No orcas present. It's been a quiet few days on the orca front since we saw them while installing batteries at CP. A couple of humpbacks continue to hang around though! A beautiful morning here at the lab, enjoy it with us here: http://explore.org/live-cams/player/orcalab-base David & Brittney 08 Nov 2015 08:14:12 PST

Superb sounds!! We're hearing some beautiful humpback vocalizations off of Critical Point tonight!  Brittney 06 Nov 2015 20:42:28 PST

No calls but orcas nearby Paul just reported seeing Orcas off of Cracroft Point! They're heading east and we've got them on the camera now. No calls yet Brittney   05 Nov 2015 09:36:30 PST

No orcas present. We have two humpbacks hanging out in from on the lab this afternoon! They seem to be resting so hopefully they'll stick around for a little while.  Brittney   03 Nov 2015 14:21:24 PST

Superb sounds!! Some really nice calls on Critical Point. Sounds like Biggs. David 02 Nov 2015 14:07:06 PST

No calls but orcas nearby Group of Biggs cruising the sea lion haul out. www.explore.org (OrcaLab base) Helena & Paul 01 Nov 2015 17:17:57 PST

Superb sounds!! Humpbacks everywhere! The humpbacks who had been in Blackney moved on to Blackfish Sound. Pretty sure I saw Freckles and Conger. There is also a humpback vocal in Johnstone Strait. Good night for it appropriately eerie! The sea lion growls are pretty good as well! Trick and treat! Helena & Paul 31 Oct 2015 17:13:17 PST Superb sounds!! Again beautiful humpback calls in Blackney Pass, humpbacks visible on explore.org Helena 31 Oct 2015 15:30:31 PST

Orcas near mics. It is like an event every hour. Now the dolphins near Robson Bight are in the act! The last wonderful humpback at 9pm on was in Blackfish Sound. Helena 30 Oct 2015 21:06:48 PST Boat noise I can't believe this boat's timing! Grrrr! Helena 30 Oct 2015 18:01:35 PST Superb sounds!! Incredible humpback sounds in Blackney Pass! Helena 30 Oct 2015 17:57:12 PST Humpback on explore.org Helena 30 Oct 2015 11:51:29 PST No orcas present. It has been so "quiet" humpback wise here in Blackney Pass the past few days. But Guardian has stuck around and she just is heading north in Blackney at the moment. Helena 30 Oct 2015 11:49:18 PST

No orcas present. Too brief! A humpback was vocal just after 8pm. It sounded promising but ended before we could even locate the calls. Too bad. Perhaps there will be more.  Helena 29 Oct 2015 20:05:36 PST

Orcas near mics. Nice chatty dolphins in Johnstone Strait on Critical Point. Helena & Paul 28 Oct 2015 18:45:25 PST

Boat noise Audio is back! And soon the camera links! A BIG thanks to David Howitt who put his life on hold, climbed trees waited patiently for radios to arrive,cleaned the underwater camera, sawed wood climbed the tree again. Really an endless list! Thanks David. Thanks to Tim Sears and Explore for their patience and guidance as well. Helena & Paul 26 Oct 2015 17:13:20 PST

Multiple pod calls audible. I have to use a little of our scarce bandwidth (we are still basically down but have the use of a Telus "stick") to tell this story! Last night Barbara and David heard and identified southern resident orcas in Johnstone Strait. They had been seen earlier in the afternoon near Ripple Point making their way north. Then this afternoon Jared called to say the southern residents were off Donegal Head. Very soon after we heard calls! But the calls were northern G clan calls, specifically I31/I11 type calls!!! What the??? We told Jared. He said "seriously?" because he was looking at southern residents clustered together behind a tug heading into Blackfish Sound. We could hear the southerns but the G clan calls sounded closer. Jared then reported that there was a group close to Flower Island. Was this the G clan group? They then came into view. Jared followed this group in and identified them as a mix of I31s and I11s. (northern G clan orcas) As he followed this group he watch the southern residents move close to Burnt Point on the Hanson Island side and soon they were in our view. There were a lot of southern residents!!!! The northerns chose to stay on the far shore almost parallel to the southerns who moved to mid channel. The vocals dropped off. The groups progressed through the Pass and out of view. Whew! So beautiful! So unusual, once in a lifetime! But it was not all yet over. We had seen another group over on the far shore and eventually this group made their way into Blackney well after the others. It turned out to be the A34s with A46!. There was just enough light to see them and Jared came back to do a quick confirmation before heading home. Southern and northern residents are not known to mix and this was a close. So amazing, we are all blown away and thankful too. Helena & Paul 21 Oct 2015 18:44:27 PST