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The Whale Hotline
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Have you seen the whales?
Call the Whale Hotline and report your sighting!
800-562-8832
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The Whale Hotline Recent Data
Hotline Last Updated:
5/17/2013
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 |
| 5/17/2013 |
13:25 |
American Camp |
Orca |
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N |
J |
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| 5/17/2013 |
7:00 |
Dana
Passage |
Orca |
3 |
E |
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1
male and 2 females |
| 5/15/2013 |
18:45 |
Orcasound
hydrophone array |
Orca |
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J |
Faint
calls. |
| 5/15/2013 |
18:06 |
Orcasound
hydrophone array |
Orca |
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J |
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| 5/15/2013 |
17:32 |
Orcasound
hydrophone array |
Orca |
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J |
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| 5/15/2013 |
17:15 |
Center
for Whale Research |
Orca |
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J |
All
of J pod is present, and no new babies were seen. They all made it through
the winter. |
| 5/15/2013 |
16:20 |
Lime
Kiln hydrophone array |
Orca |
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J |
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| 5/15/2013 |
16:06 |
Hannah
Heights |
Orca |
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J |
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| 5/15/2013 |
14:30 |
Discovery
Island |
Orca |
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E |
J |
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| 5/15/2013 |
13:40 |
Trial
Island |
Orca |
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NE |
J |
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| 5/15/2013 |
12:10 |
Victoria |
Orca |
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E |
J |
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| 5/15/2013 |
11:48 |
Victoria |
Orca |
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J |
Blackberry (J-27) |
| 5/15/2013 |
7:50 |
Lagoon
Point |
Minke |
1 |
S |
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Possible
Minke. |
| 5/15/2013 |
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Henry Island |
Orca |
|
N |
J |
PM
sighting |
| 5/15/2013 |
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Vashon Ferry
Terminal |
Humpback |
1 |
N |
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| 5/15/2013 |
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Malaspina
Strait, BC |
Orca |
25+ |
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Ts |
T002Cs,
T18-19s, T63, T100s, T101s, T102, T123s |
| 5/14/2013 |
19:15 |
Sooke |
Orca |
2 |
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Ts |
T20
and T21. Rare to see in Sooke Harbor. |
| 5/14/2013 |
14:45 |
Portland
Island, B.C. |
Orca |
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milling |
Ts |
Attacking
a SSL |
| 5/14/2013 |
12:45 |
Portland
Island, B.C. |
Orca |
|
milling |
Ts |
Attacking
Steller Sea Lion |
| 5/14/2013 |
12:45 |
Portland
Island, B.C. |
Steller
Sea Lion |
1 |
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Attacked
by Ts |
| 5/14/2013 |
10:30 |
Fox
Island, E side |
Orca |
5 |
S |
Ts |
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| 5/14/2013 |
9:44 |
Penn
Cove |
Gray |
1 |
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| 5/13/2013 |
8:30 |
Crane
Island |
Orca |
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W |
Ts |
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| 5/13/2013 |
6:41 |
Lopez
Island ferry dock |
Orca |
5 |
W |
Ts |
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| 5/13/2013 |
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Orcas Ferry
Landing |
Orca |
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W |
Ts |
AM
sighting. T 65As, T49Bs, T49A2. Travelled from Orcas Ferry dock, USA to
Swartz Bay Ferry Dock, BC |
| 5/13/2013 |
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Swartz Bay, BC |
Orca |
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W |
Ts |
T
65As, T49Bs, T49A2. Travelled from Orcas Ferry Dock to Swartz Bay. PM
sighting |
| 5/12/2013 |
16:40 |
Fort
Ward State Park |
Humpback |
1 |
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| 5/12/2013 |
16:30 |
Point
Caution |
Orca |
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NE |
Ts |
Heading
twoard Wasp Island |
| 5/12/2013 |
15:00 |
Fauntleroy/Vashon
ferry |
Humpback |
1 |
S |
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| 5/12/2013 |
14:31 |
San
Juan Channel |
Orca |
5~ |
N |
Ts |
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| 5/12/2013 |
14:14 |
Cattle
Point Lighthouse |
Orca |
5~ |
N |
Ts |
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| 5/12/2013 |
13:30 |
Iceberg
Point |
Orca |
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Ts |
T49Bs,
T69As |
| 5/12/2013 |
13:00 |
OR
- Coos Bay |
Orca |
3 |
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Coast |
Male,
mother, and calf |
| 5/12/2013 |
12:30 |
San
Juan Channel |
Orca |
7 |
|
Ts |
T29Bs
(3) and T69As (4) |
| 5/12/2013 |
12:30 |
San
Juan Channel |
Orca |
7 |
|
Ts |
Three
whales are T29Bs and 4 whales are T69As. |
| 5/12/2013 |
7:30 |
Oak
Bay, BC |
Orca |
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Ts |
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| 5/11/2013 |
13:30 |
Open
Bay |
Orca |
1 |
ND |
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1
male elephant seal |
| 5/11/2013 |
13:20 |
Richmond
Beach |
Humpback |
1 |
N |
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| 5/11/2013 |
13:15 |
Shilshole
Bay |
Humpback |
1 |
N |
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| 5/11/2013 |
13:00 |
Richmond
Beach |
Humpback |
1 |
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| 5/11/2013 |
9:10 |
Fauntleroy |
Humpback |
1 |
N |
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| 5/11/2013 |
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Salmon Bank |
Minke |
4 |
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| 5/11/2013 |
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Pillar Point |
Orca |
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W |
Ts |
T068,
T068A, and the T111s |
| 5/11/2013 |
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Trincomali
Channel, midway |
Orca |
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E |
Ts |
Travelling
down the channel. |
| 5/10/2013 |
21:30 |
Elliott
Bay |
Humpback |
1 |
S |
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| 5/10/2013 |
20:30 |
Elliott
Bay |
Humpback |
1 |
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| 5/10/2013 |
17:30 |
Edmonds |
Humpback |
1 |
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| 5/10/2013 |
15:15 |
OR
- Ona Beach State Park |
Orca |
3 |
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Coast |
2
Orcas reportedly attacked a gray whale mom and calf pair |
| 5/10/2013 |
12:30 |
East
Point, Saturna |
Humpback |
1 |
milling |
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| 5/10/2013 |
11:00 |
CA
- Fort Bragg |
Orca |
2-3 |
N |
Coast |
Possibly
feeding on seal |
| 5/10/2013 |
10:35 |
OR
- Ona Beach State Park |
Orca |
2 |
N |
Coast |
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| 5/10/2013 |
8:00 |
East
Point, Whidbey |
Gray |
1 |
N |
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| 5/10/2013 |
7:30 |
Kayak
Point |
Gray |
1 |
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Reportedly
has been there everyday for two weeks |
| 5/10/2013 |
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OR - Yaquina Bay |
Orca |
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Coast |
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