Nice to see the Northern Resident Orca
back in our monitoring area. The Transient Bigg's are conspicuous by
their absence, but were reported in Queen Charlotte Strait, so not
totally gone from the lower coast. The other main reports are of
Pacific White Sided Dolphins and some Harbour Porpoise in large
numbers. The surprise is that there are few Humpback reports with
sightings only during one day. Apologies for the few reports that
were missed from the last posting; they're included here.
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
Powell River Sea Fair
July 26 to July 28, 2013:
Our NEW fundraising
DRAW for Two 6 hour whale watching tours donated by one of
our regular reporters, Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Tickets are available on
line until July 25th
and throughout Sea Fair –
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Winner will be drawn at
the closing ceremonies July 28th.
Have you seen a whale,
dolphin or porpoise?
Call 1-877-323-9776
or Email
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Every sighting report is
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Northern
Resident Killer Whales
Northern Resident Orca
(A36's)
July 11, 2013
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
July 12:
8:36 am report through Coast Guard
cutter Bartlett that the A36's were Westbound by Chatham Point around
6 am.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
July 12:
9:55 am A36 NRKW brothers reported at
Kelsey Bay. Actually 5 miles west of Kelsey Bay, almost at Port
Neville doing 8 knots.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
July 11:
8:30 am 4 – 5 Orca (NRKWs) with 2 big
males Southbound at Ripple Point close to the Vancouver Island side.
Larry, Nootka Queen
July 11:
9:30 am Orca at Rock Point inbound.
Broken Radio
July 11:
10:20 am A36's (2 brother NRKWs) are by
Chatham Point; 1 close to the light, and the other closer to Thurlow
Island inbound to Nodales Channel. There's a group of PWS Dolphins
coming to harass them. 10:24 am In Nodales now from Kurt.
Leif, Campbell River Whale Watching
July 11:
1:48 pm Left one of the A36 brothers
foraging by Davis Point, Nodales Channel. Think he was having some
good Chinook feeding.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
July 11:
2:30 pm Left the A36 Orca brothers
Westbound by Harding Island with Jos.
Jen Furst, Campbell River Whale
Watching
July 11:
6 pm The Orca (A36's) must've turned
twice since we found them Westbound again by Harding Island.
7 pm They turned again heading back
into Nodales Channel. Left the A36 brothers Easting into Nodales
being harassed by 12 pesky Whitesided Dolphins.
Mark, Discovery Marine Safaris
July 10:
2:02 pm Northern Resident Orca A36
brothers foraging with Leif and Kurt in Blackfish Sound.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
July 7:
3 pm A30's in Robson Bight, Johnstone
Strait. They headed past Cracroft Point Westbound.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
Humpback
Whales
Humpback Whale
July 9, 2013
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
July 9:
8:24 am Humpback at Rock Bay
Southbound.
Radio
July 9:
9:53 am Humpbacks, possibly a Mom and
calf?, mid-channel Discovery Passage between Okisollo Channel and Elk
Bay. They're travelling with a pod of Dolphins as well. Jen
10:42 am Jen and Leif departing
Humpback and calf plus 12 Dolphins playing mid strait between Granite
point and Bodega point.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
July 9:
1:32 pm 2 Humpbacks Southbound now in
Seymour Narrows.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
July 9:
3:21 pm The Humpbacks are off the Cape
Mudge lighthouse, Southbound.
4:18 pm They are both pretty large, so
unless these are different ones, not Mom and calf. We're South-West
of Mitlenatch aiming for Sentry Shoal now.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
July 7:
2:30 pm 2 Humpback Whales by Cracroft
Point, top of Johnstone Strait.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
Pacific
White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White Sided
Dolphin
July 12, 2013
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
July 12:
9:53 am 50 PWS Dolphins socializing and
cavorting between Horn Bay and Little Dent Island (Yuculta Rapids
area).
Aaron Nagler, Sonora Lodge
July 12:
11:05 am PWS Dolphins by Sonora Point,
Nodales Channel.
Radio
July 12:
11:09 am About 80 PWS Dolphins at
Thurlow Point (across from Sonora Point) in Nodales Channel foraging.
There's also another group with a number of babies at Horn Point,
farther up the channel.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
July 12:
11:57 am 60 PWS Dolphins Westbound at
Chatham Point doing 10 knots.
4:11 pm 100 PWS Dolphins Southbound at
No Name Creek; few minutes later they're Northbound now! Foraging.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
July 12:
4:23 pm 12 PWS Dolphins Southbound off
Dolphins Resort, just North of the Campbell River Estuary.
7:30 pm Left the big group just South
of Bodega Point.
Geord, Discovery Marine Safaris
July 11:
9:30 am PWS Dolphins spread
out....somewhere?
Broken Radio
July 11:
10:50 am 30 to 40 PWS Dolphins coming
out from Nodales Channel to harass the 2 Orca (A36's).
Leif, Campbell River Whale Watching
July 11:
11:30 am 20 PWS Dolphins Northbound at
Ripple Point at 10 knots.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
July 11:
5:20 pm 20 PWS Dolphins in Okisollo
Channel by Lower Rapids back and forth foraging.
Jen Furst, Campbell River Whale
Watching
July 11:
7 pm Left the A36 brothers Easting into
Nodales being harassed by 12 pesky Whitesided Dolphins.
Mark, Discovery Marine Safaris
July 10:
9:20 am Group of PWS Dolphins at Horn
Point, top of Nodales Channel, heading towards Dent Island, by
Yuculta Rapids.
9:39 am 6-12 PWS Dolphins in Seymour
Narrows.
Radio
July 10:
9:23 am 40+ PWS Dolphins at Horn Point,
Nodales Channel foraging towards Dent Island.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
July 10:
9:40 am Dozen PWS Dolphins Northbound
at Seymour Narrows.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
July 10:
10:26 am Lots of Dolphins by Horn
Point, Nodales Channel, foraging, jumping and having fun.
1:28 pm 10+ PWS Dolphins in front of
Sonora Lodge foraging and milling around. One has a really long
dorsal fin, looks almost a foot high and ragged.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
July 10:
2:16 pm 20 PWS Dolphins at Kanish Bay,
Discovery Passage, Northbound and milling.
3:09 pm 40 PWS Dolphins back and forth
at Horn Point, Nodales Channel.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
July 10:
7:50 pm 12 PWS Dolphins between Brown's
Bay and Seymour Narrows foraging.
Mark, Discovery Marine Safaris
July 9:
8:50 am 20 or so PWS Dolphins in or by
entrance to Okisollo Channel.
Radio
July 9:
9:53 am A pod of PWS Dolphins are
around a Mom and calf Humpback between Okisollo Channel and Elk Bay,
Discovery Passage. From Jen.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
July 4:
3:20 pm 2 groups of PWS Dolphins; about
20 Northbound by Walcan, Discovery Passage and another group of
around 12 by Quathiaski Cove.
Jen Furst, Campbell River Whale
Watching
Harbour
Porpoise
Harbour Porpoise
July 9, 2013
Nick Templeman,
Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
July 9:
4:49 pm While watching the Humpback
Whales, I stopped to count Harbour Porpoise foraging in the rip off
the red can buoy, South of Cape Mudge. I started to see a few, then
more....and i have lost count! I would say there are well over 30+ or
more Harbour Porpoise out here. I swear, between 30-40 or maybe more!
Once you stopped and looked around, there were times I would see 5-7
surface at once in a small area. They were surging all over,
sometimes coming right out of the water...hard to photograph.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
July 9:
4:55 pm 3 Harbour Porpoise in Bute
Inlet by Aran Rapids.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
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