Multiple pod calls audible.

Groups are streaming off to the west: First the Rs (they stayed on the Johnstone Strait side going west) and then the A36s with the I15s (who just went north in Blackney Pass and into Blackfish Sound). An I31 and/ or I11 group is currently approaching the entrance to Blackney Pass on the Johnstone Strait side. All this and a touch of northeern lights too. We have not heard any A4,A5, A12 or A30 calls yet.
Helena
05 Sep 2007 02:39:11 PDT

No orcas present.

We've heard no calls for several hours, though our Critical Point hydrophone is down & we're deaf in Robson Bight.
Helena
05 Sep 2007 08:18:30 PDT

No calls but orcas nearby

The I33s are headed west, on the Cracroft Island side of the Strait, opposite Robson Bight. They are silent, for the moment (CrPt is working again).
Helena
05 Sep 2007 09:48:26 PDT

Distant calls audible.

A short while ago we began to hear A4 and A5 calls close to Critical Point. Thse are groups coming up from the east and westbound. Unfortunately, the Critical Point hydrophone has developed a problem and it is hard to listen. Fortunately, the groups are beginning to be heard on the CP system.
Helena
05 Sep 2007 17:30:57 PDT

Distant calls audible.

We think the A4 group followed the A5 group to the west.
Helena
05 Sep 2007 18:55:22 PDT

Orcas near mics.

Nope, the A4s did not go far. They are back on CP and not far from the entrance of Blackney Pass.
Helena
05 Sep 2007 19:06:25 PDT

Distant calls audible.

Interesting, on the last post I accidently clicked on Flower Island. A little bit early but the A35s made it true. They have gone through Blackney Pass and into Blackfish Sound. Meanwhile, a different A4 group is heading west in the Strait. We have not heard A5s for a while.
Helena
05 Sep 2007 20:51:34 PDT

Hi Paul & Helena, We saw the A36's and the I15's pass Bere Point close to shore, all mostly resting at 17:15. When we left camp they had'nt made it to Black Bluff yet at 18:00. They were eastbound, still real slow as Bill had reported earlier. Take Care Troy & Kate
Troy@Bere Point
05 Sep 2007 21:47:17 PDT