J-pod northbound in Swanson Channel,
June 24, met up with L11's in Active Pass
photo by Eve Dinger. This photo was taken under DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
An unidentified whale spyhops June 24, 2007 in Swanson Channel.
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
J40 surfaces next to her mother J14 in Swanson Channel.
photo by Eve Dinger. This photo was taken under DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
An unidentified Killer whale begins to surface alongside L77 and L41.
photo by Eve Dinger. This photo was taken under DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
J1, J2 and J19 surface close to the shoreline as they approach Active Pass.
Encounter #032-02
June 24, 2007
J-pod with some members of L-pod
Platform: Orca
Departed Snug Harbor: 11:00 a.m.
Begin Encounter: 11:25 a.m.
Start Lat: 48° 49.68 N
Start Long: 123° 13.80 W
End encounter: 2:25 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 51.12 N
End Long: 123° 21.06 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 4:05 p.m.
Observers: Dave Ellifrit, Eve Dinger, Stewart Macintyre and Kathy Babiak.
After watching J-pod and a number of L-pod members pass the Center for Whale Research very spread out, the staff headed to Snug Harbor to attempt to encounter the whales. After spotting J’s and L’s at Tiptop Hill heading north, the staff followed the whales into Swanson Channel. There the staff encountered variable weather (which they were well prepared for) and had a nice encounter with J1, J2, J14 and her kids. Halfway through the encounter the staff located L41, L77, L25 and L94 (the L11’s) in a tight group at Otter Bay. Near the end of the encounter the staff observed the J’s and L’s in tight groups along the shoreline heading towards the West entrance of Active Pass. The staff then left the whales and returned to Snug Harbor.
