Cetaceans everywhere, then they play
hide and seek, and boy can they hide when they want to. A reminder to
please call or email in any sightings of whales, dolphins or
porpoise. For those wondering about the Southern Resident Orca, they
are back in the San Juan Islands. No information on the Northern
Resident Orca. The Transient Bigg's Killer Whales and Pacific White
Sided Dolphins are popping up here and there from Sechelt to the
upper reaches of Georgia Strait and in the inlets. Humpback Whales
are continuing to make minor appearances on their way to summer
feeding grounds, and the occasional Harbour Porpoise has been
spotted. Dall's Porpoise have been few, while we seldom see or hear
of Grey or Minke Whales.
Apology to Garry Henkel for mistyping
the flying Orca date in the last report. The date should have read
May 29, 2013.
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
Have you seen a whale,
dolphin or porpoise?
Call 1-877-323-9776
or Email
your report.
Every sighting report is
valuable!
Transient
Bigg's Killer Whales
Transient Bigg's Orca,
T002C
May 29, 2013
Nick Templeman,
Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
June 4:
7:16 am Just heard guys on the radio
say there are some Killer Whales Northbound past VanAnda / Marble
Bay. Receiption was pretty scratchy when we spoke, but he said they
saw 3 Orca briefly.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
June 4:
Around 8 am 5 Orca including 2 calves,
2 females and a really large male with a dorsal that leans to the
left by VanAnda, Texada Island Northbound towards Rebecca Rocks. From
Fisherman.
Mike Filewich, Powell River
June 3:
7:10 am mother and two calves going by
ocean grove outskirts of Campbell River.
Jude
June 3:
Early morning 3 Orca were by Coho Point
at the NW tip of Texada Island. Got from a fishing buddy.
Mike Filewich, Powell River
June 3:
8:50 am Orca by April Point, Discovery
Passage, on the Quadra Island side. Relayed from Painter's Lodge
connector.
Jen Furst, Campbell River Whale
Watching
June 3:
9:50 am Today there was a small pod of
Orcas just east of Saltery Bay, near the first fish farm.
Brian Seymour
Brian Seymour
June 3:
9 am Found 2 Orca so far heading
towards Steep Island, Seymour Narrows.
9:25 am Turned out to be 3 Orca – 2
females and a calf. Slowly Northbound. They decided to go into Duncan
Bay.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
June 3:
9:37 am I can see more Orca blows by
Cape Mudge now. There's 1 big dorsal and some smaller ones, no
numbers yet. They're Northbound but the current is pushing them back
a bit.
10:11 am They're between Cape Mudge and
WeWaiKai Village now.
1:55 pm T18 and T19 now Southbound at
the red can buoy off Cape Mudge.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Whale Watching and Grizzly Bear Tours
Transient Bigg's Orca
Sideways Breach
May 29, 2013
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys Whale Watching and Grizzly Bear Tours
June
3:
Happy to
report spotting 3 Orca out in front of Cape Mudge around 10:45am!
They were headed north!
Kathryn Temple
June 3:
11:26 am 5 Orca between Rebecca Spit
and scallop farm, Quadra Island Southbound.
12:35 pm Orca Northbound by the
lighthouse at Cape Mudge.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
June 3:
1:26 pm 4 Orca, the T002C's, heading
up, Northbound, in Lewis Channel by Teakerne Arm.
Geord Dunstan, Discovery Marine
Safaris
May 30:
1245- found 4 mammal-eating Killer
Whales off Howe Island moving south into Discovery Passage.
Geord Dunstan, Discovery Marine
Safaris
Southern
Resident Killer Whales
May 31:
'Blackberry', J 27 was ID on his way
south with other members of J Pod as they travelled down Haro Strait
this afternoon. They were moving fast and well spread out, L 87, Onyx
who always travels with Spieden, J 8 was also ID.
Marie O'Shaughnessy, Orca-Magic
Southern Resident Orca,
J-Pod
May 28, 2013
Marie O'Shaughnessy,
Orca-Magic
May 28:
3.30pm Ocean Magic trip, with Prince of
Whales. J Pod, in a semi-resting mode, was seen traveling slowly past
Victoria at 4pm. Several spyhops behaviours from a female was
observed. Granny, J 2 was up front. Perhaps it was she who spyhopped
on several occasions.
Marie O'Shaughnessy, Orca-Magic
Humpback
Whales
June 3:
5 pm Humpback Whale Northbound by Elk
Bay, Discovery Passage.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Whale Watching and Grizzly Bear Tours
June 1:
9 am 2 Humpbacks Southbound by April
Point in Discovery Passage.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
June 1:
12:09 pm Humpback Whale by Grouse
Island, close to Campbell River ferry dock.
Radio
May 30:
0930- 2 Humpbacks off of the Cruise
ship dock in Campbell River.
Geord Dunstan, Discovery Marine
Safaris
Pacific
White Sided Dolphins
June 2:
8 am PWS Dolphins reported in Teakearne
Arm, Lewis Channel.
Aaron Nagler, Sonora Lodge
June 2:
10:26 am 100 - 150 PWS Dolphins at the
North end of Cortez Island by Rendezvous Islands. They're Southbound
towards Sutil Channel.
12:28 Left the 150+ Dolphins heading
North towards Deer Passage, by Raza Island
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
June 2:
2:17 pm 150 PWS Dolphins at Redonda Bay
just milling about.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Whale Watching and Grizzly Bear Tours
June 1:
10 am 40 PWS Dolphins by Chatham Point
Lightstation.
Radio
June 1:
10:27 am Around 100 PWS Dolphins just
west of Sonora Point, Nodales Channel.
Oak Bay boat
June 1:
1 pm 200 PWS Dolphins Northbound by
Yucalta Rapids, above Stewart Island.
1:38 pm There's another 200 PWS
Dolphins Southbound by Hole in the Wall, Calm Channel, below Stewart
Island. Then this second group split up with about half going North
towards Yucalta Rapids while the rest continued going South.
3 pm Spoke to a prawn fisherman buddy
who said there were a bunch of PWS Dolphins near Ramsay Arm – the
direction the ones that split off Southbound went.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Whale Watching and Grizzly Bear Tours
June 1:
4:19 pm Approximately 200 PWS Dolphins
between Denham Island and Frederick Arm, above Desolation Sound.
They're foraging, doing doughnuts.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
Dall's
and Harbour Porpoise
June 4:
11:45 am Had about 4 Harbour
Porpoise just below Kanish Bay, Campbell River.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
June 1:
4 pm 4 Dall's Porpoise foraging
and milling by Dent Island above Yucalta Rapids.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Whale Watching and Grizzly Bear Tours
May 30:
12:00 pm Dall’s Porpoise in
Cordero channel (approx. 10).
Geord Dunstan, Discovery Marine
Safaris
Pacific White Sided
Dolphins
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys Whale Watching and Grizzly Bear Tours
Have you seen a whale,
dolphin or porpoise? Call 1-877-323-9776 or Email
your report. Every sighting report is valuable!
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