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The Whale Hotline Recent Data

Hotline Last Updated:

4/28/08

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View a series of graphs that show since 1978 when the orcas were seen in the San Juan and Canadian Gulf islands, and in Puget Sound (south of the San Juans).

Also see monthly arrivals and departures of each pod since 1976.

SightDate Time Location Species Count Direction Pod Comments
4/27/2008 17:45 Beaumont Shoals, 1.5 m E Orca 7+   Ts T14, T49As, and T36As ID'd - trying to kill a steller sea lion
4/27/2008 14:35 Salmon Bank Orca 7+ W Ts T14, T36As, T49As
4/27/2008 14:30 Salmon Bank Orca     Ts T14 positively ID'd
4/27/2008 6:30 Iceberg Point Orca     Ts  
4/27/2008   Gedney Island, S of Gray 6-7      
4/26/2008 13:30 Zero Rock, 1 mi N Orca   S Ts T14 and others
4/26/2008 13:20 Possession Point, SE of Gray 1 S    
4/26/2008 13:00 D'Arcy Island, W of Orca 7+ S Ts T14 only adult male in group - possibly T36As and/or T49As
4/26/2008 11:20 Skunk Bank Humpback 1 NW    
4/26/2008 10:20 Rollingbay Minke 1 S    
4/26/2008 9:20 Useless Bay and Point no Point Humpback 1 NW   Did about 20 taillobs
4/26/2008   Mutiny Bay Humpback 1      
4/25/2008 21:30 Kelp Reef Orca     Ts  
4/25/2008 20:00 East Point Dall's Porpoise 6      
4/25/2008 19:00 Grief Point, Malaspina Strait Dall's Porpoise 70+ SE    
4/25/2008 16:30 Greenbank Dall's Porpoise 6+     Foraging
4/25/2008 15:00 Race Rocks, 3 mi E Orca     Ts Tried to take out a Steller sea lion
4/25/2008 11:30 Race Rocks Orca   E Ts T36As and T49As
4/25/2008 11:29 Victoria Orca 1 W T T14 ID'd
4/25/2008 11:00 Edmonds Pier Dall's Porpoise 5 S    
4/25/2008   Gordon Head Orca 7 W then E Ts T14, T36As, and 49As - unsuccessfully attacked a Steller SL
4/25/2008   Camano Head and Mukilteo, b/w Gray 5      
4/25/2008   Monterey Bay, CA Orca 30   Ts Feeding on a gray whale they killed on 4/23/08
4/25/2008   Gedney Island Gray 3     #49, 21 and 383 ID'd
4/23/2008 11:00 Everett marina, W of Gray 2 S    
4/22/2008   Monterey Bay Orca ~20     Hunting a gray whale calf which escaped
4/21/2008 17:00 Halibut Island, S of Orca 6 N Ts  
4/21/2008 16:45 Kelp Reef, 1 mi N Orca 6 N Ts  
4/21/2008 15:40 Discovery Island, E of Orca 6 N Ts  
4/21/2008 14:50 Beaumont Shoals Orca 6 N Ts T100s and T101s ID'd
4/21/2008 14:35 Discovery, S of Orca   N Ts  
4/21/2008 13:30 Sea Bird Point Orca 6 E Ts One adult male plus 5 others
4/21/2008 11:42 Gedney, W of Gray 2 S    
4/21/2008   Gedney Island, W side Gray 4     Whales #22, 383, 49, and ? ID'd
4/21/2008   Kelp Reef, 3 mi S Orca     Ts T100s and 101s ID'd
4/19/2008 11:15 Camano Head Gray 2      
4/19/2008   Green Point Steller Sea Lion 6      
4/19/2008   Mandarte, E of Orca 1   T T14 ID'd - made several kills
4/18/2008 19:45 Mariner's Cove Gray 1 S    
4/18/2008 14:00 Depoe Bay, OR - 16.5 mi W of Orca 8-9     One calf in group
4/17/2008 12:00 Tacoma Narrows, S of Dall's Porpoise 7      
4/17/2008 9:00 West Point, S of Minke 1      
4/17/2008   Santa Barbara Channel, CA Orca 6      
4/16/2008 18:30 Elger Bay Gray 2 N    
4/16/2008 16:00 William Head Orca 2 S Ts T20 and T21 ID'd
4/16/2008 13:30 Hannah Heights Orca 6 S Ts  
4/16/2008 12:41 Edwards Point Orca 7   Ts T49A, 49A1, 49A2, 49B, 49B1, 36A, and 36A1 ID'd by CWR
4/16/2008 10:40 Oak Bay Orca 6 E Ts  
4/16/2008   Camano Head Gray 4-5      
4/14/2008 22:00 Polnell Point Gray 1      
4/14/2008 18:30 Strawberry Point, S of Gray 1      
4/14/2008 17:00 Brown's Point Gray 1      
4/14/2008 13:40 Kingston Minke 1 S    
4/14/2008 11:45 Pebble Beach Gray 1 N    
4/14/2008 10:50 Possession Point, W of minke or humpback?        
4/14/2008 9:20 Astoria, OR - 1/2 mi inside jetty Orca 4+   Ts Going after a gray whale and her calf
4/13/2008 13:45 Mabana Gray 2      
4/13/2008 13:00 Lighthouse Point, Deception Pass SP Harbor Porpoise 3-5     Feeding
4/13/2008 12:50 Onamac, S of Gray 1      
4/13/2008   Port Madison minke or humpback? 1     Whale would fluke when diving
4/13/2008   Port Madison Humpback 1      
4/13/2008   Greenbank Gray 1     Feeding and rolling
4/12/2008 17:00 Discovery Park Minke 1 S    
4/12/2008 14:30 Mukilteo, N of Gray 2     #22 and #383 ID'd
4/12/2008 14:00 Hat Island and Everett, b/w Gray 2     #383 ID'd
4/12/2008 13:50 Kingston Minke 2-3 S    
4/12/2008 12:00 Mabana Gray 1      
4/12/2008 12:00 Protection Island, N of Minke 1      
4/12/2008 11:45 Jetty Island, S of Gray 1      
4/12/2008 11:45 Possession Point and Mukilteo, b/w Gray   N    
4/12/2008 10:30 Langley Gray 1     "Patch" was ID'd
4/12/2008 10:00 Suquamish Minke 1      
4/12/2008 10:00 Langley Gray 1     "Patch" was ID'd
4/12/2008 8:30 Clinton/Mukilteo ferry Gray 2 S    
4/12/2008   Suquamish minke or humpback?        
4/12/2008   Kingston ferry Minke 2      
4/12/2008   Shelter Cove, CA Orca     Ts Attacking and killing a blue whale calf
4/12/2008   Eel River, Humboldt County, CA - 9-12 mi offshore Orca 6   Ts  
4/10/2008 12:00 Hat Island Gray 3     #21, 22 and 49 ID'd
4/10/2008 11:20 Langley Gray 1      
4/10/2008 10:30 Clinton ferry Gray 2 W    
4/10/2008 3:00 Bells Beach Gray       Heard them blowing
4/9/2008 13:30 Mukilteo and Everett, b/w Gray 3      
4/9/2008 4:15 Langley Gray 2     Feeding
4/9/2008 0:10 North Bluff Gray 2     Heard them blowing
4/8/2008 17:30 Polnell Point Gray        
4/8/2008 17:00 Andrews Bay Orca 2 N Ts T20 and T21
4/8/2008 13:36 Hein Bank, W of Orca     J  
4/8/2008 11:10 Kanaka Bay Orca   S J  
4/8/2008 10:55 OrcaSound hydrophone array Orca       Heard vocalizations over hydrophone array
4/8/2008 10:53 Lime Kiln Orca     J Heard vocalizations over hydrophone array
4/8/2008 9:51 OrcaSound hydrophone array orca?       Heard vocalizations over hydrophone array - wasn't sure if they were orcas or not
4/8/2008 9:40 Andrews Bay Orca   S J  
4/8/2008 9:20 OrcaSound hydrophone array Orca       Heard vocalizations over hydrophone array
4/8/2008 9:15 Kayak Point Gray 1     Feeding
4/5/2008 17:15 Active Pass, BC Orca   N J  
4/5/2008 15:45 Bells Beach Gray 2     Caller felt whales were being harassed by a small speedboat in the area
4/5/2008 13:00 Mabana Gray 2      
4/5/2008 11:45 Lime Kiln hydrophones Orca       Heard vocalizations over hydrophone array
4/5/2008 10:40 OrcaSound hydrophones Orca       Heard vocalizations over hydrophone array
4/5/2008 10:00 Andrews Bay Orca   N J  
4/5/2008 8:15 Lime Kiln hydrophones Orca       Heard vocalizations over hydrophone array
4/5/2008 7:50 Andrews Bay - out from in Haro Strait Orca     Ts T14 and T 87 ID'd
4/5/2008 6:30 Hannah Heights Orca   N    
4/4/2008 18:42 False Bay, 1.5 mi E of Orca   SE J  
4/4/2008 18:00 Hannah Heights Orca   mill J  
4/4/2008 17:50 False Bay, 5 mi off of Orca   N J  
4/4/2008 13:15 Lime Kiln hydrophones Orca     J Heard vocalizations over hydrophone array
4/4/2008 13:15 Lime Kiln, S of Orca     J  
4/4/2008 12:18 Orcasound hydrophones Orca       Heard vocalizations over hydrophone array
4/4/2008 12:00 Alki, S of Minke 1 N    
4/4/2008 11:39 Mitchell Point Orca   S J  
4/4/2008 11:30 Andrews Bay Orca   S J  
4/4/2008 5:00 Kayak Point Gray 2     Heard them feeding close to shore
4/3/2008 18:00 Mabana Shores Gray 2 N    
4/3/2008 15:00 Onamac Gray 1 N    
4/3/2008 11:40 North Bluff Dall's Porpoise 6 N    
4/3/2008 10:45 Possession Point Gray 2 S then N    
4/3/2008 9:50 Point Wilson, N of Minke 1     Feeding
4/2/2008 13:20 Langley - middle of passage Gray 2 E    
4/2/2008 10:00 Alki false killer whale 1      
4/2/2008   Santa Barbara channel, CA Orca 20+      
4/1/2008 19:25 Useless Bay Gray 1     Going back and forth in shallow water
4/1/2008 17:30 Bush Point Gray 1 N    
4/1/2008 17:00 Gooch and Mandarte, b/w Orca   N J  
4/1/2008 15:50 OrcaSound hydrophones Orca       Heard vocalizations over hydrophone array
4/1/2008 14:45 OrcaSound hydrophone Orca       Heard vocalizations over hydrophone array
4/1/2008 12:30 East Point Dall's Porpoise 6-8     Caller said a whalewatch boat plowed right through the group
4/1/2008 12:30 East Point Gray 2     Feeding
4/1/2008 10:55 Hannah Heights Orca     J  
4/1/2008 8:30 Polnell Point, S of Gray 1      
4/1/2008 6:30 Catalina Island, CA Orca 15-25     Believed to be offshores
4/1/2008 6:30 Sandy Point Gray 3      
4/1/2008 6:30 Langley Gray 2      
4/1/2008 5:45 Langley Gray 2     Feeding
4/1/2008   Haro Strait Orca   N J J43 confirmed missing and presumed dead by CWR
3/30/2008 13:40 Newport, OR Orca 5     Possibly feeding on gray whale
3/30/2008 13:05 Victoria Orca 2 W Ts T20 and T21 ID'd