Humpback Whales, Pacific White Sided Dolphins, NRKWs and Dall’s Porpoise

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Humpback Whales, Pacific White Sided Dolphins, NRKWs and Dall’s Porpoise

Humpback Whales by Powell River and the top of Johnstone Strait, Pacific White Sided Dolphins in numbers in the inlets, the Northern Resident Orca A36 brothers headed well out past Port Hardy, and Dall’s Porpoise are in the reports. Southern Resident Orca were not reported to us, but we understand that they were in Puget Sound. A couple of Links in the News round out this update.
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Humpback Whales
Humpback Whale off Powell River
July 14, 2013
Ray Hogan, Powell River
July 17:
12:36 pm 6 Humpback Whales from Blackfish Sound, just at the top of Johnstone Strait, to Whitecliffe Islets by Wedge Island, entrance to Knight Inlet. Some awesome lunge feeding!
Mark, Discovery Marine Safaris
July 16:
1:50 pm 5 to 6 Humpbacks in Blackfish Sound; top of Johnstone Strait.
Aaron Webber, Campbell River Whale Watching
July 16:
6:51 pm Humpback Whale just below and heading Northward towards VanAnda, Texada Island. With the calm water, the blows are really noticable. It’s tight to the Texada shore.
Jim Southern, Powell River
July 16:
7 pm After the call came in from Jim Southern, I headed out to see if I could get an Identification photo of this Humpback. After sitting for quite a while, she finally surfaced at a distance, but I did manage a couple of photos around 8 pm from which I was able to identify a whale I hadn’t seen for a couple of years known as ‘Houdini’ or officially as BCX0022. She has a bit of a fresh gash on the underside and below her tail fluke. It looks similar to a line of some sort having cut into her tail, but there was no other evidence of entanglement from what I could see. There were no sightings reports of her today, the 17th.
Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC
July 15:
4:00 -4:30 observed a whale blowing aprox 1 km nw of Pocahontas bay, close to Texada. Whale stayed on location, several blows then down for 5+ mins. obviously feeding. Pocohontas bay is approx 1/3 of the way between NE point and Vananda on Texada. The tugs pull in there with their booms to get out of SE storms. The whale would have been due south of Myrtle rocks, close to Texada.
Bob and Laura Johnson, Powell River
July 15:
7 pm Large Humpback by Albion Point half to three-quarters of the way across to Texada. Looks like it’s headed North; doing long dives. (I went out to see if I could locate it for ID, but he/she eluded me – SM)
Bill and Sara Taylor, Powell River
July 14:
7 pm on Sunday 14th I came across what I think was a Minke (identified as a Humpback Whale from the photos – SM) whale at approximately 2 nautical miles SW of a line between Coho Pt on Texada and Harwood. Pics attached. ps Love your updates Susan.
Ray Hogan, Powell River
July 13:
Our son saw a Humpback Whale on July 13th off of Texada Island near Lang Bay. The whale was feeding and heading up the coast. Sorry no photo taken.
Arlene, Powell River
Humpback Whale off Powell River
July 14, 2013
Ray Hogan, Powell River
Northern Resident Killer Whales
July 15:
12:38 pm The 2 A36 brothers are foraging by Cracroft Point, top of Johnstone Strait.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching

Pacific White Sided Dolphins
July 17:
9:30 am 50+ PWS Dolphins are Northbound at Horn Point, just above the Yuculta Rapids.
Aaron Nagler, Sonora Lodge
July 17:
11:04 am 50+ PWS Dolphins Eastbound by Sonora Point, Nodales Channel.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
July 17:
11:47 am 150-200 PWS Dolphins by Harding Island Westbound towards Chatham Point.
12 pm They’re moving right by Howe Island – unsure if going to turn left into Discovery Passage or right into Johnstone Strait.
12:55 pm There was a split in the whole group with close to half heading into Johnstone Strait and the other just North of Elk Bay, who have just turned up towards Johnstone Strait.
4:55 pm 100+ PWS Dolphins are by Separation Head / Deepwater Bay in Discovery Passage leaping and flipping. Quite a show!
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
July 16, 2013
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
July 17:
4:40 pm large group of PWS Dolphins at Deepwater Bay, Discovery Passage.
Geord, Discovery Marine Safaris
July 16:
9:12 am Large group of PWS Dolphins heading towards Denham Island from Nodales Channel.
Radio
July 16:
Around 9:15 am Elvis had around 12 PWS Dolphins by Copper Bluffs.
July 16:
11:37 am The PWS Dolphins are still off off Copper Bluffs in Seymour Narrows.
Geord, Discovery Marine Safaris
July 16:
12:43 pm 50 PWS Dolphins at Davis Point, by Thurston Bay Marine Park, Eastbound.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
July 16:
1:45 pm 20-25 PWS Dolphins including numerous small calves foraging around Race Point, Seymour Narrows.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
July 16:
1:45 pm Around 50 PWS Dolphins between Hall and Sonora Point in Nodales Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
July 16:
2:34 pm PWS Dolphins still by Race Point.
Leif, Campbell River Whale Watching
July 16:
3 pm 150-200 PWS Dolphins on the Sonora side spread out from Denham Island to Denham Bay, just below Frederick Arm. We left them at 3:45 all in the NW corner of Frederick Arm.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
July 15:
10 am 50 PWS Dolphins reported at Denham Bay by Oak Bay Hurricane boat.
1:20 pm 50 PWS Dolphins frolicking at the South end of Denham Bay.
2:07 pm These Dolphins are very playful mid-Denham Bay.
Aaron Nagler, Sonora Lodge
July 15:
10:40 am 70+ PWS Dolphins at Camp Point Westbound up Johnstone Strait.
Jack Springer, Campbell River Whale Watching
July 15:
1:30 pm PWS Dolphins foraging between Jimmy Judd and Dent Islands in Yuculta Rapids.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
July 15:
2:30 pm PWS Dolphins are at Hall Point Southbound.
Radio
July 15:
2:30 pm 6 of PWS Dolphins are playfully bow and wake riding by Cinq Islands Southbound. There’s another 40-50 PWS Dolphins spread out between Cinq Islands and Chatham Point.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
July 15:
2:49 pm 40-50 PWS Dolphins Northbound at Sonora Point.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
July 15:
7:20 pm 60-70 PWS Dolphins really spread out foraging by Brown’s Bay, above Campbell River.
Jen Furst, Campbell River Whale Watching
July 14:
9:35 am Sounded like, over the radio, there are PWS Dolphins around Hall Point in Nodales Channel. No number or direction.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
July 14:
12:55 pm Large group of PWS Dolphins Northbound at Hall Point at 11 am from Fisherman.
Aaron Nagler, Sonora Lodge
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
July 16, 2013
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
July 14:
2:57 pm 60 PWS Dolphins at Sonora Point slowly heading East; left them at Hall Point, Nodales Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
July 13:
9:02 am 50+ PWS Dolphins at Sonora Point to Hall Point, Nodales Channel and some others by Jimmy Judd Island – relayed from Aaron at Sonora.
Nick Templeman, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions
July 13:
10:28 am PWS Dolphins foraging between Jimmy Judd and Dent Islands in Yuculta Rapids.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
July 13:
12:31 pm Large group of PWS Dolphins reported at Hall Point around 11:30 am.
Aaron Nagler, Sonora Lodge
July 13:
1:44 pm 100+ PWS Dolphins lazily going West by Davis Point.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
July 13:
3:15 pm A schwack of PWS Dolphins off the removed fish farm in Nodales Channel. Milling – some with new calves.
Shaun, Discovery Marine Safaris
July 13:
4:05 pm Looks like all the PWS Dolphins are near Howe Island, Eastbound into Nodales Channel.
Leif, Campbell River Whale Watching
Dall’s Porpoise
July 15:
2:04 pm 10+ Dall’s Porpoise milling around Menzies Bay.
Jos Krijnen, Eagle Eye Adventures
Links in the News
North Atlantic Right Whale is freed from entanglement by fisherman:
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