The majority of the large group
Transient Orca continued their way up Johnstone Strait and into
Knight Inlet while a few of the usuals stayed down in our area.
Pacific White Sided Dolphins have been scattered throughout the
inlets and popping up in groups of 24 up to 200. The Northern
Resident Orca were reported up in Queen Charlotte Strait. Another
unusual to see, but not rare, species spotted today was a cougar
lying on a rock on the shore just above Campbell River. A huge
Elephant Seal was also spotted in the Arran Rapids “in shallow
water, inhaling an 8-10 lb salmon whole.”
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
Transient
Orca – Bigg's Killer Whales
Large Group of
Transient Orca
July 18, 2012
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys
July 20:
1:50 pm 2 Orca 1 large male, 1
female spotted on the hunt between Manson's Landing and Sutil
Point, Cortez Island
Pacific Yellowfin
July 19 & 20:
A report came in that the Transients
had continued up Johnstone Strait and were spotted at Boat Bay
then in Knight Inlet.
Susan MacKay – various relays
July 19:
11:30 am Transient Orca at Boat Bay
– Sharkey, Painter's Lodge on scene. No direction.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
Transient Orca
July 18, 2012
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys
Northern
Resident Killer Whales
July 20:
2:24 pm A36's at Lizard Point,
Malcolm Island foraging.
Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures
Pacific
White Sided Dolphins
July 20:
8:45 am 100 - 200 PWS Dolphins
Southbound for Greensea Bay. Really spread out from Howe Island to
Chatham Point.
Scotty, Painter's Lodge
July 20:
Around 11 am 150 – 175 PWS
Dolphins Greensea Bay
Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures
July 20:
12 pm 24 or so PWS Dolphins in
Denham Bay – foggy and raining, so tough to find.
Aaron Nagler, Sonora Lodge
July 20:
11 am 150 PWS Dolphins at Chatham
Point Northbound.
12:40 pm 75 + PWS Dolphins by Hall
Point Sonora Island Westbound.
3:55 pm Leaving another group of
around 50-75 PWS Dolphins heading towards Hole in the Wall,
via Calm Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
July 20:
3 pm Large group of PWS Dolphins
just off Whiterock Passage towards Rendezvous Islands.
?Radio
Soon after: Still off north Rendezvous
Island heading towards Stuart Island.
Jen, Campbell River Whale Watching
July 20:
3:45 pm 100+ PWS Dolphins
between Turn Island and Chatham Point Lightstation.
AJ, on Water Taxi run
July 20:
6:30 pm 75 - 100 PWS Dolphins
heading East up Okisollo Channel.
Joel, Discovery Marine Safaris
July 19:
10 am 60-70 PWS Dolphins by Fawn
Bluff, Bute Inlet.
Scotty, Painter's Lodge
July 19:
10 am Around 12 PWS Dolphins in
Seymour Narrows.
Joel, Discovery Marine Safaris
July 19:
1:30 pm 50 PWS Dolphins in Denham
Bay, above Dent Rapids.
Jen, Campbell River Whale Watching
July 19:
5 pm 40 PWS Dolphins in Denham Bay
– just off the eagle show.
Garry, Aboriginal Journeys
Transient Orca
July 18, 2012
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys
Humpback
Whales
July 20:
Around 2 pm Had 2 Humpback Whales by
Bold Head, Blackney Pass.
Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures
Dall's
and Harbour Porpoise
July 19:
10:45 am 2 Harbour Porpoise at
Francisco Point, off Cape Mudge. And, 2 more at Rebecca Spit
at 11:05 am, as well as 4 more at Jimmy Judd Island Gillard
Pass, at 3 pm. Lots around now that the Orca are spread.
Garry, Aboriginal Journeys
July 19:
6 pm 12-15 Harbour Porpoise south
end of Twin Islands foraging.
Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures