Blogs and News about Battleship Island of the San Juan Islands, Washington State.
Last updated on Sat, 31 Jul 2010
Orcas.... J and K pod... False Bay! Stay - Whale Watching Reports ... Our day started off with a trip through Thatcher Pass and down San Juan Channel. As we made our way up San Juan Island, we found orcas! The first whale we saw was Mike. He was traveling near his mom and siblings. He gave us some great looks as he swam by ... At Battleship Island , we started seeing fins! We found the trailing group of orcas! One of the first whales identified was Ruffles. We also saw Scoter, Spieden, Lobo, Granny, Surprise!, Riptide, Hy'Shqa, among others. ...
Amazing 4th of July Trips!... by the many species of wildlife that call the San Juan Islands their home. We had two trips today aboard the Western Explorer, and our first trip had the sun peeking out behind low clouds. We headed north towards Battleship Island , ...
Orca Whales Sighted Near Spieden IslandWe decided to cruise through the inner San Juan Islands to start our trip today. Another bald eagle soared right over our boat in Guemes Channel. Eventually we found resident orcas just as they were crossing over from Speiden Island ...
san juan island sea kayaking updates august 21 lots of seals in the kelp forest between mccracken point and battleship island . eagles becoming rare as they make their way to fresh water rivers to take advantage of spawning salmon. good water in haro strait. ...
sea kayak tour todaywe took a short break near battleship island , on the west side of henry island. the kelp forests are still thick, and provide great habitat for wildlife. we had our first close encounter with a harbor seal out there. great views. ...
thanksgiving weekendlots of harbor porpoise around battleship island in haro strait, just north of san juan island. it's always fun to paddle with porpoise, especially in calm water. that's all for now. i will report later with more whale information. ...
