Noteworthy events are taking place on our waters. Northern Resident Orca, not known to consistently travel the lower Johnstone Strait area have been doing just that. Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales too have been consistently sighted. Humpback Whales are appearing in greater numbers with a whopping 19 different animals counted at the top of Johnstone Strait…
Read more
Dolphins by the hundreds, Northern Resident Orca travelling long distances up and down Johnstone Strait, a few Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales on the hunt, and Humpback Whales moving up to regular feeding grounds. Harbour Porpoise have been the main target of the Transient Bigg’s Orca these past few days. Links: Winner of the Whale Watching…
Read more
The email subscribers are still only receiving the posts manually, unfortunately, but at least I am able to send the direct links out. In a drastic attempt to finally fix the blockage, I will be removing all images from the time the blockage started and attempt to send them out with text only….very sorry for…
Read more
This is a catch up report including a couple of missed entries from the July 29, 2013 posting. Hopefully the feed blockage is finally fixed – again apologies to our email subscribers. There has been a lot of Cetacean life out there so things have been busy. We have Humpback Whale reports from the San…
Read more
Previous report didn’t go out to email subscribers for some unknown reason!! I do apologize to you all. It was posted too late for overnight feed since it took so long to compile the day after Sea Fair, and am not certain why it didn’t make it out the following day. Here is the direct…
Read more
Sightings updates are below, and it’s a lengthy report, but first a brief, but enthusiastically large Thank You to everyone who helped make the three days of Powell River Sea Fair 2013 a success for us. Even the Humpback Whales just off the fair grounds helped us raise awareness! Congratulations to Joan Bech of Roberts…
Read more
Reminder this is the last chance till midnight July 25 to take part in our fundraising draw for the two Whale Watching trips through our on line link at: Click Here for more information and Enter to WIN! If you can, please join us at Powell River’s 50th Sea Fair. We will have a table…
Read more
A lot of Cetacean activity! The two A36 brothers have returned to forage up and down Nodales Channel, while A23’s and A25’s stay farther up Johnstone Strait. Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales have returned via Seymour Narrows to Savary Island and up into the Desolation Sound area. Humpback Whales are moving through and one staying around…
Read more
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…
Read more
Nice to see the Northern Resident Orca back in our monitoring area. The Transient Bigg’s are conspicuous by their absence, but were reported in Queen Charlotte Strait, so not totally gone from the lower coast. The other main reports are of Pacific White Sided Dolphins and some Harbour Porpoise in large numbers. The surprise is…
Read more
So much going on with the preparations for Sea Fair, this report is another long catch-up report. Some exciting news today about the Northern Resident Killer Whale, Springer A73, now 13 years old, who was successfully rehabilitated in 2002 and re-released in Johnstone Strait; she was seen along the North Coast of BC with her…
Read more
Pacific White Sided Dolphins and Porpoise take over in Cetacean sightings once the last few Orca leave the area. Also notable are the sly Humpback Whales appearing briefly, but staying elusive. Things have been very busy with our society. There are a number of new pages on the main website (links below), as well as…
Read more
Delayed report due to work on the web site. Our Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales headed out of the inside waters…we think. They certainly sped through Seymour Narrows at around 20 knots and were seen as far away as Port Hardy! There is one report of Transient Bigg’s Orca still in the area. Southern Resident Killer…
Read more
Orca seemed to pop up all over the place, but not today. Report from the North Coast may have been Northern Resident Orca that were known to be up that way. Minke Whales, Pacific White Sided Dolphins and possible Porpoise round out this report instalment. Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC Have you seen a…
Read more
Orcastravaganza! Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales certainly reappeared in numbers; although the ones that went Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet did not come back up this way, many others appeared in the upper Georgia Strait. Humpback Whales, Pacific White Sided Dolphins, Dall’s and Harbour Porpoise round out the sightings, while there are a few links of interest after…
Read more
Whales, no Whales days, but the Pacific White Sided Dolphins are around avoiding Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales. A Grey Whale disappeared when the Orca showed up. Some Dall’s and Harbour Porpoise seem to pop up when the Orca are far enough away, or when they manage to get away from them. Couple of late reports…
Read more
Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales popping up everywhere! Other Cetacean sightings in this report include Southern Resident Orca, Humpback Whales, Pacific White Sided Dolphins and some Dall’s Porpoise. Susan MacKay, Whales and Dolphins BC Have you seen a whale, dolphin or porpoise? Call 1-877-323-9776or Email your report. Every sighting report is valuable! Transient Bigg’s Killer Whales…
Read more
Cetaceans everywhere, then they play hide and seek, and boy can they hide when they want to. A reminder to please call or email in any sightings of whales, dolphins or porpoise. For those wondering about the Southern Resident Orca, they are back in the San Juan Islands. No information on the Northern Resident Orca.…
Read more
