Delayed report due to work on the web
site. Our Transient Bigg's Killer Whales headed out of the inside
waters...we think. They certainly sped through Seymour Narrows at
around 20 knots and were seen as far away as Port Hardy! There is one
report of Transient Bigg's Orca still in the area. Southern Resident
Killer Whales in Haro Strait, Minke Report, Humpback Whales heading
up the coast, while a few Pacific White Sided Dolphins are still
around and a few Dall's porpoise disappearing from Orca. During one
whale watching tour, there was an unusual rescue of a duck! And last,
but not least, a couple of Links in the News. Read On:
Web site workings are to promote our
involvement in the Powell River Sea Fair! We have a Whale Watching
Journey from one of our regular contributors, Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours who has Donated
two 6 hour tours as a fundraiser for Wild Ocean Whale Society (WOWs),
our governing body. Thank you Garry! Entries can be made on
line or by visiting our table at Powell River's 50th Sea
Fair 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!
Humpback
Whale
June
25, 2013
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Transient
Bigg's Killer Whales
June 25:
9 am Sailboat arrived in at marina in
the evening reported seeing 3 Orca doing circles off Rebecca Spit,
Quadra Island in morning.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
June 23:
11:19 am 6 Orca Southbound at Grant's
Reef off Savary Island headed towards Texada.
Pleasure boat fishing over radio
June 23:
Just after 12 pm I went looking for the
reported whales and spent over 45 minutes drifting with the
hydrophone down looking for the Orca spotted earlier. When I saw the
6 Dall's Porpoise (see report below), I thought perhaps they had been
mistaken for Orca. This would not be the first time since they are
both black and white. I did think I heard a couple of distant calls
over the various boat sounds, but couldn't be sure, so headed back to
the harbour in the rain.
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC
June 23:
3:30 pm 8 – 10 Orca 5 miles South of
Savary Island and 6 miles West of Harwood Northbound. They're off
Grant's Reef heading towards Sentry Shoals slowly.
3:55 pm There's 1 calf – pretty small
and 4 big males for sure. The total count is between 12 to 14 Orca
and headed Northbound. There were roughly 12 animals and one had a
calf that still had the yellow-orange in it's white patches.
Jeffrey Smith, MV David B, Northwest
Navigation
June 23:
8:36 pm 12 to 20 Orca off Whilby
Shoals, sort of Northbound – can't decide which way to go.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
June 23:
8:38 pm 14 or more Orca Northbound in
front of We Wai Kai village (Cape Mudge Village) now. From Father in
law.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
June 23:
At 2100hr Tonight, a Group of at least
5 Orcas passed our campsite at Cape Mudge opposite Campbell River.
Video Clip attached.
(Unfortunately I cannot post the video clip directly into this report or it would not go to our subscribers due to oversized document for emails. I can post links though, but do not have one for this at this time. - SM)
Peter Damhuis
(Unfortunately I cannot post the video clip directly into this report or it would not go to our subscribers due to oversized document for emails. I can post links though, but do not have one for this at this time. - SM)
Peter Damhuis
June 23:
9:40 pm The Orca, numbers between 22 –
25 sped through Seymour Narrows at 20 knots! The last group were left
still Northbound (West) at Brown's Bay. Saw T101/102's and T02C's for
sure.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
Southern
Resident Killer Whales
June 21:
4.30pm We found members of L Pod , L
41, ' Mega ' and the rest of the L 12 family group, foraging off San
Juan Island.
Marie
O'Shaughnessy, Orca Magic
Humpback
Whales
Humpback known as BCY0409
“Yogi”
June 21, 2013
Marie O'Shaughnessy,
Orca- Magic
June 25:
9:03 am Humpback Whale Southbound at
Cinq Islands, Discovery Passage.
11:50 am Almost to Brown's Bay now on
Vancouver Island shoreline, still Southbound.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
June 25:
10:50 am Humpback Whale Southbound at 9
foot Bay (Donkey Bay) from Jen.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
June 25:
2:48 pm Humpback Whale in back eddy by
Maude Island. Hit the current and pushed him back to Race Point. Big
tides, and he's still trying to buck the tide. A few minutes later,
he turned South, again by Race Point mid channel.
3:18 pm Left Humpback Middle Point near
Duncan Bay close to Vancouver Island side.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
June 24:
10:14 am Humpback Whale off the red can
buoy at Cape Mudge. Apparently breaching and stuff from Coastwild.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
June 24:
10:13 am Humpback at Red Can Buoy off
Cape Mudge.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
June 21:
5 pm We also (in addition to the SRKW
report) found a small, lone Humpback whale was foraging off Hein
Bank.
Although the photo is not in high
resolution, I was able to identify the Humpback as BCY0409 “Yogi”
- SM
Marie O'Shaughnessy, Orca- Magic
Minke
Whales
June 19:
We saw two illusive Minke whales near
Darcy Island Haro Strait.
Marie
O'Shaughnessy, Orca Magic
Minke Whale
June 19, 2013
Marie
O'Shaughnessy, Orca Magic
Pacific
White Sided Dolphins
June 27:
11:45 am 12 or so PWS Dolphins by
Chatham Point just milling. With Jen.
Shaun, Discovery Marine
Safaris
June 27:
2:20 pm 40 or so PWS Dolphins running,
well, swimming, back and forth and being active intermittently at
Turn Island right where Discovery Pass and Johnstone Strait meet.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
June 26:
9:45 am about 40 PWS Dolphins by
Chatham Point Lightstation no direction.
Radio
June 26:
1:28 pm 6 Dolphins in Cordero / Blind
Channel area being elusive.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
June 25:
2:30 pm 20 PWS Dolphins Southbound by
Davis Point Nodales Channel.
Jen Furst, Campbell River Whale
Watching
June 25:
3:30 pm 20 PWS Dolphins left them by
Howe Island in Okisollo Channel Eastbound.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
June 24:
9:20 am Small group of 6 to 8 PWS
Dolphins of Coho Point, Texada.
Radio
June 24:
1 pm 15 to 20 PWS Dolphins spread out
by Cinq Islands, Discovery Pass in smaller groups.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
June 24:
2 pm Leaving the PWS Dolphins spread
out over 2 miles from Okisollo Channel to McMullen Point in Discovery
Passage.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
June 23:
9:30 am Dolphins at Chatham Point to
Nodales Channel.
Radio
June 23:
12:40 pm 6 PWS Dolphins are inbound
against the tide at sealion rock by Sonora.
Aaron Nagler, Sonora Lodge
June 23:
3:20 pm Sounds like Discovery Marine
Safaris have the PWS Dolphins at Davis Point in Nodales Channel.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
Dall's
Porpoise
June 23:
Around 1:15 pm While heading out to
search for the reported Orca, I spotted 6 Dall's Porpoise Northbound
in a hurry past the Powell River mill.
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC
Unusual
Sea Rescue
Muscovy Duck
Rescued June 23, 2013
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
June 23:
4:15 pm A Muscovy Duck was off
Cape Mudge in the tide rips getting bombed by Bald Eagles. He
literally crawled over the transom of our boat! We contacted Avian
Rescue who organized a pick up in Black Creek. He/she may have a
slight case of hypothermia, so they will put him/her on a heating pad
and build a shelter for recovery.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
Links
in the News
A new type of killer whale has been
discovered off the coast of New Zealand. The whale has been
classified as Orcinus
orca Type D. The killer whale is characterized by a very
small white eye-patch and bulbous forehead. (Please note that the
photo used for this article is NOT the Type D Orca – I am waiting
for a photo to share with you. - SM)
Video: Rare, majestic Right Whale
spotted off B.C. coast for first time in 62 years!
Enter to WIN a Whale Watching Journey:
http://whalesanddolphinsbc.com/win-at-sea-fair-2013/
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