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Eos @eos.org · 30/09/2026

Artist, scientist, educator, curator—Jill Pelto, art director of the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project, does it all. eos.org/features/jil...

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Jill Pelto: Glacier Monitoring as a Lifelong Muse - Eos

Jill Pelto turned her childhood fascination with glaciers into a busy life creating data-art.

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 29/09/2026

We went on a search last night to see if we could cross paths with the Noocksack elk herd and it worked out! This herd is fascinating as it's a genetic mix of both native Roosevelt Elk and introduced Rocky Mountain Elk, with most of the current members having primarily Rocky Mountain Elk genes.

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Puget Sound Whale Sightings @pugetsoundwhales.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🧡🐣🧡 Tue, Sep 29 New calf at T36A1's side continues their 1st foray in their Puget Sound home waters. Official ID to come, but likely is Tierna's 2nd. Per Bart Rulon: "...still fetal folds visible on the dorsal fin so this calf is probably only days or weeks old". 📸 By Jami Cantrell 9/28. #psws

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 28/09/2026

They're baaaaack! Every winter 10s of thousands of snow geese descend on the Skagit Valley from their nesting grounds in the Arctic to feast for the winter. We generally see them start to arrive in mid-October, but we have some early arrivals this year!

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Puget Sound Whale Sightings @pugetsoundwhales.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🧡💜 Mon, Sep 28 Yesterday: T36A1s + T137s found Indy in Carr Inlet & traveled about South Puget Sound together ending their day in Case Inlet. Likely still inland this morn. 📷 Have wanted to share this sublime image since Aug: T077s in Puget Sound under Mt Baker. By Hongming Zheng 8/23. #psws

Two orcas rising in waters of vibrant blue, backdropped by a purse seiner and beautiful Mt Baker painted in sundown colors of peaches to purples.

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 19/09/2026

September around Puget Sound means dropping everything on a perfect day to soak up the sun and get into the mountains before the roads are closed and the rain is here. 🏔️💕

A man walking in front of Mount Shuksan in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 07/09/2026

Have you ever seen these bizarre looking cylinders on the beach at low tide? They're opalescent squid egg sacs and if you look close enough in the right light you can see the individual eggs inside each cylinder. They're laid in clusters but occasionally they get dislodged and end up on shore. 🦑

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 06/09/2026

Noon Salish Sea Whale Update: Gray whales + a Minke in Puget Sound Bigg's Orcas in the San Juans, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Strait of Georgia + Howe Sound Pacific White-sided Dolphins in Port Angeles Harbor + Northern Strait of Georgia Humpbacks literally everywhere Join the party here:

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 06/09/2026

So skittish to photograph, but so adorable.

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 06/09/2026

A little nature magic on the shores of Puget Sound.

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 06/09/2026

September is a dream on the island. Sending you whale luck today!

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 05/09/2026

I just double checked for you and the Haro Strait orcas (the T19s!) are currently southbound in San Juan Channel, aiming towards Upright Channel, so they might be visible from just the right angles in Friday Harbor. Sending good whale luck your way!

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 05/09/2026

There were orcas spotted in both Haro Strait and San Juan Channel this morning! 😊

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Puget Sound Whale Sightings @pugetsoundwhales.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

♥️💞♥️ Sat, Sep 5 J pod moved up Admiralty Inlet in resting mode, awoke in a lively lovely breach-fest south of Bush Pt (Skunk Bay video), continued along Whidbey, exited inland Puget Sound waters, headed NW & ended their Friday off west San Juan Island at nightfall. ♥️ #psws youtu.be/vEXGv-IhyMI?...

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An Orca Breach Fest - September 4, 2026

YouTube video by skunkbayweather

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 04/09/2026

The Northern Harrier might just be the Skagit Valley mascot. 💕

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 03/09/2026

The Southern Resident Killer Whales are currently inbound in Puget Sound! J Pod is southbound passing Edmonds, and who is presumably K Pod is northbound near Fort Casey. There are plenty of spots to view from shore as they travel around and you can follow along with us on Discord. 💕🫍

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 26/08/2026

Members of the Southern Resident Killer Whales are currently traveling northbound in Haro Strait, off the west side of San Juan Island, and can currently be seen on the Lime Kiln State Park webcam: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2kJ...

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The Whale Museum Live Stream

YouTube video by TheWhaleMuseum

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 19/08/2026

PSST: Everett friends! There are orcas in the marina if you want to go say hello!

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 13/08/2026

Lots of K Pod calls today! Space Kitten sounds galore!

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 13/08/2026

They're back! These orcas are heading back down San Juan Island and are back on the Lime Kiln camera + hydrophone.

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The Whale Museum Live Stream

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 13/08/2026

Clicks + calls are audible on the Andrew’s Bay hydrophone as these guys make their way up Haro Strait. Hearing J Pod and K Pod. 💕🫍

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 13/08/2026

Members of the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales are currently on the webcam and hydrophone at Lime Kiln State Park on San Juan Island, calling and clicking and Flipping their way through Haro Strait 💕🫍

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The Whale Museum Live Stream

YouTube video by TheWhaleMuseum

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 11/08/2026

They were cool and in decent condition. A little dirty, but the tread was good and they’d clean up well. I definitely would have gotten them if they were in my size. Hope they’re still there!

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 11/08/2026

I think they were like a 10 or 11 in men’s.

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 11/08/2026

Orcas have already popped up in the Hood Canal and Central Puget Sound this morning. Yesterday we had some little orca adventurers make their way all the way to the Ballard locks, so who knows where they’ll explore today! Come hang on Discord to discuss all things Salish Sea: discord.gg/ap8m2dMQXK

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Puget Sound Whale Sightings @pugetsoundwhales.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

💌♦️💌 Thu, Aug 6 Tuesday's Bigg's orcas stayed over into Wednesday w/the T36/36Bs & T137A exiting Puget Sound in the afternoon & the others, T65As (incl. Indy ♥️) & T46 group, remaining inland through evening at least. 📷 T137A Jack just before splashdown. ♥️ his pec fins! By Julie Davis 8/4. #psws

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Daniel @15letters.net · 04/07/2026

These showed up a few days ago at my house. Them folks @ourwildpugetsound.com do some lovely work. And, yes, I’ll even support northwest oyster propaganda. Thanks @saramontourlewis.com

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 11/07/2026

A sweet little moment with this 2026 calf, T046B8/Pi, and their mom, T046B/Raksha off Lummi Island last night.

Two Bigg’s /Transient Killer Whales / Orcas in the Salish Sea

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 20/06/2026

Yesterday we had the T2Cs, T63 + T65, T64Bs, T65As, T100s, T123s, T124As, T124A4s, T125A, T128, mystery orcas in Hood Canal, a minke, gray whales still hanging around, humpbacks EVERYWHERE, and porpoises + dolphins reported throughout the Salish Sea. Who will show up today??

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Sara Montour Lewis @saramontourlewis.com · 16/06/2026

Stacks on stacks. One thing I miss about commercial photography is how it connected me with some of the coolest, most creative minds. @ourwildpugetsound.com is doing that in a different way and all of these tea towels are heading out to a really cool hyper-local food event, which feels perfect.

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 15/06/2026

Southern Resident Killer Whales - Haro Strait 11:25 Southern Residents heading south from south of Turn Point, Stuart Island [Cindy via #WSSJIs] 12:05 - SRKWs off S Henry 12:25 - Orcas headed south on Westside of San Juan Island. About a mile off shore headed toward Smugglers Cove. [M Elise]

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 12/06/2026

There's a great recent webinar here that has really good information about the latest news surrounding gray whales from researchers that have been studying them for decades.

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The Plight of Grey Whales - a wake-up call (recording of the 2026-05-27 webinar)

YouTube video by mersociety

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 12/06/2026

This ties in to why our endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales are struggling, too. They rely on fish and the fish populations are deeply affected by the changing oceans, human consumption, and environmental pressure on their natal streams. It's all connected! 💕

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 12/06/2026

Bigg's killer whales, on the other hand, eat marine mammals like seals, sea lions, and porpoises and there are an abundance of them in the territory that they roam, so they're able to deal with the changing ocean conditions more easily since they're nourished and they're bodies aren't as strained.

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 12/06/2026

As warm waters affect the swaths of sea ice those crustacean populations aren't as reliable to find and the gray whales, who are already malnourished from the migration, have a hard time bulking up enough to sustain them longterm.

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 12/06/2026

There are a lot of intersecting factors, but a lot of things that make the populations and their keys to survival very different The key one here is food. Gray whales make a giant migration to the Arctic, relying on tiny crustaceans as their food source. Those crustaceans rely on sea ice to survive

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 11/06/2026

Swimming in salmon (tea towels) over here. 💕🐟

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 11/06/2026

11:00 - Orcas in Admiralty Inlet northbound past Marrowstone Point [ON]

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 11/06/2026

11:08 - Heading west into Hammersley towards Church Point. 11:06 - Orcas are milling around past s curve east of Church Point. [Susan via ONCG]

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 11/06/2026

10:53: Two groups of Ts off Eagle 🦅 Point. At least 7 orcas in all. Two large males, all moving down island [Rachelle via WSSJIs] 11:02 They’re approaching the N end of South Beach, viewing from the pullout above the beach. Close to shore! [Justine via WSSJIs]

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 11/06/2026

10:36 - approaching church point eastbound towards Libby point [Jami via ONCG]

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Our Wild Puget Sound @ourwildpugetsound.com · 11/06/2026

GRAY WHALES - Whidbey Basin 9:20 - I happened to be driving past Penn Cove on Highway 20 and spotted a gray close to shore near Coveland. 9:29 - Moving fast, southbound past Captain Whidbey headed towards mussel rafts 10:25 - eastbound east of Coupeville wharf now [Rachel via ONCG]

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