Multiple pod calls audible.

We have heard a steady progression of whales pass through Blackney Pass from Johnstone Strait to Blackfish Sound. We think the A36s might have been in the lead, followed by a large group that included the A30s and spme of the A5s. It was not clear if the A24s were tucked in with this group. The A51s seemed to be the last group into Blackney Pass.
Helena
01 Aug 2009 01:08:56 PDT

Distant calls audible.

Around 6:30am we began to hear distant A1,A5 and A4 calls off the western end of Blackfish Sound. Perhaps the groups who went out after midnight are on their way back"in". Very foggy again this morning.
Helena
01 Aug 2009 07:18:31 PDT

No calls but orcas nearby

There are whales going south through the fog in Blackney Pass.
Helena
01 Aug 2009 08:35:15 PDT

Orcas near mics.

The whales that went through Blackney Pass earlier are now approaching Critical Point after entering Johnstone Strait after 8am.
Helena
01 Aug 2009 10:24:25 PDT

Orcas rubbing on the shore bottom.

The whales are either at the beaches or just offshore.
Helena
01 Aug 2009 11:00:54 PDT

Distant calls audible.

The groups are moving west toward Cracroft Point now.
Helena
01 Aug 2009 13:45:00 PDT


Distant calls audible.

I forgot to mention that the A5s are with Nick Templeman heading east toward the Adam River (far beyond the Ecological Reserve).
Helena
01 Aug 2009 14:34:41 PDT

No calls but orcas nearby

The A36s (+A12) went rushing through Blackney Pass around 6pm. The A30s have just followed. We are not sure where the A24s have gone but they may have stayed in the Strait. Earlier the A5s went east past the Reserve.
Helena
01 Aug 2009 18:47:23 PDT