The Return of the Gray Whales

Gray whales have returned to the Puget Sound to feed along their 10,000-mile journey from Mexico to Alaska. The dozen or so gray whales familiar with the area have begun to arrive to feed on the sound's ghost shrimp lying on the bottom.
... these whales are relatively new to the area. There's no record of the whales before the 1990s and it's thought the few visitors came to find food during a food shortage. The whales will be visiting through April, followed by the sound's favorite orcas in May.