Bigg’s Killer Whales (Transient Orca) all over the place

Bigg’s Killer Whales (Transient Orca) all over the place, Humpback Whales, some Dall’s Porpoise and our ever friendly and active Pacific White Sided Dolphins. Even I managed to be on the water with some Orca. I managed to get a few photos for ID’s which I will eventually get to, but I’m getting such great photos for the Blog that I am very happy to give them priority.

I don’t like to give you second hand reports and will try to get my friend to email you. BUT there were several Orcas at Black Point( foot of Donkersley) last night (June 26^th) at 5 PM. She said the seals were hanging close to the shore. (just South of Powell River proper – SM)

2:38 pm 6 Orca just off the Powell River Harbour heading South.

10 am Orca just north of Brown’s Bayare Southbound

These two gangs of Orca came through Campbell River today. They are not animals that I can say I have ever see come through here actually. Mostly they were just travelling through the area today. The most action we witnessed was some speed swimming past the entrance to the Campbell itself. Excited to see this gang through…means in 2 days we had 24 different Biggs (Transient) Killers in our area!

11:23 am 8 or 9 Orca Northbound between Harwood and Vivian Islands. It was a treat to be on the water with them, but they were hard to watch, doing long dives. There were at least two calves and included T086A, T086A1 and T086A3plus others that I still need to confirm ID’s of. By 12 pm I lost sight of them somewhere between Grant’s Reef and Savary Island.

6 pm 6 Transient Orca between Hernando’s Spilsbury Point and Mitlenatch Island. I left them pointing North towards Quadra at 6:30 pm.

8:17 am Humpback Whale at Willow Point Campbell River doing donuts. Report passed on to me from fishing guide.

9 am Humpback by the shoals off Cape Mudge. 3 cables off the red can buoy.

10:18 am Another Humpback by Little Bear Bay close to Ripple Point, Discovery Passage heading West.

11:44 am Humpback by Big Rock, Campbell River side heading West. There’s possibly 2 of them.

"Road Rash", Painter’s Lodge

12:42 pm One Humpback Northbound by Cape Mudge Village

1:20 pm Humpback by April Pointin Discovery Passage.

7:30 am 2 Humpbacks southbound by Brown’s Bay, Campbell River area. From fishing buddy.

Humpback by Copper Bluffs (no time noted)

7:30 pm Humpback now Southbound by the Cape Mudge Village.

9:49 am Large group of PWS Dolphins foraging just South of the Yuculta Rapids close to the entrance to Hole in the Wall.

9:56 am 3 or 4 PWS Dolphins just above Kanish Bay by Cinque Islands, Okisollo Channel.

3:43 pm 200 PWS Dolphins by Fawn Bluff Bute Inlet now.

11:23 am PWS Dolphins about 20 or soSouthbound mid-strait by Howe Island, Okisollo Channel.

4:34 pm Just left about 120-150 PWS Dolphins in Cordero Channel by Denham Island. They were all spread out.

200 PWS Dolphins in Bute Inlet – spread out feeding. (missed report – no time noted)

4:29 pm 4 Dall’s Porpoise foraging at Yuculta Rapids.