March 31 , 2007

This afternoon the Orca Spirit headed east to the beautiful and calm waters of Haro Strait in search of marine wildlife on this early season trip. We stopped first north of Kelp Reef, where we watched a group of 5 harbour porpoise foraging. Continuing northeast, we travelled to Speiden Island to view the exotic Moufflon sheep, bighorn sheep that were originally imported from the island of Corsica. Nearby, a small group of Stellar sea lions were resting at the surface just off Green Point.

We continued northward and travelled back west through New Channel where we found a group of harbour seals hauled out enjoying the afternoon sun. Overhead, two large mature bald eagles were circling. We travelled back south and stopped just east of Sidney Island to watch a small foraging group of Dall's porpoise. We made one last stop in the Chain Islets where we encountered two juvenile eagles and another mature bald eagle perched on the cormorant nests on Great Chain Island - 5 bald eagles on 1 trip!