A
few of the Northern Resident Orca, the A30's and A42's, have been
spending their time travelling from Robson Bight Ecological Reserve
out into Queen Charlotte Strait and back again. Transient Bigg's
Killer Whales have been on the hunt, it seems everywhere. They are
good at surprise attacks causing Pacific White Sided Dolphins to
scatter and other marine mammals to hide. There are a few more Dall's and Harbour
Porpoise being spotted which is possibly due to the Transient Bigg's preferring Dolphins right now. Humpback Whales are filling up, mostly on small fish, in
preparation for their travels back to breeding grounds in Mexico and
Hawaii. There seems to be less krill, their favourite food, in the
inside waters than I've (SM) seen for a long time. A few have started
practising their whale songs already around the top of Johnstone
Strait.
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TRANSIENT
BIGG'S KILLER WHALES
Sept
20:
10:40
am: Transient Bigg's Orca T18's and T19B just showed up out of the
fog at the green can buoy off Quadra island; they are heading
northwest now towards Cape Mudge.
11:38
am: The Transient Bigg's Orca are at the Cape Mudge Lighthouse now,
northbound.
5:50
pm: Transient Bigg's Orca easting past Vansittart light.
6:45
pm: Transient Bigg's Orca T018's westing at the Walkem Islands Light,
Johnstone Strait.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
Sept
20:
1:15
pm: One Orca travelling west in the tide rip off the shoreline on
Quadra Island, Cape Mudge area, looked like a big fin.
Lynne
Cracknell, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
Sept
20:
1:45
pm: Orca easting by Hickey Point, west of Kelsey Bay on Vancouver
Island shoreline. There are at least 4 of them.
2:06
pm: At a quick glance it looks like these are the Transient Bigg's
OrcaT101's.
3:05
pm: Orca just passing Kelsey Bay dock.
3:22
pm: Transient Bigg's Orca now easting at Race Passage, to the south
of Helmcken Island.
3:36
pm: Transient Bigg's Orca easting at the Peterson Islet Light,
Johnstone Strait.
Susan
MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
Transient
Bigg's Orca hunting Pacific White Sided Dolphins
September
19, 2014 – 2 photos
Susan
MacKay, SG Images
Sept
20:
2:03
pm: Killer Whales at Orange Point, Discovery Passage, now.
Geord
Dunstan, Discovery Marine Safaris.
Sept
19:
8:36
am: Orca northbound at Cape Mudge lighthouse, Quadra Island.
Jack
Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching.
Sept
19:
9:04
am: They are the Transient Bigg's Orca T18's, T02Cs.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Sept
19:
10:25
am: Orca passing Sonora dock now, southbound.
11:44
am: Orca – 3 small fins and a calf east of Stuart Island in Bute
Inlet, milling with a kill.
Aaron
Nagler, Sonora Lodge.
Sept
19:
10:54
am: Gary had right I. D’s – they are Transient Bigg's Orca T18's,
T019B and T002C's and they are southbound now at Whiskey Point,
Quadra Island.
12:00
pm: Leaving Transient Bigg's Orca still on a south easterly course
along the Vancouver Island shoreline 2 nautical miles offshore and
spread out in a foraging line.
3:08
pm: Just got a report of 4 Orca at Hole in the Wall, near the rapids,
westbound.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
Sept
19:
12:00
pm – 12:30 pm: Just had a pretty large group of Transient Bigg's
Orca come out of the fog rush and scatter a couple of hundred Pacific
White Sided Dolphins who were feeding on a bait ball just out from
Robson Bight. They chased and cornered some by Boat Bay at the top of
Johnstone Strait. Some spectacular leaps with their hunting
behaviour. They were the T100/T101's. They continued west following
the Dolphins.
Susan
MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
Sept
19:
1:03
pm: Lone male Orca approaching Dent Rapids, between Little Dent
Island and Sonora Island, westbound.
Geoff
Dunstan,
Discovery
Marine Safaris.
Sept
19:
4:51
pm: 8 Transient Bigg's Orca, one big fin, one calf, lots of feeding.
Leaving them at Bold Point in Hoskyn Channel, between Quadra Island
and Read Island, heading south.
John
Lapp, Discovery Marine Safaris.
Sept
18:
8:30
am: Report from a fishing guide of Orca at Brown's Bay, on the west
shore of Discovery Passage, possibly northbound.
Bradden
Kiley, Painters Lodge.
Sept
18:
1:00
pm: Report from water taxi of Orca at the mouth of Toba inlet, no
direction or numbers.
4:46
pm: At least 10 Orca at Deer Passage, between Raza Island and West
Redonda Island, almost to Calm Channel.
6:10
pm: Leaving Orca at Sutil Channel, southbound, approaching Von Donop
Inlet, Cortes Island.
Geoff
Dunstan,
Discovery
Marine Safaris.
September
18:
3:30
p.m. Today, Thursday, 18th A male and female Orca, moving slowly and
really close to shore off Whalen Road, Powell River.
Liz
Kennedy, Powell River
Sept
17:
8:38
am: At least one Orca passed the Sonora dock, southbound.
I've
just learned that it was 6 Killer Whales that went by southbound at
7:45 am.
9:17
am: Killer Whales southbound north of North Rendezvous Island in Calm
Channel.
10:45
am: Left 10 Orca 2.5 miles from the head of glassy Ramsay Arm,
heading in. “Kakawin” (Adventure
Quest Tours)
on scene.
Aaron
Nagler, Sonora Lodge.
Transient
Bigg's Orca hunting Pacific White Sided Dolphins
September
19, 2014 – 2 photos
Susan
MacKay, SG Images
Sept
17:
8:53
am: Possibly 10 animals, (southbound from Sonora Dock.)
1:02
pm: Aaron Nagler, (Sonora Lodge), just found 4 – 6 Orca along the
Stuart Island shoreline heading in a westerly direction from Orca
Point.
6:30
pm – 7:15 pm: The 4 Transient Bigg's Killer whales that were
westing out of Nodales Channel were my favourite T002c's. They were
mostly in resting pattern all together with T002C2 'Tumbo' spending
some time off to himself. Still in resting pattern when I left.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
Sept
17:
9:00
am: Sounds like the Transient Bigg's Killer Whales T10's are just
passing Alert Bay, Broughton Strait, westing.
(from
radio)
Sept
17:
9:17
am: Orca southbound at North Rendezvous Island, between Read Island
and Cortes Island in Calm Channel.
10:00
am: The Orca are heading into Ramsay Arm, north of Desolation Sound.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Sept
17:
11:20
am: 4 maybe 5 Orca including a small calf northbound by Albion Point
just below Myrtle Rocks, Powell River.
Bill
Taylor, Powell River.
September
17:
11:20
a.m. Another 2 Orca sightings to report from Whalen Road, Powell
River. Wednesday, Sept 17th group of 5 or 6 Orca with calf. See also
18th.
Liz
Kennedy, Powell River
September
17:
1:24
pm 3 maybe 4 Killer Whales just passed Grief Point, Powell River
heading for Harwood Island. Traveling slow. 2 large and one small.
Joanne
Brough, Powell River
Sept
17:
1:55
pm: Transient Bigg's Killer Whales heading into Pryce Channel now.
These are the ones that were in Ramsay Arm this morning.
2:12
pm: More Transient Bigg's at the south end of Arran Rapids, Bute
Inlet, not sure if they will make it through. Lots of Sea Lions here
too.
2:42
pm: Transient Orca didn't make it – they are now at Asman Point
along the Stuart Island shoreline, southbound.
3:04
pm: Leaving them on the west side of Jimmy Judd, between Dent Island
and Stuart Island.
Leigh
Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours.
September
17:
2:39
pm Pod of 4 Orca, including 1 large male, are angling Northwards
towards the Powell River mill.
Elizabeth
Tenhoeve, Powell River
September
17:
about
3 pm Maybe 5-6 Orca off Westview, Powell River today, tons of
breaching, pretty spectacular.......generally moving north
bound.......about 1/3 of the way to Harwood. Good show.
Grant
Rainsley, Powell River
Sept
17:
3:07
pm: They (Transient Bigg's Killer Whales) are heading to Devil's
Hole, on the north east side of Sonora island, now.
Fabien
Minfray, Eagle Eye Adventures.
Sept
17:
4:30
pm: 4 Transient Bigg's Orca at Hall Point, westing into Nodales along
the Sonora Shoreline.
John
Lewis, Discovery Marine Safaris.
Sept
16:
8:10
am: The two Transient Bigg's Orca with T10's was T100C, and another
calf, still working on (I.D ing) that one. May be Transient Bigg's
Orca T100E.
12:36
pm: At least two big fins northbound at Cape Mudge Light, Quadra
Island. Report courtesy of “Night Drifter.” Says there are at
least three Killer Whales.
6:10
pm: My friends just posted to me that they are watching Killer Whales
at the mouth of the Oyster River area, which is between Campbell
River and Black Creek on the Vancouver Island shoreline.
Approximately 5 animals, no real direction yet. Says more –
possibly 8 – 9, at least one big fin.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
Sept
16:
1:00
pm: Killer Whales mid channel in Discovery Passage northbound off the
Campbell River Ferry dolphins.
(Note: These ferry “dolphins” are piles of creosoted logs buried
in the seabed and designed to guide the ferry to it's mooring.)
Geord
Dunstan, Discovery Marine Safaris.
Sept
16:
1:28
pm: Orca reported northbound at the Cape Mudge Lighthouse, Quadra
Island.
Jack
Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching.
Sept
16:
4:43
pm: Leaving the Transient Bigg's Orca T10's at Cinque Islands, in
Discovery Passage, northbound.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours.
September
16:
9:25
am Monday, we saw 3 Orca slipping by inside the Trail Islands just
off shore and heading west. They only surfaced twice and once they
had travelled considerable distance we saw that there may have been a
4th. It looked like a baby travelling very close to its mom.
Unbelievably
an hour later at 10:35am an Elephant seal surfaced briefly, just off
shore. It was huge.
This
has been the most incredible year for sightings, on Saturday early
evening we witnessed the most incredible meteor crossing low in the
sky just above Vancouver Island travelling from left to right as we
faced due south. Its tail was so long and bright, the fireball was
huge and pure white trailing to yellow and as it disappeared over the
trees it broke apart creating more thrills. My guess would have it at
approx. 5mm in size as it appeared in the sky.
Judy
Marusiak, Sechelt
Transient
Bigg's Orca hunting Pacific White Sided Dolphins
September
19, 2014
Susan
MacKay, SG Images
September
16:
Cetacean
trifecta from Roberts creek pier yesterday. 2 Humpbacks, 6-8 Orca, 3
Harbour Porpoise. Typing this today as 2 Orca pass White Islets off
Henderson beach, Sechelt. What a summer !
Geordie Harrower,
Roberts Creek
September
15:
8
pm Just in from fishing at the Hump (south of Cape Mudge Light) At
least 6, maybe 8 Orca, travelling south at a good rate of speed in
mid channel between Hump and Willow Point, just below Campbell River.
Bill
Kennedy, Campbell River.
Sept
15:
10:10
am: Two Orca this morning by Davis Bay, Sunshine Coast.
Allan
Knowles, Davis Bay.
Sept
15:
10:32
am: Five Orca at the Fishing Pier in Campbell River and 4 more Orca
at the Cape Mudge Lighthouse on Quadra Island, northbound.
12:30
pm Orca northbound at Race Point, near Campbell River. Bradden Kiley
(Painter's Lodge) is on scene.
Jack
Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching.
Sept
15:
2:56
pm: Orca have split up into two groups. 7 or so north bound towards
Elk Bay, near Campbell River, the others are southbound towards
Seymour Narrows.
Bradden
Kiley, Painter's Lodge.
Sept
15:
6:46
pm: Transient Bigg's Orca just passed Orange Point in Discovery
Passage still southbound. They crossed paths with a northbound
Humpback Whale tight to the Quadra Island shoreline at Copper Bluffs.
John
Lewis, Discovery Marine Safaris.
Sept
15:
3:56
pm: We have Transient Bigg's Orca T10, T10B, T1C, plus a calf and
large female or sprouter,(juvenile) and an extra calf
southbound at North Bluff, Campbell River. Funny – at one point a
juvenile Sea Lion was following them at 40 ft – lol! - he finally
poked his nose up about 2 feet into the air and booked it the other
way!
6:50
pm: Transient Bigg's Orca are passing Whiskey Point on Quadra Island
now, we are leaving the scene.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
Sept
15:
4:14
pm: Leaving Transient Bigg's Orca at Little Bear Bay, Campbell River,
northbound.
7:00
pm: Transient Bigg's Killer Whales south of Quathiaski Cove on the
Quadra Island side now.
Fabien
Minfray, Eagle Eye Adventures.
Sept
14:
8:50
am: Orca reported early this morning at Shelter Point, Strait of
Georgia.
Jack
Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching.
Sept
14:
9:20
am: 6 Orca heading south at Salmon Point, Campbell River, travelling
at 3 knots.
9:47
am: Just 5 Orca, one big fin, 2 short fins, 1 smaller fin, 1 calf.
Leif
Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching.
Sept
14:
10:33
am: Transient Bigg's Killer Whales south of Salmon Point in Campbell
River now. Looks like T036's, and possibly T037A's. 100% sure on the
T036's anyway.
10:52
pm: So I had Transient Bigg's Orca T049A, T049A1,T49A2,T49A3, T049B,
T049B1, and T049B2. Seven animals in total. Possibly some of last
night's Killer Whales.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
September
14:
7:50
pm Spotted 5 Orca in front of Westview viewpoint, Powell River at on
Sunday September 14th. They were travelling down coast.
Sherri
Wretham, Powell River
September
14:
8
pm Saw 4 or 5 Orca, 2 were small, on the east side of Harwood Island
going south. They turned right and started to follow the south shore
of Harwood toward Vancouver Island.
Irv
Stoddart, Powell River
September
14:
8:10
p.m. Just saw only one killer whale (Lone Ranger) pass by Texada St
heading for Grief Point, Powell River. Is that unusual?? Maybe we
missed the rest of them. (Looks like you did - SM)
Joanne
Brough, Powell River
Sept
14:
8:30
pm: Orca at Grief Point in Powell River southbound. Saw what might be
the same group yesterday September 13th
at the same place around the same time, heading north.
John
Treen, Powell River.
September
11:
around
1 pm We came across 4 Bigg's Transients in the Strait of Juan de
Fuca. After checking their saddle patches and dorsals it was
determined that these were the T002C's. Quite a surprise as this
family group is rarely seen in these waters. A nice surprise for us.
Our
3.30 pm trip found them in Haro Strait hunting a harbour porpoise.
Marie
O'Shaughnessy, Orca-Magic
NORTHERN
RESIDENT KILLER WHALES
Sept
17:
12:58
pm: NRKW A30's and A42's came into Johnstone Strait overnight and
just went back up Blackfish Sound, off the north east coast of
Vancouver Island, westing.
Susan
MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
Sept
16:
12:13
pm: NRKW's A30's and A42's had come into Johnstone Strait overnight
and are at Bold Head, a headland on Swanson Island in Blackfish
Sound, westing.
12:53
pm: Leaving Orca heading towards Fosters Island, west out of
Blackfish Sound.
Susan
MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
SOUTHERN
RESIDENT ORCA
Southern
Resident Orca calf L120
September
18, 2014
Marie
O'Shaughnessy, Orca-Magic
September
18:
Mother
is L 86, 'Surprise ', with her third calf, L 120. A most welcomed
addition, since the SR's have not had any new calves for over two
years. Her second calf died. L112 , age 3. A tragic loss for this
group of endangered orca.( pic is heavily cropped )
Marie
O'Shaughnessy, Orca-Magic
HUMPBACK
WHALES
Sept
20:
8:54
am: Three Humpback whales between the red can buoy and the green can
buoy at the south end of Quadra Island.
Leif
Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching.
Sept
20:
9:45
am: One of the Humpback whales is “K.C.”, the other may be
“Nick”, and I am not sure on the third one yet. They are going
west up the Quadra island shoreline now from Francisco Point.
1:04
pm: Just had a fourth Humpback whale – possibly “Stripe” - head
south past Whiskey Point on Quadra island.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
Sept
19:
11:00
am: Humpback whale at the Steep Island Light, southbound at 3 knots.
11:57
am: Another Humpback whale at Cape Mudge on Quadra Island,
northbound.
Fabien
Minfray, Eagle Eye Adventures.
Sept
19:
2:06
pm: Humpback whale just south of the Cape Mudge Light on Quadra
Island.
John
Lapp, Discovery Marine Safaris.
Humpback
Whale Lunge Feeding
September
16, 2014
Susan
MacKay, SG Images
Humpback
Whale Tail Flukes 'Guardian'
September
16, 2014
Susan
MacKay, SG Images
Sept
18:
3:05
pm: Humpback off the Cape Mudge Lighthouse, doing circles.
Geoff
Dunstan,
Discovery
Marine Safaris.
Sept
17:
3:30
pm: As we came through West Passage and out into Blackfish Sound,
Jean saw a Humpback Whale breach as we looked up past Flower Island.
Rounding the island the Humpback whale “Ripple'”s calf surfaced
right beside us in the kelp. We watched 'Ripple' breach about 6 times
before collecting her calf and heading towards Bold Head.
Spectacular!
Susan
MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
Sept
17:
7:40
pm: Humpback whale mid channel off We Wai Kai Village, Quadra Island,
heading south.
John
Lewis, Discovery
Marine Safaris.
September
17:
This
Humpback first showed up last Friday 12 Sept. in the Strait of Juan
de Fuca in the afternoon. Seems to be a new one for our area. Saw it
again today. Not in our present catalogue. Guess we will be adding
many more as time goes by.
Marie
O'Shaughnessy, Orca-Magic.
Sept
16:
11:16
am: We have been watching 6 – 7 Humpback Whales lunge feeding by
the Plumper Islands at the top of Weynton Passage, Blackfish Sound.
Susan
MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
Sept
16:
11:30
am: Humpback whale reported at the west side of Yorke Island,
Johnstone Strait.
(from
radio)
Sept
16:
4:27
pm: Humpback Whale at Kelsey Bay, Vancouver Island, westing.
Leif
Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching.
September
16:
Cetacean
trifecta from Roberts creek pier yesterday. 2 Humpbacks, 6-8 Orca, 3
Harbour Porpoise. Typing this today as 2 Orca pass White Islets off
Henderson beach, Sechelt. What a summer !
Geordie Harrower,
Roberts Creek
Sept
15:
12:49
pm: Humpback whale known as “KC” is off Shelter Point, just below
Campbell River, southbound.
1:14
pm: Humpback at Francisco Point/Dogfish Bay area.
Jack
Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching.
Sept
15:
6:46
pm: A northbound Humpback Whale tight to the Quadra Island shoreline
at Copper Bluffs, crossed paths with transient Bigg's Orca,
southbound.
John
Lewis, Discovery Marine Safaris
Sept
15:
7:15
pm: Much to the delight of watchers at April Point restaurant, a
Humpback Whale performed a full breach against the sunset, came up
for a blow, and then sounded with a nice show of his/her tail flukes
to finish off. Hope he/she heard the appreciative applause from the
diners!
Susan
Baker, Houston, Texas.
Humpback
Whale 'Ripple' Breaching
September
17, 2014 – 2 photos
Susan
MacKay, SG Images
Sept
14:
7:02
pm: Humpback Whale just north of Brown's Bay, Johnstone Strait,
southbound.
Jos
Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures.
Sept
14:
7:40
pm: Humpback whale mid channel on line between Copper Bluffs and Race
Point, Discovery Passage southbound.
John
Lewis, Discovery Marine Safaris
Sept
14:
11:30
am: 3 Humpback Whales are by Stubbs Island but the tide in Weynton
Pass is really starting to run. I'm going backwards, and so are the
whales!
Susan
MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
September
12:
Wondering
if you recognize these two Humpbacks from their dorsal fins? They
were seen on the 12 September heading out west in the Strait of Juan
de Fuca...definitely in traveling mode as no flukes were shown for
better ID. We didn't stay long with these two as we got word that the
Southern Resident Orca were heading in from the west. Everyone likes
to see the Orca if they are around, especially if one can get a
glimpse of our new baby, L Pod whale, L 120, which we did, albeit
briefly. (will look at IDs but very low resolution photos
submitted - SM)
Marie
O'Shaughnessy, Orca-Magic.
Humpback
Whale Flukes
September
17, 2014
Identification
(not 100%): BCX1064
'Doppelganger'
Marie
O'Shaughnessy, Orca-Magic.
GREY
WHALES
September
14:
My
second report from Ucluelet.
Still
the same situation where the Grey Whales are way east and makes for a
long journey. Some Greys still around past Point Beale and on the
last trip back we were delayed by a nice pod of Transient Bigg's Orca
what were reported as T98's? Made the trip longer but much better!
Don
McBain, North Vancouver
PACIFIC
WHITE SIDED DOLPHINS
Sept
20:
11:52
am: A dozen Pacific White Sided Dolphins at the Fishing Pier in
Campbell River, milling.
Fabien
Minfray, Eagle Eye Adventures.
Sept
20:
2:15
pm: Group of Pacific
White Sided Dolphins in front of Kelsey Bay, Johnstone Strait. Orca
are headed that way.
Susan
MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
Sept
20:
3:35
pm: About 80 Pacific White Sided Dolphins close to shore, westing,
with 3 Sea Lions, one mile west of Knox Bay, on West Thurlow Island.
6:20
pm: Large pod of Pacific White Sided Dolphins scattered at Chatham
Point, mostly going into Nodales Channel.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
September
20:
6:55
pm we watched a large pod of Pacific White Sided Dolphins (approx.
50) race across the water in a westerly direction, just beyond the
Trail Islands where they stopped and carried on in a feeding frenzy
for about 15 minutes. Working their way back and forth across the
water while a Cruise ship sailed right by them.
Judy
Marusiak, West Sechelt
Sept
19:
12:00
pm – 12:30 pm: Just had a pretty large group of Transient Bigg's
Orca come out of the fog rush and scatter a couple of hundred Pacific
White Sided Dolphins who were feeding on a bait ball just out from
Robson Bight. They chased and cornered some by Boat Bay at the top of
Johnstone Strait. Some spectacular leaps with their hunting
behaviour. They continued west following the Dolphins.
Susan
MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C
Pacific
White Sided Dolphins Scattering
when being chased by Transient Bigg's Orca
September
19, 2014
Susan
MacKay, SG Images
Sept
19:
12:34
pm: Nice! Small group of Pacific White Sided Dolphins at the Fishing
Pier in Campbell River.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
Sept
19:
1:03
pm: The first group of
Pacific White Sided Dolphins have already made it into Weynton
Passage and are heading for Blackfish Sound. The Transient Bigg's
Orca who were chasing them went around Cracroft Point and into
Blackfish Sound.
Wayne
Garton, Stubb's Island Whale Watching.
Sept
19:
1:25
pm: 200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins at Owen Bay, Sonora Island,
heading south.
John
Lewis, Discovery Marine Safaris.
Sept
19:
3:55
pm: 100 + Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Hoskyn Channel, between
Quadra Island and Read Island, going south fast.
John
Lapp, Discovery Marine Safaris.
Sept
19:
4:54
pm: Left the Pacific White Sided Dolphins headed north past the
Cinque Islands, Discovery Passage, maybe 75 of them.
Leif
Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching.
Sept
18:
1:38
pm: 50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins at Thurlow Point, in Nodales
Channel, milling.
Fabien
Minfray, Eagle Eye Adventures.
Sept
18:
4:00
pm: One Pacific White Sided Dolphin at No Name Creek, Campbell River.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Sept
17:
10:50
am: Radio report of “Massive Pod” of Pacific White Sided Dolphins
by Deepwater Bay, NE of Separation Head, spread across the channel.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
Sept
17:
1:55
pm: 100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins northbound at Copper Bluffs.
John
Lewis, Discovery Marine Safaris.
Sept
17:
2:25
pm: 100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins just north of the mouth of
Campbell River.
Aaron
Nagler, Sonora Lodge.
Sept
17:
4:55
pm: 100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins in the Davis Point area in
Nodales Channel.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Sept
17:
4:57
pm: 200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins at April Point, Quadra Island,
southbound.
Fabien
Minfray, Eagle Eye Adventures.
Sept
17:
5:29
pm: 100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins at April Point, Quadra Island,
milling.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Sept
17:
6:30
pm: Pacific White Sided Dolphins moved north from April Point
towards Race Point.
Leigh
Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours.
Sept
16:
8:25
am: Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Brown's Bay, Vancouver Island,
no direction, lots of feeding.
12:29
pm: Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Seymour Narrows.
John
Lapp, Discovery Marine Safaris.
Sept
16:
9:26
am: Couple of hundred Pacific
White Sided Dolphins milling in Browns Bay.
2:17
pm: Pacific White Sided Dolphins off Brown's Bay doing their best to
drown a wee baby Porpoise.
John
Lewis, Discovery Marine Safaris
Sept
16:
All
morning 75 Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Frederick Arm.
Aaron
Nagler, Sonora Lodge.
Sept
16:
10:00
am – 11:30 am: Pacific
White Sided Dolphins in Frederick Arm.(no
numbers or direction provided)
Bradden
Kiley, Painter's Lodge.
Sept
16:
3:40
pm: 157 Pacific White Sided Dolphins below Naka Creek almost to
Escape Reef.
Leif
Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching.
Sept
16:
5:04
pm: 20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Brown's Bay, milling.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Pacific
White Sided Dolphins
September
14, 2014 – 2 photos
Susan
MacKay, SG Images
Sept
15:
12:40
pm: Large group of Pacific White Sided Dolphins reported at Hall
Point, at the entrance to Nodales Channel.
Aaron
Nagler, Sonora Lodge.
Sept
15:
3:23
pm: 159 Pacific
White Sided Dolphins at Denham Bay.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Sept
15:
4:26
pm: Recounted the Dolphins – there are 161. haha. (see
previous report)
Leif
Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching.
Sept
15:
6:46
pm: Couple hundred Pacific White Sided Dolphins widely distributed in
Nodales Channel off Young Passage, heading in the Chatham Point
direction.
John
Lewis, Discovery Marine Safaris
Sept
14:
9:30
am: 200 or more Pacific White Sided Dolphins at Frederick Arm.
10:30
am: 20-ish Pacific White Sided Dolphins outside Owen Bay in Okisollo
Channel.
Bradden
Kiley, Painters Lodge.
Sept
14:
11:30
am: About 20 – 30 Pacific White Sided Dolphins zipped up Weynton
Passage and headed out into Queen Charlotte Strait towards Fosters
Island.
3:50
pm: 100 or so Pacific White Sided Dolphins by the Pearse Islands,
along with Sea Lions and Humpback Whales.
4:00
pm: They left the Humpbacks and Sea Lions in the dust as they took
off across to the Vancouver Island side.
Susan
MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
Sept
14:
2:04
pm: Leaving 300 Pacific White Sided Dolphins at Horn Point heading
for Horn Bay.
Leif
Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching.
Sept
14: Pacific White Sided Dolphins at Owen Point, Nodales Channel.
Fabien
Minfray, Eagle Eye Adventures.
Sept
14:
6:56
pm: 200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins westing at the Sonora Island
Light.
John
Lewis, Discovery Marine Safaris
Sept
13:
3:55
pm: 20 Pacific
White Sided Dolphins milling just south of Barnes Bay.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whales and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Sept
13:
1:39
pm: Large group of Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Nodales Channel.
Aaron
Webber, Campbell River Whale Watching.
DALL'S
PORPOISE
Sept
20:
6:00
pm: About 10 Dall's Porpoise foraging by Helmcken Island, Johnstone
Strait.
Susan
MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
Sept
18:
1:30
am: 6 playful Dall's Porpoise at Horn Bay, Dent Rapids.
Aaron
Nagler, Sonora Lodge.
Sept
17:
1:10
pm: 4 Dall's Porpoise foraging in Blackney Passage.
Susan
MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
Sept
16:
All
morning 6 playful Dall's Porpoise in Horn Bay.
Aaron
Nagler, Sonora Lodge.
Sept
15:
4:30
pm: Two Dall's Porpoise in Rock Bay, by Chatham Point Lightstation.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Sept
14:
10:40
am: 3 or maybe 4 Dall's Porpoise mid strait just off Earl's Ledge on
Hardwicke Island, Johnstone Strait.
11:00
am: More Dall's Porpoise, three plus, off West Thurlow Island on the
Vancouver Island side, just turning in circles.
3:57
pm: More Dall's Porpoise! These ones are near the tip of Helmcken
Island, between Helmcken and Hardwicke Island, just streaking along.
About half a dozen as far as we could see.
Lynne
Cracknell, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
HARBOUR
PORPOISE
Tiny Harbour
Porpoise Calf being harassed
by
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
September
15, 2014
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
Sept
19:
8:25
am: 5 Harbour Porpoise mid channel at Copper Bluff, Campbell River.
Bradden
Kiley, Painters Lodge.
September
16:
Cetacean
trifecta from Roberts creek pier yesterday. 2 Humpbacks, 6-8 Orca, 3
Harbour Porpoise. Typing this today as 2 Orca pass White Islets off
Henderson beach, Sechelt. What a summer !
Geordie Harrower,
Roberts Creek
Sept
14:
9:10
am: One Harbour Porpoise by Hill Island, near Cortes Island.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Sept
14:
11:49
am: Six Puffing Pigs at Viner Point, Read Island milling and feeding.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
LINKS
The
search continues for a badly injured Humpback whale entangled off the
south coast of Vancouver island. All boaters are asked to keep an eye
out for this animal:
Meanwhile
whale watchers in Prince Rupert were treated to some curious
visitors:
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