Orcas near mics.




The A23s and the A24s are near the Bight. There is a fishing opening so some boat noise too.

Helena

07 Aug 2011 22:28:19 PDT







Distant calls audible.



A4 and A5 calls getting louder presumably as the groups (the A23s and A24s) head eastward.

Helena

07 Aug 2011 22:01:21 PDT







No calls but orcas nearby



Tonight we were celebrating Momoko's birthday and Elizabeth's and Mercedes' last night here and how fitting the whales came into Blackney Pass even if only briefly. Lots of spyhops (22 by one count) and rolling around they floated back to Johnstone Strait. Hard to tell who was all there as they were distant. When they got back to the Strait we heard A4 calls mixed with a little A5. CP saw the whales (the A24s) almost mid strait off the entrance to Blackney Pass starting to turn eastward. A large tug heading that way also is responsible for the loud boat noise.

Helena

07 Aug 2011 21:53:09 PDT







No calls but orcas nearby



The A23s and the A24s passed CP and were opposite the entrance to Blackney Pass just before 8pm. They carried on to the west toward Big Bay.

Helena

07 Aug 2011 20:39:01 PDT







No calls but orcas nearby



The A23s and the A24s have crossed over to the Cracroft Island side and are going past the Cliff at the moment headed to CP. They are repeating themselves! Thanks to the Lukwa and CP for the reports.

Helena

07 Aug 2011 18:33:24 PDT







No calls but orcas nearby



Very sleepy whales headed very slowly back to the Ecological Reserve - been here before! Anyway after the charge to the west, at the turn, the whales really slowed down. They are close to Vancouver Island shore.

Helena

07 Aug 2011 17:54:38 PDT







Orcas near mics.



The orcas just passed the entrance to Blackney and are heading west up the strait. Freckles the humpback has also been spotted in front of CP!

Elizabeth

07 Aug 2011 13:52:17 PDT







Orcas rubbing on the shore bottom.



They are in at the Main Beach having a rub now.

Helena

07 Aug 2011 11:14:44 PDT







Distant calls audible.



The A23s and A24s are moving closer to the eastern end of the Reserve.

Helena

07 Aug 2011 11:08:19 PDT







No calls but orcas nearby



Sorry, just a step behind.... there were some very close calls as the whales passed Critical Point headed east. next stop?

Helena

07 Aug 2011 10:50:39 PDT







Distant calls audible.



At 10am the A23s and the A24s entered the Ecological Reserve headed east.

Helena

07 Aug 2011 10:21:21 PDT







Distant calls audible.



A few A4 calls as the A24s and the A23s continue east toward the Ecological Reserve on the Vancouver Island side. We are not sure what haened to the A36s and A12 after they came west to the Robson Bight area and carried on a bit longer.

Helena

07 Aug 2011 09:50:53 PDT







No calls but orcas nearby



The A24s & A23s are headed east, near Kaikash, close to Vancouver Island. They are silent.

Helena

07 Aug 2011 09:23:30 PDT







Distant calls audible.



We're still hearing very distant calls on the Critical Point & Cracroft Point hydrophones.

Helena

07 Aug 2011 06:30:40 PDT







Multiple pod calls audible.



For the past half hour there have been A1 (A36s and A12) calls in the mix of A4 and A5 calls.

Helena

07 Aug 2011 04:15:15 PDT







Distant calls audible.



This has been quite nice as the A4s and A5s have come back from the east and foraged off Robson Bight, sometimes close, sometimes sounding more distant. We have yet another boat coming as well.

Helena

07 Aug 2011 03:31:40 PDT







Orcas hunting fish.



Now echolocation on the Critical Point hydrophone. Probably, he orcas are heading west, having a bite in the Bight.

Helena

07 Aug 2011 03:24:31 PDT







Orcas hunting fish.



Now echolocation on the Critical Point hydrophone. Probably, he orcas are heading west, having a bite in the Bight.

Helena

07 Aug 2011 02:48:02 PDT







Distant calls audible.



Now we're hearing A4 calls off the rubbing beaches.

Helena

07 Aug 2011 02:11:17 PDT