No orcas present.
Hello everyone! It has been a very long time since we have made any comment. There hasn't been any northern resident activity around here although the A36s were seen on the northern coast at the beginning of April. Around April 20th there were numerous transient sightings from Port Hardy to here in Blackney Pass. We recorded several hours of transient calls in Blackfish Sound on the 21st. This was an unusually long session (for transients) and unfortunately, the fog defeated our attempts to find out which whales were calling. Dolphins have been around through the winter and spring. Perhaps the most exciting news came from Donna MacKay, Nic Dedeluk and Alex Morton that humpbacks are back in the area. We haven't seen any yet but are keeping a watchful eye on the Pass just in case. We can definitely sense that the seasons are turing and summer will not be long in coming!
Helena & Paul
25 Apr 2005 13:18:21 PDT
Monday, April 25, 2005
Friday, February 25, 2005
No calls but orcas nearby
Hi, It has been a couple of days since we have heard any more resident calls but this morning 8 transients, reported by the Herberts on Pearse Island, were seen headed west in the Strait. The MacKays (Naiad Explorer) later reported that they found them off Sointula quite involved in a kill of a Harbor porpoise. The adults allowed the young ones make the kill. Donna & Bill noted that the whales were silent but quite physical, breaching and pec slapping. The good weather continues around here but it is forecast to change over the weekend. We need both rain here and snow higher up so a change will be welcome although it has been unbelievably nice to pretend that winter has disappeared. Have a great day wherever you may be.
Helena & Paul
25 Feb 2005 14:22:03 PST
Hi, It has been a couple of days since we have heard any more resident calls but this morning 8 transients, reported by the Herberts on Pearse Island, were seen headed west in the Strait. The MacKays (Naiad Explorer) later reported that they found them off Sointula quite involved in a kill of a Harbor porpoise. The adults allowed the young ones make the kill. Donna & Bill noted that the whales were silent but quite physical, breaching and pec slapping. The good weather continues around here but it is forecast to change over the weekend. We need both rain here and snow higher up so a change will be welcome although it has been unbelievably nice to pretend that winter has disappeared. Have a great day wherever you may be.
Helena & Paul
25 Feb 2005 14:22:03 PST
Sunday, January 09, 2005
No orcas present.
Good day everyone! It's a lovely, cold & sunny morning here, with a brisk easterly wind blowing & a very high tide coming. The sun rose over Mt. Derby (Robson Bight) just before 9am, so we are already gaining visible light! We've heard no resident orcas calling so far this year (not since the day after we closed the Orca-live season mid November) we've heard transients calling occasionally, including just before midnight lasat night. We are fine, keeping as warm as possible, and continuing to focus our thoughts on the victims of the Tsunami, & we hope you are doing well, wherever you are.
Paul
09 Jan 2005 13:38:05 PST
Good day everyone! It's a lovely, cold & sunny morning here, with a brisk easterly wind blowing & a very high tide coming. The sun rose over Mt. Derby (Robson Bight) just before 9am, so we are already gaining visible light! We've heard no resident orcas calling so far this year (not since the day after we closed the Orca-live season mid November) we've heard transients calling occasionally, including just before midnight lasat night. We are fine, keeping as warm as possible, and continuing to focus our thoughts on the victims of the Tsunami, & we hope you are doing well, wherever you are.
Paul
09 Jan 2005 13:38:05 PST
Thursday, January 06, 2005
No orcas present.
Good day everyone! It is still fairly quiet here: a few days ago there were transients heard in Johnstone Strait in the early hours of the morning, we have had reports of dolphins in the inlets and we do occasionally see sea lions travelling by. After several days of below freezing temperatures we woke up this morning to much milder temperatures and no snow unlike most of the rest of the coast. There is still a dusting of frost on the logs so winter has not totally disappeared yet. Keep well and safe.
Helena
06 Jan 2005 11:45:59 PST
Good day everyone! It is still fairly quiet here: a few days ago there were transients heard in Johnstone Strait in the early hours of the morning, we have had reports of dolphins in the inlets and we do occasionally see sea lions travelling by. After several days of below freezing temperatures we woke up this morning to much milder temperatures and no snow unlike most of the rest of the coast. There is still a dusting of frost on the logs so winter has not totally disappeared yet. Keep well and safe.
Helena
06 Jan 2005 11:45:59 PST
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