Distant calls audible. The A5s are still in the Strait. We are hearing them on Critical Point hydrophone (in loud boat noise!). Sounds like the A30s and I15s are still in Blackfish sound. Tomoko 27 Aug 2015 22:32:34 PDT Distant calls audible. The A30s and I15s passed through Blackney Pass and gone into Blackfish Sound. We are hearing their calls on Flower island hydrophone. Tomoko 27 Aug 2015 21:35:32 PDT Orcas approaching Orcalab. Sounds like the A30s and I15s are coming into Blackney Pass. Sorry to say it's already dark for Lab camera. Tomoko & Momoko 27 Aug 2015 20:46:24 PDT Distant calls audible. We are hearing the A30s and I15s in loud boat noise. Sounds like they are still in western part of Johnstone Strait. We haven't heard A5s for a while, not sure where they are right now.  Tomoko 27 Aug 2015 19:26:51 PDT Distant calls audible. We think all the groups have passed CP to the west. A5s are Vancouver Island side, A30s and I15s are Hanson Island side continued to the west. Tomoko & Momoko 27 Aug 2015 17:08:46 PDT Distant calls audible. We are picking up some distant A5 calls on CP hydrophone. We think the A5 groups are going west along VI side maybe Kaikash area. The A30s and I15s are behind of them. Tomoko & Momoko 27 Aug 2015 15:50:31 PDT Orcas near mics. The A30s and I15s are off the Bight, going west. Sounds like they are spread out from VI side to mid strait.  Tomoko 27 Aug 2015 15:15:17 PDT Orcas hunting fish. The lead A5 group (A42s?) are in the Bight now. Also we can hear faint A30s on Rubbing Beach hydrophone. More coming back!  Tomoko 27 Aug 2015 14:25:34 PDT Orcas near mics. We are also hearing A23s on Rubbing Beach hydrophone.  Tomoko & Momoko 27 Aug 2015 13:57:44 PDT Distant calls audible. The Whales are back to our hydrophone area! Sounds like the A42s are passing Rubbing to the west.  Tomoko & Momoko 27 Aug 2015 13:30:44 PDT No orcas present. Our morning was quiet after the I15s+ group headed east off Rubbing Beach after 0630am. Now the whales are reported off Adam River, coming back this way. Tomoko & the Lab crew 27 Aug 2015 11:52:52 PDT Distant calls audible. After loud boat noise on CRPT for a while, the whales are moving east. We are hearing I15 calls on Rubbing Beach hydrophone.  Tomoko 27 Aug 2015 05:54:08 PDT Superb sounds!! We are hearing the I15s (not sure if I35s are still with them), A5s (A42s at least) on CRPT hydrophone. They are in the Bight now. Earlier, the I15s / I35s and A42s went as far as western part of Johnestone Strait last night. Then they turned east passed CP around 0040 - 0210am. We are also hearing some A1 calls with them, might be part of the A30s who haven't gone far away to the east.   Tomoko 27 Aug 2015 04:15:05 PDT Orcas rubbing on the shore bottom. The A30s are rubbing at Rubbing Beach. Momoko 27 Aug 2015 02:26:43 PDT Distant calls audible. We are hearing the A30/A5/I15 calls on Critical Point hydrophone. Sounds like they are heading east in the strait. Part of A5s are at the east end of the Reserve. Momoko 27 Aug 2015 00:46:32 PDT Superb sounds!! Lovely I15 calls currently heard on CRPT  Chels 27 Aug 2015 00:00:58 PDT

Orcas near mics. The A30s entered the Strait through Blackney Pass. Sounds like the A5s are in the Bight. We haven't heard I15s/I35s for a while. Tomoko 26 Aug 2015 22:11:52 PDT Distant calls audible. We started hear A5 calls (the A23s?/A25s) on Critical Point hydrophone at 8:48pm. They were near the Bight. The GI group is still in the area of CP hydrophone. The A30s moved Blackney Pass from Blackfish Sound. They are heading south in Blackney right now. Momoko & Tomoko 26 Aug 2015 21:24:06 PDT Distant calls audible. a little while ago we heard the I15s and I35s on CP/CRPT hydrophone. We think they are moving west. Now we are hearing the A30s on Flower Island hydrophone. Tomoko 26 Aug 2015 19:53:58 PDT Distant calls audible. We are hearing A5 calls on CP/CRPT hydrophone.  Tomoko 26 Aug 2015 17:12:02 PDT Orcas hunting fish. Sounds like the I15s (and others) are foraging in the Bight. Tomoko 26 Aug 2015 15:57:34 PDT Distant calls audible. The A30s have gone to Blackfish sound from Blackney Pass. The A5s(A42s), I15s and Part of I31s(I35s) are going east in the Strait. Tomoko & Momoko 26 Aug 2015 15:00:32 PDT Orcas approaching Orcalab. The A30s are going north in Blackney Pass. http://orcalab.click2stream.com Tomoko 26 Aug 2015 14:14:05 PDT Distant calls audible. The whales moved west this morning. Their night went something like this. After they headed north through Blackney Pass we believe the A34s kept going and the A42s and A52s headed into Queen Charlotte Strait. The I15s and the I35s also went "out" after travelling back west (and a brief trip into Telegraph Cove) and out Weynton Pass sometime after 9pm. The A30s took their clue from that movement to shift south through Blackney Pass just before 10pm. The I15s, A42s & I35s remained in Blackfish Sound vocalizing until they too moved house into Blackney Pass and travelled back to Johnstone Strait. They were off he entrance to Blackney Pass by 3am and soon after travelling eastward. The A30s were still ahead of them and off the Main rubbing beach by 5:12am. An A5 group joined them just before 6am. By 7:30am it became evident that the whales were heading back to the west. They continued to move west for the rest of the morning. The A30s were last group up and stayed off CP and Hanson Island while the A42s, I15s went further and closer to Telegraph Cove. Helena  26 Aug 2015 11:23:10 PDT Distant calls audible. Sounds like the I15s are with the A30s! They are off the entrance of Blackney Pass. Momoko & Megan H 26 Aug 2015 10:22:06 PDT Distant calls audible. The A30s came up to the entrance of Blackney Pass. We started hearing them on CP and Parson Island hydrophone around 9:40am. Momoko & Megan H 26 Aug 2015 10:19:46 PDT Distant calls audible. Faint calls are currently heard on rubbing beach. 2 Orca were spotted off shore heading west past the rubbing beach on camera Chels  26 Aug 2015 07:01:05 PDT Distant calls audible. some of the whales are passing Rubbing Beach (possibly to the east) We are hearing A30s and A5 calls on Rubbing Beach hydrophone, Still hearing I15 calls on CRPT hydrophone. Tomoko 26 Aug 2015 06:09:28 PDT Orcas near mics. the whales are slowly moving east. Sounds like lead group (A42s?) are in the Bight. I15s and others are following. Tomoko 26 Aug 2015 04:57:18 PDT Distant calls audible. The A5s, I15s and maybe other G-I Group are heading into Johnstone Strait through Blackney Pass. Tomoko & Momoko 26 Aug 2015 03:09:15 PDT Distant calls audible. The I15s and possibly others made their way to Blackfish Sound. Probably they took Weynton Pass from Johnstone Strait. We started hear them again at 11:32pm. Also the As are there too. Sounds like they are heading east in Blackfish Sound. Momoko 26 Aug 2015 01:10:54 PDT