Monday, January 25, 2010

A5s calling in JS

Orcas near mics.

We are listening to A5 calls once again in Johnstone Striat!
Helena
25 Jan 2010 20:34:17 PST

No calls but orcas nearby

Sounds like the A5s have headed past Critical Point after closing in towards Robson Bight.
Helena
25 Jan 2010 21:20:39 PST

Monday, January 18, 2010

A5s and I31s

Orcas near mics.

Since the last note: the whales were back till about midnight the other night. Right now, I31s are calling in Johnstone Strait! And As (?A8s) too! Something delicious must be encouraging them to stay around.
Helena
18 Jan 2010 12:33:41 PST

Saturday, January 16, 2010

A8s and I31s

No orcas present.

Compounding our connection problems, power went down in Alert Bay just after we posted our last comment, so we lost our internet connection again (and stopped streaming). Power is back & so is our connection this morning, but we've heard no calls since last evening, when we thought the A5s (A8s) & I31s were headed to the east in Johnstone Strait. We're streaming again, and our hydrophone network is functioning, for the moment, so we are waiting... apologies for the frustration (we're experiencing it too).
Paul & Helena
16 Jan 2010 12:39:10 PST

Superb sounds!!

Sounds like the I31s and A5s (Jared reported yesterday seeing the A8s) are returning again. Stormy seas today but a lovely afternoon sky.
Helena
16 Jan 2010 17:25:27 PST

Friday, January 15, 2010

A5s and I31s

Hi everyone!, just had to say this was good even though the calls are fairly distant because it is so lovely to have this winter visit from the A5s and I31s. This morning,just after 11am we started to hear calls and we have been recording ever since while we did some repairs on the system. We should be streaming now so enjoy the sounds!
Helena
15 Jan 2010 15:02:30 PST

Superb sounds!!

The Calls from the I31s and A5s are louder now and still quite frequent. The computer coughed up a security check and so the streaming was interrupted. Would you know it? I just checked and we are streaming now.
Helena
15 Jan 2010 17:45:51 PST