Transient Orca Powell River plus Other Sightings
Transient Orca, Humpback Whales and more Transients with a few Dall’s Porpoise and Dolphin sightings.
Transient Orca – Killer Whales
Breaching Transient Orca, Powell River
May 16, 2012
Steve Grover, Powell River
May 16:
6 pm 2 Orca Northbound from between Black Point and Myrtle Point just south of Powell River. There was 1 large male with a female, but there could have been more whales, just didn’t see them.
Bill Taylor, Powell River
May 16:
6 pm While talking to a friend who lives down by Black Point, they spotted one Orca headed North towards Powell River.
Steve Grove, Powell River
May 16:
7:30 pm Call came in from Steve Grover that at least 4 Orca were out tight in to shore in front of Westview, Powell River. Once they cleared a tree in my line of sight, I watched them realizing that there were at least 6 and possibly 8 Transients including T02C and possibly T20 in the group. They must have taken a sea lion as a slick was quite visible and they worked the area back and forth, breaching, tail slapping and spy hopping. They rested for short periods, then a calf would start playing. It was quite the show. I did not expect them to stay in the same area, off the Powell River viewpoint, for so long. It was too dark to see their blows, around 9:45 pm, when I finally put the binoculars down.
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC
Transient Orca, Powell River
May 16, 2012
Steve Grover, Powell River
May 16:
I eventually did walk down to the beach and take some shots from the side of the road. I got a few half hearted breaches and one of them is the calf I think. I’m pretty sure that there were 3 cows, one bull and a calf. They were still visible at 9:00 pm when I walked home.
Steve Grover, Powell River
May 15:
Afternoon, a second hand report from Rupert Gale of some Orca, unknown numbers or direction between Price Island and Toba Inlet.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching
May 14:
7:30 pm 4+ Orca including one very large dorsal fin spread out Northbound between Black Point and Myrtle Rocks.
Bill Taylor, Powell River
Transient Orca, Powell River
May 16, 2012
Steve Grover, Powell River
Humpback Whales
May 15:
Around 2pm a second hand report of two Humpbacks, assumed to be ‘KC’ and ‘Arial’ by Howe Island, Sonora Island and possibly up Nodales Channel.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
May 14:
Morning, There were a small number of dolphins swimming very close to shore eastward right in Lang Bay. (South of Powell River) They followed the shore line and have just gone around the point towards Palm Beach. I think PWS but I was so excited I forgot to look for details. There were only minimum of 3, max 5
Michael Stewart, Powell River
Dall’s and Harbour Porpoise
May 17:
Around 2:30 pm 4 Dall’s Porpoiseforaging by Copper Bluffs, Campbell River area.
Nick Templeman, Eagle Eye Adventures
May 16:
Afternoon, 2 Dall’s Porpoise in Calm Channel by Rendezvous Islands.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
May 14:
3 pm 2 Harbour Porpoises were feeding on either herring or salmon smolts off Major Rock outside of Lund. It was flat calm and sunny. There were only a couple seals and sea lions otherwise.
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC
Cetaceans ?
May 15:
Hi Susan, I saw some splashes about (I’m guessing) 7 miles out between Stradiotti (sp) Reef and Comox yesterday afternoon around 4 p.m. I don’t think they were Orcas as I never saw a dorsal fin, but who knows. Even with the telescope, I couldn’t see well….lots of moisture in atmosphere. I saw 2 splashes quite a ways apart at the same time. I did see what looked like a flipper twice. Looks like they were heading towards Comox. Would have liked to have seen what they were a little earlier when they were possible closer.
Dee Ingraham, Savary Island
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