Wow! Another great, unusual sighting
for this area! A Brown Pelican and photo for proof! There have
also been a lot of Cetacean sightings. We have a very active
area what with Sea Otters, Pelican, Orca, Humpback Whales, Pacific
White Sided Dolphins, Dall's and Harbour Porpoise, what's next, a
penguin? There have been turtles around, and based on what we're
seeing, it may not be a bad idea to keep a good look out for them.
Penguins, well, not so much, but you never know!
Happy July 4th Independence
Day to our American Friends!
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
Brown
Pelican
Handsome Brown Pelican
July 4, 2012
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys
July 4: 8 am Nick got a call
from a friend that there was a Brown Pelican by Mitlenatch Island.
Sighting of this Brown Pelican in the photo was just off Marina
Island. This is very unusual for our area. Garry said he last saw one
about 4 years ago. SM
Transient
Orca (Bigg's Killer Whales)
July 4:
8 am Orca reported just South of
the Red Can Buoy (Cape Mudge) heading South from a fishing
guide “Ritchie Rich” friend.
9:30 am 3 Orca in Deepwater Bay,
Discovery Passage. First report from Tommy, Inlet Transporter
–(Scotty found them.)
Scotty, Painter's Lodge
For those of you that have wondered,
Scotty, Painter's Lodge is currently the first of the whale
watching/tour vessels off the dock in the morning. He is our”go to”
guy with a keen eye and great at letting everyone know what he finds
in his early travels. Thanks Scotty! SM
July 4:
9 am Orca by McMullen Point from
a transport buddy. Just milling.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
July 4:
10:23 am Orca update: 2
groups combined near Eagle's Cove and are now Southbound
against the tide. There's 9 or 10 total – Scotty, Kurt and Jen are
on scene.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
July 4:
2 pm (approx) Left Orcas incl.
T100's close to the Vancouver Island side 2 miles south of
Eagle's Cove.
Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures
July 4:
2:15 pm Orca right in front of
Campbell River heading South very quickly. Large porpoising and
splashes.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
Transient Orca (Bigg's
Killer Whale)
Porpoising after food –
Dall's Porpoise
July 4, 2012
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys
July 4:
3:18 pm Orca by Red Can Buoy off
Cape Mudge Southbound.
6:13 pm 12 Orca, T100's, T101 &
T102, plus the T86A's are splashing and breaching 2 1/2 miles off
Vancouver Island headed South-East towards Savary Island.
Nick Templeman,
Eagle Eye Adventures
July 4:
5:30 pm 4-6 orcas sighted 2 km N. Of
Grant Reefs, off Savary Island buoy going west right now.
(Note: above report has Orca
South-East bound and here we have some headed North-West – they
were probably meeting up - SM)
Ron Johnston, Savary Island
Ron Johnston, Savary Island
July 4:
6:44 pm 5 Orca off Savary Island
Southbound about mid channel between Vancouver Island and Savary.
Geri Batchelor, Savary Island
July 4:
6:51 pm 2 Big Male Orcas just below
Sentry Shoal heading North-West very quickly. We just sat down to
dinner on our deck – great treat.
7:45 pm There are more Orca lots
of splashes on either side of Sentry Shoal from our view.
Mostly they appear to be on the Savary side of Sentry Shoal
and heading North-West out of our view.
Dee Ingraham, Savary Island
July 3:
A friend told me that she watched 2
adult orcas and 2 babies in front of the Westview viewpoint
(Powell River) to nunnery Tuesday at 1400hours. She said they were
playing and breaching, and when speedboats arrived, they moved
off toward Texada. At about 1545 I picked up some blows beside
the light at Blubber Bay, (Texada Island) but I lost them without
ever really seeing a fin.
Sherri Wretham, Powell River
Humpback
Whales
July 4:
9 am 2 Humpbacks 3 cables (a
cable is 1/10 th of a nautical mile – SM) off the Green Can
Buoy (Cape Mudge) heading East.
Scotty, Painter's Lodge
July 4:
7:15 pm One Humpback Whale just
off the North-West corner of Mitlenatch Island, not doing much
of anything. It appears to be a non-fluker (opinion: could be
'Crescent' who doesn't show the bottom of his/her tail flukes very
often and was in the area yesterday when Nick did get a rare fluke
photo. - SM)
Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures
Pacific
White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White Sided
Dolphins
Wake Riding July 4,
2012
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys
July 4:
1:26 pm 100+ PWS Dolphins by Horn
Point, Dent Rapids.
Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures
July 4:
1:56 pm Couple of hundred PWS
Dolphins spread out by the entrance to Hole in the Wall.
Nice.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
2:30 pm (approx) There were a few
Dolphins splashing about, just off the Powell River Harbour.
Al Wood, Lund Water Taxi
Dall's
and Harbour Porpoise
July 4:
Time?? The Transient (Bigg's) Orca
photo Garry sent in, shows a Dall's Porpoise dorsal beside the
Orca. Transients are known to eat Dall's Porpoise and perhaps
with the various splashing, the little Dall's wasn't even noted as
being there and being considered as lunch.
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC
July 4:
12:43 pm 2-3 Harbour Porpoise
slowly cruising North along shoreline by Willow Point near
Simms Creek.
Tara Bladon, Campbell River
And a nice comment:
I just read the blog with my morning
coffee, something I look forward to each day, so thanks for all your
hard work Susan!! :)
Looking at the last blog, I was
really excited to read about the Sea Otter spotted... wow! And with
pics!! What a special ecosystem we live in.
Have a great day! Talk/text soon :)
Tara
Thanks Tara for all your great
reporting! Susan