Reminder this is the last chance till midnight July 25 to
take part in our fundraising draw for the two Whale Watching trips
through our on line link at: Click
Here for more information and Enter to WIN!
If you can, please join us at Powell
River's 50th Sea Fair. We will have a table for the three
days as well as being part of the parade on Saturday.
Draw entries will be available through
the weekend till closing Sunday, July 28, 2013 when the winner will
be drawn.
A huge thank you to
those who have contributed so far.
You are making a
difference!
There is not one penny going to
anything other than direct costs of Wild Ocean Whale Society - WOWs.
We are all volunteers and do not receive any remuneration or
compensation for fuel etc. Thank you again!
Below is a brief summary of sightings
for the past two days. There is not enough time to compile the
complete list due to Sea Fair preparations.
Susan
MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
Have you seen a whale,
dolphin or porpoise?
Call 1-877-323-9776
or Email
your report.
Every sighting report is
valuable!
Cetacean
Sightings:
Transient Bigg's Killer Whales:
reappeared July 24 around 3:30 pm between Cortez and Kinghorn Islands
and headed up Lewis Channel.
Northern Resident Orca: had gone
West out Queen Charlotte Strait on the 22nd, and also
returned East to the upper Johnstone Strait area July 24. They were
heading back towards Robson Bight.
Humpback Whales: Every day there
are sightings of at least one, but one report had more, Humpbacks
between Grief Point, Powell River down Malaspina Strait to almost
Lang Bay. The last report was again July 24 off of Beach Gardens
Resort, Powell River. There is at least the one very large Humpback,
but personally, I know I had 'Houdini' one day and the other whale
was not one that I could identify for certain, but now believe it to
be a different whale.
Pacific White Sided Dolphins:
still in larger numbers then breaking into smaller groups spread out
from Campbell River up into Nodales Channel and just above the
Yuculta Rapids, where the main numbers seem to stay.
Harbour Porpoise: A few have
shown up including July 24, close to where the Transient Orca were
assumed to be on the hunt for them July 24.
Again, apologies for this summarized
version of the report. The full report will be posted after Sea Fair
with the name of the winner from the draw and photos from Sea Fair.
Powell River's Sea Fair is our first
official outreach program as Wild Ocean Whale Society – WOWs.
Powell River Sea Fair
July 26 to July 28, 2013:
WIN Two 6 hour
whale watching tours donated by one of our regular reporters, Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Tickets are
available on line until July 25th
and throughout Sea Fair –
come visit our table
Winner will be drawn at
the closing ceremonies July 28th.
Have you seen a whale,
dolphin or porpoise?
Call 1-877-323-9776
or Email
your report.
Every sighting report is
valuable!