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Staff
23 Apr 2006 19:42:02 PDT
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
No orcas present.
Thanks to everyone who offered their thoughts about Luna. His legacy is surely the love and concern he inspired during his strange solitary journey into our hearts and minds. Today, snow blanketed the North Island. But two days ago a humpback was seen swimming toward Broughton Strait and 3 days ago we saw our first robin.
Helena & Paul
15 Mar 2006 12:19:49 PST
Thanks to everyone who offered their thoughts about Luna. His legacy is surely the love and concern he inspired during his strange solitary journey into our hearts and minds. Today, snow blanketed the North Island. But two days ago a humpback was seen swimming toward Broughton Strait and 3 days ago we saw our first robin.
Helena & Paul
15 Mar 2006 12:19:49 PST
Friday, March 10, 2006
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Saturday, January 14, 2006
Friday, January 13, 2006
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Superb sounds!!
This morning before 10am we began to hear very distant G clan calls through the constant boat noise in the Strait. We believe the I15s headed west toward beaver Cove and then turned just before 11:30am. Right now it sounds like they are off the entrance to Blackney Pass. Still not completely sure whether or not the I31s are with them. A DFO research boat is out there with them hoping to get some winter feeding data and they may supply the answer! The weather is very changeable but right now, although raining, improving somewhat.
Helena & Paul
11 Jan 2006 13:01:10 PST
Boat noise
We got confirmation on the I31s - all there, I46 still with his uncle I46 - along with the I15s. i41 is still there and looking much the same as he did in the summer. Thanks to Jared Towers for this report. From the calls we believe the whales have continued to the east past Critical Point. There is only boat noise now.
Helena & Paul
11 Jan 2006 14:46:22 PST
Sorry i meant to say I80 is still with his uncle I46.
Helena
11 Jan 2006 15:11:03 PST
This morning before 10am we began to hear very distant G clan calls through the constant boat noise in the Strait. We believe the I15s headed west toward beaver Cove and then turned just before 11:30am. Right now it sounds like they are off the entrance to Blackney Pass. Still not completely sure whether or not the I31s are with them. A DFO research boat is out there with them hoping to get some winter feeding data and they may supply the answer! The weather is very changeable but right now, although raining, improving somewhat.
Helena & Paul
11 Jan 2006 13:01:10 PST
Boat noise
We got confirmation on the I31s - all there, I46 still with his uncle I46 - along with the I15s. i41 is still there and looking much the same as he did in the summer. Thanks to Jared Towers for this report. From the calls we believe the whales have continued to the east past Critical Point. There is only boat noise now.
Helena & Paul
11 Jan 2006 14:46:22 PST
Sorry i meant to say I80 is still with his uncle I46.
Helena
11 Jan 2006 15:11:03 PST
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Saturday, December 17, 2005
No calls but orcas nearby
December has been quite uneventful around here although we our attention has recently been on the sad 36th anniversary of Corky's capture. Happily just now we caught a glimpse of at least one male ocra on his way toward Johnstone Strait. It is a lovely cold sunny windy day here and it was nice to see this whale's energetic movements through the Pass. We have heard from CetaecaLab (http://www.cetacealab.org) that some of the A5s and A4s have recently been in their area. The Naiad Explorer also let us know that there are lots of dolphins up in the inlets near to here. We have heard from many of you and thank you again for your kind support. Happy holidays to all!
Helena & Paul
17 Dec 2005 13:06:31 PST
December has been quite uneventful around here although we our attention has recently been on the sad 36th anniversary of Corky's capture. Happily just now we caught a glimpse of at least one male ocra on his way toward Johnstone Strait. It is a lovely cold sunny windy day here and it was nice to see this whale's energetic movements through the Pass. We have heard from CetaecaLab (http://www.cetacealab.org) that some of the A5s and A4s have recently been in their area. The Naiad Explorer also let us know that there are lots of dolphins up in the inlets near to here. We have heard from many of you and thank you again for your kind support. Happy holidays to all!
Helena & Paul
17 Dec 2005 13:06:31 PST
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Monday, November 21, 2005
No calls but orcas nearby
Hello, everyone! Just after the sun rose over the mountains on this lovely morning, we saw misty blows in Blackney Pass, then the black shapes of orca dorsal fins appeared in the sun's glare! We only had one more glimpse of them as they headed into Blackfish Sound, but saw enough to conclude that they were transients. The group of 4 consisted of 1 adult male, 2 females & a juvenile. They weren't vocal. After more than 2 weeks without sighting orcas, this was an exciting way to start our day!
Paul & Helena
21 Nov 2005 09:42:44 PST
Hello, everyone! Just after the sun rose over the mountains on this lovely morning, we saw misty blows in Blackney Pass, then the black shapes of orca dorsal fins appeared in the sun's glare! We only had one more glimpse of them as they headed into Blackfish Sound, but saw enough to conclude that they were transients. The group of 4 consisted of 1 adult male, 2 females & a juvenile. They weren't vocal. After more than 2 weeks without sighting orcas, this was an exciting way to start our day!
Paul & Helena
21 Nov 2005 09:42:44 PST
Monday, November 14, 2005
No orcas present.
Good Evening! Except for dolphins from time to time it has been very quiet since the 5th. The departure of the residents is a bit earlier than most years. The snow level is moving down the mountain and we have noticed that the days are a lot cooler now. Although there was sleet yesterday today was clear & sunny. We will let you know if the whales return. In the meantime, we have been reading the comment board and have enjoyed the posted links. Thanks!
Helena & Paul
14 Nov 2005 19:01:23 PST
Good Evening! Except for dolphins from time to time it has been very quiet since the 5th. The departure of the residents is a bit earlier than most years. The snow level is moving down the mountain and we have noticed that the days are a lot cooler now. Although there was sleet yesterday today was clear & sunny. We will let you know if the whales return. In the meantime, we have been reading the comment board and have enjoyed the posted links. Thanks!
Helena & Paul
14 Nov 2005 19:01:23 PST
Monday, November 07, 2005
No orcas present.
Hello everyone! We're away at the moment, but have heard from Jared Towers that the A4s, A5s & A36s were near Lizard Point 2 days ago, heading west. Andy, who is at at the lab, hasn't heard any calls for the last 2 days, so it looks like we are in a waiting mode once again!
Paul
07 Nov 2005 12:26:49 PST
Hello everyone! We're away at the moment, but have heard from Jared Towers that the A4s, A5s & A36s were near Lizard Point 2 days ago, heading west. Andy, who is at at the lab, hasn't heard any calls for the last 2 days, so it looks like we are in a waiting mode once again!
Paul
07 Nov 2005 12:26:49 PST
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Superb sounds!!
It seems possibly cruel to tell you this, but we hope you'll be happy to know, that we're listening to a wonderful concert from the A4s, including Springer, all the A5s (probably) & the A36s, who are in the entrance of Blackney Pass at the moment, probably foraging. There is no longer a camera at CP, so we can't see what's happening, but the sounds are enough!
Paul
02 Nov 2005 10:03:12 PST
It seems possibly cruel to tell you this, but we hope you'll be happy to know, that we're listening to a wonderful concert from the A4s, including Springer, all the A5s (probably) & the A36s, who are in the entrance of Blackney Pass at the moment, probably foraging. There is no longer a camera at CP, so we can't see what's happening, but the sounds are enough!
Paul
02 Nov 2005 10:03:12 PST
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
No orcas present.
We reviewed the tapes from last night and by early this morning we could hear the A36s along with the A5 group not too far off the Bight. Their calls faded into the distance and we never heard them come to the west in range of CP. This was the same for the A4s earlier. Therefore, we think the groups might have gone back to the east. Meanwhile the dolphins who had come in from Blackfish Sound and travelled through Blackney Pass to the Strait also went east toward the Bight. There sounded like quite a group of dolphins and this morning we have heard reports of a minke in Blackney and humpbacks near Blinkhorn. Sealions and Dalls porpoise have also been out and about.
Helena
01 Nov 2005 13:44:04 PST
Boat noise
We started to hear distant calls on Critical Point at 8:16pm. They are now getting louder. It seems the A4s, A5s, A1s are back from the east.
Julie @ OL
01 Nov 2005 21:21:46 PST
We reviewed the tapes from last night and by early this morning we could hear the A36s along with the A5 group not too far off the Bight. Their calls faded into the distance and we never heard them come to the west in range of CP. This was the same for the A4s earlier. Therefore, we think the groups might have gone back to the east. Meanwhile the dolphins who had come in from Blackfish Sound and travelled through Blackney Pass to the Strait also went east toward the Bight. There sounded like quite a group of dolphins and this morning we have heard reports of a minke in Blackney and humpbacks near Blinkhorn. Sealions and Dalls porpoise have also been out and about.
Helena
01 Nov 2005 13:44:04 PST
Boat noise
We started to hear distant calls on Critical Point at 8:16pm. They are now getting louder. It seems the A4s, A5s, A1s are back from the east.
Julie @ OL
01 Nov 2005 21:21:46 PST
Monday, October 31, 2005
Replay
We will begin another replay in a moment.
Paul
31 Oct 2005 01:59:58 PST
Performing maintenance
We are experiencing a problem with our wireless network. The next replay will be delayed until we solve the problem - please excuse the inconvenience.
Paul
31 Oct 2005 06:10:15 PST
Performing maintenance
We know what the problem is, a battery failure at CP, but it will probably be several hours before we can get there to replace it. Unfortunately, we have to cancel the replay scheduled for this time. We do apologise!
Paul
31 Oct 2005 06:38:31 PST
Replay
For the moment we are "up" thanks to solar power at CP. However, it's a cloudy day here & we may go down again soon. We expect to be able to replace the failed battery at CP in time to run the scheduled 10am replay.
Paul
31 Oct 2005 08:58:43 PST
No orcas present.
Once again, we've heard no calls overnight. We are still waiting, and hoping that the A1s A4s & A5s we believe are in still eastern Johnstone Strait will return to our area today!
Paul
31 Oct 2005 09:11:09 PST
Replay
The next replay will commence shortly after we swap the battery at CP.
Julie @ CP
31 Oct 2005 10:08:22 PST
No orcas present.
Good morning again, everyone! After a surprise beginning, not enough batery power for the CP radios which run our wireless network, at 6am, this is turning into quite a lovely day... there's a bit of wind from the southeast, but hopefully not enough to prevent us from getting to CP for a final farewell at 6pm PST, when our live webcast will end. Meanwhile, we are enjoying sunshine off & on, & waiting for orcas to return! The next replay will be at 2pm PST, & the final one at 5pm PST.
Paul
31 Oct 2005 11:25:37 PST
Replay
When we do the last replays we thought it might be of interest for you to know who is on the sound track: 1. Rs: Aug. 11, 11 min 2. humpback: Sept 24, 1.3 min 3. A30s and I15s: Sept 3, 22 min 4. transients: Sept 5, 5 min 5. A55 alone: Oct. 18, 1.34 min 6. A36s: Oct 28, 2 min 7. Offshores: Oct. 12, 10 min 8. A12s, A36s, and several G groups: Oct 15, 8 min
Helena
31 Oct 2005 13:09:56 PST
Replay
The next replay will start in a moment.
Julie @ CP
31 Oct 2005 14:00:22 PST
Replay
The next and final highlight broadcast will be at 5pm PST today.
Dan
31 Oct 2005 16:06:00 PST
Superb sounds!!
We're listening to the A4s & A5s on the Critical Point hydrophone as they make their way to the west in Johnstone Strait, after spending 2 days in the east. Boat noise is present also, but the calls are clear, & very welcome!
Paul
31 Oct 2005 23:23:34 PST
We will begin another replay in a moment.
Paul
31 Oct 2005 01:59:58 PST
Performing maintenance
We are experiencing a problem with our wireless network. The next replay will be delayed until we solve the problem - please excuse the inconvenience.
Paul
31 Oct 2005 06:10:15 PST
Performing maintenance
We know what the problem is, a battery failure at CP, but it will probably be several hours before we can get there to replace it. Unfortunately, we have to cancel the replay scheduled for this time. We do apologise!
Paul
31 Oct 2005 06:38:31 PST
Replay
For the moment we are "up" thanks to solar power at CP. However, it's a cloudy day here & we may go down again soon. We expect to be able to replace the failed battery at CP in time to run the scheduled 10am replay.
Paul
31 Oct 2005 08:58:43 PST
No orcas present.
Once again, we've heard no calls overnight. We are still waiting, and hoping that the A1s A4s & A5s we believe are in still eastern Johnstone Strait will return to our area today!
Paul
31 Oct 2005 09:11:09 PST
Replay
The next replay will commence shortly after we swap the battery at CP.
Julie @ CP
31 Oct 2005 10:08:22 PST
No orcas present.
Good morning again, everyone! After a surprise beginning, not enough batery power for the CP radios which run our wireless network, at 6am, this is turning into quite a lovely day... there's a bit of wind from the southeast, but hopefully not enough to prevent us from getting to CP for a final farewell at 6pm PST, when our live webcast will end. Meanwhile, we are enjoying sunshine off & on, & waiting for orcas to return! The next replay will be at 2pm PST, & the final one at 5pm PST.
Paul
31 Oct 2005 11:25:37 PST
Replay
When we do the last replays we thought it might be of interest for you to know who is on the sound track: 1. Rs: Aug. 11, 11 min 2. humpback: Sept 24, 1.3 min 3. A30s and I15s: Sept 3, 22 min 4. transients: Sept 5, 5 min 5. A55 alone: Oct. 18, 1.34 min 6. A36s: Oct 28, 2 min 7. Offshores: Oct. 12, 10 min 8. A12s, A36s, and several G groups: Oct 15, 8 min
Helena
31 Oct 2005 13:09:56 PST
Replay
The next replay will start in a moment.
Julie @ CP
31 Oct 2005 14:00:22 PST
Replay
The next and final highlight broadcast will be at 5pm PST today.
Dan
31 Oct 2005 16:06:00 PST
Superb sounds!!
We're listening to the A4s & A5s on the Critical Point hydrophone as they make their way to the west in Johnstone Strait, after spending 2 days in the east. Boat noise is present also, but the calls are clear, & very welcome!
Paul
31 Oct 2005 23:23:34 PST
Sunday, October 30, 2005
No orcas present.
Good morning everyone! Once again, we've had a quiet night (apart from boat noise) & think that the A1/A4/A5 group of orcas that headed east in Johnstone Strait after their energetic entrance at midnight 2 nights ago, are probably somewhere to the east. We are, of course, hoping they will return soon! Meanwhile, we're enjoying a rather blustery morning here, & all's well... we hope things are going well for you, too, wherever you are.
Paul
30 Oct 2005 10:13:05 PST
Replay
Replay schedule. We will commence replays of highlights from this (2005) season at about 6pm PST today. The replay is about an hour long. We will repeat it at roughly 4 hour intervals (10pm, 2am, etc) with the last replay being at 5pm PST tomorrow. The live webcast will end at about 6pm PST tomorrow, October 31st, after the final replay. The presence of orcas calling, or being on camera, could affect the replay schedule, as we will switch to live if this happens.
Paul
30 Oct 2005 11:55:16 PST
Replay
The first replay will begin in a few minutes (about 6pm PST. It will last about an hour. Many thanks to Julie & Andrew for editing the video, and Helena for editing the audio. If orcas asre heard during the replay, we will switch to live.
Paul
30 Oct 2005 17:57:09 PST
No orcas present.
We've been waiting all day to hear calls, & are still waiting... so far, it's another stormy night without orcas here. Next replay begins in about half an hour.
Paul
30 Oct 2005 21:32:32 PST
Replay
We are just about to start the 2nd replay (just after 10pm)
Helena
30 Oct 2005 22:05:43 PST
Good morning everyone! Once again, we've had a quiet night (apart from boat noise) & think that the A1/A4/A5 group of orcas that headed east in Johnstone Strait after their energetic entrance at midnight 2 nights ago, are probably somewhere to the east. We are, of course, hoping they will return soon! Meanwhile, we're enjoying a rather blustery morning here, & all's well... we hope things are going well for you, too, wherever you are.
Paul
30 Oct 2005 10:13:05 PST
Replay
Replay schedule. We will commence replays of highlights from this (2005) season at about 6pm PST today. The replay is about an hour long. We will repeat it at roughly 4 hour intervals (10pm, 2am, etc) with the last replay being at 5pm PST tomorrow. The live webcast will end at about 6pm PST tomorrow, October 31st, after the final replay. The presence of orcas calling, or being on camera, could affect the replay schedule, as we will switch to live if this happens.
Paul
30 Oct 2005 11:55:16 PST
Replay
The first replay will begin in a few minutes (about 6pm PST. It will last about an hour. Many thanks to Julie & Andrew for editing the video, and Helena for editing the audio. If orcas asre heard during the replay, we will switch to live.
Paul
30 Oct 2005 17:57:09 PST
No orcas present.
We've been waiting all day to hear calls, & are still waiting... so far, it's another stormy night without orcas here. Next replay begins in about half an hour.
Paul
30 Oct 2005 21:32:32 PST
Replay
We are just about to start the 2nd replay (just after 10pm)
Helena
30 Oct 2005 22:05:43 PST
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Superb sounds!!
The A5s & A4s are back! We're listening to them on the Parson Island hydrophone as they head towards Johnstone Strait.
Paul
29 Oct 2005 00:46:36 PDT
No orcas present.
It has been a while now since we heard calls. Possibly the whales (the A4s, A5s and A1s)continued to the east after lingering off Critical Point. Meanwhile Pacific Whitesided dolphins can still be heard in Blackfish Sound.
Helena
29 Oct 2005 04:08:09 PDT
No orcas present.
We have not heard anything now for a few hours but the whales went east and will come back at some point. We read with interest Cetacealab's report about seeing the A4s a few days ago. They have travelled! And by the sounds of things earlier this morning they still had energy to burn.
Helena
29 Oct 2005 10:36:01 PDT
No orcas present.
We've heard no calls since early this morning, & think that the large group of orcas (A1s, A4s, A5s) that headed into Johnstone Strait shortly after midnight must have continued to the east. We are waiting for their return!
Paul
29 Oct 2005 18:46:31 PDT
The A5s & A4s are back! We're listening to them on the Parson Island hydrophone as they head towards Johnstone Strait.
Paul
29 Oct 2005 00:46:36 PDT
No orcas present.
It has been a while now since we heard calls. Possibly the whales (the A4s, A5s and A1s)continued to the east after lingering off Critical Point. Meanwhile Pacific Whitesided dolphins can still be heard in Blackfish Sound.
Helena
29 Oct 2005 04:08:09 PDT
No orcas present.
We have not heard anything now for a few hours but the whales went east and will come back at some point. We read with interest Cetacealab's report about seeing the A4s a few days ago. They have travelled! And by the sounds of things earlier this morning they still had energy to burn.
Helena
29 Oct 2005 10:36:01 PDT
No orcas present.
We've heard no calls since early this morning, & think that the large group of orcas (A1s, A4s, A5s) that headed into Johnstone Strait shortly after midnight must have continued to the east. We are waiting for their return!
Paul
29 Oct 2005 18:46:31 PDT
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