Transient
Bigg's Killer Whales have gone into hiding it seems, while we are
seeing some of the Humpback Whales continuing down the coast.
Humpback known as 'Yogi' was even spotted in the San Juan Islands.
Pacific White Sided Dolphins are spread out and making recurring
appearances in wide spread areas once again. They have been grouped
in numbers from 3 up to around 200. Dall's and Harbour Porpoise are
also making appearances. With the Bigg's Orca in hiding, perhaps they
all feel a little more relaxed about showing themselves.
Susan
MacKay & Lynne Cracknell, Whales and Dolphins BC
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Humpback
Whale 'KC' or 'Kelp Creature'
Photo
shows the serious, but well healed propeller damage
September,
2014
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
TRANSIENT
BIGG'S KILLER WHALES
Sept
23:
No
time given: Five Orca, one big dorsal, believe they were Transient
Bigg's Orca, near the mouth of the Fraser River.
Elvis,
from Fish boat.
Sept
22:
10:28
am: At least two Orca rounding the east side of Savary Island,
southbound.
Dave
Samuelson, Savary Island.
Sept
22:
10:50
am: Orca at the Lighthouse in front of Campbell River, northbound.
There
is a tiny calf in the group.
Aaron
Nagler, Sonora Lodge.
Sept
22:
1:24
pm: Orca at Lighthouse by Campbell River. There are four Orca, all
small fins, and one is a small calf.
Jos
Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures.
Sept
22:
2:55
pm: Near the Whalen Road area of Powell River there was a small group
of whales, five in all, moving slowly towards Black Point,
approximately 200 meters from shore, three males, one much larger
than the other two, and two females.
Liz
Kennedy, Powell River.
September
22:
3:11
pm 5 Orca are Southbound by Myrtle Rocks. Possibly the same ones as
yesterday who were also Southbound?
Jim
Southern, Powell River
Transient
Bigg's Orca known as the T002C's
September,
2014 in Haro Strait – 2 photos
Marie
O'Shaughnessy, Orca Magic
Sept
22:
3:20
pm: Left the Orca still in Seymour Narrows, bucking the tide.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Sept
21:
9:15
am: Two large and one small Orca just passed by Texada Street,
heading towards Grief Point, Powell River.
Joanne
Brough, Powell River.
Sept
21:
9:37
am: Orca at North Penn islands, near Cortes Island.
Jen
Furst, Campbell River Whale Watching.
Sept
21:
9:55
am: Two Transient Bigg's Orca hunting seals at the Penn Islands.
4:26
pm: The Transient Bigg's Orca T101's and T12 at Dunsterville Island,
heading southbound towards Viner Point
5:00
pm: Leaving the scene, the Orca are angling towards Marina Island.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Sept
21:
11:45
am: All four Transient Bigg's Orca met up at Viner Point...kill, kill
and moving on. Stand by for direction.
12:20
pm: The four Transient Bigg's Orca turned into Hoskyn Channel,
heading back up past Hoskyn Rock, very spread out and lots of hunting
and zig zagging all over.
Leif
Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching.
Sept
21:
Morning:
5 Orca were spotted Southbound by Myrtle Rocks, Powell River.
Jim
Southern, Powell River
Sept
21:
12:00
pm: At 12 noon today we spotted 5 Orca slowly working their way back
and forth between the western end of the Trail Island and shore. A
lone paddle boarder had the experience of a lifetime.
Judy
Marusiak, West Sechelt.
Sept
21:
3:55
pm: Four Transient Bigg's Orca at Dunsterville Island, near Cortes
Island, southbound.
Fabien
Minfray, Eagle Eye Adventures.
Sept
21:
7:10
pm: Leaving Transient Bigg's Orca T101's and T102 heading north east
into Calm Channel from the smorgasbord we call the Penn Islands.
Witnessed two official kills. Beauty way to end summer officially!
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
HUMPBACK
WHALES
Humpback
Whales Feeding
September,
2014
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
Sept
25:
9:55
am: Humpback whale off the mouth of the Campbell River.
(from
radio)
Sept
25:
11:10
pm: Humpback whale by Yellow Island, Seymour Narrows, pointed south
at the moment.
Leif
Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching.
Sept
25:
12:11
pm: The Humpback whale is at Big Bay, in Yuculta Rapids, now.
2:45
pm: Humpback whale (K.C) is at Orange Point now, near Campbell River,
still southbound.
3:25
pm: Left K.C at Whiskey Point, Quadra Island.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
Sept
25:
12:30
pm: Humpback whale (K.C) is slowly moving south of the Walcan
building, Campbell River.
Geord
Dunstan, Discovery Marine Safaris.
Sept
24:
12:25
pm: Humpback whale southbound by Maud Island, travelling at 4 knots,
2.5 cables off the Yellow Island fish farm.
John
Lewis, Discovery Marine Safaris.
September
21:
12
pm: Looked like three large whales half way between Stradiotti Reef
and Mystery Reef, Savary Island. We saw a breach and slap of large
dark tails.
Len
Hanson, Savary Island
Sept
21:
12:35
pm: Two Humpback whales eastbound off the S.E side of Savary Island,
watched from my deck.
Leslie
Roberts, Savary Island.
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Humpback
Whale Tail Flukes with Identification Notes
September
20, 2014 – 2 photos
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
PACIFIC
WHITE SIDED DOLPHINS
Sept
28:
10:40
am: About 100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Brown's Bay, near
Campbell River, northbound, foraging.
(from
radio)
Sept
28:
1:53
pm: 173 Pacific White Sided Dolphins still in Kanish Bay, doing
circles.
Leif
Nordman, Campbell River Whale Watching.
Sept
28:
4:40
pm: Left 100 Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Kanish Bay, circling.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Sept
27:
10:09
am: 10 Pacific White Sided Dolphins northbound at the Walcan building
at Campbell River.
11:45
am: 200 plus Pacific White Sided Dolphins southbound at Humpback Bay,
at the mouth of Amor de Cosmos Creek.
Jack
Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching.
Sept
27:
12:10
pm: There is a small group of Pacific White Sided Dolphins going back
and forth in front of the Beacon B.and B. in Powell River. I tried
to photograph them, will see if anything comes of it.
Shirley
Randall, Powell River.
Sept
27:
12:15
pm: 6 Pacific White Sided Dolphins slowly southbound by the Powell
River viewpoint.
John
and Joan Treen, Powell River.
Sept
27:
12:35
pm: Also reports from M.V. “Coastal Progress” of “hundreds”
of Pacific
White Sided Dolphins foraging at Ripple Shoal one and a half hours
ago, and 10 Dall's Porpoise at the Walkem Islands now.
2:10
pm: Left the Pacific White Sided Dolphins southbound at Ripple Point
about 30 minutes ago, sorry, that was about 12:30 pm, I think. Went
all the way up Wellboure Channel and scanned towards Port Neville
but no luck. Lots of smaller groups of Harbour Porpoise in
Wellboure Channel.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
Sept
26:
12:51
pm: 20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Discovery Passage south of
Kanish Bay, on the Quadra Island side.
John
Lapp, Discovery Marine Safaris.
Sept
26:
4:15
pm: 10 Pacific
White Sided Dolphins at Granite Point, Quadra Island, milling.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Pacific
White Sided Dolphins
September,
2014 – 2 photos
Susan
MacKay, SG Images
Sept
25:
12:11
pm: Reports of Pacific White Sided Dolphins by Denham Island 30
minutes ago.
1:00
pm:60 plus Pacific White Sided Dolphins foraging between Stuart
Island and Vancouver Bay.
1:20
pm: There are 8 – 10 Dall's Porpoise in the mix too.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
Sept
24:
11:54
am: Some Pacific White Sided Dolphins three quarters of the way down
Frederick Arm. I think Jack
Springer, (Campbell
River Whale Watching,) is
on scene.
12:12
pm: Jack has 80 or so and John Lapp has 30 PWS Dolphins in Nodales
Channel, near Howe Island.
Susan
MacKay, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
Sept
23:
9:20
am: 8 or so Pacific
White Sided Dolphins with three very tiny youngsters at the mouth of
Okisollo Channel, by Granite Point.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Sept
23:
3:59
pm: Three Pacific White Sided Dolphins right at Hole in the Wall,
near Okisollo Channel.
(from
radio)
Sept
22:
9:15
am: 200 Pacific White Sided Dolphins at Frederick Arm.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours.
Sept
22:
2:21
pm: Playful Pacific White Sided Dolphins at Davis Point, in Nodales
Channel.
(from
radio)
DALL'S
PORPOISE
Sept
27:
12:35
pm: 10 Dall's Porpoise at the Walkem Islands, north side of Johnstone
Strait.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
Sept
25:
1:20
pm: There are 8 – 10 Dall's Porpoise foraging between Stuart Island
and Vancouver Bay, along with about 60 Pacific White Sided Dolphins.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
Sept
21:
2:15
pm: Approximately 5 Dall's Porpoise circling in the channel between
Helmcken and Hardwicke Islands.
Lynne
Cracknell, Whales and Dolphins B.C.
HARBOUR
PORPOISE
Sept
27:
12:
30 pm: Lots of smaller groups of Harbour Porpoise in Wellbourne
Channel.
Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
LINKS
Specialized
technology means that whale research can now be carried out in a new,
hopefully less intrusive manner:
The
Pacific Whale Watch Association says that whale watching boats have
been reporting rare sightings of Pacific White Sided Dolphins near
Victoria B.C., and off the southern coast of Vancouver Island and the
San Juan islands.
Meanwhile,
Japan has responded to the majority “No” vote by the
International Whaling Commission (Slovenia, Sept 2014) by announcing
plans to continue it's lethal “research” in the Southern Ocean
and elsewhere. Japan sets it's own quotas for Minke, Humpback and Fin
whales, as well as for smaller cetaceans.
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