Transient Bigg's Killer
Whales T002C's have been hanging around the area from somewhere down
near the bottom of Texada to the bottom of Johnstone Strait. Another
pod, possibly the T049A's again, have gone into Desolation Sound.
Southern Resident Orca reports are mostly from the lower Georgia
Strait with a teaser of J-Pod coming closer to Comox again. Humpback
Whales include 'KC' but there appear to be a couple of others around,
but no ID's. Pacific White Sided Dolphins, Dall's Porpoise and a
couple of Harbour Porpoise are around, but reports aren't coming in
as often as we'd like on them.
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BIGG'S ORCA
Transient Bigg's –
T002C's
June 9, 2015
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
June 9:
6:30 am: Orca reported
northbound at Eagles Cove, Discovery Passage.
Jack Springer,
Campbell River Whale Watching.
June 9:
10:34 am: Found Orca at
Howe Island heading into Nodales Channel.
11:00 am: Another group
of Orca southbound past Sonora Lodge. Relayed from Benito
Jen Furst, Campbell
River Whale Watching. Leigh Nelson, Adventure Quest Tours.
June 9:
11:28 am: South bound
Orca mid channel in Calm Channel in front of Hole in the Wall.
1:05 pm: Leaving south
bound Orca at North end of Lewis Channel, John is on scene.
Jerry, Eagle Eye
Adventures.
June 9:
11:37 am: Jerry has
possibly 10 plus Killer whales in Calm Channel, and Ladyhawk sounds
like she has 4 Killer whales; she is thinking they are Transient
Bigg's T002C's.
Nick Templeman,
Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
June 9:
1:29 pm Leaving the
T002C's at Hall Point heading towards Dent Rapids.
8:30 pm: Orca near
Prideaux Haven, Desolation Sound from a log salvage friend. Probably
the ones that came down Lewis Channel.
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours.
June 9:
2:26 pm: Just about to
depart these whales, they are still heading south coming up to Hope
Point by Refuge Cove on West Redonda Island. Traveling at 5 knots and
grouped up.
Leif Nordman,
Campbell River Whale Watching.
June 9:
8:04 pm T011's heading
West off Sooke, BC.
Josh McInnes,
Victoria
June 8:
4:40 pm: Orca are now
passing Chatham Point heading west!
Leif Nordman,
Campbell River Whale Watching.
June 8:
10:29 am: Killer whales
by New Church House northbound in Calm Channel.
Nick Templeman,
Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
Leif Nordman,
Campbell River Whale Watching.
Transient Bigg's –
T002C's by Powell River
June 7, 2015 – 3
photos
Nick Templeman,
Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
June 8:
11:40 am: Orca now
moving through Innes Passage, south of the Gillards, in towards
Devil's Hole. There are four animals.
4:40 pm Orca now
passing Chatham point heading West.
Leif Nordman,
Campbell River Whale Watching.
June 8:
11:59 am: Transient
Bigg's Killer whales T125's in Puget Sound.
Josh McInnes,
Victoria.
June 8:
1:09 pm: Leaving Orca
heading slowly north near Hall Point in Cordero Channel. Nick on
location.
Jerry, Eagle Eye
Adventures
June 8:
1:20 pm: The Orca
confirmed as Transient Bigg's T002Cs at Hall Point at the top of
Nodales Channel.
3:20 pm: Transient
Bigg's T002Cs heading out of Nodales towards Howe Island.
Nick Templeman,
Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
June 7:
10:30 am: Orca heading
north past our place. (Albion Point just south of Powell River.)
Moving very slow and sounding for long periods. Closer to Texada
Island than here. Can't tell how many.
Bill
Taylor, Powell River.
June 7:
5 pm Saw some Orca on
the back side of Harwood Island. Got a bit of video – see below.
They were there for a couple of hours in the same spot, but they were
swimming around another boat for about an hour. They didn't move much
at all. Just flipping around in the same spot on Church Reef.
Shane Gustafson,
Powell River
June 7:
7:23 pm: There are a
few Orca near the northwest corner of Grant's Reef, near Powell
River, at this time. They are too far to get a good count. They seem
to be trending north west.
Ron Johnston, Savary
Island
June 6:
3:27
pm Transient Bigg's Orca T124C and T049C heading west off Moresby
Island in Haro Strait.
Also
T012A and the T109's off Meares Island, near Tofino, B.C.
Josh McInnes,
Victoria.
June 4:
7:55 am: Orca in front
of Painters Lodge, Discovery Passage Southbound. It is a smaller pod
of 4-5 whales.
Jack Springer,
Campbell River Whale Watching.
June 4:
9:00 am: Transient
Bigg's Orca, I think the T002C's, at the Nyrstar dock, between
Campbell River Spit and the Cruise ship dock, close to shore, slowly
southbound.
Leigh Nelson,
Adventure Quest Tours.
June 4:
9:25 am: Five Orca in
front of the Campbell River Marina, southbound. Possibly T002C's
10:56 am: Orca at the
north end of Steep Island, heading north. Leaving the scene. Mario on
scene still.
Jack Springer,
Campbell River Whale Watching.
June 4:
10:50 am: Orca by Steep
Island, west side of Quadra island, heading north.
Lyndell, Eagle Eye
Adventures.
June 4:
1:52 pm: Orca at
Seymour Narrows, southbound.
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours.
June 4:
3:10 pm: With Transient
Bigg's Orca T049A's at Menzies Bay, just north of Campbell River,
doing donuts. Garry is with them also.
3:33 pm: Both Garry and
I are leaving the scene, Orca are now closer to the log sort, but
still in the Menzies Bay area.
8:25 pm: Transient
Bigg's Orca T049A's still southbound off Cape Mudge village on Quadra
Island angling towards mid channel.
Nick Templeman,
Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
Transient Bigg's –
T002C's
June 9, 2015 – 5
photos
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
June 4:
4:53 pm: Orca are still
just off the log sort in Menzies Bay. Been there most of the day!
Leif Nordman,
Campbell River Whale Watching.
June 4:
6:25 pm: Orca are at
the Walcan building in Campbell River mid channel Discovery Passage
Southbound chasing dolphins.
Fabien Minfray,
Campbell River Whale Watching.
June 3:
10:13 am: Report of
Killer Whales on the Evans Bay side of Hill Island, hunting and
slowly headed south along Reid Island towards Viner Point.
10:20 am: Just one lone
bull. No other animals.
Nick Templeman,
Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
June 3:
12:10 pm 13 or so
Transient Bigg's Orca by Porlier Pass; T125's, T127, T137's and
T65A's
Simon Piddock,
Cowichan
June 3:
2:45 pm: 5 Orca
northbound by Myrtle Rocks, Powell River.
Jim Southern, Powell
River.
June 3:
3:15 pm: Four Orca
heading north quite quickly off Myrtle Rocks. One large male in the
group. They are about one third of the way to Texada Island.
Wendy Heathcote,
Powell River.
June 3:
3:09 pm: Thirteen or so
Transient Bigg's Orca by Porlier Pass, between Galiano and Valdes
Islands – including T225's, T127, T137's and T65A's.
Simon Piddock,
Cowichan.
June 3:
4:00 pm: Orca directly
off Powell River now, still northbound. Nick is with them now. They
are Transient Bigg's Orca T002C's.
Susan MacKay, Whales
and Dolphins B.C.
June 3:
6:00 pm: Leaving
Transient Bigg's Orca T002C's post Harbour Seal kill, just off
Sliammon. Celebration ensued during and after. T002C2 “Tumbo”
still finishing off his share.
Nick Templeman,
Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
May 29:
I
was in Port Alberni sea trialing my boat on Friday May 29th.
When I came out of the river into the bay (downtown Port Alberni) I
was met by a small pod of Killer Whales, Transients (unconfirmed-SM)
I would guess. It looked to be one large bull and a few cows and
calves. I have never seen Killer Whales in a river estuary before! It
was very choppy water with the afternoon inflow wind, so I couldn't
see any seals or sea lions being chased down, but they had to be in
that shallow water for some reason!
Chris, Crabby's
Fishing Charters.
Transient Bigg's
Killer Whales off Harwood Island
June 7, 2015
Shane Gustafson,
Powell River
SOUTHERN
RESIDENT KILLER WHALES
June 8:
3:32 pm: Southern
Resident Killer whales J-pod are in Rosario Strait.
Josh McInnes,
Victoria.
June 7:
Southern Resident
Killer whales L-pod was sighted heading south off Sooke on southern
Vancouver Island, earlier today.
Josh McInnes,
Victoria.
June 3:
12:09 pm: Southern
Resident Killer Whales J-pod was last seen headed up Georgia Strait
so may show up again by Comox.
1:34 pm: Nothing so
far, but going to head up the west side of Lasqueti Island.
2:16 pm: Off the bottom
of Hornby Island I can hear J-pod vocalizing on the hydrophone but
haven't found them yet.
2:29 pm: SRKW's J-pod
is actually off Qualicum Beach tight to shore. Will advise direction.
Simon Piddock,
Cowichan.
June 3:
1:36 pm: Southern
Resident Killer Whales L-pod is on the west side of San Juan Island.
Josh McInnes,
Victoria.
HUMPBACK
WHALES
June 7:
10:22 pm: Just had a
report of 6 Humpbacks in Baronet Passage, between West Cracroft
Island and Harbledown Island, foraging.
Nick Templeman,
Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
June 6:
7:34 am: Humpback whale
northbound in front of Cape Mudge village on Quadra Island.
8:12 am: Humpback whale
at Whiskey Point, Quadra Island, 100 meters offshore, northbound.
Jack Springer,
Campbell River Whale Watching.
June 6:
8:50 am: Report from
ferry of a Humpback whale, possible “K.C.” off Quathiaski Cove on
Quadra Island. There was one between the Cape Mudge light house and
Quathiaski Cove most of the night, feeding.
Don Gibson, BC
Ferries
June 6:
9:32 am: Humpback whale
at April Point, Quadra Island.
11:53 am: Humpback is
reported to still be off Steep Island, on the west side of Quadra.
Jordan McLean,
Painter's Lodge.
June 6:
4:30 pm: Humpback whale
at Brown's Bay, just found him, more info to come.
4:40 pm: The Humpback
whale is northbound just past Brown's Bay close to shore. I think
it's “K.C”
5:10 pm: Leaving him
near shore, 1.8 nautical miles north of Brown's Bay.
Leigh Nelson,
Adventure Quest Tours.
June 6:
7:45 pm: Left Humpback
approaching Brown's Bay, just north of Campbell River, heading south.
Leif Nordman,
Campbell River Whale Watching.
June 5:
7:00 am: Two Humpbacks
mid strait, northbound in Discovery Passage.
7:46
am: Only one Humpback seen now, a quarter mile off the 50th
parallel marker, northbound.
9:00 am: Second
Humpback whale is in about the same area but farther out in Discovery
Passage.
Elvis, Eagle Eye
Adventures
June 5:
9:15 am: One Humpback
whale found closer to the Quadra Island shoreline, by the Walcan
building, northbound.
9:39 am: The other
Humpback reported is in front of Argonaut wharf in Campbell River.
pointed north.
Leif Nordman,
Campbell River Whale Watching.
June 5:
10:36 am: Leaving
Humpback whale in front of the Walcan building near Campbell River,
no direction, moving slowly near the Quadra Island side.
Jerry, Eagle Eye
Adventures
June 5:
11:22 am: Humpback
whale at Brown's Bay, Vancouver Island, heading north with the tide.
Jordan McLean,
Painter's Lodge.
June 5:
1:00 pm: A friend has
informed me that there is a Humpback whale by Chatham Point, where
Discovery Passage merges into Johnstone Strait.
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours.
June 4:
11:37 am: Humpback
whale at Ripple Point, Johnstone Strait.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle
Eye Adventures.
June 4:
3:20 pm: Report from
Chatham Light keeper of a Humpback whale, doing donuts.
4:20 pm: With The
Humpback off Chatham lighthouse. It is “K.C.”
4:40 pm: Leaving “K.C”
just below Chatham point, slowly meandering south.
Nick Templeman,
Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
Transient Bigg's –
T002C2 by Powell River
Showing the severe deformity from scoliosis
yet still managing to breach!
June 7, 2015 – 3
photos
Nick Templeman,
Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
PACIFIC
WHITE SIDED DOLPHINS
June 4:
12:40 pm: 57 Pacific
White Sided Dolphins at Knox Bay, doing circles.
Leif Nordman,
Campbell River Whale Watching.
June 4:
2:00 pm: 50-60 Pacific
White Sided Dolphins southbound towards Discovery Passage, also about
ten minutes ago a Humpback whale was doing donuts in the same area.
Chatham
Point Light Keeper,
relayed by Nick
Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
HARBOUR
PORPOISE
June 4:
4:40 pm: Couple or
three Harbour Porpoise by Greensea Bay, on Sonora Island.
Nick Templeman,
Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions.
DALL'S
PORPOISE
June 3:
4:25 pm: 8 Dall's
Porpoise in Deepwater Bay, Quadra Island.
Garry Henkel,
Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours.
LINKS
The
Canadian Navy Halts live fire exercises to all Killer Whales to pass:
A
strange find in “Whale Valley”, Egypt.
A
rare Cape Verdes Humpback became entangled in fishing gear and died
in the Highands of Scotland
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