traveled down Puget Sound tightly grouped w/new babe Pi tucked in; the T419s continued their prolonged stay in southern Sound; & beloved gray whales hunkered in up north munching on ghost 🦐. 📷 T46Bs just south of Whidbey Island, by Charlie Stanley 4/11. #psws

🐬 Sat, Apr 11 - Orcas in Haro Strait 15:45 - T090’s southbound at Kellet Bluff. Keep Your eyes peeled if your at Lime Kiln! [Tyler via WSSJI] #wssjis #psws

🐋 Sat, Apr 11 - Humpback in Haro Strait 17:30 - my mom (who doesn’t have facebook) reports a Humpback Whale close to shore at South Beach. No direction given. [Justine via WSSJI] #wssjis #psws

💦☔💦 Sat, Apr 11 Some people delight in the rain, others not so much, but whales don't much give a... 🤭 The T46Bs are still here, currently making their way down Possession Sound. T419s are likely around too somewhere. 📷 One of the T46Bs having fun in Port Susan. By Thomas Mckane Fri, 4/10. #psws

🧡🐦‍⬛ Fri, Apr 10 Yesterday, the T419s held their presence in South Puget Sound while up north the T46Bs traveled Saratoga Passage & gray whales were living their lovely whale lives (feeding on ghost 🦐, resting, traveling, socializing). 📸 T420 gliding the Sound at sundown. By Julie Davis 4/8. #psws

🐬🖤🐬 Thu, Apr 9 Haro Strait, west side San Juan Island: 08:45 - Killer Whales mid Haro pointing NNE, at least six. Between Lime Kiln & County Park. [April via WSSJI] - 08:53 - some echolocation clicks on the livestream. [Hannah via WSSJI] #wssjis #psws www.youtube.com/live/dQ37Wi-...

♥️💜🧡 Thu, Apr 9 Lucky are we this once mystery trio continues to ply waterways getting to know Puget Sound, affording opportunities for us to get to know them. They were still here yesterday ♥️ 📸 T419s close pass by the ferry from Steilacoom to Anderson Isl. on 4/7. By joyfulsquirrel2627 #psws

🚀🌑🌎 Wed, Apr 8 Each day, we find light & beautiful to keep us steady in the midst of injustices & insanity. Today, if you can, search out whales & keep looking up. 📷 In honor of our orbiting fellow peeps here's beautiful matriarch T65A Artemis coming up for air. By Jami Cantrell July 2025 #psws

🐦‍⬛❤️ Tue, Apr 7 Sometimes, when in search of foraging gray whales, one happens upon 3 dozen foraging Oyster Catchers. In this beautiful complex place there is always someone or something to marvel at. Yesterday there was a plethora of whales; let’s 👀 who’s here today. 🎥 By Alisa LB 3/29. #psws

🧡 Sublime golden sunrise w/a gray whale off Sandy Pt, Whidbey this morn! 🏔️ ☀️ Many more grays inland & orcas (T419s) have been holding court in South Puget Sound. We 🧡 these sunny whale days! 🎥 Saratoga Passage/Possession Sound backdropped by Cascade Mountains. By Marilyn Armbruster. 📢 #psws

☀️🌼 Sun, Apr 5 We awake to another gorgeous PNW morn & reports of grays feeding during high tide in the Whidbey Basin. April is peak time to see grays around Everett, Mukilteo, Port Susan & all around Hat, Whidbey & Camano Islands. 📸 CRC2356 Stalwart's beautiful fluke by Jason Cook 3/14.. #psws

🌲🌲 Sat, Apr 4 Beautiful day w/sun, blue sky, mountains, orcas, grays! As of last night beloved T137 Loon & her babes, Jack, Tempest & Wright, remained inland. This morning orcas reported northbound off Maury/Vashon Island, could it be them? 📸 T137A Jack in Hood Canal. By Jason Cook 3/28. #psws

💦 Fri, Apr 3 - Bigg's Orcas in Haro Strait Calls reported/recorded on @orcasound.bsky.social Andrews Bay hydrophone beginning at 07:11. And, report of faint calls on LK at 07:59 [Alyssa via wssjis] #wssjis #psws Link to 07:11 machine/listener reports: live.orcasound.net/reports/cand...

🩵🧡 Fri, Apr 3 Find a beach & maybe you’ll find any of the wonderful whales who inhabit this beautiful place we share. Opportunities have been plentiful w/more before us. Yesterday: T137s, heaps of grays & a humpback! Wonder who today brings. 📸 T419s & the Mountain by Amber Stanfill 3/26. #psws

🩶 Thu, Apr 2 Yesterday, despite pouring rain, many people were out enjoying time w/orcas (T137s, T419s) & grays inland Puget Sound. And, another day w/the fin whale (♥️) & gray(s) in Bellingham Bay. Let's see who today! 📷 Cool image of matriarch T137 Loon in Hood Canal by Jason Cool 3/28. #psws

☔💦 Wed, Apr 1 Yesterday was so lovely w/sunshine, Bigg's & grays galore & the fin whale who stayed in Bellingham Bay. This morning we greet a new month, return of rain, & orcas. Is it the T419s who for now have taken up residence? 📸 T419s in Elliott Bay, downtown Seattle by Jason Luc 3/29. #psws

🧚🩶 Tue, Mar 31 Spring in full swing w/whales in abundance through out the region. Yesterday, at least 2 groups of Ts, all the grays & a FIN whale in Bellingham Bay! 🤩 Orcas reported earlier this morning. Hope you have a chance to be out. 📷 T419s off Seattle Aquarium, by Deanna Deery-Schmitt #psws

💛 👑 Mon, Mar 30 Yesterday, T419, T420 & T421 worked their way along the Seattle waterfront. Extra special it being the day T419 was crowned Best Right Side Saddle in @orcabehaviorinstitute.org's March Madness contest. 📸 T419 just feet off the Seattle Aquarium. By Deanna Deery-Schmitt 3/29. #psws

In an absolute shocker, out-of-towner T419 outcompeted all the local mammal-eating orcas to win our 2026 March Madness championship title for best right side saddle patch in a Bigg's killer whale! 🏆 She beat T37B1 Lance 60-31. Thank you to everyone who participated in our just-for-fun bracket!

🌊🩵🌊 Sun, Mar 29 Spring has come to mean an abundance of Bigg’s inland Puget Sound, 2026 is no exception. Each day has been incredible. Yesterday, once again, several groups of orcas inhabited waterways along w/ Sounder gray whales. Who today? 📸 Lovely orca fluke. By Jami Cantrell 3/23. #psws

💛🤍🧡Sat, Mar 28 12:55-current (13:38). I’ve been watching resident orcas south bound Rosario ferry lanes off Anacortes. They were mid channel, slightly east of, but have pushed west as they move south. Birders I alerted confirmed open saddle via their scope. Research on scene. #wssjis #psws

💦 Sat, Mar 28 - San Juans 08:53 - 5 transient orcas northwestbound near Turn Rock in San Juan Channel. [WSF via oncg] #wssjis #psws

🌸🦄 Sat, Mar 28 Yesterday was wildly insane w/orcas & grays everywhere! Big happening in Bremerton w/the convergence of T36/36Bs,T65As,T99s & T419s; T137s in Hood Canal; and gray whales all around, incl. 4 in Bellingham Bay 🩷. Who today? 👀 📷 Matriarch T36 Flapjack by Jami Cantrell 3/23. #psws

🌼🎶🐦‍⬛ Fri, Mar 27 Yesterday was wonderful; ☀️ was shining & dozens of orcas inhabited Puget Sound! 2 groups splitting Vashon, 3rd possibly merging w/1, & at days end a 4th incoming! 📷 A gorgeous glimpse of Monday, including matriarchs T36 & T65A side by side. By @sometimesphoto.bsky.social #psws

💜🩶🧡 Thu, Mar 26 Beauty abounds in the PNW. This month inland at least J pod, heaps of Bigg's, our lovely Sounders & other gray whale friends, a FIN whale & minkes have been recorded. Who today? 👀 📷 A pretty scene from last week w/T65A2, T137D, T137A in South Puget Sound. By Jason Cook. #psws

🐬🎶 Wed, Mar 25 at 07:45 Sweet morning sounds, soon to be sights, for those in the San Juans; Resident orcas on the North San Juan Channel hydrophone hosted by @orcabehaviorinstitute.org @orcasound.bsky.social Lots of echolocation at the moment. #wssjis #psws live.orcasound.net/listen/north...

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🦋🩶🦋 Wed, Mar 25 Lovely T419, T420, T421 stayed over into yesterday! They were picked up in upper Saratoga close to Camano where many islanders got some good looks! Each day brings new goodness. 📷 Speaking of good looks...here's beloved T137A Jack in S Puget Sound last week. By Jason Cook #psws

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Just 4 weeks after joining the league, T419 punched her ticket to the Final Four, ousting fan favorite T19C Spouter by a score of 42-31. Who else will go to the semifinals? Today T2C1 Rocky with his bold saddle patch takes on T46B1 Tread and her intricate one. Vote here: tinyurl.com/obininja26

☔💦 Tue, Mar 24 They're back! Yesterday our new friends T419, T420, T421 moved down Whidbey & wrapped around up into Possession Sound while the large group (T36s, T65As, T99s, T137s) moved up the Sound. Will be interesting to see how long they stay! 📷 T419, T420, T421 by Cindy Hansen 3/14. #psws

T99B Holly is the first whale to move on to the Final Four in our 2026 Saddle Patch Showdown! Who will she face? That depends on today's match which pits T19C Spouter against T419. Familiar nuanced beauty or exotic artistry from cookie cutter sharks? Your votes decide: tinyurl.com/obininja26