Tuesday, October 09, 2012




Distant calls audible.

We can hear PWD's on Critical Point.

OL
09 Oct 2012 23:19:16 PDT



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Ol crew
09 Oct 2012 17:13:17 PDT



Distant calls audible.

As the Northern Lights continue to move we can hear distant Humpback vocals in Blackfish Sound.

OL
09 Oct 2012 00:35:07 PDT

Monday, October 08, 2012




The Pass is filled with 'trumpeting' humpbacks, under the starlit sky and Northern Lights. Sounds as they are once again surrounded by Steller sea lions. Neill, from the Island Odyssey, also reported orcas around Pine Island & Scarlett Point including the A30s today. Wonder what the morning has in store for us?? 

OL
08 Oct 2012 23:59:39 PDT



Distant calls audible.

We had a humpback vocalising in Blackfish Sound a short while ago with boat noise moving on and off the station. Beautiful, sunny and calm day in Blackney!! 

OL
08 Oct 2012 14:06:59 PDT

Saturday, October 06, 2012


Superb sounds!!

Beautiful Humpback song in Blackfish Sound!!!

OL
06 Oct 2012 19:49:22 PDT



Superb sounds!!

A Humpback is singing while the sun is about to rise. A beautiful morning with calm water an orange-blue sky and sea lion howling.

PaulSetz
06 Oct 2012 06:51:24 PDT

Thursday, October 04, 2012



Superb sounds!!

A bit sporadic perhaps but the humpbacks are still vocal in Blackfish Sound.

Helena
04 Oct 2012 22:59:48 PDT



Superb sounds!!

Wonderful humpback song in Blackfish Sound, no boat noise anywhere!

Helena
04 Oct 2012 20:18:50 PDT



Superb sounds!!

There are still humpbacks vocalising and recently in Blackney Pass. A third humpback, might have been Twister joined the other two in Blackney Pass. They have all cleared together back into Blackfish Sound. It is proving difficult to get good photos of the flukes as this small group is very social and barely breaking the surface at time. A lot of rolling around with sea lions bouncing all around too.

OL
04 Oct 2012 14:05:43 PDT



Superb sounds!!

Lovely Humpback calls in Blackfish Sound - rare during the day! There have been a few calls in Blackney Pass and we are trying to get a good fluke shot of the humpback in BlackneyPass. Too bad about the boat noise.

OL
04 Oct 2012 11:42:49 PDT



Superb sounds!!

Beautiful Humpback song in Blackfish Sound.

Leah
04 Oct 2012 04:06:38 PDT

Wednesday, October 03, 2012




Superb sounds!!

Humpback tuning up in Blackfish Sound!

Helena
03 Oct 2012 20:06:45 PDT

Tuesday, October 02, 2012






Superb sounds!!

There are now 2 humpbacks vocalising! One is singing on Flower Island while the other is trumpeting and making calls abeam the Lab.

Leah
02 Oct 2012 23:10:34 PDT



Superb sounds!!

We can hear nice calls from a Humpback in Blackney Pass and very distant A1 calls in Blackfish Sound about an hour after hearing the A36s at the entrance to Blackney Pass.

Leah
02 Oct 2012 22:52:20 PDT



Distant calls audible.

We had an interesting development! Just as the A34s were travelling through Blackney Pass we (Marie at CP and us at the lab) heard distant calls on the Cracroft Island system. These persisted as the A34s grew fainter and fainter. To us it sounded like the A36s! They were only ever very distant and so most likely west of CP.

OL
02 Oct 2012 20:08:42 PDT



Orcas near mics.

The A34s are foraging off the entrance to Blackney Pass.

Helena
02 Oct 2012 17:00:40 PDT



Distant calls audible.

The A34s just entered Johnstone Strait via Weynton Pass. Thanks to Graeme Ellis for the report.

Helena
02 Oct 2012 15:25:38 PDT



The humpback can now be heard trumpeting above and below the water off the Lab!

Leah
02 Oct 2012 05:01:31 PDT



Superb sounds!!

HUMPBACK: singing in Blackney Pass as the NW waves continue to roll in.

Leah
02 Oct 2012 03:54:06 PDT