Orca / Killer Whales by Powell River, Lund and Savary Island

Orca / Killer Whales by Powell River, Lund and Savary Island. It seems like it’s been a very long time since we’ve seen some whales, so it was great to get the calls and photos. In all my scanning the waters looking for them, I only managed to spot one dorsal sinking below the water. It’s amazing how quickly you can get out of quickly identifying whales when you don’t see them all the time. Since I’m not 100% sure of who these Orca are, I’m waiting for definitive identification and will let you all know.

11:30 am Here are some pictures, they were really staying down a long time . After I saw 7 or 8 disappear around Major Rock, 2 more showed up from the south . I don’t know if those others had just done an about face and raced back or it there was more like 10 Orca. They headed towards Indian Point, between Savary and Hernando Islands and then Baker Pass, between Hernando and Cortez Islands.

11 am Gordie called: what first caught his eye was a whale breaching between Mace Point, Savary Island and Lund. To begin with he only saw 5 small dorsals.

8 am Call came in that there were 5 Orca heading Northward by the Powell River viewpoint.

Janet Southcott (Alred)

While driving home from Whistler on the Sea to Sky highway at around noon, we spotted 4-5 orcasswimming not far offshore. We were past Brittania Beach but well before Horseshoe Bay. This sighting was especially exciting, since we’ve watched for Orca from this road for over 20 years and this is the first time we’ve ever seen them there! Kris Jones submitted by Susan Berta & Howard Garrett, Orca Network, Whidbey Island, USA