ORCA Updates

From everything we've seen and heard so far this season, chum salmon are returning in huge numbers...

We caught up with the pair at San Juan County Park. Just as surprising as the calf was perhaps the fact that there were no other whales in sight...

There are a lot of fan favorites among the T49As, but this is an appreciation post for one of the members who doesn't get as much attention, T49A5 Nebula.

After two weeks off the north end of Vancouver Island we are back home in the Salish Sea but with lots of data and media to process from 17 total encounters with Northern Resident killer whales. Check out our video!

This was a morning I will not soon forget! It was the first day of our 2024 time in Telegraph Cove and we got to meet up with the A34s. While shut down we were able to drop our hydrophone and listen in to their calling back and forth.

Since at least July 22nd, T65A5 Indy has been traversing the Salish Sea on his own and has been busy "doing Indy things", according to many of those who have been lucky enough to see him!

On the afternoon of May 30th, a group of Bigg's killer whales were picked up outside of Friday Harbor. Of course, tracking killer whale sightings the way we do, I was curious to find out who they were. When a friend messaged me and said "T19B is here" I said: "Impossible!" But, there he was!

The T146s, rarely seen in the Salish Sea, showed up this week, as did the T146As who as far as know have not been documented in the Salish Sea before!

The T90s were seen off the Oregon Coast on April 24 and made it Sidney Spit by April 29!

T46D, Strider, is has always been a bit of a wanderer. For those who were concerned, we got confirmation of his whereabouts! Thanks to photos taken by Jason Duncan and shared by Comox Valley Wildlife Sightings.

Update: Center for Whale Research has reported that calf J60 was not seen during their January 27th encounter with J-Pod.

Our consecutive days of confirmed Bigg's killer whales in the Salish Sea streak came to an end.