Transient on the Move, Dolphins and Porpoise Sightings
Sightings Update includes a few Transient Orca spotted as well some Pacific White Sided Dolphins and Dall’s Porpoise. There was also a large blow seen off Rebecca Rocks, Powell River, but I only saw it the once, so not an official report. Keep your eyes open – they are out there.
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC
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Research boat with Transient Orca
2012
Nick Templeman
Transient Bigg’s Orca – Killer Whales
October 20:
9 am We had 3 Orca: 1 small male, 1 female and 1 juvenile at Cape Mudge Northbound.
12 pm Talked to a fisherman who said the Orca were Southbound at Seymour Narrows.
4:30 pm On way back from Bute Inlet, found 4 Orca at Race Point, just above Campbell River. 2 Big Fins – looks like T101/102’s heading South.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
October 20:
6:25 pm Multiple blows off Kitty Coleman beach, North of Comox ferry terminal heading towards Campbell River
Stephen Mohan, Powell River
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White Sided Dolphins Wake Riding
October 16, 2012
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
October 20:
9:05 am on Saturday October 20 around 50 dolphins (not sure type) swimming in area directly between eastern side of Bowyer Island in Howe Sound and the mainland (North of Vancouver half way to Squamish).
We saw a large whale a few days ago in the distance. Roughly the same spot.
We were out in the boat this past Wednesday and appeared to see the same group slightly south of the island the same distance from shore just north of Horseshoe Bay. They have curved dorsal fins. There could have easily been more than 50.
Scott C. Dorey, West Vancouver
(Thanks very much for the report – it will go into today’s update. I would imagine, based on numbers that these would be Pacific White Sided Dolphins. – SM)
October 18:
12:12 pm 3 PWS Dolphins rode the ferry wake a short distance just off the viewpoint in Powell River and continued heading towards Grief Point slowly.
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC
Dall’s Porpoise
October 19:
Day: Had 20 Dall’s Porpoise feeding in Nodales – that was it for Cetaceans today.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
October 16, 2012
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys
