Southern Resident orcas mainly feast on Chum salmon in Puget Sound around fall and early winter, whale experts say.
WHIDBEY ISLAND STATION, Wash. — Endangered Southern Resident orcas were seen in Puget Sound Saturday, the first whales to be see in the area since April.
This was the first autumn sighting of the orcas by researchers, according to the Orca Network, and seen swimming between Whidbey Island and the Kitsap Peninsula.
The orcas seen are members of the J pod, confirmed by the Orca Network’s Whale Sighting Network and the Center for Whale Research.
“Puget Sound is a key foraging area for Southern
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