July 3, 2025 – Today we had a full day sail to some amazing places with fun wildlife sightings: At Low Island we spotted black oystercatchers with two chicks, found a Steller sea lion in President Channel, cruised along the coastline of Orcas Island to Lovers Cove, found a large group of harbor porpoise in Boundary Pass, went to Skipjack Island where many harbor seals were hauled out including our favorite black matte “naked seal” and a juvenile bald eagle perched above them, to Monarch Head and Java Rocks where a harbor seal rested with a new pup, passed a bald eagle chick in its nest on Stuart Island and down around Turn Pt Lighthouse and Lovers Leap, found a bald eagle trying to catch a Canada goose swimming in the water, drifted in New Channel where we found a mother river otter and two pups. And much much more!
River otter mom and pups, Spieden Island
Black oystercatchers with two chicks, Low Island
Black oystercatchers, Low Island
Orcas Island north shore
Bald eagle nest, Orcas Island
Steller sea lion
Harbor seals, Bare Island
Harbor seals, Skipjack Island – the “naked seal” is there on top right
The one we refer to as the “black matte naked seal” seen over the years on Skipjack Island
Harbor seals, Skipjack Island
Juvenile bald eagle, Skipjack Island
Skipjack and Bare Islands with harbor porpoise
Harbor porpoise
Monarch Head, Saturna Island
Canada geese by Saturna Island
Harbor seal with pup, Java Rocks
Black oystercatchers, Java Rocks
Bald eagle chick in nest, Stuart Island
Turn Pt Lighthouse, Stuart Island
Stuart Island near Lovers Leap
Bald eagle trying to attack a Canada goose near Stuart Island
Bald eagle trying to attack a Canada goose near Stuart Island
Canada geese by Stuart Island
Black oystercatcher on Stuart Island
River otter mom and pups, Spieden Island
Bald eagle, Spieden Island
Belted kingfisher, Spieden Island
Route map 7/3/25