T124's, T90, and her calf pass through
San Juan Islands, August 14, 2007
photo by Courtney Smith. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822,
and/or DFO license #2006-08/SARA-34.
T124E (foreground) and probably T124 (it's mother) pass through the San Juan Islands, August 14, 2007.
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
T90A surfaces in President's Channel, August 14, 2007.
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
T90A surfaces next to it's mother, T90, east of Orcas Island, August 14, 2007.
photo by Dave Ellifrit. This photo was taken under MMPA permit #532-1822.
T124D surfaces beside T90 and T90A in President's Channel, Augsut 14, 2007.
Encounter #045-1
August 14, 2007 T124's and T90's Platform: Orca Departed Snug Harbor: 12:50 p.m. Begin Encounter: 1:21 p.m. Start Lat: 48° 37.571 N Start Long: 123° 04.652 W End Encounter: 2:30 p.m. End Lat: 48° 40.140 N End Long: 123° 01.660 W
Observers: Dave Ellifrit, Kelley Balcomb-Bartok, Courtney Smith and Erin Corra (volunteer).
After receiving several reports of Transients in the vicinity, Center for Whale Research staff set out to identify who was in the area. The T124’s, along with T90 and her calf, were found traveling together just off the eastern side of Spieden Island. The group stayed close together and continued traveling east for the duration of the encounter. At the end of this encounter, Center staff returned to Snug Harbor to top off the gas tank, drop off Erin Corra, and then continued towards Race Rocks, British Columbia, to investigate the identity of another reported group of Transients Eastbound in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
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