Baby photos of the newest Transient Orca calf born! The main comment everyone had was that it was the smallest Orca they had ever seen. It says a lot when these reports come from the Whale Watching Tour community. The Baby was around 6 feet long when first seen – the size of a small Harbour Porpoise. Do whales really know that a storm is coming? I don't know, but they disappeared the day before it hit. September 26, 2011 was a major storm day where no-one was, or wanted to be out on the water. So we have Transient Orca, Humpback Whales, some Pacific White Sided Dolphins and some Dall's and Harbour Porpoise making appearances after the storm. The Resident Orca had gone out into Queen Charlotte Strait, above Johnstone Strait, just before the Storm Day hit.
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC
First Photo of Transient Calf
Looks like Mom's back is a good Ride
September 27, 2011
Photo: Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Northern Resident Orca
September 25:
All the Resident Orca had gone out into Queen Charlotte Strait.
Transient Orca
September 28:
9:30 am T02C's with new calf (total of 4 animals) slowly headed Northwards by Separation Head.
FogHorn Jeff
11:15 am The Transients chased a couple of Dall's Porpoise who seemed to evade them close in to shore.
Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures
3:50 pm Transient Orca by Orange Point close to the Vancouver Island Side heading South.
AJ to Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures on Radio
5 pm – 6 pm The Orca were close to Shelter Point close to Vancouver Island still headed south to Oyster Bay. There were two other whales who joined the 4 Transients. No ID's on the joiners. But they all continued slowly Southbound. There were a couple of Harbour Porpoise around also, but they didn't seem to pay attention.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
September 27:
8:40 am 4 Transient Orca with a tiny Orca calf by Brown's Bay heading North.
Carl
10 am The Orca (T02C's) were slowly headed North. By 11 am they were by McMullen Point and 12 pm by Cinque Islands headed towards Greensey Bay.
Raido and Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
3:15 pm The T02C's in Nodales Channel. By 5 pm the report was they were by Dent Rapids.
Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures
Humpback Whales
September 28:
10:30 am Humpback was spotted northward bound by the Campbell River fishing pier.
Radio
Humpback Whale
Septtember 17, 2011
Photo: Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures
11 am A Humpback whale was by Kanish Bay above Campbell River Southbound. (uncertain if it was the same whale or not – SM)
Benito
4:10 pm Humpback Whale by Plumper Cove doing circles.
Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures
September 27:
8:45 am A Humpback Whale was Southbound by Brown's Bay. (Later reports of the whale was missed – my apologies. SM)
Carl
September 25:
11:45 am Humpback Whale Northbound by Vansittart Point.
Elvis
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
September 28:
3:45 pm 6 Pacific White Sided Dolphins who did not want to have anything to do with us, were by Surge Narrows.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
September 27:
9 am 50 to 60 Pacific White Sided Dolphins were active around Kanish Bay, just above Campbell River.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
September 16, 2011
Photo: Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures
September 25:
12:20 pm Pacific White Sided Dolphins were reported by Kelsey Bay.
Radio
Dall's and Harbour Porpoise
11:15 am The Transients chased a couple of Dall's Porpoise who seemed to evade them close in to shore.
Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures
5 pm – 6 pm The Orca were close to Shelter Point close to Vancouver Island stil headed south to Oyster Bay. There were two other whales who joined the 4 Transients. No ID's on the joiners. But they all continued slowly Southbound. There were a couple of Harbour Porpoise around also, but they didn't seem to pay attention.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
September 25:
12:10 pm Around 12 Dall's Porpoise were Southbound by Greensey Bay.
Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures