Orcas hunting fish. A5s and I15s close to Critical Point/Robson Bight coming back west from the east end. Others in the background. Helena  23 Aug 2015 22:14:30 PDT Orcas near mics. The whales (A30s, A4s and I15s) are off Rubbing beach. Sounded like the A42s have passed CRPT to the east but haven't came up to the beaches. The A23s /A25s were reported east of Blinkhorn little while ago. Tomoko & Momoko 23 Aug 2015 20:59:07 PDT Orcas near mics. Sounds like the A30s and I15s are almost in the Bight now.  Tomoko 23 Aug 2015 20:00:10 PDT Orcas near mics. We are hearing A5 calls (possibly A42s) on CRPT hydrophone. Sounds like they are near the Bight.  Tomoko 23 Aug 2015 19:35:51 PDT No calls but orcas nearby Earlier this afternoon the 115s came into Blackney Pass from Blackfish Sound, just as the A30s were headed North. They crossed paths in front of the lab, with the 30s on the far shore and the 15s milling around slowly for much of the time. Now, some orcas are headed back to the south - we're not sure who as of yet, no acoustic clues - the live streaming cam is following them through the pass: http://orcalab.click2stream.com/  Megan H. 23 Aug 2015 17:20:06 PDT Orcas near mics. One additional note: CP has the A23s and A25s off Big Bay headed west and Marie can see the A42s heading west from the Bight.  Helena  23 Aug 2015 16:39:30 PDT Orcas near mics. So interesting watching this scene unfold in Blackney Pass. The A30s came in from the south (Johnstone Strait) and matter of factly carried on north toward Blackfish Souns. At the same time the I15s closer to the Hanson Island side came in from the northwest (Blackfish Sound). The I15s got past the Lab and drifted out to the middle as the A30s passed on the far shore. The I15s stayed mostly on the surface pointing south of a very long time. Eventually two turned slowly north and after mosre hesitation the rest did likewise. A humpback decided to beach several times, tail lob and lunge feed (not in that order) not far from the orca scene. The I15s are now more decidedly following the A30s back out to Blackfish Sound. Both groups have only recently started to vocalize. Most of this was done silently. Meanwhile, we heard the A5s closer to Robson Bight still in Johnstone Strait. Helena  23 Aug 2015 16:34:27 PDT Orcas near mics. The group of orcas are heading North in Blackney Pass. http://orcalab.click2stream.com  O lab crew 23 Aug 2015 15:42:07 PDT Orcas approaching Orcalab. Meagan HB at CP reported the whales are heading towards Blackney Pass! http://orcalab.click2stream.com/ Currently, we are hearing the A30 calls on CP hydrophone. Momoko & Megan H 23 Aug 2015 15:32:36 PDT Distant calls audible. Lukwa reported group of orcas (at least I15s) off Double Bay and heading to the east in Blackfish Sound. They are very quiet. Megan HB at CP reported the A30s were approaching Kaikash Creek, Vancouver Island side. Now they are angling towards CP. Momoko & Megan 23 Aug 2015 15:08:02 PDT Distant calls audible. The whales are heading to the west from the Bight. Sounds like the A5s are in lead. Momoko 23 Aug 2015 14:44:20 PDT Orcas near mics. The whales are going west in Johnstone Strait, now in the Bight. We are hearing the A30s, A4s and A5 calls on CRPT hydrophone. Tomoko & Momoko 23 Aug 2015 12:54:58 PDT Distant calls audible. We are hearing A5 calls on Rubbing Beach hydrophone. Sounds like they are coming back from the east. Tomoko, Momoko & Chelsea 23 Aug 2015 11:06:00 PDT No calls but orcas nearby That was quick! The I15s are already in Blackfish Sound continuing west.  Helena  23 Aug 2015 07:00:42 PDT Orcas near mics. After a rather uneventful night (for us) the whales are moving through Blackney Pass headed for Blackfish Sound. http://orcalab.click2stream.com OL Crew 23 Aug 2015 06:48:54 PDT Distant calls audible. Opps forgot to put the URL, the camera is on http://orcalab.click2stream.com Tomoko 23 Aug 2015 06:38:19 PDT No calls but orcas nearby I15s are going North in Blackney Pass.  Tomoko 23 Aug 2015 06:36:21 PDT