Northern Resident Orca are taking
center stage with their appearances. And rumour has it that there are
more of them coming into the Broughton / Johnstone Strait area. The
Transient Orca – Bigg's Killer Whales are doing a good job of
keeping a low profile, which they do when the Residents are around. I
have seen them pass one another going in opposite directions in
Johnstone Strait, but both groups hug the opposite shore as they do.
They do not mingle and tend to avoid one another. The Residents
usually would have the upper hand since they regularly travel in
greater numbers and are tighter knit family pods. They frequently
touch one another as they travel. There are still plenty of Humpback
Whales, Pacific White Sided Dolphins, some Minke Whales and Porpoise
in the reports.
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
Northern
Resident Killer Whales
Orca A46 also known as
Kaikash
one of the two A36
brothers
July 31, 2012
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys
July 31:
8:30 am Orca reported by Thurston
Bay, Nodales Channel headed East towards Hall Point.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
July 31:
8:50 am 6 Orca by Donagal Head
foraging around some of the fishing boats.
Radio
July 31:
11:50 am Only found the A36's in
Nodales Channel. At 11:35 am they turned to the East at Howe
Island back into Nodales with the flood.
Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures
July 31:
Around 4 pm NRKW's at the East end
of Robson Bight. Had been reported to:
Wayne Garton, Stubbs Island Whale
Watching
July 31:
4:45 pm A pod of Orca was spotted
off Pine Island.
6 pm Orca that had gone into the
Bight were exiting and heading West.
Cruise ship Volendam
July 31:
5:30 pm Reportedly a “bunch” of
Orca are inbound towards Blackfish Sound along the QC Strait side
of Malcolm Island by Bear Point.
Bill Mackay, Mackay Whale Watching
July 31:
6 pm The last
report I have of the A36s (that's the only ones we saw today)
was westing at Ripple Point.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
July 31:
6:50 pm Orca A30's plus
Westbound by Kaikash Creek, just across from Cracroft Point.
Radio
July 30:
9 am Orca including a calf just off
Boat Bay heading West. A36's and A11's spread out from the
Bight to Cracroft Point working back and forth foraging.
10:13 am Orca now slowly Westing from
the Bight to Cracroft Point. By 10:30 am they had turned again.
3 pm Some Orca were heading East
by Naka Creek. Another report said Eve River,
Radio
July 30:
5:30 pm Orca update: We left
residents @ eve river easting below the Bight.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching
Transient
Orca – Bigg's Killer Whales
July 30:
6:24 pm Orca heading past
Quathiaski Cove, Campbell River. Not sure how many, I'm on the
ferry. Only saw a couple – big dives, might be more.
7:30 pm 4 small dorsal fins at
Brown's Bay heading West – Scotty with them.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
July 30:
7:30 pm Browns Bay Small group of
Orca (possibly 3-4) Too far to make out even the saddle. They
were down for a long dive.
July 30:
7:42 pm 4 small fin Transients
through Seymour Narrows right now on the 10 knot ebb. No ID's.
Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures
July 30:
8 pm Orca update: 4x
transients browns bay heading north
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
Humpback Whale Tail
Flukes
July 26, 2012
Susan MacKay, SG Images
Humpback
Whales
July 31:
6:20 pm 2 Humpbacks between Bold
Head and Donagal Head Blackfish Sound.
Radio
July 30:
9 am 2 Humpback
Whales southbound by Kelsey Bay.
Scotty, Painter's Lodge
July 30:
9 am Humpback by
Double Bay – Hanson Island
2:50 pm Humpback
Mom and Calf by St. Vincent Bight, close to Kelsey Bay heading
SE.
Radio
Minke
Whales
July31:
6 pm Minke Whale
in front of Double Bay, Hanson Island
Radio
July 30:
9 am Minke Whale
by Bold Head, Blackfish Sound.
Radio
Pacific
White Sided Dolphins
July 31:
8:45 am Large
group of PWS Dolphins in Deepwater Bay, Campbell River area.
4 pm We had about
100 Dolphins milling back n forth by Jimmy Judd Island.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
July 30:
10:14 am 100 +
PWS Dolphins feeding in Kanish Bay, across from Campbell River.
Then Southbound through Seymour Narrows.
11:30 am Another
bunch of 150 + at Johns Point, Nodales Channel.
No time given: Also
about 50 PWS Dolphins at Horn Bay, Okisollo Channel.
Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures
Pacific White Sided
Dolphin Bow Riding
July 31, 2012
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys
Dall's
and Harbour Porpoise
July 31:
No time given:
There were 6-8 Harbour Porpoise at Venture Point in Okisollo
Channel.
Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures
July 31:
6:50 pm Some Dall's
Porpoise just outside Robson Bight.
Radio