Encounter # 44 • August 31 • J's, K's and L's

Platform: Orca
Departed Snug Harbor: 10:45 a.m.
Begin Encounter: 11:02 a.m.
Start Lat: 48° 32.843 N
Start Long: 123° 10.676 W
End Encounter: 2:43 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 44.645 N
End Long: 123° 17.543 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 3:55 p.m.

Observers: Dave Ellifrit, Kathy Babiak, Stewart Macintyre, and Marjoleine Roos. Astrid Van Ginnekin on Peregrine.

J, K, and L pods were encountered on the west side of San Juan Island at 11:02 a.m. They were traveling slowly north and spread out in loose groups. All of J and K pod were seen as well as the L37's and L87. The encounter ended at the southern end of Swanson Channel at 2:43 p.m. The whales continued to travel north up Swanson Channel.