🐬🐬 ORCAS - Central Puget Sound

07:20 - Orcas reported in Port Madison, numbers and direction of travel unknown. [WSF via ONCG]

#psws

🐬ORCAS - North Puget Sound

Possession Sound
07:15 - Orcas off M [NW Hat Island] heading north close in close in, I only saw 3-4 may be more leading. [Lori via HIWS]

#psws

💫💛💫Wed, Sep 16

A very sweet & lovely Tuesday w/J pod inland Puget Sound! Js ended their day where it began for us in the area some of us call the "Possession Triangle", w/last reports Js aiming Admiralty (as Bigg's were coming in). Wonder who today?

📸 J pod breach by Hongming Zheng 09/15.

#psws

Incoming Admiralty Inlet Bigg's, let's see if they stay once they hear J pod:

17:37 - Biggs at Pt Wilson southbound now. [Trevor via ONCG]
-
18:36 - viewing from Lagoon Pt. These whales are SE bound, Whidbey side of mid. They are still about a half mile north of Lagoon. [Cindi via ONCG]

#psws

18:45 - I am hearing J vocals/calls on Sunset Bay. -Alisa LB

Several varying reports of Js in the triangle. Seems to be no commitment to Admiralty or Possession so appears at least at the moment hanging out.

#psws

17:17 - breachfest nb [northbound] as viewed from marina beach [Edmonds] - west side of channel incredibly surface active past Apple Cove Point [Kingston] from my perspective. [Kas via ONCG]

#psws

Around 1445 they flipped nb [northbound] prior to reaching West Point.
-
16:03 - viewing from the beach at RB [Richmond Beach] Seeing 5+ breaches in a row directly west of me south of Jeff head [across from RB] [Kas via SSCH]

#psws

14:59 - Very active off of Shilshole Bay mid-channel multiple directions. A number a very small fishing boats just found themselves very close to some big breaches! [Paul via ONCG]

#psws

12:41 - Js continue traveling south spread out across and N/S. At least several reported out from mid Port Madison. [WA app]

#psws

11:30 - Js spread out heading south Kingston/RIchmond Beach. Mid-channel to either side:

Posted 11:42- They passed south of Kingston heading south 10 minutes ago. [Mike via PSWS]

#psws

10:30 - per reports to ONCG the Residents have made progress southward. Last reports had them spread out generally around the Edmonds/Kingston ferry traffic lanes still southbound w/milling. Mid -channel with some on either side of.

#psws

09:45 - friend reports some southbound mid sw of Stamm. Trailers closer to Eastside in front of Stamm also southbound.
[Beriah via PSWS]
-
10:06 - they are in the mid of triangle some milling some slowly SB [southbound]. Viewing from Sunset Ave [north of Edmonds ferry]. [Duangjai via ONCG]

#psws

09:39 - a friend reports a smaller group off Stamm [Overlook Park, Edmonds] between there and Scatchet [Head, South Whidbey]. [Beriah via PSWS]

#psws

09:24-09:29 - Hearing really faint calls on the Sunset Bay hydrophone. - Alisa LB

#psws

09:15 - I’m fishing on personal boat and can definitely see lots of whales acting like SRKW’s south of possession bar milling. Don’t have a camera and not going to get close enough to ID individuals because I’m certain they are residents with calls on hydrophone. [EJ via ONCG]

#psws

💚🍀 💚 Tue, Sep 15 - Southern Resident orcas are back!

08:13 - Auto-detection on @orcasound.bsky.social Sunset Bay hydrophone picked up J pod call, putting Js somewhere in Possession Triangle.

Listen live: live.orcasound.net/listen/sunse...
Recording: live.orcasound.net/reports/cand...

#psws

15:00 - Js still making their way up Island, intermittent calls on Lime Kiln livestream.

#wssjis #psws

14:12- SRKWs visible on Lime Kiln livestream northbound south of LK, likely south of/or out from Land Bank?

#wssjis #psws

After spending time off the south end of San Juan Island members of J pod are heading back up island:

12:55 - heading up island towards False Bay. [Monika via SSCH]

#wssjis #psws

08:26- Southbound 1/4 mile off Westside Preserve [San Juan Island]. [Doug via WSSJI]
-
08:40 - SRKWs still visible on the livestream until at least 08:40.

#wssjis #psws