Distant calls audible. The orcas are now on Critical Point with echoes on Cracroft Point and Parson Island. They sound very excited! Karien and Max  31 Jul 2017 21:02:09 PDT No orcas present. It has been quite the day for the whales. After they briefly came to the top (west) end of Blackfish Sound this morning they retreated to Queen Charlotte Strait where the whale watch boats lost them in the descending fog. They had been headed towards the Penfolds. Later in the day, at 4:30pm Marie relayed that the Lukwa had identified the A30s, A23s, A25s and some of the I15s and that they had moved over to Lizard Point from the Polkinghorn Islets. They are pointing east once again. It is a beautiful, slightly breezy summer day here. OrcaLab 31 Jul 2017 16:54:51 PDT Distant calls audible. We started hearing calls. The orcas are in Blackfish Sound. Sounds like there are a lot of boats around.  Momoko & Karien 31 Jul 2017 11:22:30 PDT Distant calls audible. The Orcas went north through Blackney Pass. They have cleared from our view around 10 pm. They are still vocal in Blackfish Sound. Hanna 31 Jul 2017 00:19:16 PDT

Superb sounds!! The orcas are at Cracroft Point and are very vocal. Looks like they are about to go through Blackney Pass.  Karien  30 Jul 2017 20:55:09 PDT Multiple pod calls audible. The whales are in Johnstone Strait and are pretty vocal! The A5s are leading the group, with the A30s and I15s behind. Charlie  30 Jul 2017 20:21:27 PDT Distant calls audible. The orcas just travelled through Weynton and are now vocal on Critical Point. They sound very excited  Charlie and Karien  30 Jul 2017 19:14:28 PDT Distant calls audible. Seems like the whales decided to come Blackney Pass! Watch now on explore. http://explore.org/live-cams/player/orcalab-base Momoko 30 Jul 2017 17:46:49 PDT Distant calls audible. The whales are vacillating between choosing Weynton Passage and Blackfish Sound. Right now, it seems to be Blackfish. Jeff of Stubbs Island thinks there may be more whales than before so we are listening and waiting to see what might develop. Orcalab 30 Jul 2017 17:01:54 PDT No orcas present. The large group (the A23/25s, I31s,I15s and A30s) have spent the majority of the day in Queen Charlotte Strait after they went north through Blackney Pass at dawn. At 10am they were at Black Bluff, spread out , foraging and slowly westing. Then, got to Malcolm point and turned back east just before noon, then they made it almost to Lizard Point and turned towards Foster, sounds like they are headed for the Pilkinghorn islands now... Thanks to Marie for keeping track of the radio reports today. OrcaLab 30 Jul 2017 14:17:23 PDT Multiple pod calls audible. Too bad the early sports fishermen arrived on scene to try their luck just as the A23s/25s, I35s, I15s and A30s were also moving through Blackney and now, into Blackfish Sound. The whales are still vocal as they continue west. OrcaLab 30 Jul 2017 05:29:43 PDT Superb sounds!! Following on OL cam: http://explore.org/live-cams/player/orcalab-base OrcaLab 30 Jul 2017 05:04:49 PDT Superb sounds!! The A23/25s, I35s,I15s and A30s are all travelling north through Blackney Pass. They are incredibly vocal. We first heard them come back from east of the Reserve around 3am. Yesterday's incredible rub at the main beach is still imprinted on our minds (forever).! OrcaLab 30 Jul 2017 05:01:59 PDT

No orcas present. After the stunning rubbing at the Main Rubbing beach, all of the whales headed east.  Momoko & Suzie  29 Jul 2017 21:55:15 PDT No orcas present. We've had an amazing encounter with the orcas on our Rubbing beach cameras! If you head to www.explore.org and rewind on our Rubbing beach surface and underwater cameras - you'll be able to see the footage! http://explore.org/live-cams/player/orcalab-rubbing-beach http://explore.org/live-cams/player/orcalab-rubbing-beach-underwater OL 29 Jul 2017 21:53:01 PDT Distant calls audible. The whales headed east from Cracroft Point earlier. We think they are still going east but difficult to find them in this misty weather.  Momoko & Suzie 29 Jul 2017 18:19:43 PDT Distant calls audible. Momoko 29 Jul 2017 18:02:28 PDT Superb sounds!! Really beautiful footage on Cracroft Point camera  Charlie 29 Jul 2017 16:01:01 PDT Superb sounds!! A5s are now vocal near the entrance to Blackney Pass, and the A30s and I15s are still audible in Johnstone Strait. The I31s now vocal as well.  Charlie 29 Jul 2017 15:20:07 PDT Multiple pod calls audible. There are a lot of pods in Johnstone Strait! The A5s are the most vocal, but the A30s, I15s, and some of the I31s are also around.  Charlie 29 Jul 2017 14:48:01 PDT Distant calls audible. The whales kept going east in Johnstone Strait. Now they're near the entrance of Blackney Pass. We could see them in distance on Cracroft Point camera. http://explore.org/live-cams/player/orcalab-cracroft-point-surface Momoko & Karien 29 Jul 2017 13:50:28 PDT Distant calls audible. The whales entered Johnstone Strait via Weynton Passage. We are hearing distant calls. Also we got a report that 5 Bigg's orcas were heading west from Sophia Islands at 12:48pm.  Momoko 29 Jul 2017 13:09:17 PDT Distant calls audible. We started hearing at least G clan and A5 calls. They are in Blackfish Sound.  Momoko & Karien 29 Jul 2017 10:22:53 PDT Multiple pod calls audible. It seems as if the groups have been sorting themselves out while in Blackfish Sound. They have been very vocal and a few even slipped into Blackney Pass for a while but not for long, for now. The A5s,I15s and A30s are all back in Blackfish Sound, at times, quite distant, at others a little clearer. We have not heard the I35s for a while. OrcaLab 29 Jul 2017 01:14:22 PDT Orcas near mics. A clan calls. The whales are moving east and could be coming to Blackney Pass. Suzie 29 Jul 2017 00:12:48 PDT