No calls but orcas nearby 6+ Bigg's orcas were floating and munching on their prey at Parson Light almost an hour ago. The then picked up pace to the south. There was one adult male in the group. Leah 31 Dec 2012 13:32:34 PST

Distant calls audible. Bigg's orcas are calling in Johnstone Strait on this stormy Christmas Eve. Hope you're all cosy and happy!! Leah 24 Dec 2012 19:31:35 PST

Distant calls audible. There were a few Bigg's orca calls a moment ago. They are quiet at the moment, but maybe they'll speak up again!?! Leah 19 Dec 2012 20:47:38 PST A big SE storm has been blowing all night and is still gusting now. It has been pretty quiet on the cetacean front, but two hydrophones go down after the sun sets everyday. Hoping to fix the problem when weather and tides allow. Leah 19 Dec 2012 06:03:00 PST

Performing maintenance

The weather has allowed us to get out to charge the batteries at CP, so we are still streaming audio. Outside of the rain and the wind it has been pretty quiet around here lately.
Leah
15 Dec 2012 23:18:47 PST

Performing maintenance We are likely to lose power at CP today, which means we will lose our internet connection and live streaming will stop. Please excuse the interruption. We will resume live streaming as soon as weather conditions allow us to charge CP batteries. Many thanks to Magnum Energy for providing us with the ability to monitor CP battery state via our wireless network.  OL crew 13 Dec 2012 07:06:25 PST

Superb sounds!! We're hearing some very chatty Bigg's orca in Blackfish Sound! Marie 11 Dec 2012 11:06:46 PST

Performing maintenance Sorry everyone, we have a problem with camera streaming, so the camera is off now. We will try to solve the problem & start camera streaming again as soon as possible. Meanwhile, please think about Corky & light a candle for her if you can. It's her sad capture anniversary day. OL crew 11 Dec 2012 09:44:05 PST

Superb sounds!! Excellent Bigg's orca calls, in Johnstone Strait this time! Marie 08 Dec 2012 20:04:44 PST

Distant calls audible. Bigg's (transient) orca are calling in Blackfish Sound. They are distant at the moment but seem to be getting louder! Marie 08 Dec 2012 14:15:44 PST

Superb sounds!! Bigg's (transients) are vocalizing in Blackfish Sound. Marie 06 Dec 2012 15:35:20 PST

No calls but orcas nearby The T002Cs, T20 and T21 just quietly headed North in Blackney Pass!  Marie, Leah, Angela and Paul 06 Dec 2012 11:49:09 PST

Orcas near mics.

6 transient/Bigg's orca, including 1 male, 2 females and 3 juveniles, headed north in Blackney about and hour ago. They made a few calls on Parson Island before heading past. It looked as though they may have been sharing a meal as gulls swooped in behind them. 
Leah and Paul
05 Dec 2012 16:10:39 PST

Distant calls audible. There are transient/Bigg's calling in Blackfish Sound and now a boat is coming on too :( Leah & Paul 02 Dec 2012 23:02:49 PST

No calls but orcas nearby A group of Bigg's orca, including one male, one female and possibly a small fin, just passed by the lab. They were heading north in Blackney Pass. Paul Setzer 01 Dec 2012 11:29:22 PST

No calls but orcas nearby 3 Bigg's orca, including 1 male, quietly traveled north in Blackney around 0930 this morning. Also, at 0430 this morning a humpback could be heard vocalizing and through the loud waves it sounded like song. However, the calls didn't last for long. There are still 3+ HB's feeding and resting in Blackney as of today. Leah 29 Nov 2012 16:17:44 PST

Distant calls audible. We heard one call from a Bigg's orca at 0540, but nothing since. Yesterday was another day of humpbacks feeding in the Pass. We confirmed Freckles & Ripple, Inuskshuk, Moonstar, Flash & BCZUK2012#3. Leah 27 Nov 2012 06:06:34 PST

Boat noise There are transient/Bigg's orcas calling in Johnstone Strait at the moment. Earlier today while out performing maintenance we found the T002Cs and T123s as they joined together just east of CP. They traveled together, whilst vocalising, towards Robson Bight before returning to Blackney Pass and heading north just before dusk. They were harassing Freckles as they all got pushed north with the ebb tide. We are hoping s/he is okay. Moonstar, Flash and two other humpbacks were also visible in the Pass today. Leah & Paul 25 Nov 2012 20:25:52 PST

Distant calls audible. Transients calling in Johnstone Strait! Leah & Paul Setzer 25 Nov 2012 14:39:18 PST

Moonstar & Ripple are rolling and lunge feeding in bait balls together while Freckles & Inuksuk zoom back and forth between their feed independently. Two more HB's headed north out of our view. Busy day in Blackney! Leah & Paul  23 Nov 2012 08:40:26 PST

We can hear vocalisations from a humpback in Blackney Pass every once and a while. The storm has subsided and it looks like it's going to be a beautiful day!  Leah 23 Nov 2012 07:33:52 PST

Boat noise We have a lot of boat noise these days and nights! Humpbacks are still sticking around. We saw Inukshuk, Moonstar, Ripple, Freckles and a possible newbie today. A storm is coming up tonight. Paul Setzer 21 Nov 2012 20:25:40 PST

No calls but orcas nearby 1 male, 1 female and a baby Transient/Bigg's orca quietly traveled north in Blackney around 10am. They went on a search for food in Parson Bay, but we couldn't be certain if they were successful. In the meantime 4 humpbacks were spread out and busy feeding in the Pass. The seas are building now with the SE winds and we haven't seen anyone since then.  Leah & Paul  18 Nov 2012 13:16:56 PST

Distant calls audible. We can hear faint humpback calls in Blackfish Sound. Earlier we could see Freckles, Conger, Ripple and one more HB feeding, resting and rolling amongst sealions in Blackney Pass. Leah & Paul  17 Nov 2012 18:35:46 PST

Correction: Sorry I meant to say Freckles, not Twister. Leah 15 Nov 2012 21:47:36 PST

Flash, Argonaut, Ripple, Twister & Moonstar could all be seen in feeding, resting & socialising in Blackney Pass today. Acoustically only a few vocals could be heard now & again. Leah & Paul 15 Nov 2012 21:40:42 PST

Argonaut and Flash are rolling amongst sea lions off the Lab. We've turned the camera on as pec's, tails and heads continuously surface.! OL Crew :) 15 Nov 2012 12:50:48 PST