Alaska News and Sightings Reported for May 1, 2002 Sightings out of Seward. Thanks, Captain Leslie Hines of Kenai Fjords Tours! "All of these sightings are out of Seward and are generally between Cape Resurrection and the Chiswell Islands. The whales are passing by while making their way along the coast. On the days not listed there were no sightings to report." Date #of Gray Whales Location 4/12 15GW Cape Resurrection to Cape Aialik 4/13 5 GW 59.85N, -149.28 4/13 4 GW 59.85N, -149.26 4/16 1 GW S end of Cheval Narrows 4/17 4 GW Cape Resurrection 4/23 4 GW 59.816N, -149.305 4/23 3 GW 4 miles South of Cape Resurrection 4/25 4 GW   4/26 6 GW   4/27 6 GW   Sightings Reported in Kodiak. Thanks, Susan Payne! The orcas made many visits to the harbor during Whale Fest. This year we saw the orcas more than any year previous, I think it is safe to say. April 15-18: 5 orcas, 2 females, 2 young, one male in harbor hunting sea lions. April 21: We had a call of killer whales approaching harbor from the north at Spruce Cape at 9:20. We watched the harbor until 10:00 pm, and saw no signs of the whales. 4/25 Orcas coming into the Kodiak town channel from the north around 10:00 pm. Meanwhile the grays are passing by in large numbers, and we have had the first reports of humpbacks in the area. 4/13: one gray in Monashka Bay. At Narrow Cape 12-15 blows in one hour. 4/14: At Narrow Cape, two whales breaching and many blows. Cold, windy day. 4/15:25-30 grays at Narrow cape in 4 hours of observing. One breached. Possibly one humpback. 4/17: At Narrow Cape, 0 whales. Two humpbacks seen on SE side of Monaschka Bay at 2:30pm. 4/19: 10-15 grays at Narrow Cape in 30 minutes. Visibility poor due to wind. 4/20: At Narrow Cape, constant activity with gray whales "frolicking" in the surf. Possible humpback in the distance. Another account of 20 grays at Narrow Cape 4/21: At Narrow Cape, 2 blows seen. Very windy. 4/24: One unidentified whale in Monaschka Bay nearshore feeding. . Copyright 2002 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form