I found #1538 (Flame) feeding in Fritz Cove with at least a dozen sea lions.  I have seen Flame in or near Fritz Cove in December for three years in a row now.  I wonder if she will be heading to Hawaii soon.  

This whale has been seen several times in Auke Bay, and at times has been seen very close to the docks at Statter Harbor.  I am hopeful that he/she will stick around for a few more weeks.  This whale as been identified as SEAK-2602.    

We spent some time in our boat and spotted two humpbacks in Saginaw Channel.  Both whales were traveling alone.  Later in the day we spotted two more humpbacks traveling together west of middle point on Douglas Island.  I was able to get a fluke shot of one of these whales.  

We spent some time in our boat and saw two humpbacks in North Pass near Shelter Island.  One whale appeared to be playing in the kelp (I will post photos later).  

Seen from shore.  

We spent some time in our boat and spotted multiple humpbacks near the mouth of Taku Harbor.  They were in every direction that we looked.  I am guessing there were close to thirty whales.  We briefly stopped and watched five that were surfacing and diving together.  I believe there was a calf with the group as well.  It was much smaller and would surface before the rest of the group.  I was unable to get a fluke photo of the calf.    

We spent some time on our boat and saw multiple humpbacks in the North Pass area.  They were seemingly everywhere.  I believe there were at least 20 in the area.  I was able to get fluke shots of eight of them, and was surprised to see that there were several that we are unfamiliar with.  After spending time watching the humpbacks, we spotted a large pod of orcas near Gull Island.  They were heading south toward Lena Point.  They were very playful and super fun to watch.  We saw one breach and multiple tail slaps.  I was excited to discover that it was AF22 pod (residents).  We saw them for the very first time 11 days ago.      

As we were coming back from Icy Strait, we spotted a large group of bubble net feeding humpbacks.  There appeared to be between 10 to 15 whales in the group.  Yet again, there was a calf was following the group.  I managed to get fluke photos of several whales.