Sightings Update
SIGHTINGS MAP – ISSUE: 2022-022
TRANSIENT BIGGS KILLER WHALES
Sat Aug 13 2022
14:56 • Biggs Orca by Penn Islands, Sutil Channel.
Radio, overheard or call out
15:55 • Biggs Orca heading south off the shore of Cortes Island approaching Quartz Bay, Sutil Channel.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
17:46 • Biggs Orca ◦T090s◦
milling in Carrington Bay.
Leaving the scene at 18:06. Whales heading to the back of the bay.
Lorill Vining, Campbell River Whale Watching
Sun Aug 14 2022
11:52 • est. 4-5 Biggs Orca south of Harwood Island, Malaspina Strait.
Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
14:05 • 5 Biggs Orca off Powell River, Malaspina Strait. ▫ Second Hand
Simon Piddock, Ocean EcoVentures Parksville
14:39 • Biggs Orca ◦T090s◦ heading south close to shore towards Grief Point, Malaspina Strait.
Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Killer Whales in Malaspina Strait
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 – 9 items
Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Killer Whales in Malaspina Strait
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 – 9 items
Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
14:59 • Biggs Orca ◦T090s◦ heading south off Grief Point.
Bradden Kiley, Campbell River Whale Watching
15:03 • Biggs Orca ◦T090s◦ heading south at Grief Point.
Simon Piddock, Ocean EcoVentures Parksville
15:57 • Biggs Orca ◦T090s◦
hunting, heading south off Myrtle Rocks, Malaspina Strait.
Hunting seals. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Bradden Kiley, Campbell River Whale Watching
16:15 • Biggs Orca heading south off Myrtle Point, Malaspina Strait.
Jim Southern, Powell River, BC
16:34 • Biggs Orca ◦T090s◦ heading south approaching Brew Bay, Malaspina Strait.
Stan Novotny, Stan Novotny Productions
Tue Aug 16 2022
13:00 • 4 Biggs Orca
bow riding, heading east near New Brighton Park, Vancouver, Burrard Inlet.
Seen from south shore. Surfacing then taking lengthy dives. Whale Watching boats around and Port Authority vessel keeping boaters at a distance. ▫ Observed from Shore
HK, Vancouver, BC
13:15 • Biggs Orca off Edith Point entering Mayne Passage, Johnstone Strait. ▫ Second Hand
14:20 • Biggs Orca ◦T018s◦ heading east, east of Mayne Point, East Thurlow Island, Mayne Passage. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
15:00 • Biggs Orca ◦T018s◦ in Blind Channel.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
16:15 • 4 Biggs Orca
bow riding, heading west near New Brighton Park, Vancouver, Burrard Inlet.
Seen from south shore. Surfacing then taking lengthy dives. Whale Watching boats around and Port Authority vessel keeping boaters at a distance. ▫ Observed from Shore
HK, Vancouver, BC
19:52 • Biggs Orca off Harwood Island Spit, Malaspina Strait.
Seeing some blows and fins; number unknown. ▫ Second Hand
Michelle Pennell, Powell River, BC
Wed Aug 17 2022
09:00 • Biggs Orca, Baynes Sound.
Radio, overheard or call out
14:25 • Biggs Orca between Comox and Gartley Point, Baynes Sound.
Bradden Kiley, Campbell River Whale Watching
16:00 • Biggs Orca ◦T090s◦ in Vancouver Harbour, Burrard Inlet.
Radio, overheard or call out
Thu Aug 18 2022
17:00 • Biggs Orca heading north, south of Myrtle Rocks, Malaspina Strait. ▫ Second Hand
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
Fri Aug 19 2022
08:00 • Biggs Orca heading south, Hornby Island, Georgia Strait. ▫ Second Hand
Radio, overheard or call out
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Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Killer Whales near Lang and Douglas Bay
Tue, 16 Aug 2022 – 8 items
Heather Tausig, Lang Bay, BC
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Transient Biggs Killer Whales
Transient Biggs Killer Whales near Lang and Douglas Bay
Tue, 16 Aug 2022 – 8 items
Heather Tausig, Lang Bay, BC
NORTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALES
Thu Aug 18 2022
11:29 • NRKW Orca heading east in Blackfish Sound. ▫ Second Hand
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
13:15 • NRKW Orca heading east approaching the west end of Robson Bight, Johnstone Strait.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
HUMPBACK WHALES
Sat Aug 13 2022
06:20 • 1 Humpback Whales heading north off Fogdukkers in Campbell River, Campbell River, Discovery Passage. ▫ Second Hand
John Lewis, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:00 • 5 Humpback Whales
spread out, between Hill Island and Plunger Passage, Sutil Channel.
Damien Dawson, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:30 • 1 Humpback Whales between the Spoil Grounds and the red can at Marina Reef, Georgia Strait.
11:40 • 2 Humpback Whales at the entrance to Teakerne Arm.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:45 • est. 6-7 Humpback Whales
spread out, between Viner Point, Centre Islet and Subtle Islands, Sutil Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
12:29 • 2 Humpback Whales heading south not far off shore between Powell River Viewpoint and Grief Point, Malaspina Strait.
Barry Rice, Powell River, BC
12:30 • 2 Humpback Whales off the east side of Hill Island, Sutil Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
12:35 • 2 Humpback Whales just north of Cortes Island Scallop Farm, Sutil Channel.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
12:55 • 2 Humpback Whales
resting, on the south east side of the largest of the Penn Islands, Sutil Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
12:55 • 5 Humpback Whales heading south close in to the park at Grief Point, Malaspina Strait.
Joan Treen, Powell River and Savary Island, BC
12:56 • 2 Humpback Whales off the Marina Island shack, Sutil Channel.
Radio, overheard or call out
13:10 • Humpback Whales
breaching, just off Rebecca Rocks, Malaspina Strait.
Big breaches.
SW, Powell River, BC
13:30 • 2 Humpback Whales mid way between Penn Islands and Read Island, Sutil Channel.
13:30 • 2 Humpback Whales mid channel between Bullock Bluff and Read Island, Sutil Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
13:59 • 5 Humpback Whales
taking long dives, between Carrington Bay and Hill Island, Sutil Channel.
13:59 • 2 Humpback Whales close to Cortes Island, Sutil Channel.
Jim Rogers, Campbell River Whale Watching
14:05 • est. 4-5 Humpback Whales between Rebecca Rocks and Coho (Kiddie) Point, Malaspina Strait.
14:05 • est. 1+ Humpback Whales heading east out of Blubber Bay, Texada Island, Malaspina Strait.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
14:31 • est. 3-4 Humpback Whales moving toward shore from both sides of Quartz Bay, Sutil Channel.
Nova Tulloch, Campbell River Whale Watching
Sun Aug 14 2022
09:30 • 2 Humpback Whales off Marina Reef, Sutil Channel.
Damien Dawson, Campbell River Whale Watching
09:56 • est. 3-5 Humpback Whales heading south at Dogfish Bay at the southeast end of Quadra Island, Sutil Channel.
Bradden Kiley, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:09 • est. 6-8 Humpback Whales
foraging, 2-NM south-east of Mitlenatch Island, Georgia Strait.
Stan Novotny, Stan Novotny Productions
11:03 • 2 Humpback Whales off the Marina Island shack, Sutil Channel.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:23 • 2 Humpback Whales heading north off Joyce Point, West Redonda Island, Lewis Channel.
Mother-calf pair.
Bradden Kiley, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:24 • 2 Humpback Whales heading north off Marina Reef, Sutil Channel.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:41 • 2 Humpback Whales
resting, 1-NM south of Hill Island, Sutil Channel.
Jim Rogers, Campbell River Whale Watching
14:00 • 2 Humpback Whales heading south close to shore off Myrtle Point, Malaspina Strait.
Jim Southern, Powell River, BC
14:14 • 3 Humpback Whales
moving slowly, heading south off Viner Point, Read Island, Sutil Channel.
14:25 • 2 Humpback Whales heading north, south of Subtle Islands, Sutil Channel.
15:00 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCX Harlequin◦
milling, off the Marina Island shack, Sutil Channel.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
15:12 • 5 Humpback Whales ◦BCX0565 Nick◦ off Viner Point, Read Island, Sutil Channel.
Nick with her calf, with three other whales.
15:45 • 2 Humpback Whales 1-NM east of the Quadra Island Scallop Farm south of Heriot Bay, Sutil Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
15:48 • est. 6-8 Humpback Whales between Mitlenatch Island and Sentry Shoal, Georgia Strait. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Jen Smalley, Wild Waterways Adventures
15:58 • 2 Humpback Whales
zig zagging, between Hill Island and Center Islet, Sutil Channel.
Nova Tulloch, Campbell River Whale Watching
16:10 • 1 Humpback Whales at Grant Reefs, Georgia Strait.
Bradden Kiley, Campbell River Whale Watching
16:30 • 6 Humpback Whales 1-NM south of Center Islet, Sutil Channel. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Jen Smalley, Wild Waterways Adventures
16:55 • est. 12 Humpback Whales around Sentry Shoal, Georgia Strait.
Bradden Kiley, Campbell River Whale Watching
17:44 • est. 8+ Humpback Whales
spread out, from 1-NM west of Subtle Islands towards Quadra Island, Sutil Channel.
Lorill Vining, Campbell River Whale Watching
Mon Aug 15 2022
09:24 • 1 Humpback Whales
milling, at Cape Mudge Green Can Buoy, Georgia Strait.
09:41 • 2 Humpback Whales
moving slowly, heading north near Marina Reef, Sutil Channel.
Mom and calf.
10:49 • 3 Humpback Whales north of Penn Islands, Sutil Channel.
Active.
Lorill Vining, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:59 • 2 Humpback Whales
tail lobs, heading north towards South Rendezvous Island, Sutil Channel.
Pectoral slapping.
Jim Rogers, Campbell River Whale Watching
12:00 • 4 Humpback Whales north of Subtle Islands, Sutil Channel.
Tyler Bruce, Campbell River Whale Watching
12:05 • est. 10+ Humpback Whales around Pinnacles, south of Sentry Shoal, Georgia Strait.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
13:55 • 3 Humpback Whales south of Hill Island angling at Center Islet, Sutil Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
15:00 • 6 Humpback Whales
doing circles, off Quadra Island Scallop Farm, south of Heriot Bay, Sutil Channel.
In groups of 2.
Reuben Buerge, Wild Waterways Adventures
16:04 • 1 Humpback Whales heading north, north of Church House near the entrance to Bute Inlet, Calm Channel.
Amelia Plexman, Sonora Resort
Tue Aug 16 2022
10:58 • Humpback Whales around Rendezvous Islands and Raza Passage, Calm Channel.
Numerous Humpbacks.
Radio, overheard or call out
11:00 • 1 Humpback Whales heading east towards Owen Point from the mouth of Phillips Arm, Cordero Channel.
Amelia Plexman, Sonora Resort
11:29 • Humpback Whales around Raza Point, Calm Channel.
A few animals.
12:20 • 6 Humpback Whales in Raza Passage.
Bradden Kiley, Campbell River Whale Watching
13:31 • 1 Humpback Whales
taking long dives, heading south-east in Dent Rapids.
Amelia Plexman, Sonora Resort
13:36 • 7 Humpback Whales
milling in Raza Passage. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
Wed Aug 17 2022
08:30 • 2+ Humpback Whales Penn Islands, Sutil Channel.
Radio, overheard or call out
08:35 • Humpback Whales at Spoil Grounds, south of Cape Mudge, Georgia Strait.
08:55 • 1 Humpback Whales at Center Islet north-west of Subtle Islands, Sutil Channel.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
09:00 • est. 20 Humpback Whales Comox (Little River) Ferry Terminal, Georgia Strait.
Spread out all the way to Texada!.
Radio, overheard or call out
09:40 • 1 Humpback Whales
milling, off Pinnacles, Georgia Strait.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
09:43 • Humpback Whales heading south by Grief Point, Malaspina Strait.
Close in.
Joan Treen, Powell River and Savary Island, BC
09:50 • Humpback Whales abeam Quatam Bay heading up Ramsay Arm.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
10:10 • Humpback Whales
breaching, Teakerne Arm.
Radio, overheard or call out
10:29 • 1 Humpback Whales off Bullock Bluff, Calm Channel.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
11:51 • 2 Humpback Whales off Viner Point, Read Island, Sutil Channel.
Nova Tulloch, Campbell River Whale Watching
13:00 • 1 Humpback Whales
milling, off Quadra Island Scallop Farm, south of Heriot Bay, Sutil Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
13:35 • 1 Humpback Whales heading west between North Rendezvous Island and Read Island, Drew Passage.
Jim Rogers, Campbell River Whale Watching
13:42 • Humpback Whales
spread out, off Kitty Coleman Beach Park, Georgia Strait.
Bradden Kiley, Campbell River Whale Watching
13:50 • 2 Humpback Whales heading west off Viner Point, Read Island, Sutil Channel.
John Lewis, Campbell River Whale Watching
14:27 • 1 Humpback Whales
bubble netting in Raza Passage.
Along the mainland shore.
15:00 • 3 Humpback Whales heading south at Coulter Island, Sutil Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
15:05 • 2 Humpback Whales off Rebecca Rocks, Malaspina Strait. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Zoe Hasenfratz, Campbell River Whale Watching
16:15 • 2 Humpback Whales off Marina Island shack, Sutil Channel.
One active humpback.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
17:00 • est. 25 Humpback Whales off Comox, Georgia Strait.
Radio, overheard or call out
Thu Aug 18 2022
09:30 • est. 3+ Humpback Whales
spread out, off Sentry Shoal, Georgia Strait.
Damien Dawson, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:40 • est. 6+ Humpback Whales between Grant Reefs and Coho (Kiddie) Point, Georgia Strait.
Radio, overheard or call out
11:40 • 2 Humpback Whales at Littleton Point, Knight Inlet.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
13:39 • 1 Humpback Whales close to Big Bay, Yuculta Rapids.
Amelia Plexman, Sonora Resort
13:55 • Humpback Whales off Windy Point, Johnstone Strait.
Jess Cavanagh, Blind Channel Resort
14:00 • 1 Humpback Whales Jimmy Judd Island, Yuculta Rapids.
Radio, overheard or call out
14:15 • 2 Humpback Whales heading north at Raza Point, Calm Channel.
14:19 • 1 Humpback Whales between North Rendezvous Island and Raza Passage, Calm Channel.
Zoe Hasenfratz, Campbell River Whale Watching
14:54 • 2 Humpback Whales ◦BCY0324 Big Mama◦ heading east, south of Hill Island, Sutil Channel.
Mom and calf.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
15:00 • 4 Humpback Whales between Bartlett Islet and Raza Point, Calm Channel.
Damien Dawson, Campbell River Whale Watching
15:20 • 1 Humpback Whales heading south in Plunger Passage, Sutil Channel.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
15:54 • 1 Humpback Whales off Francisco Point, Quadra Island, Sutil Channel.
Zoe Hasenfratz, Campbell River Whale Watching
16:00 • Humpback Whales lower part of Waddington Channel.
Radio, overheard or call out
17:03 • est. 1+ Humpback Whales south of Rebecca Rocks, Malaspina Strait.
Susan MacKay, Wild Ocean Whale Society
17:06 • Humpback Whales
doing circles, off Quadra Island Scallop Farm, south of Heriot Bay, Sutil Channel.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
17:40 • 2 Humpback Whales passed Myrtle Point, Malaspina Strait.
Jim Southern, Powell River, BC
18:01 • 1 Humpback Whales heading north in Discovery Passage.
Jim Rogers, Campbell River Whale Watching
19:37 • est. 8+ Humpback Whales between the Pinnacles and Indian Point, Georgia Strait.
Shea Majbroda, Campbell River Whale Watching
Fri Aug 19 2022
09:30 • 2 Humpback Whales Viner Point, Read Island, Sutil Channel.
Radio, overheard or call out
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Humpback Whales
Humpback Whales near Powell River
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 – 4 items
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Humpback Whales
Humpback Whales near Powell River
Sat, 13 Aug 2022 – 4 items
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Humpback Whales
Humpback Whales seen August 13-14, 2022
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 – 3 items
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
SPECIES SUPPLEMENT
Humpback Whales
Humpback Whales seen August 13-14, 2022
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 – 3 items
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
PACIFIC WHITE SIDED DOLPHINS
Sun Aug 14 2022
13:00 • est. 200 PWS Dolphins heading south off Camp Point, Johnstone Strait.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Johnstone Strait
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 – 5 items
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
Pacific White Sided Dolphins
Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Johnstone Strait
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 – 5 items
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
14:45 • est. 200 PWS Dolphins heading east off Ripple Point, Johnstone Strait.
Josh Grin, Discovery West Adventures
Mon Aug 15 2022
12:20 • est. 200 PWS Dolphins
milling at the mouth of Frederick Arm.
Spread out.
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours
13:38 • PWS Dolphins
playing at Frederick Arm.
Lorill Vining, Campbell River Whale Watching
Thu Aug 18 2022
09:08 • est. 58 PWS Dolphins heading north-east toward Thurston Bay, Nodales Channel.
09:16 • est. 100 PWS Dolphins heading north past Hemming Bay, East Thurlow Island, Nodales Channel. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Robin Pears, Campbell River Whale Watching
10:50 • est. 50 PWS Dolphins heading north off Humpback Bay, Johnstone Strait.
Quinn Kuschel-Ross, Campbell River Whale Watching
12:10 • est. 50 PWS Dolphins around the mouth of Frederick Arm.
Stuart Clark, Stan Novotny Productions
13:30 • est. 30 PWS Dolphins
milling, at Denham Bay, Dent Rapids. ▫ Leaving the Scene
Garry Henkel, Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours