Saturday, July 21, 2012


No calls but orcas nearby

A single call at 10:25pm followed by a few more recently and two blows heading north signal that the A36s are on their tour headed for Blackfish Sound and maybe parts west.

OL staff
21 Jul 2012 23:14:21 PDT




Distant calls audible.

Surprise the A36s are heading west from Boat Bay. thanks Marie for the heads up. The calls came after!

Helena
21 Jul 2012 20:01:08 PDT




No calls but orcas nearby

Sorry I was confused by the radio reports the group of 4 transients (the T65As- Jared ID) are still in Johnstone Strait off Bigg bay heading west. The T46s were one of the other 3 transient groups. Busy day!

Helena
21 Jul 2012 19:36:11 PDT




No calls but orcas nearby

The small group (4) of transients ended up in Blackfish Sound.

Helena
21 Jul 2012 19:20:16 PDT




No calls but orcas nearby

For the record: a group of 5 transients headed west off Boat Bay at 6:17pm. Earlier: the A36s were reported off Milly Island (Jack Springer) heading west at 1:36pm while one group of Bigg's whales were westing off Kelsey Bayand another group were easting off Ripple Point. The transients were easting off Eve River at the same time.

Helena
21 Jul 2012 19:11:23 PDT




Some updates: We have a humpback moving back and forth and around Blackney Pass this morning. There are three reports about orcas: the transients that went through Blackney before 7am passed Boat Bay around 8:40am; orcas (perhaps the A36s) were seen in Nodales Channel around 7:30am and recently the Campbell River whale watchers spotted westbound orcas off Ripple Point.

Helena
21 Jul 2012 10:54:42 PDT




No calls but orcas nearby

Small group of transients heading south slowly in Blackney Pass. Last night we last heard the A36s east of Robson Bight.

Helena
21 Jul 2012 06:47:22 PDT




Orcas near mics.

The A36s are back in Johnstone Strait.

Helena
21 Jul 2012 01:12:20 PDT




Superb sounds!!

We are waiting to figure out where the A36 calls are coming from. Calls started at 12:31am.

Helena
21 Jul 2012 01:05:04 PDT

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