The high WNW winds must have given a
push to the Orca that had been spotted in front of Lund
the other day. It's a good likelihood that the sightings reports
below are the same whales. It sounds like they may have turned
back in our direction. See report below and keep those eyes open.
The whales still need to surface to breath, even if it is stormy..
My Anna's Hummingbirds are having a
rough time in these winds. They literally are getting blown off the
feeder; that is, if they even get a chance to time their landing to
the swing. I watched as a female got blown right across the yard
during one big gust. She recovered only when she was low enough by
the bushes.
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
Orca
– Killer Whales
February 24
We received a call from Lon Kamann of
Vancouver Island, reporting a pod of what appear to be Transient
orcas south of Nanaimo, BC - in NW Bay, Parksville, chasing sea
lions around the logging boom Lon is working on at ~10:20 am this
morning. There were 5 - 6 large fins, and several smaller fins.
One orca chased a sea lion right into the bay and near the logging
operation! They appeared to be heading in a northerly direction
toward Denman Island. Submitted by Susan Berta & Howard
Garrett, Orca
Network, WA
Humpback
Whale
February 23
The Hood Canal (Washington State) humpback, first seen January 27, was seen again yesterday, February 23. Chris Dunagan
The Hood Canal (Washington State) humpback, first seen January 27, was seen again yesterday, February 23. Chris Dunagan
February 20
2:55 pm - Lori Wilson just called from
Potlatch State Park, near Great Bend in Hood Canal, while watching
the humpback tail-lobbing and breaching as she spoke.Submitted by Susan Berta & Howard Garrett, Orca Network, WA
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