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Photos: Washington whale watchers report grand slam sightings of four species in one day
by Callie Craighead, SeattlePI
A few lucky Washington whale watchers got a Mother s Day treat over the weekend: a coveted grand slam with sightings of four different species in a single day.
The Pacific Whale Watchers Association reported that two professional whale watching companies had grand slams on Sunday, spotting a minke and a gray whale in Rosario Strait, a humpback mom and calf near Waldron Island and several Bigg’s killer whales.
It doesn t happen often, but we had a Grand Slam whale watch today!” said Captain Matt Stolmeier of Outer Island Excursions. A gray whale, minke whale, several matrilines of Bigg s killer whales, and we wrapped it up with a perfect Mother s Day treat, a mom and calf humpback pair. ....

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