Another Catch-up Sightings Report.
Dolphins, Dolphins, and more Dolphins have been the main focus
around the Powell River and surrounding areas. The Orca are
all elsewhere, or at least no reports have come through from any
local source. Humpback Whales should be around as they pass
through and down the coast on their way to their mating grounds, but
there's only a couple of reported sightings.
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
Pacific
White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White Sided
Dolphins
Powell River, November
3, 2011
Photo: Steve Grover,
Powell River
November 7:
I believe this pod of dolphins (on
November 3rd by Powell River) is the same pod that was
seen near Horseshoe Bay last Tuesday, November 1st all
around Howe Sound.
Patricia, Sechelt
November 5:
5:50 pm 6 to 8 Pacific White Sided
Dolphins headed South-West towards Texada. The odd ripple on the
water caught my eye as I was preparing to head out the door. Of
course I stopped to look through binoculars!
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
November 4:
8:30 am No time to watch closely to
confirm any numbers, but it looks like there are some Dolphins
between Rebecca Rocks and Texada. SM
November 3:
3:14 pm 100+ Pacific White Sided
Dolphins between Harwood Island and Sliammon on the Mainland side
leaping and foraging. The call came in from my neighbour Steve Grover
(photos included) and since they were coming our way, off we went to
check them out. Didn't take long to get out there and they
co-operated by coming straight for us at their fast foraging
splashing speed. There must have been a split around Harwood Island
since there wound up being around 300+ Dolphins heading towards us
and the Comox ferry which was coming in to Powell River. Their leaps
and antics are wonderful! Another smile for the day. Throughout the
next few hours, they came together and spread apart (huge spread) a
couple of times, but all within sight of Powell River while some
always stayed close to the skiff. We left them around 6 pm starting
to group up towards Atrevida Reef, just North of Sliammon. My
underwater camera showed scales from the fish they were munching on.
There were also two Steller Sea Lions porpoising and playing while
foraging with them.
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
Pacific White Sided
Dolphins
Powell River, November
3, 2011
Photo: Steve Grover,
Powell River
November 1:
1:30 pm A few Dolphins in front of
Westview, Powell River. (It's surprising how 100+ can be considered a
few!) These ones were spread out, but there was a much larger group
between Texada Island and Rebecca Rocks around 3 pm that these ones
joined up with.
Susan
MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
October 31:
10:20 am 150+ Pacific White Sided
Dolphins headed into Gowland Harbour, across from Campbell River.
They were chasing feed. Left the Dolphins foraging in Menzies Bay at
11:15 am.
Garry
Henkel, Aboriginal
Journeys
October 30:
9 am Around 600 Pacific White Sided
Dolphins inbound towards Powell River between Harwood Island and
Rebecca Rocks. Some turned and went out towards the West side of
Texada. Around 300 of them continued in towards Powell River and
stayed for most of the day. Unfortunately work came before Dolphins
today.
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
October 29:
8:30 am I'm hearing tugs and tows talk
on the radio barely within radio range talking about the Dolphins
“jumping all over the place”. Unfortunately, they couldn't hear
me and I never heard exactly where they were. SM
Humpback
Whales
November 3:
8:40 am Two large blows by Rebecca
Rocks – close to Dolphins, but heading away from them. Again, no
time to watch for long, so never saw any tail flukes. SM
Two
Humpback Whales
By
Chatham Point October 24, 2011
Identification
note: I am almost certain that these are BCX1251 aka "Orion"
and BCX1258 Crescent. From Jackie at Marine Education and Research
Society
October 29:
5 pm Another couple of tugs with tows
talking on the radio about at least one Humpback Whale by Chatham
Point, the bottom of Johnstone Strait.
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins BC
A friend of ours who lives on Amour
road said he saw a mother humpback and calf on Tuesday (October 24th)
before he left for work heading south.
Michael, Powell River