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DAILY SIGHTINGS
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
2 days ago1 min read
FROSTY AGAIN! 6 Total Killer Whales Today
Frosty and Company again showed up in the Santa Barbara Channel today. This time they were even closer to home. We enjoyed 6 of these...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
3 days ago1 min read
FROSTY THE KILLER WHALE!
A VERY special sighting today, as Captain Devin found FROSTY, the elusive white killer whale! ❄️ Devin found 6 killer whales traveling...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jan 21 min read
KILLER WHALES to start out the NEW YEAR!
Our first trip of 2025 was one we will never forget! We spent the day with killer whales from two different matrilines. These whales...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Sep 26, 20241 min read
Killer whales! | 4+ Killer Whales, -2 Sea lions
Ahhhh Fall. Fall is our favorite time of year and for good reason! Huge groups of humpback whales, and of course killer whales become...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Jun 7, 20242 min read
KILLER WHALES! | 13 Killer Whales, 1,000 dolphins
It was a KILLER day in the channel with multiple matrilines of killer whales. From large adult males to small calves, we enjoyed spending...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
May 12, 20241 min read
A KILLER Mother's Day! | 3 Killer whales, 5 Humpbacks, 1,000 commons
Seas were glass flat and the "May Gray," was in full effect. Out in the middle of the channel, we got a report of killer whales...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 20, 20241 min read
ORCAS AGAIN! | 7 killer whales and more
Flat calm seas and overcast skies greeted us in the channel. April can be an outstanding time for a variety of species, and today was no...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Apr 17, 20242 min read
Rarely seen KILLER WHALES + Gray Whale PREDATION!
We ran two trips today as the channel greeted us with flat seas, with bouts of sun in between fog. While our morning trip had a beautiful...
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Santa Barbara Whale Watch
Dec 26, 20232 min read
KILLER WHALES | CA140B's with a new calf! -1 Common Dolphin, -2 Sea lions
Optimism was in the air as Christmas time is also orca time. Killer whales were seen in the channel on Christmas Eve, so we were ready to...
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