Just when you wonder where the
Transient Bigg's Orca got to, they pop up. Pacific White Sided
Dolphins are in huge numbers, giving way for many reports. They've
mostly managed to stay clear of the Bigg's Orca. A few Humpback
Whales are now being noticed working their way South in the inside
waters. I would expect us to have more reports of these Southbound
Humpbacks transiting our inside waters over the next while.
For those interested in my winter
Hummingbirds, the first of my winter Anna's Hummingbirds have arrived
back to the feeder.
There is a link below to a video clip
of a group of around 20 Transient Bigg's Killer Whales attacking a
small Blue Whale. The harsh realities of nature.
Susan
MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
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Transient
Bigg's Killer Whales
Transient Bigg's Killer
Whale T10
September, 2013
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
September 27:
2:44 pm 3 to 5 Orca milling about in
Race Passage just below Kelsey Bay.
Pacific Yellowfin
September 26:
9:43 am 2 or 3 Bigg's Orca Southbound
by Eagle's Cove / McMullen Point, Discovery Pass. T123's I believe.
4 pm T10's are now in front of Campbell
River mill Northbound.
Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale
Watching
September 26:
10:38 am Orca are now at Brown's Bay
running 6 knots Southbound.
Radio
September 26:
12:47 pm Killer Whales Southbound by
April Point. (T123's)
Geord, Discovery Marine Safaris
September 26:
1 pm 4 – 5 Orca 1.5 miles off
Mitlenatch Island Northbound towards the fishing hump.
Radio
September 26:
1:02 pm 3 Orca Northbound at
Mittlenatch Island. (T10's)
1:42 pm T10 / T10B and T10C still
Northbound between red and green can buoys off Francisco Point,
bottom of Quadra Island.
2:10 pm 2 Orca Southbound by the Cape
Mudge Village.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
September 26:
1:42 pm Orca just popped up between
Mary Point, Cortez Island and Sarah Point, above Lund. They're going
in towards Desolation Sound. (These are in addition to the above Orca
– SM)
Radio
September 26:
2:29 pm 3 or 4 Orca doing long dives by
Myrtle Rocks / Albion Point area of Powell River. First they headed
North then they suddenly turned and headed South. One big male and a
young one. (Again, these are in addition to the above Orca – SM)
Jim Southern, Powell River
September 26:
2:37 pm 6 or 7 Orca off Cape Mudge now.
PWS Dolphins are Southbound by McMullen Point.
Radio
September 26:
2:45 pm Two Orca travelling East
between Black Pt (Albion) and Myrtle Pt. ...@ bottom of Fleury/
Whalen Rds, Powell River. Only surfaced and dived...just boogying on
eastward.
Perk Percy, Perseas Dive, Powell
River
September 26:
6:03 pm T10's still Northbound by
Separation Head with PWS Dolphins still at the North end of Deepwater
Bay foraging. Last on scene with them.
Jen Furst, Campbell River Whale
Watching
September 21:
9 am 6 Orca at Francisco Point by the
red can buoy heading North.
9:17 am The 6 Orca are heading mid
channel up Sutil Channel to Hoskyns. Looks like the T02C's.
Jen Furst, Campbell River Whale
Watching
September 21:
11:18 am The Orca are right on the
Cortez Island ferry route, mid-channel. Lots of breaching and
activity now; a couple of frisky males. The whole group joined up,
rested for 3 minutes, then became very active.
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale
Watching
September 21:
12:18 pm Killer Whales grouped up and
moving into Hoskyn Channel.
Geord, Discovery Marine Safaris
September 21:
2 pm Sounds like (radio chatter) 8
Transients Southbound from Hoskyn Channel
Aaron Nagler, Sonora Lodge
September 21:
2:19 pm Orca now at Viner Point, Read
Island Eastbound.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
September 21:
4:48 pm T101A and T102 - that's all I
saw. The guests saw 2 more Orca they said. Left T101A / T102 headed
from Penn Islands to Bullock Bluff at 4:40 pm
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
September 21:
7:39 pm 4 Orca Northbound by ferry
pilings – they only came up once on the Campbell River side of the
channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Transient Bigg's Killer
Whale T10B
September, 2013
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Unidentified
Orca
September 25:
Between 2 and 2:30 pm Orcas were
spotted coming north on Stuart Channel. Came between Round Island and
the shore line. Heading toward Dodds Narrows.
Humpback
Whales
September 27:
9:00 am. One Humpback, flipper
slapping. Mid way between Myrtle Rocks and Black Point towards Texada
shore.
Liz Kennedy, Powell River
September 27:
1:44 pm Humpback Whale feeding close to
shore by Hickey Point, lower Johnstone Strait.
Pacific Yellowfin
September 26:
10:38 am Humpback Whale between Donegal
Head, Malcolm Island and Twin Islets. Doing 7 minute dives.
In general, there's lots of Humpbacks
still in the Blackfish Sound area still.
Pacific Yellowfin
Sept 25/26:
Humpback whale reportedly off Saltery
Bay.
Jim Southern, Powell River
Minke
Whales
September 26:
9:09 am Minke Whale feeding at the
entrance to Wells Passage.
Pacific Yellowfin
Pacific
White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White Sided
Dolphins
2013
Nick Templeman,
Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
September 27:
8:20 am 300 PWS Dolphins by Deepwater
Bay, Discovery Pass.
9:24 am Couple hundred Dolphins just
North of Seymour Narrows.
Radio
September 27:
9:26 am 100+ PWS Dolphins foraging at
Seymour Narrows.
2:03 pm 200+ PWS Dolphins Northbound by
Kanish Bay.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
September 27:
5:14 pm Hundreds of PWS Dolphins –
Chatham Point to Greensea Bay area of Discovery Pass.
Jen Furst, Campbell River Whale
Watching
September 27:
10:06 am Hundreds of PWS Dolphins South
of Kanish Bay Southbound on the Vancouver Island side of Discovery
Pass.
4:27 pm Dolphins still across from
Deepwater Bay Northbound now.
Fabian, Way West Water Taxi
September 27:
3:23 pm 200 PWS Dolphins Southbound by
Moriarty Point on Vancouver Island side. They're back and forth and
angling towards Okisollo Channel at 3:45 pm
Aaron Nagler, Sonora Lodge
September 26:
9:43 am Reports of PWS Dolphins spread
out in the Denham Bay area.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
September 26:
12:47 pm Large group of PWS Dolphins
now Southbound in Denham Bay; reportedly.
Aaron Nagler, Sonora Lodge
September 26:
12:47 pm 500+ PWS Dolphins by Horn
Point, just above the Yuculta Rapids.
2:29 pm PWS Dolphins are headed West
down Nodales Channel.
Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale
Watching
September 26:
1:21 pm 110 PWS Dolphins in Kanish Bay
and a couple of Hundred spread between Kanish Bay to Eagle's Cove,
Discovery Pass.
Geord, Discovery Marine Safaris
September 26:
4:44 pm 100+ PWS Dolphins 2 miles North
of Separation Head on the Quadra Island side of Discovery Pass.
John Lewis, Discovery Marine Safaris
September 25:
7:59 am Hundreds of PWS Dolphins in
Seymour Narrows Northbound.
Fabian, Way West Water Taxi
September 25:
10:42 am PWS Dolphins in front of
Okisollo Channel heading North towards Greensea Bay. They're jumping
everywhere!
11:30 am There's a 5 mile spread of PWS
Dolphins!
Radio
September 25:
4:23 pm PWS Dolphins in Thurston Bay,
Nodales Channel.
Jen Furst, Campbell River Whale
Watching
September 25:
5:32 pm 80 PWS Dolphins by Cinque
Islands, at the mouth of Okisollo Channel.
Leif Nordman, Campbell River Whale
Watching
September 24:
9:30 am 25 PWS Dolphins between Kanish
Bay to Brown's Bay, Discovery Pass.
3 pm 350+ PWS Dolphins by Kanish Vay.
Radio
September 24:
10:20 am 40-50 PWS Dolphins foraging in
Vancouver Bay area of Bute Inlet.
4:49 pm 1001 PWS Dolphins in Discovery
Pass again! 4 miles of Dolphins... it's pretty amazing.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
September 23:
9 am Large group of PWS Dolphins
foraging by Denham Bay...Hundreds!
10:38 am Massive group of PWS Dolphins
by Greensea Bay spread across Discovery Passage.
Jen Furst, Campbell River Whale
Watching
September 23:
9:56 am 15 PWS Dolphins and one
juvenile Steller Sealion together at Rendezvous Islands,
foraging/sleeping.
4:24 pm 400-600 PWS Dolphins spread out
over 4 to 5 miles in Discovery Passage.
5 pm I bet there's over 1000 PWS
Dolphins all told. My whole crew thinks so too. They're actually
spread from Plumper Bay all the way to Eagle's Cove in Discovery.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
Pacific White Sided
Dolphins
2013
Nick Templeman,
Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
September 23:
12:27 pm Many PWS Dolphins spread
between Kanish Bay and Brown's Bay in Discovery Pass.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
September 23:
2:12 pm Lots of PWS Dolphins at Dent
Islands.
Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale
Watching
September 23:
2:12 pm About 80 or so PWS Dolphins
wake riding a pleasure craft past Powell River. Could see them still
Northbound between Atrevida Reef and Dinner Rock.
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC
September 23:
150 PWS Dolphins by Deepwater Bay,
Discovery Passage.
Fabian, Way West Water Taxi
September 22:
9 am 6 PWS Dolphins just North of
Campbell River.
9 am A big bunch of PWS Dolphins in
Kanish Bay.
Radio
September 22:
10:54 am Group of around 50-ish PWS
Dolphins West of Yorke Island Eastbound towards Kelsey Bay.
3:07 pm 100 PWS Dolphins just South of
Chatham Point.
Fabian, Way West Water Taxi
September 22:
3:44 pm Many heaps of PWS Dolphins by
Cinque Islands heading towards Campbell River.
Aaron Nagler, Sonora Lodge
September 22:
4:22 pm Yes, Hundreds, perhaps even
1000! PWS Dolphins spread out from Greensea Bay to Chatham Point.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
September 21:
9:17 am We just left the pod of 130 –
150 PWS Dolphins foraging off Walcan in Discovery Pass.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
September 21:
5:30 pm Dolphins at Deepwater Bay
Southbound.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
September 21:
7 pm About 75 PWS Dolphins and 50
Steller Sea Lions are having an enormous festival of mammalian mirth
at Jimmy Judd Island, Gillard Pass, leaping and playing together!
Aaron Nagler, Sonora Lodge
September 21:
7:39 pm 100-ish PWS Dolphins milling by
Steep Island, Discovery Pass.
Discovery Marine Safaris
Pacific White Sided
Dolphins
2013
Nick Templeman,
Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
Dall's
and Harbour Porpoise
September 26:
10:10 am 1 Dall's Porpoise by Johnstone
Bluff, Bute Inlet.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
September 23:
3:30 pm 10 Dall's Porpoise at Vancouver
Bay, Bute Inlet.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale
and Bear Excursions
Links
in the News
This gang of Transient Bigg's Killer
Whales are doing their best to drown and feed on a smaller Blue
Whale. So much for the idea that they don't attack the larger whales!
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dolphin or porpoise?
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