Humpback Whales are starting to move
through and back up the coast. Transient Bigg's Killer Whales chasing
Pacific White Sided Dolphins and some Dall's and Harbour Porpoise
round out this report.
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
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Transient
Bigg's Killer Whales Chase Pacific White Sided Dolphins into Sechelt
Inlet
Transient Bigg's in
Porpoise Bay
May 26, 2013
Sam Nisbet, Sechelt
Reminder: There are Whale Watching Guidelines to protect the whales.
May 26:
around 11:30 am I don't know if you
have been informed yet but there was probably 50-60 porpoise heading
down to the head of Porpoise Bay and followed by several killer
whales today at around 11-30. I don't know exactly how many (Orca)
there were but it looked like 10-15. The funny thing is I never saw
as many porpoise or whales go back out. They were down at the end of
the bay for a good 40-50 minutes so I would imagine someone has some
photos or videos. I have included the only photo I got. I thought I
was taking a video. I should read the camera instruction book first
lol.
Sam Nisbet, Sechelt
May 26:
Two orcas observed yesterday, May 26,
in Porpoise Bay, Sechelt Inlet pursuing dolphins.
Bert Carswell, Sechelt
Transient
Bigg's Killer Whales
May 26:
1:52 pm 6 Orca Southbound by Maurelle
Island/Okisollo Channel. There's 1 big male. They headed out through
Hole in the Wall into Calm Channel.
Jen, Campbell River Whale Watching
May 26:
3:57 pm Just about to leave the Orca
the T02C's and T123's. They went right into Whiterock Passage. They
just turned around and are heading North towards Calm Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Whale Watching and Grizzly Bear Tours
May 26:
5:27 pm So we are now Northbound at the
top of North Rendezvous Island (Calm Channel) now. Still sleepy and
rolling along. We have just left the Orca.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
May 25:
6:30 am Report of 3 Orca Northbound
past Quathiaski Cove across from Campbell River. From a friend. With
the big ebb tide, they're probably going to be way up the channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal
Journeys Whale Watching and Grizzly Bear Tours
Spy Hopping Transient
Bigg's Orca
May 26, 2013
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys Whale Watching and Grizzly Bear Tours
May 25:
11:20 am Orca Southbound by McMullen
Point. Left them at 12:20 pm at the Narrows running at 7 knots
South.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
May 25:
12 pm 5 Orca Southbound by Brown's Bay,
above Campbell River. T023's
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal
Journeys Whale Watching and Grizzly Bear Tours
May 25:
1:28 pm Found the Orca T023's just off
Quathiaski Cove Southbound.
1:40 pm 2 groups of 3 Orca, all small
fins, still Southbound 1.5 miles off shore heading towards Salmon
Point.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
May 25:
The Bigg's Transients, a family of 4 ,
the T 77's were in our area, Albert Head (Victoria) Saturday May
25th, dining on harbour seals.
Marie O'Shaughnessy, Orca Magic
May 24:
11:22 am 3 Orca spotted just South of
Lund – looked like they were headed South, but never showed.
Elizabeth Tenhoeve, Powell River
May 24:
Whilst we were all at Friday's Savary
Island Dock Committee meeting, held on the dock, Rick Shanaman
pointed out breaching whales. Meeting was at 11am, so it was about
11:30 am. They were out toward Major Rock.
Rick Thaddeus, Savary Island Real Estate
Rick Thaddeus, Savary Island Real Estate
May 24:
12:35 pm Heard there are 3 Orca off
Savary. Saw 1 fin looking over towards the East end of Savary. Looks
like they're Northbound.
Gordie Coles, Sevilla / Savary
Island
Transient Bigg's T023C3
with many scratches
most likely from a Sea
Lion fighting back.
May 25, 2013
Nick Templeman,
Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
Humpback
Whales
May 27:
10 am Just saw a couple of blows from a
Humpback, but no flukes. He/she was heading towards Atrevida Reef.
Snuck past Powell River.
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC
May 27:
12:04 pm Humpback Northbound by Middle
Point, Copper Bluffs in Discovery Passage.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal
Journeys Whale Watching and Grizzly Bear Tours
May
27:
2 pm The
Humpback is still lazing about in Seymour Narrows.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye
Adventures
May 25:
10:20 am Humpback by Copper Bluffs
(Campbell River) Southbound on the Quadra Island side.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
May 25:
1:45 pm The Humpback is now by the Tyee
pool in front of Campbell River.
Oak Bay boat
May 19:
Hi Susan, These three Humpbacks were
around Victoria Sunday May 19th. Interesting Dorsal of one of
them...the light coloured one. I have cropped in close so one can see
what I believe is the results of possible killer whales, the mighty
T's, leaving scars on that dorsal, and possibly Cookie Cutter shark
mark, white circular patch on the darker one near the dorsal fin. Let
me know what you think. One of the Humpbacks was Split Fluke as we
call her/him. That was the only one that lazily raised its fluke for
us, x 1
Marie O'Shaughnessy, Orca Magic
Sorry, not enough room in email feed
to post all photos, but the one round mark, I would say is from a
Cookie Cutter shark (see photo) and the other possible Transient rake
marks actually look more like entanglement marks, but can't be
certain. SM
Humpback with Cookie
Cutter Shark bite
May 19, 2013
Marie O'Shaughnessy,
Orca Magic
Pacific
White Sided Dolphins
May 27:
1:31 pm Some PWS Dolphins at the East
end of Hole in the Wall.
Radio
May 27:
2 pm 20 to 25 PWS Dolphins mid-channel
by Brown's Bay heading North.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
May 26:
See Transient
Bigg's opening report.
Susan MacKay,
Whales and Dolphins BC
May 24:
1:40 pm We had 7 PWS Dolphins in
Teakerne Arm, Lewis Channel Northbound.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal
Journeys Whale Watching and Grizzly Bear Tours
May 22: (rec'd late)
A pod of about a dozen pacific white
sided dolphins in Sechelt Inlet near Tuwanek on Wednesday (may 22nd)
morning. Alas, nothing happening on the return home today.
Joan Bech, Roberts Creek
Dall's
and Harbour Porpoise
May 27:
2 pm There are some Dall's and Harbour
Porpoise at the entrance to Nodales Channel.
Radio
May 27:
3:42 pm 8 Dall's Porpoise Southbound by
Deepwater Bay, Discovery Pass.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal
Journeys Whale Watching and Grizzly Bear Tours
May 25:
2:40 pm 1 or 2 Harbour Porpoise in the
tide rips off Cape Mudge.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
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