Captain's Log

Every day our Captains keep a log of sightings on the various tours. These are compiled and kept online along with more descriptive information about each potential wildllife or birdlife sighting.

Animals Seen Today

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

LoonGaviidae family

OystercatcherHaematopus bachmani

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

PuffinsAlcid family

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

Animals Seen Today

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

LoonGaviidae family

Mountain GoatsOreamnos americanus

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

The story of the summer is Humpbacks, Humpbacks, Humpbacks everywhere. And today was no different. The tour was greeted by three breaching Humpback Whales in addition to 7 others. A Marbled Murrelet was also spotted.

Animals Seen Today

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

LoonGaviidae family

Mountain GoatsOreamnos americanus

OystercatcherHaematopus bachmani

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

5/23/2016

Animals Seen Today

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

5/22/2016

Animals Seen Today

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

Mountain GoatsOreamnos americanus

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

5/21/2016

Today a small pod of Orcas entertained passengers near Columbia Bay.

Animals Seen Today

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

Mountain GoatsOreamnos americanus

Orcas/Killer WhalesOrcinus orca

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

5/20/2016

Animals Seen Today

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

Mountain GoatsOreamnos americanus

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

5/19/2016

Animals Seen Today

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

LoonGaviidae family

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

5/18/2016

Animals Seen Today

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

LoonGaviidae family

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

5/17/2016

Animals Seen Today

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

LoonGaviidae family

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

5/16/2016

Animals Seen Today

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

LoonGaviidae family

OystercatcherHaematopus bachmani

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

5/15/2016

Animals Seen Today

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

LoonGaviidae family

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

5/14/2016

First day of the season! Complete with sunshine and great guests.

Animals Seen Today

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black BearUrsus Americanus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

LoonGaviidae family

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Captain's Log

Animals Seen Today

<img alt="Arctic Tern" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/ab.terns_-300x300.png" width="300" height="300" />Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

<img alt="Bald Eagle" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/eagle-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

<img alt="Black-Legged Kittiwakes" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/kittiwake-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

<img alt="Cormorants" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/cormorants-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

<img alt="Dall's Porpoises" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/dalls-porpoises-300x292.jpg" width="300" height="292" />Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

<img alt="Harbor Seals" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/seals-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

<img alt="Humpback Whales" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/humpback-300x285.jpg" width="300" height="285" />Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

<img alt="Loon" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/loon-1.jpg" width="300" height="300" />LoonGaviidae family

<img alt="Oystercatcher" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/oyster-catcher-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />OystercatcherHaematopus bachmani

<img alt="Pigeon Guillemot" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/guillemots-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

<img alt="Puffins" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/puffins-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />PuffinsAlcid family

<img alt="Sea Otters" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/sea-otter-1-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

<img alt="Steller Sea Lions" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/sea-lions-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

<img alt="Surf Scoter" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/surfscot-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

Animals Seen Today

<img alt="Arctic Tern" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/ab.terns_-300x300.png" width="300" height="300" />Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

<img alt="Bald Eagle" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/eagle-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

<img alt="Black-Legged Kittiwakes" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/kittiwake-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

<img alt="Cormorants" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/cormorants-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

<img alt="Dall's Porpoises" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/dalls-porpoises-300x292.jpg" width="300" height="292" />Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

<img alt="Harbor Seals" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/seals-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

<img alt="Humpback Whales" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/humpback-300x285.jpg" width="300" height="285" />Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

<img alt="Loon" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/loon-1.jpg" width="300" height="300" />LoonGaviidae family

<img alt="Mountain Goats" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/mountaingoats-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Mountain GoatsOreamnos americanus

<img alt="Pigeon Guillemot" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/guillemots-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

<img alt="Sea Otters" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/sea-otter-1-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

<img alt="Steller Sea Lions" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/sea-lions-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Animals Seen Today

<img alt="Arctic Tern" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/ab.terns_-300x300.png" width="300" height="300" />Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

<img alt="Bald Eagle" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/eagle-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

<img alt="Black-Legged Kittiwakes" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/kittiwake-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

<img alt="Cormorants" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/cormorants-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

<img alt="Dall's Porpoises" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/dalls-porpoises-300x292.jpg" width="300" height="292" />Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

<img alt="Harbor Seals" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/seals-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

<img alt="Humpback Whales" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/humpback-300x285.jpg" width="300" height="285" />Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

<img alt="Loon" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/loon-1.jpg" width="300" height="300" />LoonGaviidae family

<img alt="Mountain Goats" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/mountaingoats-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Mountain GoatsOreamnos americanus

<img alt="Oystercatcher" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/oyster-catcher-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />OystercatcherHaematopus bachmani

<img alt="Pigeon Guillemot" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/guillemots-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

<img alt="Sea Otters" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/sea-otter-1-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

<img alt="Steller Sea Lions" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/sea-lions-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

<img alt="Surf Scoter" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/surfscot-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

Animals Seen Today

<img alt="Arctic Tern" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/ab.terns_-300x300.png" width="300" height="300" />Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

<img alt="Bald Eagle" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/eagle-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

<img alt="Black-Legged Kittiwakes" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/kittiwake-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

<img alt="Cormorants" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/cormorants-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

<img alt="Harbor Seals" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/seals-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

<img alt="Humpback Whales" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/humpback-300x285.jpg" width="300" height="285" />Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

<img alt="Pigeon Guillemot" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/guillemots-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

<img alt="Sea Otters" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/sea-otter-1-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

<img alt="Steller Sea Lions" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/sea-lions-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

<img alt="Surf Scoter" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/surfscot-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

Animals Seen Today

<img alt="Arctic Tern" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/ab.terns_-300x300.png" width="300" height="300" />Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

<img alt="Bald Eagle" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/eagle-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

<img alt="Black-Legged Kittiwakes" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/kittiwake-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

<img alt="Cormorants" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/cormorants-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

<img alt="Dall's Porpoises" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/dalls-porpoises-300x292.jpg" width="300" height="292" />Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

<img alt="Humpback Whales" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/humpback-300x285.jpg" width="300" height="285" />Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

<img alt="Mountain Goats" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/mountaingoats-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Mountain GoatsOreamnos americanus

<img alt="Pigeon Guillemot" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/guillemots-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

<img alt="Sea Otters" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/sea-otter-1-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

<img alt="Steller Sea Lions" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/sea-lions-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

<img alt="Surf Scoter" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/surfscot-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

Animals Seen Today

<img alt="Arctic Tern" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/ab.terns_-300x300.png" width="300" height="300" />Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

<img alt="Bald Eagle" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/eagle-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

<img alt="Black-Legged Kittiwakes" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/kittiwake-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

<img alt="Cormorants" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/cormorants-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

<img alt="Dall's Porpoises" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/dalls-porpoises-300x292.jpg" width="300" height="292" />Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

<img alt="Harbor Seals" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/seals-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

<img alt="Humpback Whales" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/humpback-300x285.jpg" width="300" height="285" />Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

<img alt="Mountain Goats" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/mountaingoats-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Mountain GoatsOreamnos americanus

<img alt="Orcas/Killer Whales" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/orca-300x288.jpg" width="300" height="288" />Orcas/Killer WhalesOrcinus orca

<img alt="Pigeon Guillemot" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/guillemots-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

<img alt="Sea Otters" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/sea-otter-1-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

<img alt="Steller Sea Lions" src="https://www.stephenscruises.com/wp-content/uploads/sea-lions-300x300.jpg" width="300" height="300" />Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

LoonGaviidae family

OystercatcherHaematopus bachmani

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

PuffinsAlcid family

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

LoonGaviidae family

Mountain GoatsOreamnos americanus

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

LoonGaviidae family

Mountain GoatsOreamnos americanus

OystercatcherHaematopus bachmani

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

Mountain GoatsOreamnos americanus

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Surf ScoterMelanitta perspicillata

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

Harbor SealsPhoca vitulina

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

Mountain GoatsOreamnos americanus

Orcas/Killer WhalesOrcinus orca

Pigeon GuillemotCepphus columba

Sea OttersEnhydra lutris

Steller Sea LionsEumetopias jubatus

Arctic TernSterna paradisaea

Bald EagleHaliaeetus levcocephalus

Black-Legged KittiwakesRissa tridactyla

CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae family

Dall's PorpoisesPhocoenoides dalli

Humpback WhalesMegaptera novaeangliae

Mountain GoatsOreamnos americanus