29 February 2008, Orca Network Reports:
A pod of about 6 to 9 whales (orcas) came by our house today, 10:00 AM. One mile west of the Sekiu River, WA state about 1/4 mile offshore heading west. I saw 2 juveniles.
Paul Blake
We sent Paul's photos to Dave Ellifrit of the Center for Whale Research, & he has ID'd them as L pod!
It's L pod! Whales appearing in the photos include L47, L55, L86, L90, and L26. Others are there too. Very cool since J pod decided to come in.
Dave Ellifrit, Center for Whale Research
vrijdag 29 februari 2008
zaterdag 2 februari 2008
2 February 2008, Orca Network Reports:
Ken Balcomb called to relay a report he'd just received of Southern Resident orcas in Monterey Bay CA at 12:40 pm. ID's confirmed are L57 & L41.
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Sarah Graham of Monterey, CA, called at 12:51 pm to report Southern Resident orcas in Monterey Bay.
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Today we saw the residents, about 40 or so very spread out in Monterey Bay. They approached within a mile of the aquarium then turned and headed to NW still spread over 1 plus miles.
Nancy Black, Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Ken Balcomb called to relay a report he'd just received of Southern Resident orcas in Monterey Bay CA at 12:40 pm. ID's confirmed are L57 & L41.
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Sarah Graham of Monterey, CA, called at 12:51 pm to report Southern Resident orcas in Monterey Bay.
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Today we saw the residents, about 40 or so very spread out in Monterey Bay. They approached within a mile of the aquarium then turned and headed to NW still spread over 1 plus miles.
Nancy Black, Monterey Bay Whale Watch
zondag 27 januari 2008
27 January 2008, Orca Network Reports:
We sighted and photograhed some of the Southern Residents today in Monterey Bay. There were about 40 whales that were first sighted feeding on unknown fish, with birds diving in area (possible mackeral). Then they began to travel and headed south into 25-30 knts wind and last seen off Cypress Pt, Carmel Bay. Pics were confirmed by Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research.
Nancy Black/Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research called with some of the ID's on the photos he has seen so far of the Monterey Bay orcas from Jan. 27th : L67, L72, L78, L88 & L105
We sighted and photograhed some of the Southern Residents today in Monterey Bay. There were about 40 whales that were first sighted feeding on unknown fish, with birds diving in area (possible mackeral). Then they began to travel and headed south into 25-30 knts wind and last seen off Cypress Pt, Carmel Bay. Pics were confirmed by Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research.
Nancy Black/Monterey Bay Whale Watch
Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research called with some of the ID's on the photos he has seen so far of the Monterey Bay orcas from Jan. 27th : L67, L72, L78, L88 & L105
zondag 13 januari 2008
13 January 2008, Orca Network reports:
Amy at the Whale Museum just forwarded us this amazing report of L pod in Rosario Strait: 9:45-10:15 am. Location: Rosario Strait between Burrows Island and Bird Rocks (just SW of Anacortes). 12 to 20 orcas, but could not see much to the south as the sun was shining (for a change), stretched out about 2 miles east to west and ½ to 1 mile north to south, moving south at about 8 mph. Every now and then they would circle around in one spot. Pod was spread out with a couple of small groups; three females with a juvenile, two females, a male and a female, and others within a couple hundred yards of each other. There were at least three males with very tall dorsal fins, one appeared to angle slightly forward and the two in the photos, which I am pretty sure were different ones. At one point we stopped and were watching several swim by a couple hundred yards away when all of a sudden the male in the close-up picture surfaced near us zig- zagging and making sharp circles as if chasing fish.
Ed Fisher, Decatur Island
L57 report clarification: This clarification is in regard to the report of L pod in Rosario Strait Jan. 13th: I felt compelled to quickly drop you an email so as not to start any false rumors. Jeannie here at TWM reminded me that it's not unusual for L-57 to travel alone with J-pod (as he did many times during the winter of 2006 I believe). As such, I feel I was erroneous in stating that it was L-pod spotted in Rosario. It could have just as easily been J-pod with L-57 traveling with them - I guess it would have more accurate for me to state that L-57 was the only whale ID'd in the group.
Amy Traxler, The Whale Museum, San Juan Island
Amy at the Whale Museum just forwarded us this amazing report of L pod in Rosario Strait: 9:45-10:15 am. Location: Rosario Strait between Burrows Island and Bird Rocks (just SW of Anacortes). 12 to 20 orcas, but could not see much to the south as the sun was shining (for a change), stretched out about 2 miles east to west and ½ to 1 mile north to south, moving south at about 8 mph. Every now and then they would circle around in one spot. Pod was spread out with a couple of small groups; three females with a juvenile, two females, a male and a female, and others within a couple hundred yards of each other. There were at least three males with very tall dorsal fins, one appeared to angle slightly forward and the two in the photos, which I am pretty sure were different ones. At one point we stopped and were watching several swim by a couple hundred yards away when all of a sudden the male in the close-up picture surfaced near us zig- zagging and making sharp circles as if chasing fish.
Ed Fisher, Decatur Island
L57 report clarification: This clarification is in regard to the report of L pod in Rosario Strait Jan. 13th: I felt compelled to quickly drop you an email so as not to start any false rumors. Jeannie here at TWM reminded me that it's not unusual for L-57 to travel alone with J-pod (as he did many times during the winter of 2006 I believe). As such, I feel I was erroneous in stating that it was L-pod spotted in Rosario. It could have just as easily been J-pod with L-57 traveling with them - I guess it would have more accurate for me to state that L-57 was the only whale ID'd in the group.
Amy Traxler, The Whale Museum, San Juan Island
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