Usually by this time of the year we are seeing J Pod every day. J Pod is one of the three Resident Pods of the Southern Resident Killer Whales of Northwest Washington. The Js are the pod that stays in the general area of the San Juan Islands and the Salish Sea all year long. It's the pod that is seen much more than the pods, the Ls and the Ks. Js are seen often, sometimes every day for weeks, somewhere around the islands from May 1 through October. We haven't seen them for over four weeks, not even a rumor. Hmmmmm.
So what does this mean? It means they are late. Most likely they have found a lot of Salmon out there near the mouth of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and are happily munching away.
I remember one year when the Ks didn't show up until July. The sky didn't fall. It's not falling today.
Have a good one. It'll be in the med 60's here today, and sunny. Yea.
Capt. Jim
Maya's Westside Whale Charters
San Juan Island, WA
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