Orca Chasing Dolphins, Humpback Whales and other Cetacean Sightings

Humpback Whales are starting to move through and back up the coast. Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales chasing Pacific White Sided Dolphins and some Dall’s and Harbour Porpoise round out this report.

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around 11:30 am I don’t know if you have been informed yet but there was probably 50-60 porpoise heading down to the head of Porpoise Bay and followed by several killer whales today at around 11-30. I don’t know exactly how many (Orca) there were but it looked like 10-15. The funny thing is I never saw as many porpoise or whales go back out. They were down at the end of the bay for a good 40-50 minutes so I would imagine someone has some photos or videos. I have included the only photo I got. I thought I was taking a video. I should read the camera instruction book first lol.

Two orcas observed yesterday, May 26, in Porpoise Bay, Sechelt Inlet pursuing dolphins.

1:52 pm 6 Orca Southbound by Maurelle Island/Okisollo Channel. There’s 1 big male. They headed out through Hole in the Wall into Calm Channel.

3:57 pm Just about to leave the Orca the T02C’s and T123’s. They went right into Whiterock Passage. They just turned around and are heading North towards Calm Channel.

5:27 pm So we are now Northbound at the top of North Rendezvous Island (Calm Channel) now. Still sleepy and rolling along. We have just left the Orca.

6:30 am Report of 3 Orca Northbound past Quathiaski Cove across from Campbell River. From a friend. With the big ebb tide, they’re probably going to be way up the channel.

11:20 am Orca Southbound by McMullen Point. Left them at 12:20 pm at the Narrows running at 7 knots South.

12 pm 5 Orca Southbound by Brown’s Bay, above Campbell River. T023’s

1:28 pm Found the Orca T023’s just off Quathiaski Cove Southbound.

1:40 pm 2 groups of 3 Orca, all small fins, still Southbound 1.5 miles off shore heading towards Salmon Point.

The Bigg’s Transients, a family of 4 , the T 77’s were in our area, Albert Head (Victoria) Saturday May 25th, dining on harbour seals.

11:22 am 3 Orca spotted just South of Lund – looked like they were headed South, but never showed.

Whilst we were all at Friday’s Savary Island Dock Committee meeting, held on the dock, Rick Shanaman pointed out breaching whales. Meeting was at 11am, so it was about 11:30 am. They were out toward Major Rock.
Rick Thaddeus, Savary Island Real Estate

12:35 pm Heard there are 3 Orca off Savary. Saw 1 fin looking over towards the East end of Savary. Looks like they’re Northbound.

10 am Just saw a couple of blows from a Humpback, but no flukes. He/she was heading towards Atrevida Reef. Snuck past Powell River.

12:04 pm Humpback Northbound by Middle Point, Copper Bluffs in Discovery Passage.

2 pm The Humpback is still lazing about in Seymour Narrows.

10:20 am Humpback by Copper Bluffs (Campbell River) Southbound on the Quadra Island side.

1:45 pm The Humpback is now by the Tyee pool in front of Campbell River.

Hi Susan, These three Humpbacks were around Victoria Sunday May 19th. Interesting Dorsal of one of them…the light coloured one. I have cropped in close so one can see what I believe is the results of possible killer whales, the mighty T’s, leaving scars on that dorsal, and possibly Cookie Cutter shark mark, white circular patch on the darker one near the dorsal fin. Let me know what you think. One of the Humpbacks was Split Fluke as we call her/him. That was the only one that lazily raised its fluke for us, x 1

1:31 pm Some PWS Dolphins at the East end of Hole in the Wall.

2 pm 20 to 25 PWS Dolphins mid-channel by Brown’s Bay heading North.

See Transient Bigg’s opening report.

1:40 pm We had 7 PWS Dolphins in Teakerne Arm, Lewis Channel Northbound.

May 22: (rec’d late)

A pod of about a dozen pacific white sided dolphins in Sechelt Inlet near Tuwanek on Wednesday (may 22nd) morning. Alas, nothing happening on the return home today.

2 pm There are some Dall’s and Harbour Porpoise at the entrance to Nodales Channel.

3:42 pm 8 Dall’s Porpoise Southbound by Deepwater Bay, Discovery Pass.

2:40 pm 1 or 2 Harbour Porpoise in the tide rips off Cape Mudge.

Have you seen a whale, dolphin or porpoise? Call 1-877-323-9776 or Emailyour report. Every sighting report is valuable!