No calls but orcas nearby The I15s and the A5s went north through Blackney Pass after having to navigate their way through the entrance against the still flooding tide. Despite the evening's fading light we could see them pretty much altogether steadily making their way. At 7:40pm Kate Brauer reported that a G clan group passed her at Bere Point heading east. And Jake Etzkorn reported at 7:54pm that the A30s were back in Johnstone Strait slowly heading west at Chatham Point. Mario had reported that the A30s were off Brown's Bay in Discovery Passage around 3pm. While all this resident activity was happening a large group of transients came out of Queen Charlotte Strait and into Weynon Passage (6pm) and as the residents were struggling to make head way into Blackney the Bigg's travelled east past the entrance to Blackney, past CP on the Vancouver Island side and then some past Boat Bay camp around .8:15pm. This has been a day with a lot of orcas! The humpbacks were just as wonderful too. Helena 04 Sep 2015 21:23:31 PDT Orcas approaching Orcalab. The orcas are passing in front of the lab! http://orcalab.click2stream.com OL crew 04 Sep 2015 20:21:53 PDT No calls but orcas nearby The I15s have been vocal just a little bit as the groups, including the A5s (at least the A42s) continue west into the afternoon glare. Meanwhile, Jared Towers picked up on a report from Kate Brauer about a large group of Bigg's orcas heading east from Bere Point around 3pm. He followed them to the Stephenson Islands where they continued to move east. Interesting day with transients (the T10s) this morning in the Strait at the same time as the residents and now the same this afternoon with a much large diverse group. Helena 04 Sep 2015 18:15:28 PDT Orcas hunting fish. We are hearing Echo locations and A5 calls on Critical Point hydrophone. Sounds like the whales are coming back from east to the Bight. Tomoko 04 Sep 2015 15:27:10 PDT No calls but orcas nearby The whales (the I15s and A5s?) are at the rubbing beach. Tomoko & the Lab crew 04 Sep 2015 14:48:18 PDT Orcas near mics. Waking up! The I15s and A5s are nearing Critical Point in Robson Bight. Helena 04 Sep 2015 13:41:04 PDT No calls but orcas nearby Marie reports that all of the A5s were at Izumi resting with I15s behind them. At 945am they turned to the East at Turn Point, spread out across the strait and are currently headed for the Reserve.  Chels 04 Sep 2015 12:39:15 PDT No calls but orcas nearby The T10s have shifted to the Hanson Island side now. Helena 04 Sep 2015 10:21:13 PDT Distant calls audible. The I15s and the A42s have moved west to Blinkhorn staying close to the Vancouver Island shore. Meanwhile, the T10s are moving west as well just past Little Kaikash Creek. Helena 04 Sep 2015 10:19:35 PDT Distant calls audible. We are hearing some G clan calls on CP hydrophone. Momoko 04 Sep 2015 08:38:37 PDT No calls but orcas nearby CP reports that there are orcas heading west along the Vancouver Island side near Kaikash Creek. Helena 04 Sep 2015 07:21:23 PDT Distant calls audible. The A42s and I15s are finally moving east. We are hearing them on Rubbing Beach hydrophone. Tomoko 04 Sep 2015 04:04:04 PDT Orcas near mics. Sounds like the A42s and I15s are still somewhere near the Bight.  Tomoko 04 Sep 2015 02:56:06 PDT

Superb sounds!! The I15s were westbound earlier from the Boat Bay area around 8pm. But since then the A5s have come up towards the Bight and the I15s seem to have turned back towards them. Lovely close vocal with lots of exchanges going on. Helena 03 Sep 2015 22:43:34 PDT Distant calls audible. Sounds like the whales are slowly going west. We are hearing distant I15 calls on Critical Point hydrophone. Tomoko 03 Sep 2015 21:06:26 PDT Distant calls audible. The A42s and the I15s went for rub. Sounds like they are coming back to the west after that. Tomoko 03 Sep 2015 19:53:22 PDT Orcas near mics. We are hearing the I15s and A42s on Critical Point hydrophone. Sounds like they are approaching the Bight. There are some Humpback whale calls too. Tomoko 03 Sep 2015 17:45:07 PDT No calls but orcas nearby Sorry for the late update. This morning, around 09:30 the A34s have cleared from our view. The G clan group (I35s?) didn't come into Blackney, seems like continued to the west. The I15s and A42s, who were in Blackfish took Weynton Pass to enter the Strait. They are quiet this moment. The A30s were seen off Quadra Island.  OL crew 03 Sep 2015 14:51:58 PDT Orcas approaching Orcalab. The A34s and G clan group are coming into Blackney Pass. http://orcalab.click2stream.com  Tomoko & Momoko 03 Sep 2015 09:07:59 PDT Multiple pod calls audible. This is getting exciting as the groups come up from the east. We can now hear the A34s and think they are in company with another G clan group. OL Crew 03 Sep 2015 07:55:40 PDT Distant calls audible. The whales are shifting to the west now. Hearing I15 calls off Robson Bight. Were the A5s ahead of them? Helena & Momoko 03 Sep 2015 07:48:20 PDT Distant calls audible. A quiet night then just at 6am we heard A5 calls. We were not able to locate the calls but we are now hearing calls off the eastern end of the Reserve. Momoko & Helena 03 Sep 2015 07:34:41 PDT

Distant calls audible. The I15s and A42s have entered the Strait through Blackney Pass, going east. Tomoko 02 Sep 2015 19:09:57 PDT Orcas approaching Orcalab. The I15s and A42s are passing Blackney pass to the south http://orcalab.click2stream.com Tomoko 02 Sep 2015 17:57:02 PDT Distant calls audible. After heading west this afternoon the I15s and the A5 group have gone through Weytnon and are on the Blackfish Sound side now. We have audio and the Internet back! Helena  02 Sep 2015 16:47:17 PDT