In the morning and afternoon, four different groups of Bigg's killer whales were visible from the shores of San Juan. Then in the evening, the 18 whales from J-Pod that have been in the Salish Sea for a week made their way down Haro Strait, while the J16s, K-Pod, and a portion of L-Pod came in from the Strait of Juan de Fuca! This is the first time Ls have come into inland waters since February!
J-Pod took their time getting to Lime Kiln as they came down Haro, but once they did, it's almost as if Ks and Ls came into acoustic range, because they started porpoising south. The whales not only looked excited but sounded excited as well - the link below is to a short clip of their vocalizations as they started porpoising!
Many of you have been asking about L87 Onyx, who had not been seen with J-Pod in the Salish Sea over the last week. He did indeed return with L-Pod today. Is this the beginning of a new chapter in the Onyx story?
While in our minds it's not a true "superpod" unless the entire Southern Resident community is present, we are beyond excited to have members of all three pods present, and have our fingers and toes crossed that there's enough salmon to entice them to stay around for a while!
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