Northern Resident Orca, Humpback Whales, Minke Whales and Dall’s Porpoise sightings from mostly the upper Johnstone Strait area with Pacific White Sided Dolphins and a late report of Transient (Bigg’s) Killer Whales in the Sunshine Coast – upper Georgia Strait area. Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC Northern Resident Killer Whales NRKW A75 with Her…
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Some great photos of Humpback ‘Chunky’ and her new calf. Being out with a Humpback Whale lunge feeding till late has delayed the Sightings update but will make sure it’s caught up tomorrow. The photos below are of a Humpback Whale known as ‘Chunky’ BCX081 taken close to Kelsey Bay. I look forward to see…
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Northern Resident Orca are taking center stage with their appearances. And rumour has it that there are more of them coming into the Broughton / Johnstone Strait area. The Transient Orca – Bigg’s Killer Whales are doing a good job of keeping a low profile, which they do when the Residents are around. I have…
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Sightings reports of Northern Resident Killer Whales, Transient Orca, (Bigg’s Killer Whale) sightings, Humpback and Minke Whales, Pacific White Sided Dolphins, including a photo of a Mom and Calf leaping together, and Dall’s Porpoise. I have summarized the radio reports received throughout the day or this blog would be miles long, but the individual reports…
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Northern Resident Orca just above Campbell River, Transient (Bigg’s) Killer Whales below Mitlenatch Island and above Johnstone Strait. Minke Whale avoiding the Transients, Humpback Whales, Pacific White Sided Dolphins in numbers and some Dall’s Porpoise. Although there are many species sightings, they are spread out. When spotted though, there can be some great excitement in…
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Orca everywhere! Northern Residents finally made an official appearance, with a new calf, in Johnstone Strait, Transients have been at Savary Island, down below Powell River and some, that are more frequently seen in Alaska made their way right through, chasing Pacific White Sided Dolphins, from their first ID point above Campbell River continuing West…
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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,…
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Very busy Orca day! But the biggest news is that of a new Orca birth. A brand new Transient Orca calf which was possibly mere hours old. The Transient Orca population is certainly doing well. Nature is taking her course in keeping the number of seals and sealions down by increasing these meat eating Killer…
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The majority of the large group Transient Orca continued their way up Johnstone Strait and into Knight Inlet while a few of the usuals stayed down in our area. Pacific White Sided Dolphins have been scattered throughout the inlets and popping up in groups of 24 up to 200. The Northern Resident Orca were reported…
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Transient Orca, Bigg’s Killer Whales in abundance. They decided to group up for a bit of socializing then split up again. The Pacific White Sided Dolphins also seem to have re-grouped, possibly safety in numbers reasoning; as did some Harbour Porpoise. A few Dall’s Porpoise sightings round out this report. Word has it that the…
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Pacific White Sided Dolphins top the list today! At the bottom of all the Sightings reports there are some links together with a request from Erin Ashe, one of the Dolphin Researchers…take a look. The Transient Orca (Bigg’s Killer Whales) have done their highly tuned disappearing act, but there are sightings reports below! Only Harbour…
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Many local Sightings – Long report covering a few days with some late reports too. The Northern Resident Killer Whales came down Johnstone Strait for a short visit, but our ‘Resident’ Transient (Bigg’s) Killer Whales are popping up all over. The Humpback Whales seem to have left our area, but the Pacific White Sided Dolphins…
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Northern Resident (fish eating) Killer Whales finally made their way into the upper Johnstone Strait today. There’s hopes of seeing them come down the Strait into our area. Transient (meat eating) Orca also now called Bigg’s Killer Whales appear to have spread out – somewhere, but some have shown up in and near the US…
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Long, catch-up sightings report! Orca, Orca Everywhere the other day, today was one of those "and poof they’re gone" days. Until late in the day, there were tour boats enjoying the beautiful weather, and very few Cetacean sightings. Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC Transient Orca – Bigg’s Killer Whales Transient Orca July 6, 2012…
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Very brief summary, and some photos, I’m afraid. I’ve run out of time to do a full report again, but will make sure the details are all in the next report. Below you’ll find a couple of links that I received with Transient Orca with a large group of Pacific White Sided Dolphins in Hyacinth…
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Wow! Another great, unusual sighting for this area! A Brown Pelican and photo for proof! There have also been a lot of Cetacean sightings. We have a very active area what with Sea Otters, Pelican, Orca, Humpback Whales, Pacific White Sided Dolphins, Dall’s and Harbour Porpoise, what’s next, a penguin? There have been turtles around,…
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Transient Orca (Bigg’s Killer Whales) are popping up everywhere, even in English Bay. The 6 Orca in English Bay, Vancouver on July 2nd were identified as the T49’s. All over the inside waters of the Georgia Strait, there are reports of Transient Orca from English Bay, Sechelt, Powell River, Campbell River and all the channels…
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Big Excitement! A Sea Otter – we haven’t seen one in this part of the Georgia Strait since before my time; and says a lot in a very few words! I realize that it may not be a Whale, Dolphin or Porpoise, but it’s a very important sighting in our ocean. Perhaps we should call…
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Pacific White Sided Dolphins, Transient (Bigg’s) Killer Whales or Orca, Humpback Whales, Dall’s and Harbour Porpoise. What’s missing? Well, Resident Orca, Grey Whales, Minke Whales, and a few other cetaceans that we don’t normally see in our immediate area. So, we’re seeing our usual species of Cetaceans. It’s nice to get reports of the smaller…
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Bigg’s Killer Whales (Transient Orca) all over the place, Humpback Whales, some Dall’s Porpoise and our ever friendly and active Pacific White Sided Dolphins. Even I managed to be on the water with some Orca. I managed to get a few photos for ID’s which I will eventually get to, but I’m getting such great…
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Pacific White Sided Dolphins, Transient (Bigg’s) Killer Whales, and more Dolphins. Rumour has it, from talking to boaters arriving in Powell River harbour, that the Orca had been hiding out in Desolation Sound! The Dolphins too. Other reports from boaters coming up from the South said they saw absolutely nothing moving! Looks like the rumours…
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Of Course! The Bigg’s (Transient) Orca had to contradict what had just become the norm. They showed themselves two days in a row, then disappeared. Some Dall’s porpoise were mistaken for Orca, an easy mistake for people unfamiliar with the miniature ‘black and whites’. Humpback Whale and Pacific White Sided Dolphins complete the sightings. The…
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Transient Orca every second day!Humpback Whale sightings report. Pacific White Sided Dolphins spreading out a bit, but still have large numbers grouped together in a few areas. A possible Minke Whale sighting, and Harbour Porpoise sightings round out this report. Minke Whales don’t frequent our area very often – or at least aren’t noticed much.…
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Pacific White Sided Dolphins in the hundreds, a few Harbour Porpoise and the Transient Killer Whales are here one day, gone the next. They’re moving around, but where the Orca get to once they leave our regular reporters is unknown. We’re in need of more updates from all over. The West side of Texada, Comox…
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From one day with no reports, to many Pacific White Sided Dolphins, Transient Orca / Killer Whales, a Humpback Whale and some Dall’s Porpoise. These are the Transient Orca, I’m starting to call our ‘Resident – Transients’ since they have spent all winter in and around this area with very few forays away. With few…
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Humpbacks, Dolphins and Porpoise! Once the Southern Resident Orca left the area, there were no other local Orca reports. L-Pod went straight past their home territory and headed back out into the open Pacific! Maybe they’ll do another tour of Vancouver Island. But, it’s nice to know that ‘KC’ and ‘Arial’ are back down this…
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There was great anticipation to see the Southern Resident Orca from L-Pod coming down our way. Yes, I said down! They circumnavigated Vancouver Island and decided to treat us to a showing in the inside waters on their way "home". Thanks to our expanding network, we knew they were on the way (see previous report).…
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Transient Orca came, Transient Orca went, Transient Orca reappeared – Powell River as I type! Thoughts are that some of the whales have been doing a circumnavigation of Texada Island…sounds reasonable from the reports. Dolphins hiding from the Transients spread to Savary Island, and a couple of new Humpback whales in the area. Late News:…
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Transient Orca, Pacific White Sided Dolphins and Dall’s Porpoise Reports. The Transients known as the T02’s with the young calf split off from some of the others and finally made it back in front of Powell River. The Dolphins were keeping their distance from where Orca were reported, and the Dall’s were busy foraging. Susan…
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Orca Ambush! Transient (meat eating) Orca attacked a large group of Pacific White Sided Dolphins. Other sightings reports include Dall’s Porpoise and some more relaxed Dolphins. Click: Orca Network for sightings reports from our friends in Washington State. Reminder to all boaters, kayakers and anyone on the water to use caution and follow the rules…
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