Saturday, December 30, 2017



Superb sounds!!

The A23s and A25s have become clearly vocal. They apparently had a long rub at Kazumi and are off the entrance to Blackney Pass again.

Helena & Lisa
30 Dec 2017 14:55:01 PST



No calls but orcas nearby

We have located them thanks to Jared Towers. They are on the Parson Rock cam: http://explore.org/live-cams/player/orcalab-parson-island off the entrance to Blackney Pass on the vancouver Island side.

Helena
30 Dec 2017 11:42:42 PST



No calls but orcas nearby

We are waiting to see if the A23s and A25s come into range of the CP camera. We had a repot from Elizabeth Zwamborn that they entered Johnstone Strait and are heading east. Clear sunny days, so fingers crossed. You can help us keep track by going to : https://explore.org/livecams/orcas/orcalab-cracroft-point-surface

Helena, Lisa and Paul
30 Dec 2017 10:41:29 PST

Thursday, December 28, 2017





It has been a very nice Orca holidays too this last week. At around four in the afternoon on the 23'rd we started hearing faint calls from the I15's of the G-clan approaching from the north, and some five hours later we heard A5's approaching CP before fading off again. Then suddenly after three days of Orca silence the I15's (I27, I4 and I65 Matrilines) appeared in Blackney Pass entrance at ten in the morning on the 26'th and passed by with the outflowing tide heading north in utter silence. Then the next day on the 27'th the A5's (A23 & A25 matrilines) did exactly the same ting at the same time, also in silence. Such a joy to see them again

Lisa
28 Dec 2017 19:48:10 PST

Saturday, December 23, 2017





Distant calls audible.

A clan Orcas slowly approaching CP hydrophone right now

Lisa
23 Dec 2017 21:51:35 PST



Distant calls audible.

G-clan resident Orcas slowly coming closer on Flower Island hydrophone

Lisa
23 Dec 2017 16:30:55 PST

Tuesday, December 05, 2017






Superb sounds!!

Nice humpback song on Flower Island right now! 

Lisa
05 Dec 2017 22:30:51 PST

Monday, November 27, 2017



Superb sounds!!

Humpback singing on Parson Island hydrophone right now 

Lisa
27 Nov 2017 18:14:53 PST

Wednesday, November 22, 2017



Orcas near mics.

Transients, Biggs Orca on Critical Point hydrophone right now!

Lisa
22 Nov 2017 17:32:02 PST

Saturday, November 18, 2017





Superb sounds!!

Nice humpback song by Parson Island right now

Lisa
18 Nov 2017 15:01:23 PST

Thursday, November 16, 2017





Superb sounds!!

Nice falsetto-singing humback on the local hydrophone right now

Lisa
16 Nov 2017 17:30:13 PST

Tuesday, November 14, 2017





Superb sounds!!

Humpback on local hydrophone echoing to Parsons Island right now 

Lisa
14 Nov 2017 14:17:15 PST

Monday, November 13, 2017





Superb sounds!!

Humpbacks vocalizing on CRPT, PI and FI at the same time

Lisa
13 Nov 2017 18:12:36 PST



Superb sounds!!

Nice close Humpback on Flower Island hydrophone right now

Lisa
13 Nov 2017 04:51:52 PST

Saturday, November 11, 2017





Superb sounds!!

Nice humpback song on Flower island hydrophone right now

Lisa
11 Nov 2017 19:13:00 PST

Friday, November 10, 2017





Superb sounds!!

Amazing close Humpback on CRPT right now!!!

Lisa
10 Nov 2017 21:02:05 PST



Superb sounds!!

Humpback singing at CP with very close echoes to PI

Lisa
10 Nov 2017 02:41:22 PST

Thursday, November 09, 2017





Superb sounds!!

There is a humpback singing at CP also 

Lisa
09 Nov 2017 20:39:26 PST



Superb sounds!!

Very nice and close humpback song in Blackfish Sound right now 

Lisa
09 Nov 2017 20:26:24 PST



Orcas near mics.

Nice close humpback calls from whales in front of the lab! 

Lisa
09 Nov 2017 14:36:04 PST



Superb sounds!!

Out there in Blackney Pass on a starry, almost clear night is a pretty interesting humpback, less so since a boat came along, but trying again!

OrcaLab
09 Nov 2017 01:43:43 PST