Distant calls audible.

The A30s have met up with the I31s and or the I11s. The groups are heading east now in Johnstone Strait.
Helena
21 Sep 2006 07:10:13 PDT

Orcas near mics.

Both the A12s and the I11s are now in Johnstone Strait. The A12s travelled ahead of the I11s and after a brief vocal exchange the I11s followed the A12s through Blackney Pass. We had a report from Spirit of the West that two groups went east past their camp at Boat Bay this morning soon after we lost track of the A30s and the I31 calls in Johnstone Strait so this may have been these two groups.
Helena
21 Sep 2006 12:15:04 PDT

No orcas present.

We have not heard any calls since just before 3pm. We believe the I11s and the A12s moved off of CP to the east, following the A30s and the I31s.
Helena
21 Sep 2006 17:49:50 PDT

Orcas rubbing on the shore bottom.

That's cute! I just finished writing and sending the last comment when the whales arived at the beaches for a rub. Sounds like the A12s.
Helena
21 Sep 2006 18:01:36 PDT

Distant calls audible.

After a bit of a break we started to Hear A1 calls again at the eastern end of the Ecological Reserve.
Helena
21 Sep 2006 19:25:14 PDT