August 7, 2017 – Set sail with the hopes of finding some whales. We ventured past the harbor seals near Turn Island and onto the wildlife at Goose Island. Many baby gulls are standing with their parents while cormorants fly to and fro. On a course for Salmon Bank we found lots of diving birds. Drifting in the current David tried his luck with a bull kelp horn to call the whales. Low and behold a minke whale makes an appearance giving us several passes. It looks like the same minke whale we saw on Aug 4th in the same area who has a tiny nick in the leading edge of his/her dorsal fin. Pretty cool.
Bull kelp – Turn Rock
Bull kelp – Turn Rock
Bald eagle
Harbor seals
Bald eagle
Two bald eagles
Cormorants – Goose Island
David blowing the kelp horn to call the whales
A Minke whale popped up
Minke whale – Salmon Bank
Minke whale surfacing
Minke whale surfacing
Minke whale has a nick on leading edge of dorsal fin
Fried egg jellyfish
Rhinoceros Auklet
Common murre with fish
Steller Sea Lions on Whale Rocks
Steller Sea Lions – Cattle Point Lighthouse in the distance
Steller Sea Lion surfing the waves
Steller Sea Lions and Harbor Seals on Whale Rocks
Gull with chicks
Harbor seal high on the rock
Bald eagle nest
Harbor seal with pup – Long Island
Immature bald eagle