Pacific White Sided Dolphins took the
lead in Sightings....then the Transient (meat eating) Orca showed up
and the large numbers of Dolphins seemed to vanish anywhere else.
Northern Resident Orca were in the upper Johnstone Strait as were
many Humpback Whales. Dall's and Harbour Porpoise round out the
Sightings reports.
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
Pacific White Sided
Dolphin
September 23, 2012
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys
Transient
(Bigg's) Killer Whales
September 24:
2:30 p.m. Spotted 2 large Orca males
and watched them for about 15 minutes off Scotch Fir (entrance to
Jervis Inlet). Soon 4 females and 2 small ones appeared, then all
began travelling quickly north towards Powell River. (These whales
were not spotted again before dark, so – keep your eyes open! SM)
Laura Johnson
September 24:
1:54 pm T18's and T19's heading South
in Seymour Narrows.
6:30 pm 4 Orca still Southbound at the
Cape Mudge Lighthouse. T18/T19's I believe.
Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale
Watching
September 24:
3:35 pm Transient Orca are doing a lot
of speed swimming and breaches, tail lobs right now....looks like
hunting.
Nick Templeman
September 24:
4:37 pm Transient Orca by Tyee Pool in
front of Campbell River
5:25 pm Some Orca Southbound by
Quathiaski Cove. Moving slowly now that they've had some dinner.
Northern
Resident Orca
September 23:
1:30 – 2:30 pm We saw about 20 Orca –
the I15's for sure and A30's – spread out in all directions heading
West towards Telegraph Cove in Johnstone Strait.
Tara Bladon, Campbell River
Pacific
White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White Sided
Dolphin
September 23, 2012
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys
September 24:
1:54 pm 300 + PWS Dolphins at Dent
Island.
Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale
Watching
September 23:
9:30 am 200 + PWS Dolphins by Elk Bay /
Cinque Islands
10:30 am 4 – 5 PWS Dolphins trying to
make it through the rips in Seymour Narrows.
10:45 am 200 + PWS Dolphins in Kanish
Bay with a few others up in Nodales Channel.
12 pm Around 80 PWS Dolphins by Chatham
Point.
3 pm 75 PWS Dolphins by Denham Bay.
4 pm Hundreds of PWS Dolphins
Northbound in Brown's Bay.
September 23:
From around 3 pm till 5:05 pm There was
wave after wave of PWS Dolphins with a total of at least 500!
4:15 pm 100 PWS Dolphins by Denham Bay.
4:55 pm 150 PWS Dolphins by Harding
Island (Nodales Channel)
5:05 pm 150 PWS Dolphins at the mouth
of Okisollo Channel (Discovery Passage)
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
September 23:
Day: Lots of Dolphins today...about 200
PWS Dolphins at Denham Bay, another 200 or so in Nodales Channel at
Harding Island and More in Discovery Passage spread out from Kanish
Bay to Deepwater Bay – another few hundred likely!
Jen, Campbell River Whale Watching
September 23:
Day: 75 PWS Dolphins in Frederick Arm.
175 PWS Dolphins in Discovery Passage.
75 PS Dolphins by Copper Bluffs.
Elvis, Eagle Eye Adventures
September 22:
8:30 am 6 PWS Dolphins by Quathiaski
Cove.
8:50 am 12+ PWS Dolphins off Cape Mudge
in the fog.
September 22:
12 pm 50+ PWS Dolphins off Steep
Island, Discovery Passage.
Nick Templeman
September 22:
2 pm 150+ PWS Dolphins in front of
Campbell River Marina
3:30 pm About 75 PWS Dolphins in
Frederick Arm
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
September 22:
PWS Dolphins in Frederick Arm and
Discovery Pass – very playful. No time, numbers or direction.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale
Watching
September 22:
Day: 100 PWS Dolphins in Nodales
Channel by Gomer Island....about 100 PWS Dolphins Northbound at
Brown's Bay....not to forget the 100 or so Sea Lions at Jimmy Judd!
Jen, Campbell River Whale Watching
September 22:
4:22 pm 100 playful PWS Dolphins by
Gomer Island – at the entrance to Frederick Arm.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Pacific White Sided
Dolphin
September 23, 2012
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys
Humpback
Whales
September 23:
Day: After the Resident (fish eating)
Orca: We proceeded to Blackfish Sound where there were 8 – 12
Humpback Whales!! Wow!!! A large herring ball attracted a few and we
witnessed one lunge feed! That was a huge first for me. :)
Tara Bladon, Campbell River
September 23: (report from farther up
the coast)
11:00 am - 2:00pm 2–3 Humpbacks in
Seaforth Channel and Spiller Channel; I was out jigging (engine off)
for a period of 2 hrs and could hear blowing whales and porpoises
almost continuously; spotted a breaching Humpback at a distance but
was alerted by what sounded like an explosion 1-2 km away in Spiller
Channel. Later on, 2 or 3 were surfacing near another boat that had
slowed down for a look and I watched them move westward in Seaforth
Channel.
Vic Gladish, Bella Bella
Dall's
and Harbour Porpoise
September 24:
9:09 am Harbour Porpoise off Lund. No
direction or numbers.
Gordie Coles, Savary Island
September 23:
9:34 am 4 Dall's Porpoise – Finally
saw some cruising past Telegraph Cove marina Westbound. Got to hear
their breaths too!
4:45 pm We saw 5 or so Dall's
Porpoise near Telegraph Cove bow and stern riding. What a treat;
first time seeing those guys up close. :)
Tara Bladon, Campbell River
September 22:
4:22 pm 8 Dall's Porpoise in Bute
Inlet.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys