Transient (Bigg's) Killer Whales seem
to be back to vanishing one day then re-appearing the second day.
They appeared in large, for Transient Orca, number yesterday, but
could not be found the day before or today. With similar numbers
being reported September 30th in the US by our friends at
Orca Network, it is
possible they made a quick trip down Georgia Strait. Pacific White
Sided Dolphins definitely ruled this sightings report with large
numbers managing to stay clear of the Transients, as far as the
reports went.
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
Transient
(Bigg's) Killer Whales
Transient Orca
September 2012
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys
September 29:
8:30 am 20 or so Transient Orca with
some heading South quickly by Brown's Bay.
9 am 12 – 15 Orca by Deepwater Bay
heading towards Kanish Bay with at least two large males.
10:52 am 4 or 5 other Transient Orca
spotted by Twin Islands angling towards Baker Pass.
11:30 am Orca off Stag Bay, Hernando
Island hunting in Baker Pass.
September 29:
10 am 12 or so Transient Orca in a bit
of a chop. Left them Northbound at Kanish Bay in the morning. On the
way back from Bute Inlet;
5 pm found 10 to 12 Orca, again by
Kanish Bay mid-channel, this time Southbound.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
September 29:
3:20 pm 4 Orca Northbound in Lewis
Channel.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
September 29:
3:52 pm 12 Transients at Greensea Bay
and 4 more Transient Orca in Lewis Channel.
Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale
Watching
September 29:
5:25 pm 12+ Orca left them Southbound
at McMullen Point, Campbell River.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
Pacific
White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White Sided
Dolphins
September 2012
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys
September 30:
4:46 pm A bunch of PWS Dolphins milling
about off the red can buoy by Cape Mudge.
September 30:
5:59 pm 350+ PWS Dolphins headed into
Bute Inlet.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
September 29:
10:55 am 40 + PWS Dolphins are by Howe
Island, Okisollo Channel – relatively close to the the Transients.
September 29:
3:52 pm 200 PWS Dolphins in Hole in
the Wall heading towards Okisollo Channel.
Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale
Watching
September 29:
Day: 1000+ PWS Dolphins by Denham Bay,
Dent Rapids area.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
September 28:
8:50 am A Very Large Group of PWS
Dolphins by Davis Point, Thurston Bay, spread out right across
Nodales Channel.
11 am 150 PWS Dolphins stayed foraging
by Davis Point.
3:40 pm 300 + PWS Dolphins made their
way to Deepwater Bay heading South in Discovery Pass.
Acrobatic PWS Dolphin
September 2012
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys