Js at Lumni Island

May 10
Mother's Day whales off west side Lummi Island right around noon! (They say it's an annual Mother's Day event here) - for many of us, first orca sightings of the year on the Lummi side. Looked to be J pod - a few small groups ambling pretty close to shore, with a baby tucked in close in one of the groups. Didn't see J1 - he may have been off by himself, farther out. Amazingly enough, there were NO whalewatch boats - they must have had something else to look at elsewhere! Beautiful calm day - could hear the whales blowing still when they were miles away!
Penny Stone, Lummi Island

May 10
The Beam Reach students were with J pod at 5:45 pm, traveling north from between Matia & Orcas Islands. By 7:25 pm they were west of Patos Island.