Whale sightings reported in Birch Bay

Gray whale sightings have been reported in Birch Bay over the past week, including this sighting off Point Whitehorn during the evening of April 21. Orca Network board president Howard Garrett said gray whales congregate between Whidbey and Camano islands and will sporadically travel to other areas, including Birch Bay. Whale sightings can be reported to Orca Network online at orcanetwork.org/report-sightings. Washington state law requires people to remain 100 yards away from gray whales in the water and for boaters to slow to under seven knots within a half-mile when a whale has been sighted.