Superb sounds!!
We are hearing clear calls on critical point hydrophone
Leah & Marie
05 Feb 2010 10:10:00 PST
Distant calls audible.
We are hearing A5 calls in Johnstone Strait, they are heading West.
Leah & Marie
05 Feb 2010 11:20:35 PST
Friday, February 05, 2010
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
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
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
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
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
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
A5s heading west past Robson Bight
No orcas present.
Sorry, the streaming is gone again for a bit while we sort out new IP addresses. Since yesterday, there is not much to report except around 5pm a group of at least 7 orcas passed CP on their way to the east. These whales were reported to have come in via Weynton Pass although there is some confusion as visual IDs were not available and the whales were not vocal. They passed on to Boat bay and then started to cross over toward the east end of the Reserve. As far as we know the I15s were eastbound on the Vancouver Island shore during this time. They also got to the beaches and from there we thinks they may have carried on to the east. But this is also not 100% clear as there were no calls to give additional clues after 8:08pm. We are waiting to see how the day unfolds. The A36s were the last vocal whales in Blackfish Sound yesterday evening (8pm) and they may still not be too far away as they seemed to not be entirely committed to leaving this area. There was a report a short while ago of 2 whales off of Lizard Point in Queen Charlotte Sound. Dolphins continue to tour the area and can be heard from time to time.
Helena
26 Aug 2009 09:47:37 PDT
Orcas hunting fish.
We've been listening to echolocation of the Critical Point hydrophone, and Marie at the Cliff reports a group of orcas in the Robson Bight estuary, heading west. A short whle ago, we heard distant G clan calls on CrPt, so it's possible the I15s (or another G clan group) are heading back from the east in Johnstone Strait.
Helena
26 Aug 2009 13:16:56 PDT
Multiple pod calls audible.
The A4s, A5s, A12s are all heading west past Robson Bight, possibly to join up with the I15s, who have been lazing around off (& inside) Blackney Pass for the past several hours.
Helena
26 Aug 2009 17:45:50 PDT
Orcas near mics.
A lot has been happening. We think the A12s,A35s and at least some of the A5s went west in Johnstone Strait and out htrough weynton Pass. We picked them up on the "other" side, at the top of Blackfish Sound just as the A30s were moving through Blackney Pass to the north and into Blackfish Sound. We could still hear an A4 group in the Strait and then traveling through Blackney Pass too. This sounded like the A11,A56 and A13's group. We are not sure what happened to the I15s after they poked their noses into Blackney Pass this afternoon. There were just a few calls before 6pm and then we lost track. Before the evening is over hopefully we will be able to account for all the groups.
Helena
26 Aug 2009 23:18:18 PDT
Sorry, the streaming is gone again for a bit while we sort out new IP addresses. Since yesterday, there is not much to report except around 5pm a group of at least 7 orcas passed CP on their way to the east. These whales were reported to have come in via Weynton Pass although there is some confusion as visual IDs were not available and the whales were not vocal. They passed on to Boat bay and then started to cross over toward the east end of the Reserve. As far as we know the I15s were eastbound on the Vancouver Island shore during this time. They also got to the beaches and from there we thinks they may have carried on to the east. But this is also not 100% clear as there were no calls to give additional clues after 8:08pm. We are waiting to see how the day unfolds. The A36s were the last vocal whales in Blackfish Sound yesterday evening (8pm) and they may still not be too far away as they seemed to not be entirely committed to leaving this area. There was a report a short while ago of 2 whales off of Lizard Point in Queen Charlotte Sound. Dolphins continue to tour the area and can be heard from time to time.
Helena
26 Aug 2009 09:47:37 PDT
Orcas hunting fish.
We've been listening to echolocation of the Critical Point hydrophone, and Marie at the Cliff reports a group of orcas in the Robson Bight estuary, heading west. A short whle ago, we heard distant G clan calls on CrPt, so it's possible the I15s (or another G clan group) are heading back from the east in Johnstone Strait.
Helena
26 Aug 2009 13:16:56 PDT
Multiple pod calls audible.
The A4s, A5s, A12s are all heading west past Robson Bight, possibly to join up with the I15s, who have been lazing around off (& inside) Blackney Pass for the past several hours.
Helena
26 Aug 2009 17:45:50 PDT
Orcas near mics.
A lot has been happening. We think the A12s,A35s and at least some of the A5s went west in Johnstone Strait and out htrough weynton Pass. We picked them up on the "other" side, at the top of Blackfish Sound just as the A30s were moving through Blackney Pass to the north and into Blackfish Sound. We could still hear an A4 group in the Strait and then traveling through Blackney Pass too. This sounded like the A11,A56 and A13's group. We are not sure what happened to the I15s after they poked their noses into Blackney Pass this afternoon. There were just a few calls before 6pm and then we lost track. Before the evening is over hopefully we will be able to account for all the groups.
Helena
26 Aug 2009 23:18:18 PDT
Monday, August 24, 2009
A5s left to north, except for the A8s
Multiple pod calls audible.
The A12s, A4s & A5s are all heading north through Blackney Pass.
Helena
24 Aug 2009 00:15:53 PDT
No orcas present.
Good news! The audio streaming is running again. Early this morning, the calls from the groups who had passed through Blackney Pass and Blackfish Sound faded away by 2:30am. later, we heard close echo location and a couple of calls near to Robson Bight from 6:53 to 6:56am. There was some foraging, echo location, crunching,a gulp and water splashes. Sounded yummy! All has been quiet since except for a single possible rub a while after the fishing off of Critical Point.
Helena
24 Aug 2009 09:28:39 PDT
No calls but orcas nearby
We've just heard, from Marie at Boat Bay, that the A8s are westbound at Swaine Point, close to the Cracroft shore. Probably, they are the whales we heard in Robson Bight early this morning. Also, we hear via the Mackays that a crowd of orcas is coming our way... this could be an exciting night!
Helena
24 Aug 2009 18:27:40 PDT
The A12s, A4s & A5s are all heading north through Blackney Pass.
Helena
24 Aug 2009 00:15:53 PDT
No orcas present.
Good news! The audio streaming is running again. Early this morning, the calls from the groups who had passed through Blackney Pass and Blackfish Sound faded away by 2:30am. later, we heard close echo location and a couple of calls near to Robson Bight from 6:53 to 6:56am. There was some foraging, echo location, crunching,a gulp and water splashes. Sounded yummy! All has been quiet since except for a single possible rub a while after the fishing off of Critical Point.
Helena
24 Aug 2009 09:28:39 PDT
No calls but orcas nearby
We've just heard, from Marie at Boat Bay, that the A8s are westbound at Swaine Point, close to the Cracroft shore. Probably, they are the whales we heard in Robson Bight early this morning. Also, we hear via the Mackays that a crowd of orcas is coming our way... this could be an exciting night!
Helena
24 Aug 2009 18:27:40 PDT
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