GRAY WHALESlideshow: Gray Whale Seen In Elliott Bay

An expert with Cascadia Research in Olympia, John Calambokidis, said the larger-than-normal number of visitors -- especially in the South Sound -- means there may not be enough food for all of them.

Most of the stragglers on the trip from Mexico to Alaska feed on shrimp around Whidbey Island. Gray whales were spotted Wednesday in Budd Inlet at Olympia and in Hammersly Inlet near Shelton.

Video: Whale Sightings May Be Sign Of Trouble

Last week, a 25-foot gray whale was found dead on the east side of Whidbey Island. Calambokidis says it was undernourished.

Earlier this week another whale died on the Washington coast near Grayland, south of Westport.

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