L Pod, Depoe Bay OR

Orca Network received a call from Morris Grover at the Whale Watch Center in Depoe Bay, OR, reporting a pod of 16 -17 orcas heading south 1/21 at 4:00 pm, about 1 mile offshore. They thought they may have seen J1, but upon the Ctr. for Whale Research viewing the photos it is believed they were all L pod whales - there were 4 adult males and one pink calf.
In looking at this photo of L73 (far left), you can see how ruffled his fin is becoming, and how he can be confused with J1 these days!




Here are the Orca that we saw passing the Whale Watching Center yesterday evening(Jan 21, 4pm). . We think we were able to identify a few of them with the ID guide from Ken. Please let us know who we saw. It was great fun, we don't see them very often.
Morris Grover, The Whale Watching Center, Depoe Bay, OR

Report from the Center for Whale Research on Depoe Bay orca photos:
It looks like all matrilines of L pod are represented in Morris' photos. I picked out ten ID's and Dave is adding some additional IDs and some probables. That was a good score! We will be sending you and Morris the info on ID's soon.
Ken Balcomb, Center for Whale Research, San Juan Island

Below are IDs from the photos sent by Morris Grover of the Whale Watching Center of the pod off Depoe Bay OR Jan. 21st.
It looks like all matrilines of L pod are represented in Morris' photos - confirmed ID's are: L78,85,92,41,73,5,12,79,77,22,55,95,108,54?,2,25 ,84?, and 94.
Ken Balcomb, Senior Scientist
Center for Whale Research