vrijdag 15 augustus 2008
K21, K16 and K35 joined the L47s with L111
Center for Whale Resaerch staff encountered J's, K's and L's traveling southwest from False Bay at 4:52 p.m., August 15 2008. The whales were spread out in tight groups. The first group encountered was the L22's just north of Eagle Point. The next group encountered was the L47's with new calf L111. L47, L83, L91 and L110 were traveling tight with the new calf , exhibiting a lot of social and tactile behavior. L47 was observed pushing L111 around on her rostrum which allowed Center staff to get a photo of the calf's underbelly and determine that L111 is a female. As seen in the above photographs, she still has a piece of her umbilical cord attached. The L47's were shortly joined by K21, K16 and K35 who also appeared to be playing with the calf. The animals were very tactile, rolling around and breaching. J pod as well as the L12's and the rest of the K's were reported in the area but were not seen or documented by the Center staff. The encounter ended at 6:00 p.m., north of Hein Bank. The whales continued traveling southwest.
donderdag 7 augustus 2008
K7 possible deceased
by Brad Hanson, North West Fisheries Science Center.
K7 in south Puget Sound, December 23, 2007. This photo was taken by the Northwest Fisheries Science Center and is the last known photograph of K7.
K7 also known as Lummi, is estimated to have been born in 1910 making her approximately 98 years old. This makes K7 not only the oldest individual in K pod, but the oldest individual among the Southern Residents since the Orca Survey study began in 1976. J2, the matriarch of J pod is estimated to have been born in 1911, and is the only other individual of comparable age to K7. The average age for a female killer whale is approximately 50 years. However, as in the case of K7 and J2, they do live significantly beyond the average. K7 has been photographed consistently on an annual basis since 1976. The last encounter by the Center for Whale Research staff was on October 30th, 2007. She was last photographed by the Northwest Fisheries Science Center on December 23rd, 2007. She has not been seen or photographed since which makes her officially missing. Although, given her age, it is likely that she is deceased, her possible death will not be made official until she has been absent for one year.
dinsdag 3 juni 2008
3 June 2008, Center for Whale Research reports:
June 3, 2008
J, K, and L pods
Platform: Orca
Departed Snug Harbor: 10:51 a.m.
Begin Encounter: 11:24 p.m.
Start Lat: 48° 31.981 N
Start Long: 123° 10.009 W
End Encounter: 3:58 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 41.81 N
End Long: 123° 14.51 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 4:32 p.m.
Observers: Kelley Balcomb-Bartok and Erin Heydenreich
Having not been seen since January 27, 2008 off Monterey, California, and Sekiu, Washington, February 29, 2008, members of Kpod and Lpod returned to the San Juan Islands June 3, 2008. The whales were first reported off the south end of San Juan Island at around 8 a.m., then slowly travelled north up the coast of the island in tight social groups. Center for Whale Research staff encountered the whales off Bellevue Point as they swam in three large, tight and tactile groups very close to the shoreline. Staff confirmed that members of Kpod and Lpod were among the playful social groups, though it has not been determined yet if all the whales from the Southern Resident population were present. During the encounter a small calf was observed swimming in close proximity to sisters K14 and K16, both reproductive age females. Later in the encounter staff determined that the calf was indeed a new calf in K-pod, and observed the calf primarily travelling very near K14 and her older offspring K26 and K36.
June 3, 2008
J, K, and L pods
Platform: Orca
Departed Snug Harbor: 10:51 a.m.
Begin Encounter: 11:24 p.m.
Start Lat: 48° 31.981 N
Start Long: 123° 10.009 W
End Encounter: 3:58 p.m.
End Lat: 48° 41.81 N
End Long: 123° 14.51 W
Returned to Snug Harbor: 4:32 p.m.
Observers: Kelley Balcomb-Bartok and Erin Heydenreich
Having not been seen since January 27, 2008 off Monterey, California, and Sekiu, Washington, February 29, 2008, members of Kpod and Lpod returned to the San Juan Islands June 3, 2008. The whales were first reported off the south end of San Juan Island at around 8 a.m., then slowly travelled north up the coast of the island in tight social groups. Center for Whale Research staff encountered the whales off Bellevue Point as they swam in three large, tight and tactile groups very close to the shoreline. Staff confirmed that members of Kpod and Lpod were among the playful social groups, though it has not been determined yet if all the whales from the Southern Resident population were present. During the encounter a small calf was observed swimming in close proximity to sisters K14 and K16, both reproductive age females. Later in the encounter staff determined that the calf was indeed a new calf in K-pod, and observed the calf primarily travelling very near K14 and her older offspring K26 and K36.
maandag 31 december 2007
31 December 2007, Orca Network reports:
We started the day with K40 surfing in the wake of a Foss Tug. It was pretty impressive. At 3:10 pm they were between the S. end of Bainbridge Island & spread out across Elliott Bay. We were also able to get a few scale samples and left the whales (K pod) northbound off of Shilshole.
Candi Emmons, NOAA NWFSC, Seattle
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Brad Hanson of NOAA's NWFSC reported they caught up with K pod around Three Tree Pt, & followed them as they made their way up north. K26 did quite a bit of foraging & they were able to get some samples, they turned back to watch K40 do the surfing thing for 15 minutes, and left the whales off Jefferson Head at 4:40 pm.
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Kari Koski from SoundWatch called to report watching K pod from the shores of Alki Pt! The whales were 1/4 - 1/2 mile offshore, spread out, passing by Alki at 2:35 pm, heading north. They were doing some breaching & there were a lot of people walking the beach & watching from the shoreline. What more could anyone want for New Year's Eve?!
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Amy Carey reported on K pod off Vashon & Maury Islands - at 12:15 pm they had just passed Pt. Robinson, heading north. At 1:06 pm they had passed Three Tree Pt, heading north toward Dilworth, closer to the Seattle side.
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Dec. 31 DJ Mar watched K pod from the Whaler's Village Condos in Des Moines as they passed by Pt. Robinson heading north, a little after noon. They were breaching & spy hopping - it was her first time seeing the whales in her neighborhood - another great New Year's Treat!!
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A pod of about 6-8 orcas off Pt. Robinson on Maury Island this morning at 11:50 am! This is the first time ive seen them and it was amazing!! I believe is was K Pod along with some of L Pod but im not positive.
RebelAngel
We started the day with K40 surfing in the wake of a Foss Tug. It was pretty impressive. At 3:10 pm they were between the S. end of Bainbridge Island & spread out across Elliott Bay. We were also able to get a few scale samples and left the whales (K pod) northbound off of Shilshole.
Candi Emmons, NOAA NWFSC, Seattle
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Brad Hanson of NOAA's NWFSC reported they caught up with K pod around Three Tree Pt, & followed them as they made their way up north. K26 did quite a bit of foraging & they were able to get some samples, they turned back to watch K40 do the surfing thing for 15 minutes, and left the whales off Jefferson Head at 4:40 pm.
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Kari Koski from SoundWatch called to report watching K pod from the shores of Alki Pt! The whales were 1/4 - 1/2 mile offshore, spread out, passing by Alki at 2:35 pm, heading north. They were doing some breaching & there were a lot of people walking the beach & watching from the shoreline. What more could anyone want for New Year's Eve?!
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Amy Carey reported on K pod off Vashon & Maury Islands - at 12:15 pm they had just passed Pt. Robinson, heading north. At 1:06 pm they had passed Three Tree Pt, heading north toward Dilworth, closer to the Seattle side.
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Dec. 31 DJ Mar watched K pod from the Whaler's Village Condos in Des Moines as they passed by Pt. Robinson heading north, a little after noon. They were breaching & spy hopping - it was her first time seeing the whales in her neighborhood - another great New Year's Treat!!
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A pod of about 6-8 orcas off Pt. Robinson on Maury Island this morning at 11:50 am! This is the first time ive seen them and it was amazing!! I believe is was K Pod along with some of L Pod but im not positive.
RebelAngel
woensdag 26 december 2007
26 December 2007, Orca Network reports:
Brad Hanson of NOAA Fisheries NWSC reported they found the pod of orcas off Dolphin Pt, NE Vashon Island and followed them south, leaving them spread out NW of Brown's Pt, heading into Dalco Passage. They confirmed it was K pod, & were able to get several fecal & scale samples. There were a lot of pec & tail slaps, & K21 & K40 were speed-swimming way ahead of the pod in the afternoon.
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Amy Carey found the pod of orcas (K's) between Vashon Island & Alki Pt. at 11:05 am, spread out & milling mid-channel. By 11:30 they were just north of the Vashon ferry lanes, coming down the east side of Vashon. At 12:55 pm they made a nice pass by Dilworth, still heading south, close to shore - 1 was within 20' of the shoreline! They were still spread out, with a few breaches. At 2:10 pm the whales headed around Pt. Robinson, with LOTS of breaching, swimming on their backs & showing their bellies, & giving a great show to a crowd of nearly 100 people on the shoreline. By 3:20 pm they were off Gold Beach, still heading south & spread out.
Brad Hanson of NOAA Fisheries NWSC reported they found the pod of orcas off Dolphin Pt, NE Vashon Island and followed them south, leaving them spread out NW of Brown's Pt, heading into Dalco Passage. They confirmed it was K pod, & were able to get several fecal & scale samples. There were a lot of pec & tail slaps, & K21 & K40 were speed-swimming way ahead of the pod in the afternoon.
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Amy Carey found the pod of orcas (K's) between Vashon Island & Alki Pt. at 11:05 am, spread out & milling mid-channel. By 11:30 they were just north of the Vashon ferry lanes, coming down the east side of Vashon. At 12:55 pm they made a nice pass by Dilworth, still heading south, close to shore - 1 was within 20' of the shoreline! They were still spread out, with a few breaches. At 2:10 pm the whales headed around Pt. Robinson, with LOTS of breaching, swimming on their backs & showing their bellies, & giving a great show to a crowd of nearly 100 people on the shoreline. By 3:20 pm they were off Gold Beach, still heading south & spread out.
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