Hola from the Mexican Pacific -- where humpbacks are starting to sing from Barra de Potosi to Sayulita, juvenile whale sharks are slurping plankton in La Paz, & two species of vultures watch the sun set over el Mar Vermejo!
J pod heard NB in Haro Strait 7:30-8 this morning! Thanks to @orcabehaviorinstitute.org for the heads up & direction context!
Here's the bout with faint S04s --
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0... --
Strongest signals ~7:50 will provide 1st test of the DAS4orcas fiberoptic cable...
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Yesterday (9/21) I saw the 1st CA sea lion hauled out on a Shilshole Marina dock this summer (since 6/25)! G26/28 was the preferred finger pier…
I missed the seal / Biggs encounter in July? Where were they hauled out in this photo?
Beautiful smokey orange gibbous moon over the Salish Sea tonight. It’s awesome listening live while watching for orcas crossing the moonlit waters.
Thanks for this decadal perspective, Monika! We can explore the "no fish, no blackfish" hypothesis with this data visualization -- salmonorca.fly.dev
I note it shows Columbia Chinook counts the last 3 years at 2-4x historic means all months except July... Should we applaud Biden-era salmon policy?
32 California sea lions on the Shilshole jetty today. Are they full of Port Madison pre-spawn herring?
Nice update. Thank you for all your synopses!
Looks like a little snow sticking this morning on the outer coast at La Push -- oceanshores.com/cameras/84?t...