2	January 13	Transients off Discovery Island
1	January 1	J Pod Strait of Juan de Fuca

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60	December 24	Transients off Constance Bank
59	December 23	Transients off Victoria waterfront
58	December 10	Transients off Victoria waterfront
57	November 12	J's and K's in Puget Sound
56	November 11	J's and K's spread out near the Victoria waterfront
55	October 7	J's, K's and L's off Kellet Bluff
54	October 6	J's and K's off Hannah Heights
53	September 25	J's, K's and L's spread out off Mitchell Bay
52	September 20	J's, K's and L's spread out off Lime Kiln State Park
51	September 17	J's, K's and L's north west of Bellevue Point
50	September 14	J's, K's and L's in Boundary Pass
49	September 11	J's, K's and L's off False Bay
48	September 10	L's off Shaw Island
47	September 9	J's, K's and L's off Trial Island
46	September 5	J's, K's and L's off Battleship Rock
45	September 2	Transients off San Juan Island
44	August 31	J's, K's and L's on the west side of San Juan Island
43	August 27	J's, K's and L's outsideof Mitchell Bay
42	August 15	J's, K's and L's off Kellet Bluff
Alaska 2009 - Some of the Center staff took a few days off and spent some time in search of whales and other marine and land creatures. Here are a few of the photos from this great trip. photo gallery »
Alaska 5	August 18	Transients in Seymour Narrows
Alaska 4	August 8	Transients off Thomas Bay
Alaska 3	August 6	Transients in Kakul Narrows
Alaska 2	July 25	Transients in Mathieson Channel
Alaska 1	July 23	Northern Residents
41	July 31	J's, K's and L's off Kellet Bluff
40	July 29	L pod off Skipjack Island
39	July 28	Superpod off Hanna Heights
38	July 27	J's, K's and L12's off Kellet Bluff
37	July 18	J's and K's off Turn Point
36	July 14	J's, K's and L's off Kellett Bluff
35	July 10	J's, K's and L87 in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
34	July 2	J's, K's and L's off the west side of San Juan Island
33	July 1	J's off Bedwell Harbour, Pender Island, B.C.
32	June 30	J pod in Haro Strait
31	June 29	K and L pods off the west side of San Juan Island
30	June 28	K and L pods in Swanson Channel
29	June 26	K's and L2's off Kellet Bluff
28	June 25	J's, K's and L2's off San Juan Island
27	June 22	J's, K's and L's in Boundary Pass
26	June 21	Superpod in Boundary Pass
25	June 17	L12's off the west side of San Juan Island
24	June 10	L12's, K20 and K38 in Haro Strait
23	June 10	Transients off Victoria, BC
22	June 9	K20 and K38 in Haro Strait
21	May 31	Transients in Strait of Juan de Fuca
20	May 15	Transients in Haro Strait
19	May 15	Transients off Saltspring Island, BC
18	May 15	J, K Pod off Hanna Heights
17	May 12	J, K Pod off Spieden Island
16	May 7	J Pod off Hanna Heights
15	May 7	Transients
14	May 5	J, K Pod off San Juan Island
13	May 4	J Pod off Thieves Bay, Pender Island, BC
12	April 20	Transients in Haro Strait
11	April 11	Transients off Gooch Island, BC
10	April 11	Transients (T123's) Haro Strait
9	April 6	Transients off Race Rocks
8	March 29	T14 Haro Strait
7	March 13	Haro Strait to the Strait of Juan de Fuca
6	March 10	J's off San Juan Island
Sighting	March 5	L's in California
5	March 3	J's with newest calf J45 in Haro Strait
4	February 23	Transients off Victoria waterfront
New Calves	February 6	New calves, J44 and L112
3	February 6	J,K, L Pods off Victoria in Strait of Juan de Fuca
2	February 2	Transients in Strait of Juan de Fuca
1	January 18	Transients near Kelp Reef in Haro Strait

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64	December 8	Transients off Victoria
63	December 1	J, K, and L in Haro Strait
62	October 30	J, K, and L spread out in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
61	October 23	K's, and L87 in Haro Strait
60	October 1	J's, K's, and L's in Haro Strait
59	September 25	J's, K's, and L87 in Boundary Pass
58	September 20	L's in Port Renfrew, Vancouver Island
57	September 18	J, K, L pods head south in Haro Strait
56	September 16	Superpod! in southern Haro Strait
55	September 15	J's, K's, and L's off Henry Island
54	September 14	J, K, L pods head up Swanson Channel
53	September 13	L pod off Iceberg Point
52	September 12	J's, K's, and L's at Hein Bank
51	September 11	J, K, L pods come in from Trial Island
50	September 9	J's, L57, L53 and L7 come down Boundary Pass
49	September 8	J's, L57, L53 and L7 on the west side
48	September 7	T18'and T19's off Stewart Island
47	September 6	Transients in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
46	September 2	J's, K's and L's off Turn Point
45	September 1	T10's and T100's off Kellett Bluff
44	September 1	T46B's and T30B on the west side
43	August 31	J,K,L pods on the west side
42	August 27	J,K and L pods in Boundary Pass
41	August 26	J,K and L pods in Haro Strait
40	August 23	Transients in Swanson Channel
39	August 23	J's and L's shuffle along the west side
38	August 21	J's and L's milling on the west side of SJI
37	August 19	Transients in the Strait of Georgia
36	August 15	New Calf L111 confirmed female
35	August 12	New Calf in L pod! L111 discovered in Haro Strait
34	August 11	L's on the west Side of San Juan Island
33	August 10	J,K,L pods in Haro Strait
32	August 5	Transients in San Juan Channel
31	August 5	L pod in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
30	July30	J,K,L pods milling at Eagle Point, San Juan Island
29	July 20	J's on the west side of San Juan Island
28	July 19	J,K,& L pods southbound in Boundary Pass
27	July 14	J,K,& L pods travel north through Swanson Channel
26	July 13	J,K,& L's shuffle along the west side
25	July 6	J,K,& L's off False Bay, San Juan Island
24	July 2	J pod in the Strait of Georgia
#23	June 30	J,K & L87 in southern Haro Strait
22	June 27	J,K & L pods in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
21	June 24	J,K & L pods in Haro Strait
20	June 21	J,K & L pod join up traveling north in Haro Strait
19	June 21	K's and L's off southern end of San Juan Island
18	June 20	J's and L's travel up Haro Strait
17	June 14	L's milling off west side San Juan Island
16	June 13	J's and L's travel north through Haro Strait
15	June 11	J Pod travels toward Boundary Pass
Report	June 5	K's & L's exit Strait of Juan de Fuca
14	June 3	K's and L's return to islands
Report	May 28	Jpod meanders up west side of SJI
13	May 27	T's encountered in Haro Strait
Report	May 27	T40 off Victoria B.C.
11	May 14	T's (incl. T73B) pass Trial Island
10	May 9	Jpod spread out off San Juan Is
Report	May 2	15 T's head east past Race Rocks
Report	May 1	T14 traveling solo off Victoria, BC.
9	April 26	T14, T36As, T49As in Haro Strait,
8	April 21	Ts "tracked" north in Haro Strait,
Report	April 21	T100s and T101s in Haro Strait
Report	April 19	Transient T14 hunts Harbor seals
7	April 16	Transients kill porpoise(s), seal
Report	April 16	Transients T20 and T21 sighted
6	April 8	Jpod in Strait of Juan de Fuca
5	April 6	Transients seen in Haro Strait
Report	April 5	T49As, T36s westbound off Sooke
3&4	April 5	Jpod, Ts in close proximity
Report	April 4	Jpod southbound in Haro Strait
Report	April 1	Jpod photographed in Haro Strait
2	April 1	Jpod makes west side appearance April Fool's Day
Report	March 28	Transients (T20s) off Race Rocks
Report	March 25	Transients (T20s) westbound
Report	March 23	Transients (T20s +) observed
Report	March 21	Transients seen off Pedder Bay
Report	March 20	Transients hunt and kill sea lion
Report	February 29	Members of Lpod pass Sekiu, WA
Report	February 29	Jpod passes Victoria waterfront
1	February 3	Jpod encountered in Active Pass
Report	January 13	12-20 orcas, incl. L57, in Rosario Strait

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are currently working on updating our earlier Encounter pages. These will be posted in coming months

30	June 23	Transient male T14 hunts harbor porpoise in Sidney Channel
29	June 20	J pod along western shore of San Juan Island
28	June 19	J pod foraging in Strait of Georgia
27	June 17	Jpod and L11's foraging and resting
26	June 15	J pod and L12 subpod
25	June 14	J pod and the L12's travel north along San Juan Island
24	June 13	Some L pod members arrive in San Juans
23	June 13	L pod encountered during a scout  for hydrophone locations
22	June 12	J pod encountered off west coast of San Juan Island
21	June 10	J pod encountered. L pod reported off Race Rocks, BC
20	June 9	Center staff encounter J pod, driven back to port by torrential rains
19	June 7	J pod encountered traveling northbound in Haro Strait
18	May 30	An afternoon with Jpod in Haro Strait
17	May 29	J pod feeding off the south end of San Juan Island
16	May 21	J pod passed by the San Juan Islands rather swiftly
15	May 20	Rumor of 'brand-new baby', CWR finds rumor to be false
14	May 11	Transients (T2's) pass Pender Island, BC
13	May 11	J pod passes west side of San Juan Island, young J42 doing well
12	May 7	J pod pass through San Juan, Upright Channel
11	May 2	Newborn calf J42 makes first appearance
10	April 28	J pod makes quick pass through San Juan Islands
9	April 27	Transients pass by San Juan Islands, Battleship Island
8	April 24	J pod at south end of San Juan island
7	April 14	Transient Killer whales near Race Rocks, BC
6	April 14	Two members of J pod encountered off False Bay
5	April 10	J pod encountered traveling northbound in Haro Strait
4	April 5	J pod encountered along west side of San Juan Island
3	March 25	J pod encountered southbound in Swanson Channel, Haro Strait
2	March 11	J pod encountered south of the city of Victoria, BC
1	February 8	J pod encountered traveling north in Swanson Channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Marine Fisheries Service	January 10	Proposed new vessel regulations. Please read and submit your comments by January 15
J47	January 3	Southern Resident Killer Whale population at 88

Calves of 2009	November 11	A look at the five births of 2009
J46	November 11	Another new calf for J Pod - a "Star" is born
New calf	October 10	New calf in L pod, L113
J44	September 14	J44 confirmed male
J38	July 28	J38 confirmed male
K38	June 10	K38 confirmed male
J45	May 5	J45 confirmed male
L's in California	March 5	L's spotted of Moss Landing, March 5th, 2009
New calf	March 3	Another new calf, J45
New calves	February 6	Two new calves, J44 and L112