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The Whale Hotline Recent Data

Hotline Last Updated:

7/17/2010


Blank fields mean no information was provided by caller.

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
7/14/2010 14:16 Coal Docks (Westshore Terminals) Orca     J  
7/14/2010 14:16 Sheringham Point Orca   W L  
7/14/2010 9:17 Victoria Orca   W SRs Moving slowly
7/14/2010 9:13 Brotchie Ledge Orca   W L  
7/14/2010 8:07 Pender Island Bluffs Orca   N    
7/13/2010 18:36 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/13/2010 14:24 Eagle Point Orca     J  
7/13/2010 14:24 South Beach Orca     L12s  
7/13/2010 12:18 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca       Clicking
7/13/2010 12:08 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   S    
7/13/2010 12:01 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/13/2010 12:00 Lime Kiln State Park Orca     JpLp J11s not present, nor were the 4 Ks that have been traveling with J for several weeks
7/13/2010 11:50 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
7/13/2010 10:30 Turn Point, Stuart Island area Orca   S    
7/13/2010 10:10 Salmon Bank Orca   SE L  
7/13/2010 7:30 Tulalip Gray 1     Swimming around
7/12/2010 19:30 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/12/2010 18:43 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/12/2010 18:05 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/12/2010 14:55 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca     SRs Echos, burbles, and groans
7/12/2010 14:20 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/12/2010 11:25 Lopez Island, S end Orca   NW SRs  
7/12/2010 11:25 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   S J  
7/12/2010 11:24 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/12/2010 11:06 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
7/12/2010 10:40 Kellett Bluff Orca   S J Leaders
7/12/2010 10:05 Battleship Island Orca   S J  
7/12/2010 8:45 Monarch Head Orca   W    
7/12/2010 8:35 Black Rock, Rosario Strait Orca   S    
7/12/2010 6:00 Mission Beach, Tulalip Reservation Gray 1      
7/11/2010 17:00 Turn Point, Stuart Island area Orca   N L  
7/11/2010 16:00 Spee-Bi-Dah Gray 1      
7/11/2010 14:20 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
7/11/2010 14:03 Lime Kiln, N of Orca     JpLp  
7/11/2010 14:03 Pender Island Bluffs Orca   N    
7/11/2010 13:15 Orca Cam Orca   N    
7/11/2010 13:15 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca   N    
7/11/2010 13:10 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca       Calls and whistles
7/11/2010 13:00 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/11/2010 12:07 Lime Kiln State Park Orca     JLp  
7/11/2010 10:30 San Juan County Park Orca     J  
7/11/2010 10:00 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   N JLp  
7/11/2010 8:21 Baynes Channel Orca 20+ NE    
7/11/2010 7:00 Oak Bay, BC Orca       Close to shore
7/10/2010 18:36 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
7/10/2010 18:25 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/10/2010 17:44 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/10/2010 17:28 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
7/10/2010 16:25 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca     L  
7/10/2010 16:00 Kellett Bluff Orca   S JKp K21 and K40 only
7/10/2010 14:42 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/10/2010 13:30 Tulalip Bay Gray 1     Gray whale that had stranded was swimming in deeper water
7/10/2010 12:00 Victor Hotel buoy Orca 3 mill    
7/10/2010 11:28 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
7/10/2010 11:28 Orca Cam Orca        
7/10/2010 11:22 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   S   Leaders
7/10/2010 10:15 Battleship Island Orca   S   Leaders
7/10/2010 9:01 Patos Island Orca   W    
7/9/2010 14:29 Patos Island, N of Orca   N    
7/9/2010 14:29 Sooke Orca   W    
7/9/2010 13:30 Mukilteo Gray 1     Stranded again in morning then got "free" when tide came in
7/9/2010 13:00 Point Roberts Orca     SRs Lots of activities
7/9/2010 11:05 Oak Bay, BC Gray 1      
7/9/2010 9:49 Sand Heads Orca   S    
7/9/2010 9:32 Pedder Bay Orca 3 S L  
7/9/2010 9:16 Sand Heads Orca        
7/8/2010 20:45 Active Pass Orca   E J  
7/8/2010 17:30 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/8/2010 16:58 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/8/2010 16:57 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
7/8/2010 16:16 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/8/2010 16:00 Lime Kiln State Park Orca 6 N Lp L2s and L54s
7/8/2010 15:16 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/8/2010 14:45 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca     SRs  
7/8/2010 7:45 Cattle Point Orca   NW    
7/8/2010 7:45 Salmon Bank Minke 2      
7/8/2010 7:45 French Beach Orca   W    
7/8/2010 7:00 San Juan Island, SW end Orca        
7/7/2010 19:32 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca     SRs  
7/7/2010 19:22 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/7/2010 13:04 Turn Point, Stuart Island area Orca   N J  
7/7/2010 13:04 False Bay Orca        
7/7/2010 11:50 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/7/2010 11:49 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/7/2010 11:49 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/7/2010 11:00 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
7/7/2010 10:43 Eagle Point Orca   mill    
7/7/2010 10:43 Kellett Bluff Orca        
7/7/2010 10:03 Mitchell Bay Orca     JKpLp  
7/7/2010 9:08 Lime Kiln State Park Orca        
7/7/2010 6:30 Sunshine Coast Gray 1      
7/7/2010 6:19 Bellevue Point Orca     JKpLp  
7/7/2010 3:30 Center for Whale Research Orca       Heard lots of calls and blows
7/7/2010   Sunshine Coast Gray 1      
7/7/2010   Thieves Bay Orca ~35     Lots of spyhopping and tail slapping
7/6/2010 21:00 Center for Whale Research Orca     J  
7/6/2010 20:00 Victoria Orca   E L  
7/6/2010 19:45 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   S Jp  
7/6/2010 19:30 Center for Whale Research Orca     J  
7/6/2010 16:00 Sheringham Point Orca   E    
7/6/2010 15:30 Sheringham Point Orca   E    
7/6/2010 15:10 East Point, Saturna Orca   W J  
7/6/2010 10:55 Constance Bank Humpback 1      
7/6/2010 10:25 Mouat Point Orca        
7/6/2010 10:00 Active Pass Orca   NE    
7/6/2010 8:15 Gooch Island Orca   N Jp  
7/6/2010 7:54 Stuart Island Orca   N Jp  
7/6/2010 5:15 Center for Whale Research Orca     SRs  
7/6/2010 2:30 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca   N J Heard the pod going by
7/6/2010   Everett Gray 1      
7/6/2010   Active Pass Orca   N Jp J11s, 22s, and 17s
7/5/2010 21:43 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca       Echolocating
7/5/2010 21:15 Andrews Bay Orca   S JpKp Just the 4 Ks
7/5/2010 20:44 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
7/5/2010 19:30 Everett Gray 1-2      
7/5/2010 18:42 Turn Point, Stuart Island area Orca     JpKp  
7/5/2010 18:00 Tofino, BC Orca 20-25   KpLp  
7/5/2010 17:30 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca     SRs  
7/5/2010 17:27 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca     SRs  
7/5/2010 17:27 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca     SRs  
7/5/2010 17:08 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   S Jp  
7/5/2010 17:00 Orca Cam Orca     SRs  
7/5/2010 16:35 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca     SRs  
7/5/2010 16:00 Tofino, BC Orca   E KpLp  
7/5/2010 15:18 Tiptop Hill Orca     Jp J14s and 16s
7/5/2010 14:20 Sheringham Point Orca   W L Trailers
7/5/2010 14:20 East Point, Saturna Orca   S J  
7/5/2010 12:10 Sheringham Point Orca   W Lp Leaders
7/5/2010 12:10 Sooke Orca   W Lp Trailers
7/5/2010 12:00 Point Roberts Lighthouse Marine Park Orca   S    
7/5/2010 11:30 Everett Gray 1      
7/5/2010 10:25 Otter Point Orca   W L12s  
7/5/2010 10:10 Otter Point Orca   W L12s  
7/5/2010 10:00 Otter Point Orca   E L12s  
7/5/2010 9:55 Active Pass Orca   NE J  
7/5/2010 8:00 Sooke Humpback 1 W    
7/5/2010 7:50 Mouat Point Orca   N SRs  
7/5/2010 6:30 Mouat Point Orca   N SRs  
7/5/2010   Point Roberts Lighthouse Marine Park Orca     SRs Spotted in morning
7/4/2010 9:50 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   NW J  
7/3/2010 14:47 San Juan Island, W side (default) Orca   S JpKp  
7/3/2010 11:12 Monarch Head Orca   SW J  
7/3/2010 10:14 Secretary (Donaldson) Island Orca   E L12s  
7/3/2010 7:00 Sheringham Point Orca   E    
7/2/2010 18:50 CA - Moss Landing Orca 4-5      
7/2/2010 14:36 Iceberg Point Orca     SRs  
7/2/2010 12:00 Lopez Island, S end Orca     J  
7/2/2010 10:30 Deception Pass Orca     J  
7/2/2010 10:10 Deception Pass Orca   S    
7/2/2010 9:15 American Camp elephant seal? 1     Caller said a gray colored seal (with no spots) was perched on a rock just offshore. Said it looked OK, just wanted to let us know.
7/2/2010 9:00 Washington Park Orca 6-7 S    
7/2/2010 8:58 Bird Rocks Orca   S    
7/2/2010 8:58 Anacortes Orca 4 S    
7/2/2010 8:25 Rosario Strait Orca   S    
7/2/2010   Salmon Bank Orca     J  
7/1/2010 20:30 Hannah Heights Minke 1     Small, thin animal still hanging around.
7/1/2010 17:54 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/1/2010 17:45 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   S Lp  
7/1/2010 17:00 Everett Gray 1     Has been in area for several days
7/1/2010 16:24 Danger Shoal Orca ~10 S    
7/1/2010 15:39 Turn Point, Stuart Island area Orca   S    
7/1/2010 15:00 Point Roberts Lighthouse Marine Park Orca   S Jp  
7/1/2010 14:52 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
7/1/2010 14:07 Kellett Bluff Orca   S    
7/1/2010 13:33 Turn Point, Stuart Island area Orca   S    
7/1/2010 13:00 Stuart Island Orca 10 S Lp L12, 85, 22, 79, 89, 41, 77, 94, 113, 25
7/1/2010 11:31 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
7/1/2010 10:20 Stuart and Henry, b/w Orca   N JpLp  
7/1/2010 10:09 Turn Point, Stuart Island area Orca   N    
7/1/2010 8:46 Kellett Bluff Orca   N JpLp  
7/1/2010 7:30 Center for Whale Research Orca   N JpLp  
7/1/2010 7:30 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   N    
7/1/2010 7:00 Hannah Heights Orca     JL  
7/1/2010   Active Pass Orca   E JKp  
6/30/2010 21:09 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/30/2010 19:12 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca       clicks heard
6/30/2010 16:45 Fort Casey State Park Harbor Porpoise ~12      
6/30/2010 14:58 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
6/30/2010 10:35 False Bay Orca   N L12s  
6/30/2010 10:05 Sand Heads Orca   SE    
6/30/2010 9:49 Lime Kiln State Park Orca     L12s  
6/30/2010 8:30 Edwards Point Orca     L  
6/30/2010 8:10 Victor Hotel buoy Orca 2   Ts  
6/29/2010 20:20 Campbell River Orca 6 N   One male
6/29/2010 19:30 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/29/2010 18:46 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/29/2010 18:45 Active Pass Orca 15+      
6/29/2010 18:05 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/29/2010 17:55 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
6/29/2010 17:27 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/29/2010 15:47 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
6/29/2010 15:35 Andrews Bay Orca   S L12s  
6/29/2010 14:45 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/29/2010 14:15 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   NW   Leaders
6/29/2010 14:11 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/29/2010 14:00 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/29/2010 13:50 Oak Bay, BC Gray 1      
6/29/2010 12:30 South Beach Steller Sea Lion 1      
6/29/2010 10:25 False Bay Orca        
6/29/2010 10:25 Burrows Island Orca   S   5 males in group
6/29/2010 9:00 Bellingham Channel Orca   S    
6/28/2010 22:00 Lime Kiln State Park Orca 5 S Lp L89, 85, 12, 22, and 79
6/28/2010 21:49 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/28/2010 18:30 Turn Point, Stuart Island area Orca 5 S Lp L89, 85, 12, 22, and 79
6/28/2010 15:49 Mitchell Bay Orca     JLp  
6/28/2010 15:28 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
6/28/2010 14:26 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca       S4 calls
6/28/2010 14:10 Lime Kiln State Park Orca NW      
6/28/2010 14:06 Lime Kiln State Park Orca     JLp  
6/28/2010 13:30 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   N JpLp  
6/28/2010 11:30 Boundary Bay Orca 40      
6/28/2010 10:20 Oak Bay, BC Gray 1      
6/28/2010 10:10 Point Roberts Orca        
6/28/2010 9:00 False Bay Orca   mill    
6/28/2010 7:45 Sheringham Point Humpback 1      
6/28/2010   Coal Docks (Westshore Terminals) Orca   N JKL  
6/27/2010 23:49 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/27/2010 23:20 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/27/2010 23:15 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/27/2010 23:00 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
6/27/2010 22:42 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
6/27/2010 20:00 Turn Point, Stuart Island area Orca     L12s  
6/27/2010 18:03 Kellett Bluff Orca     Lp  
6/27/2010 17:00 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   N    
6/27/2010 16:53 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/27/2010 16:30 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   N Lp  
6/27/2010 16:00 Land Bank West side preserve Orca     L12s Lots of breaches and cartwheels
6/27/2010 14:35 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   N    
6/27/2010 10:11 Oak Bay, BC Gray 1      
6/27/2010 9:19 Sand Heads Orca   S    
6/27/2010   Point Roberts Lighthouse Marine Park Orca   N Kp Spotted in the morning
6/27/2010   Thieves Bay Orca ~25      
6/27/2010   Sunshine Coast Gray 1      
6/27/2010   Point Grey Orca     Jp  
6/26/2010 20:13 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/26/2010 18:53 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/26/2010 18:00 Lime Kiln, N of Orca     JK  
6/26/2010 17:22 San Juan County Park Orca   S JK  
6/26/2010 16:05 Sooke Orca 6-8 E    
6/26/2010 15:40 Kalaloch Orca 5 S   4 females and a calf
6/26/2010 15:31 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
6/26/2010 13:25 Lummi Island, N end Orca   S    
6/26/2010 13:00 Oak Bay, BC Gray 1      
6/26/2010 10:53 American Camp Orca        
6/26/2010 9:27 South Beach Orca   mill    
6/26/2010 5:00 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
6/26/2010   Point Roberts Lighthouse Marine Park Orca   S   Spotted in the morning
6/25/2010 17:00 Lime Kiln State Park Orca 6   Jp J17s only
6/25/2010 15:27 Hannah Heights Orca   S    
6/25/2010 15:27 Pender Island Bluffs Orca   N    
6/25/2010 15:00 Pender Island Bluffs Orca   N Jp  
6/25/2010 12:30 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   N Jp  
6/25/2010 11:35 Hannah Heights Orca   N    
6/25/2010 10:02 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   S    
6/25/2010 9:56 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/24/2010 21:38 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/24/2010 20:26 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
6/24/2010 18:04 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
6/24/2010 16:58 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/24/2010 14:00 Kellett Bluff Orca   S J  
6/24/2010 14:00 Fox Island, E side Orca   N    
6/24/2010 12:51 Jones Island State Park Orca   S JpKp  
6/24/2010 12:51 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   S JpKp  
6/24/2010 12:51 Race Rocks, W of Humpback 1 E    
6/24/2010 12:35 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/24/2010 12:33 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/24/2010 12:30 Lime Kiln State Park Orca     Kp  
6/24/2010 11:45 Kellett Bluff Orca   S JpKp  
6/24/2010 11:19 Sooke Humpback 1 E    
6/24/2010 11:10 Point Doughty Orca   SW    
6/24/2010 10:52 Parker Reef Orca   W    
6/24/2010 10:35 Oak Bay, BC Gray 1      
6/24/2010 10:00 Ebeys Landing Gray 1 S    
6/24/2010 8:00 Ebeys Landing Gray 1 S    
6/24/2010 8:00 Ebeys Landing Gray 1 S    
6/23/2010 13:00 Point Whitehorn Orca   S    
6/21/2010 16:12 Limestone Point Orca        
6/20/2010 21:18 Edmonds Orca 4 N   2 females and 2 calves
6/20/2010 19:00 Hein Bank Orca     Lp L26s, 47s, 72s
6/20/2010 17:00 East Point, Saturna Orca     JKpLp 4 Ks and 2 Ls (53 and 7)
6/20/2010 14:21 East Point, Saturna Orca 30+ E    
6/20/2010 14:21 Kellett Bluff Orca   S Lp  
6/20/2010 14:00 Kellett Bluff Orca   S Lp  
6/20/2010 11:36 Boundary Pass Orca   SW JK  
6/20/2010 9:58 East Point, Saturna Orca   SW JK  
6/20/2010 8:41 Sooke Orca   W L12s  
6/19/2010 23:29 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/19/2010 19:45 Point Roberts Lighthouse Marine Park Gray 1      
6/19/2010 19:40 Skunk Bay Orca 2      
6/19/2010 19:40 Skunk Bay Orca 3      
6/19/2010 19:35 Saratoga Passage, S end Dall's Porpoise 15+ NW    
6/19/2010 19:15 Lime Kiln State Park Harbor Porpoise 3      
6/19/2010 15:10 Land Bank West side preserve Orca     JL  
6/19/2010 12:26 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca     SRs  
6/19/2010 12:10 Hannah Heights Orca   N Jp  
6/19/2010 11:15 San Juan Channel - default Orca   S L  
6/19/2010 11:15 Salmon Bank Orca   N    
6/19/2010 10:10 Hannah Heights Orca   N Jp  
6/19/2010 9:26 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   N Jp  
6/19/2010 9:00 Flint Beach Orca 6-8 W    
6/19/2010 9:00 Hannah Heights Orca   N Jp  
6/19/2010 1:33 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca     JK S1, 2, and 16 calls
6/19/2010   OR - Brookings Orca 3     1 male
6/19/2010   Point Roberts Gray 1 NW    
6/18/2010 22:58 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/18/2010 22:37 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca     SRs Mostly S2 calls
6/18/2010 22:05 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca     J+  
6/18/2010 20:27 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca     SRs S4 and S10 calls and some clicks
6/18/2010 18:30 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   N JKp  
6/18/2010 16:06 Otter Bay Orca   N Jp  
6/18/2010 16:00 Hannah Heights Orca     JKp  
6/18/2010 14:30 Turn Point, Stuart Island area Orca   N Jp  
6/18/2010 11:45 Gedney (Hat) Island Gray 1      
6/18/2010 8:32 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca   N    
6/18/2010 8:24 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca       Lots of clicking
6/18/2010 8:03 Lime Kiln State Park Orca     Jp  
6/18/2010 8:00 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca   N J Lots of S1 and some S4 calls
6/18/2010 7:51 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   N Jp  
6/18/2010 7:30 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/17/2010 18:40 Hannah Heights Orca   S J  
6/17/2010 17:30 Lime Kiln State Park California Sea Lion 1 N   barking
6/17/2010 17:30 West Point Orca 2     T65As - ID'd by Emmons
6/17/2010 17:18 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/17/2010 17:15 Lime Kiln State Park Orca     JpKp 4 Ks
6/17/2010 15:30 Pile Point Orca   N SRs  
6/17/2010 14:00 Point Wells Orca 4+ S Ts  
6/17/2010 13:00 Edmonds Orca 2     T65As - ID'd by Emmons
6/17/2010 12:59 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca     SRs  
6/17/2010 12:45 Hannah Heights Orca   S JK  
6/17/2010 12:39 Bird Rocks Orca   S    
6/17/2010 12:36 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   S    
6/17/2010 11:58 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   S JpKp 4 Ks
6/17/2010 11:20 Washington Park Orca 12-15   Jp  
6/17/2010 10:35 Turn Point, Stuart Island area Orca        
6/17/2010 10:22 Viti Rocks Orca   mill J  
6/17/2010 7:45 Mukilteo/Clinton ferry Orca   N    
6/17/2010 7:30 Mukilteo/Clinton ferry Orca 3+      
6/17/2010   Johnstone Strait Orca ~20 S Lp L5, 7, 26, 27, 53, 72, 82, 83, 84, 90, 92, 105 ID'd through photos
6/16/2010 19:55 Bush Point Gray 1      
6/16/2010 19:50 Lime Kiln State Park Minke 1 S    
6/16/2010 19:35 Hannah Heights Humpback 1 N    
6/16/2010 18:30 Turn Point, Stuart Island area Orca   N JKp 4 Ks
6/16/2010 14:40 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   N JKp 4 Ks
6/16/2010 14:10 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/16/2010 14:07 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca     SRs  
6/16/2010 13:36 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca     SRs clicks and occasional calls
6/16/2010 13:35 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/16/2010 13:30 Lime Kiln State Park Orca     Jp  
6/16/2010 12:50 Edwards Point, SJI Orca 6-7 N SRs  
6/16/2010 12:15 Edwards Point, SJI Orca 6-8 N SRs 2 males, 3-5 females, calf
6/16/2010 11:58 Turn Point, Stuart Island area Orca   S    
6/16/2010 11:40 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/16/2010 11:24 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   S JpKpL12s J11s, 17s, 22s, 4 Ks, L12s
6/16/2010 10:53 East Point, Saturna Orca   SW J1  
6/16/2010 10:49 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/16/2010 10:48 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca       whistles
6/16/2010 10:15 Lime Kiln State Park Orca   N   J11s, 17s, 22s, 4 Ks, L12s
6/16/2010 8:54 Tsawwassen ferry terminal area Orca        
6/16/2010 8:16 Eagle Point Orca   mill    
6/16/2010 2:34 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca     SRs S2 calls
6/16/2010   Swiftsure Bank Humpback 6      
6/15/2010 21:20 Hannah Heights Orca     J  
6/15/2010 20:31 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca        
6/15/2010 20:29 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca     SRs  
6/15/2010 19:46 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca     SRs  
6/15/2010 17:35 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca     SRs S2 calls
6/15/2010 17:00 Saratoga Beach Gray 1      
6/15/2010 16:25 Hannah Heights Orca     SRs  
6/15/2010 16:07 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/15/2010 16:07 Orca Cam Orca        
6/15/2010 14:33 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/15/2010 11:00 Eagle Point Orca   S J  
6/15/2010 10:45 False Bay Orca   S    
6/15/2010 10:37 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/15/2010 10:31 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca   S J Loud S2 calls
6/15/2010 10:21 Orcasound hydrophone array Orca     J S7 calls and clicks
6/15/2010 10:10 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
6/15/2010 9:45 Kellett Bluff Orca        
6/15/2010 9:45 Danger Shoal Orca   S    
6/15/2010 8:30 Kellett Bluff Orca   N    
6/15/2010 7:40 Center for Whale Research Orca   N J  
6/15/2010 7:30 Secretary (Donaldson) Island Orca 3 E    
6/15/2010 0:27 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca     L S19 calls
Abbreviations:

SRs = Southern Residents

T=Transient orcas
Offs=Offshore orcas
SJI=San Juan Island
BC=British Columbia
VI=Vancouver Island, BC

If you see whales or marine mammal strandings in the Puget Sound and Washington coast area, call the Whale Hotline and report your sighting: 1-800-562-8832 (this number is to report sightings only).
OR e-mail us at hotline@whalemuseum.org. Please give us the date, time, location, species, and if possible, number of animals, and direction they were traveling.

Note: The Whale Museum does not have the resources to confirm the accuracy of the Hotline reports it receives.

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