KC, a 10 year old humpback whale, has been hanging out in Blackney Pass for over 2 hours now!!
Marie
28 Apr 2012 13:29:14 PDT

The transients from yesterday evening were T054, T058, T002B and the T007Bs. They were at the mouth of Blackney Pass @19:00 milling & socializing, lots of breaching and tail slapping!! Thanks to Jared Towers for the IDs. Also, thanks to a report from Bill & Donna Mackay, Jackie Hildering found and IDed 2 well-known 'local' humpbacks, KC and Nick, in Queen Charlotte Strait yesterday at ~1600!!! 
Marie
27 Apr 2012 08:44:05 PDT

No calls but orcas nearby
There were a few very neat transient calls and whistles at ~18:45 on Parson island but they have been silent for a while now.
Marie
26 Apr 2012 19:32:20 PDT

It has been quiet on the cetacean front for quite a few days now, but the bird scene sure is busy. Over 100 Greater White-Fronted geese flew north up Blackney this morning and Savannah and Golden Crowned sparrows are also migrating through.
Leah & Marie
23 Apr 2012 13:41:02 PDT

No orcas present.
After Bill and Wendy's report of whales going past Pearse Island the Mackays saw a westbound group east of Haddington Island about an hour after the first report. Thanks for the update! Also, yesterday two flocks of geese passed overhead at 3:15pm - the animal world is on the move!
Helena
19 Apr 2012 11:13:08 PDT

No calls but orcas nearby At 8:10am Bill at Pearse Island reported seeing 2 adult males, 3-4 females, 1 small juvenile orca heading quickly to the west. Thanks to Bill! Paul & Helena 19 Apr 2012 09:06:59 PDT

No orcas present.
The Mackays and Jackie reported 6-7 orcas in front of Port Mcneill around 3pm. They looked like they may have gotten a sea lion.
Helena
18 Apr 2012 17:54:52 PDT

No calls but orcas nearby We had a call from Bill at Pearse Island, who saw 8 orcas headed west at 11:30am. There was 1 male in the group, and 1 young baby. Probably, these were the transients we heard off CP earlier this morning. Thanks Bill! Paul & Helena 15 Apr 2012 12:51:13 PDT

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Orcas near mics. We are hearing transient calls off the entrance to Blackney Pass. Helena 15 Apr 2012 09:12:50 PDT

No orcas present.

After a cool grey morning the sun has come out. The sea lions look content and some jumped in the water perhaps to cool down with the added heat the sun provided.
Helena 
14 Apr 2012 14:41:51 PDT

It has been fairly quiet on the cetacean front over the weekend, but the calm seas, sunshine, full moon and bioluminescence have been spectacular!! 
Leah
08 Apr 2012 23:02:32 PDT

Distant calls audible.The T18/19s, T20/21, T55s & T23s slowly headed east in Johnstone Strait around 4pm. They were very vocal behind the boat noise created by a huge seiner heading east. Jared Towers, of DFO, caught up with these guys at Kaikash. Some fisherman also reported ~13 orca, including 2 males on the top side of Malcolm island earlier today and they were heading this way. Beautiful, sunny and calm day!!
Leah
04 Apr 2012 19:58:19 PDT

Report: The Mackay's got a report last night about ~ 30 orcas heading east between Christie Pass and Duncan Island. There were only 2 males in the group and a ton of little ones. There were also a lot of tails in the air...wonder who they are???? Leah 04 Apr 2012 09:54:22 PDT

Boat noise There are intermittent transient calls in johnstone Strait somewhere behind the boat noise. 2 tugs with tows are heading south in Blackney, 1 F/V is heading north in Blackney and a tug with tow is heading east off Robson Bight. Heavy vessel traffic over the past couple of days! Leah 04 Apr 2012 22:09:33 PDT

No calls but orcas nearby We are back and luckily you didn't miss any calls. At around 1030 this morning the T18/19s headed past the Lab and up into Blackfish Sound. While they silently traveled through the glassy waters wolves could be heard howling on a nearby island, as sea lions growled from their haul out down the way. Busy sunny morning!! Leah 03 Apr 2012 12:21:38 PDT

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Distant calls audible. There are transient orcas calling in Johnstone Strait on this calm and early morning! Leah 03 Apr 2012 03:06:14 PDT

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01 Apr 2012 19:19:04 PDT

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