Transient
Bigg's Orca have grouped up and have been putting on quite a show.
Great photos below! The Pacific White Sided Dolphins, the acrobatic
show-offs, have appeared in numbers up to 150 while Humpback Whale
reports have been few. Dall's Porpoise have been spotted in a large
group of 50-100 animals and Harbour Porpoise are back to being seen
in their usual small groups or alone.
Susan
MacKay & Lynne Cracknell, Whales and Dolphins BC
Fundraising
2014:
Tickets for our Two Huge Raffles are available:
Powell
River
Town Centre Mall on Thurs., June 26 & July 3 and Friday, June 27
& July 4
Campbell
River
Discovery Marina offices of: Eagle Eye Adventures & Aboriginal
Journeys Whale & Grizzly Tours
2
GREAT RAFFLES FOR A TOTAL OF 6 TOURS TO BE DRAWN!
RAFFLE
#1:
- Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours – Whale Watching for Two
- Discovery Marine Safaris – Whale Watching for Two
- Stubbs Island Whale Watching – Whale Watching for Two
RAFFLE
#2:
- Adventure Quest Tours (Kayak Tour for Two)
- Eagle Eye Adventures (Whale Watching for Two)
- Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions (Whale Watching for Two)
Tickets
are 5 for $10 – Please make sure you specify what Raffle you'd like
in the notes.
Both
raffles will be drawn at 5 pm on July 27, 2014 at Powell River Sea
Fair
Thank
you all for your ongoing enthusiasm and support!
From
all of us at Wild Ocean Whale Society (WOWs)
Have
you seen a whale, dolphin or porpoise?
Every
sighting report is valuable!
Transient Bigg's T102
June 23, 2014
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
TRANSIENT
BIGG'S KILLER WHALES
June
24:
7:59
am A number of Orca were seen on the last two ferry runs near Whiskey
Point (Quathiaski – Campbell River ferry run). They swung around
and are Northbound by April Point now. There's a big ebb.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours.
June
24:
8:20
am Number of Orca by Steep Island, Discovery Passage, Northbound.
Brad,
Painter's Lodge
June
24:
8:43
am 10 or so Orca I'm with them at the South end of Steep Island.
9:15
am Leaving the Orca, now Southbound at April Point.
Leigh
Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours
June
23:
7:00
am: Orca northbound at Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island. They're mid
channel, April Point. Saw a number of blows from ferry.
8:40
am the Orca went northbound past Separation Head.
5:06
pm: Orca, the large group of them, southbound at Elk Bay, Campbell
River area.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Transient Bigg's Orca
June 23, 2014
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours
June
23:
10:30
am: 15-20 Orca off Howe Island, Nodales Channel feeding.
(From
radio)
June
23:
11:54
am: Lone Orca spotted at Lawrence Point, entrance to Bute Inlet.
1:00
pm: The Orca in Bute Inlet is southbound midway down the East side of
Stuart Island.
Aaron
Nagler, Sonora Lodge.
(The
Orca in Bute appears to be alone. It's T77A. From the photo Jos
texted me.
Susan
MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC.)
June
23:
12:00
pm: The big group of Orca is by Little Elk Bay near Okisollo Channel.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
June
22:
5:50
am: Orca in front of the Discovery Marina at Separation Head, Quadra
Island, northbound.
Jos
Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures.
Transient Bigg's Orca
June 23, 2014
Jos
Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
June
22:
8:00
am: Report of 4 Orca playing around Separation Head, Quadra Island.
No direction.
8:30
am: 12 Orca northbound by Separation Head.
12:15
pm: Looks like T101s and T102 and T002C's.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours.
June
22:
9:44
am: One male Orca at Separation Head, haven't seen any of the others.
10:18:
The rest of the pod is on the Vancouver Island side, at No Name
Creek. There are 2 males mid channel heading south.
Brad,
Painter's Lodge.
June
22:
4:00
pm: T101A and T101B have separated from the main group of T's by over
6 nautical miles to the south. We are leaving them right now, they
are still swimming slowly southbound approximately 5.5 miles off the
Vancouver Island shoreline between Sentry Shoal Marker and Vancouver
Island. Thought they were going to have a snack at Mitlenatch, but
just passed by.
5:55
pm: We are approximately one nautical mile to the West of Mitlenatch
Island watching the T002Cs and T101/102 grouped up heading straight
east towards Sentry Shoal Area. Mostly swimming and speed
swimming/sleeping.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
June
21:
5:33
pm: I've got around 4 blows between Harwood and Atrevida Reef. Can't
tell what direction yet. Last spotted off the Harwood spit between
Harwood and Savary Islands. I assume Orca although I never actually
saw dorsals. The blows were too big for Dolphins and too small for
Humpbacks.
Susan
MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC.
June
16:
8:40
am Report of 2 Orca, one big fin, westing at Subtle Island, west
extremity of Cortes.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours.
June
15:
9:02
pm: I have spotted 3 – 4 Orca about 1.5 nautical miles SE of the
east end of Savary Island milling around for about 15 minutes at this
time. The distance and rough water makes further identification not
possible.
Ron
Johnston, Savary Island.
Transient Bigg's Orca
June 23, 2014
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours
HUMPBACK
WHALES
June
21:
11:40
am: Humpback eastbound at Tyee Point, west end of West Thurlow Island
Jen
Furst, Campbell River Whale Watching.
June
18:
8:36
am: Picked up a report from Tommy T near Sonora of a lone large
whale, possibly a Minke or smaller Humpback, northbound bucking the
tide in front of Sonora Resort. Guessing maybe 20 minutes ago or
more.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
June
18:
8:40
am: Sea Beast off Sonora Dock right now – I can't confirm the
species as I haven't seen it myself – but – I'm told that a
Humpback has been in front of Sonora docks back and forth since about
6:30 am.
Aaron
Nagler, Sonora Resort
June
18:
2:45
pm: Small Humpback off Windy Point, Johnstone Strait, heading north
mid strait. Not moving very fast. Milled around in circles for about
twenty minutes, blowing and taking short dives, and then it fluked
once, came back up and decided to turn around and head south, much
closer to the Vancouver Island side.
Lynne
Cracknell, Whales and Dolphins BC.
June
15:
11:12
pm: Two Humpbacks going north past East Thurlow Island, travelling at
4 knots.
Leif
Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching.
June
15:
11:52
pm: Two Humpbacks rounding Edith Point.
Jack
Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching.
PACIFIC
WHITE SIDED DOLPHINS
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
June 20, 2014
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours
June
23:
11:10
am. Pacific White Sided Dolphins off Ripple Point.
Jos
Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures.
June
21:
10:45
am 100-150 Pacific White Sided Dolphins by Peterson Islet, just off
Kelsey Bay, this morning.
(from
Radio)
June
21:
11:10
am: Sounds like there are Pacific White Sided Dolphins easting
somewhere around Vansittart Point, West Thurlow Island.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
June
21:
11:15
am: 100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins at Vansitart Point, Eastbound.
Jen
Furst and Leif Nordman, via Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching.
June
21:
12:24
pm: Pacific White Sided Dolphins at Ripple Point.
Geord
Dunstan, Discovery Marine Safaris.
June
21:
5:33
pm: Report of Pacific White Sided Dolphins at Granite Point but I
didn't see them again.
Fabian,
Eagle Eye Adventures.
June
20:
3:00
pm: 30 Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Shoal Bay East Thurlow Island.
Jos
Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures.
June
20:
4:00
pm: Same Pacific White Sided Dolphins southbound at Owen Point, in
Nodales Channel.
Aaron
Nagler, Sonora Lodge.
June
19:
08:00
am: Report of Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Seymour Narrows half a
hour ago, no direction.
12:24
pm: 20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins milling at Race Point, Discovery
Passage.
12:28
pm: 20 more Pacific White Sided Dolphins at Yellow Island.
3:55
pm: 100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins mid channel at Brown's Bay,
feasting.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours.
June
18:
10:30
am: 70 Pacific White Sided Dolphins milling at Ripple Rock.
John
Lewis, Discovery Marine Safaris.
June
18:
10:48
am: Pacific White Sided Dolphins now southbound at Race Point,
spread out.
Jen
Furst, Campbell River Whale Watching.
June
18:
11:35
am: Leaving Pacific White Sided Dolphins turned into Duncan Bay
foraging, with hundreds of gulls above them.
Leif
Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching.
June
18:
12:02
pm: Pacific White Sided Dolphins westbound at Yellow Island, Campbell
River.
12:50
pm: 150 Pacific White Sided Dolphins spread out in Brown's Bay.
4:05
pm: 50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins foraging mid channel at Kanish
Bay.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
June 20, 2014
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours
June
18:
1:30
pm: Pacific White Sided Dolphins at 45 Point, Discovery Passage.
Brad,
Painter's Lodge.
June
18:
2:54
pm: Pacific White Sided Dolphins off Eagles Cove, Discovery Passage.
Geord,
Discovery Marine Safaris.
June
18:
3:25
pm: Leaving Pacific White Sided Dolphins at Granite Point mid
channel.
6:25
pm: Pacific White Sided Dolphins at Brown Bay.
Fabian,
Way West Water Taxi.
June
17:
11:15
am: Report from a boater of 12 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
northbound from McMullen Point.
1:30
pm: 100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins foraging in Seymour Narrows.
5:18
pm: 50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins at 45 Point, Discovery Passage.
Leaving the scene now.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours.
June
17:
1:00
pm: 100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins southbound in Seymour Narrows.
2:25
pm: The PWS Dolphins are now spread out between Brown's Bay and
Seymour Narrows.
(from
Radio.)
June
17:
3:07
pm: Pacific White Sided Dolphins going north past No Name Creek,
Discovery Passage.
Leif
Nordman,Campbell River Whale Watching.
June
17:
4:21
pm: Pacific White Sided Dolphins at Eagle's Cove, Discovery Passage
now.
Jos
Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures.
June
17:
6:06
pm: 50 plus Pacific White Sided Dolphins foraging at Eagle's Cove,
Discovery Passage.
Jack
Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching.
June
17:
7:00
pm: Pacific White Sided Dolphins southbound 10 knots at Brown's Bay.
Brad,
Painter's Lodge.
June
16:
1:30
pm: 20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Brown's Bay. Make that 75
Dolphins foraging.
Leif
Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching.
June
16:
3:04
pm: There are about 40 Pacific White Sided Dolphins milling around
the Maude Island Light.
John
Lewis, Discovery Marine Safaris
June
16:
3:42
pm: There's about 100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins at Ripple Rock.
(from
Radio)
June
16:
5:31
pm: 35 Pacific White Sided Dolphins foraging at April Point, across
from Campbell River.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours.
June
15:
3:00
pm: Around 30 Pacific White Sided Dolphins northbound at Brown's Bay.
3:42
pm There's about 100 PWS Dolphins at Ripple Rock.
(From
radio)
June
15:
4:39
pm: 40 Pacific White Sided Dolphins at Brown's Bay, Discovery Pass.
5:35
pm: 75 Pacific White Sided Dolphins , playing and leaping in Duncan
Bay, Discovery Passage.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
June 23, 2014
Jos
Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
HARBOUR
PORPOISE
June
19:
2:56
pm: 4 Harbour Porpoise in the Jimmy Judd Island area, between Stuart
and Sonora Islands.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours.
June
17:
12:08
pm: There are a few Harbour Porpoise by Dent Rapids, north east side
of Sonora Island.
(from
Radio)
DALL'S
PORPOISE
June
22:
3:30
pm: We saw 50 – 100 Black and Whites (Dall's Porpoise)travelling
parallel to us for at least 20 minutes at N50 44.9 W126 48.2 (That
is off Malcolm Island close to Alert Bay) this afternoon at 3.30.
They were jumping clear out of the water and sometimes straight up. I
took some video (not posted yet on line – will keep everyone posted
once up - SM). That is the biggest group of such critters I've
encountered since I saw a group chasing a cruise ship in the Sargasso
Sea a few years back.
Allen
Dick, by email
June
22:
5:30
pm: 4 - 6 Dall's Porpoise down at the end of Bessborough Bay,
feeding. Tiny fish were jumping out of the water everywhere, and the
Dall's were swimming in tight circles close to shore.
Lynne
Cracknell, Whales and Dolphins BC.
June
21:
4:34
pm: 10 Dall's Porpoise at John's Point, Nodales Channel.
Leif
Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching.
June
15:
12:42
pm: Couple of Dall's Porpoise by Dent Island.
(From
Radio)
LINKS
We
have some really good news stories to share with you this report, and
a fascinating video for you to watch as well:
Minke
Whale calf rescue:
All
white Humpback know as Migaloo was seen again June 20th:
Southern
Resident Orca by Gabriola Island June 20th:
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