Transients for the fourth day in a row...

It's unusual to see Transient Orcas (the mammal eating Orca) four days in a row. It's especially unusual to see the same Ts four days in a row, but that's been the case here on the West Side. Again today we saw T14 and the T36A's and the T49A's. What's even more unusual is to see the big male T14 with other Ts for even one day and he has been with these others since Friday. It will be interesting to see if he's seen the next time by himself, or with these other Ts.

T14 use to travel with his mom and sister, but they disappeared a few years ago, and he's traveled by himself since then. Very sad for these human eyes to see. But for the last four days, he's been a very social guy. Since Orca mate all year long, not just during a mating season, like some baleen whales, he may be motivated by lust. Orca are called the "humans of the sea".

It's late, and it's raining like mad here on San Juan Island's West Side. Off to bed.

Capt. Jim

Maya's Westside Whale Charters

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