More Transient Calf Photos Plus Sightings

More New Transient Orca calf photos and late reports. Sightings reports from the top of Johnstone Strait down to Savary Island. There’s an interesting comment on the previous post. My reply is underneath Anonymous’ comment. Additional comments anyone? It would be nice if you put your name to it to stand behind what you say, but you don’t have to.

5:30 am 3 Orca just passed by Steep Island on the Quadra side (Campbell River).

7:37 am Orca between Green Can buoy off Cape Mudge and Marina Island. No direction or numbers yet.

10:25 am – 3:30 pm T065A’s reported by Kaikash Creek By 12:35 pm they were heading through Pearse Pass. Jared Towers had identified them as T065A’s. By 3:30 pm they had continued out past Pulteney PointLightstation at the top of Malcolm Island.

10:25 am Some Transients by Grant’s Reef off Savary Island heading South.

AM Had 4 Orca heading South. They actually gave us the slip and we lost them mid strait between Vancouver Island and Grant’s Reef.

Dear Susan! We just came home from a fabulous trip with Garry, (Aboriginal Journeys) where we first spotted the newborn Orca. Attached I have some pics we took of it. Hope you like them. Cause we had our little Baby boy on board (with his 4 month the youngest Garry ever took on a trip) we named the Baby Orca after him: Leonard (Hope he turns out to be a boy).Yours

Hi All, Thought everyone might like a couple of good pics of the new Transient ( Biggs) Killer Whalewe photographed yesterday! Received a call from Garry Henkle from Aboriginal Journeys as he was on his way up to us @ Hardwicke Island for the T065A’s (thanks JT For the ID’s) When he came upon these guys travelling South at Vansitaart Point. He called in excitement as he got on scene that he was looking at the tiniest KW he had ever seen and that the females were kind of pushing it along in front of them….almost helping it swim! He said we should come down right away!

We made our way down an hour later and came on scene at Ripple Point in Johnston Strait. We confirmed the ID’s as the T046 gang, plus one very new calf! HE/she was the smallest KW I have ever seen and looked like a small dolphin! Still all discolored and very fresh looking! Still had the fetal folds and was very wrinkly judging by the pics. I thought only hours old but I’m not sure on that…anyone??

We left them entering Nodales Channel. There was some celebratory behaviour at Ripple Point of spyhops and such. A small flurry of hunting behaviour at one point but a motor yacht came and got between and the porpoise got away at a high rate of speed! Enjoy the photos and share with photo credit please!! Thanks everyone!

9:39 am A36’s Easting by Robson Bight. They turned and reports of other Orca calls inbound till after 5 pm possibly by Cracroft Point.

8:15 am Orca just East off Malcolm Island.

11:58 am A36’s Eastbound in Blackney Pass.

8 am One Humpback WhaleNorthbound passing Painter’s Lodge, Campbell River.

5 pm Spotted a Humpback just off the Pearse Islands heading towards Weynton Pass. I headed out and found three Humpback Whales working the tide rips and currents in Weynton Pass towards Stubbs Island. One of them was Stripe but couldn’t identify the other two. One was fighting the current running at it’s maximum and was pushed back twice till it finally went around the main push. I stayed until 7 pm to watch them feed under the birds. No great lunge feeding in that current.

11:58 am Humpbacks by Bold Head, top of Blackfish Sound – too foggy to really see anything, but they’re here.

3:30 pm One very large Humpback Whale feeding between Weynton Island and Weynton Reef in amongst hundreds of birds. One large tail fluke and it was gone. No chance to get a good look or photo for ID.

12:44 pm 8 – 10 PWS Dolphins by Kingcome Inlet.

1:36 pm 4 – 6 PWS Dolphins by Boat Bay, Johnstone Strait – thought they were coming to play in the wake, but they only took one quick run.

Around 3 pm 50 PWS Dolphins by Denham Bay, above Dent Rapids.

12 pm 2 Harbour Porpoiseforaging at the mouth of Port Harvey.

2:03 pm 4 – 6 Dall’s Porpoise by Swaine Point Light, Johnstone Strait.

3:32 pm 4 – 6 Dall’s Porpoise at the bottom of Weynton Pass then another three came zipping over to bow ride past the Stephenson Islets.

5:17 pm 2 Dall’s Porpoise at Center Island, Sutil Channel foraging.

5:30 pm 2 Harbour Porpoise foraging near Simms Creek, Campbell River.