Sat, Oct 10 - Bigg's orcas [T019s] - San Juan Channel

12:40 - currently off Pear Point, San Juan continuing SE down island. [AIS]

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AI detected humpback vocalizations for the first time this fall in Haro Strait last night! Around 2:30 this morning (2:25-2:32), faint “whups”& other non-song vocalizations rang through an otherwise quiet soundscape. Listen to the recording here — live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...

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Bigg's calls heard by humans and machines around dawn this morning in Haro Strait! Around 06:12, their calls were audible at Andrews Bay and Orcasound; around 8:02 only at Andrews Bay. You can review these acoustic events at live.orcasound.net/bouts or on the salishsea.io map.

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Bigg's calls and percussive sounds heard today at sunrise (6:50-7:10am) in Haro Strait at both Orcasound Lab and Andrews Bay!

(Note: you can now visualize Orcasound acoustic events on the Salish Sea map. Click the Orcasound link to explore & re-play!)

salishsea.io?d=2026-09-30...

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Wonder if same group maybe circled back earlier?

11:06 - 3 orcas northbound between James & Decatur Islands. [WL]

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💛 Sat, Sep 26 - Orcas in the San Juans

07:10 - Orcas westbound in Thatcher Pass 7:10 AM. Could be visible from Lopez ferry landing soon if they went north. [Tyler via WSSJIs]

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08:45 - report & video of the lone male northbound passing Warbass marina. Looks possible for T49A1 Noah, but need confirmation. [per report by Tess via SSCH]

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💛 🐦‍⬛ Thu Sep 24
Friday Harbor
08:30 - Solo male just outside Jensen’s, headed toward Brown Island. [Suz via WSSJI]

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🩶 Orca reported in Rosario Strait

13:33 - report of one orca (at least) in Rosario somewhere. Observation was pinned on shore at Washington Park, Anacortes so within view of there. No direction included. [WA app]

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In the presence of three more legends this evening 🤩

T19 Nootka, estimated to be over 60 years old, flanked by her sons T19B Galiano and T19C Spouter off the west side of San Juan Island.

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16:00 - T123s now south end Bellingham Channel (btwn Cypress & Guemes Islands) traveling southbound. [WL]

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🌻 Orcas off Orcas Island toward Rosario Strait:

13:12 - Bigg's orcas, reported as the T123s, traveling SE along NE side of Orcas Island nearing Lawrence Point.

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🩵🎶🐬 Beautiful recordings of J pod off the west side of San Juan Island early this morning, both listener and auto-detected on @orcasound.bsky.social Orcasound Lab hydropone.
Have a listen:

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live.orcasound.net/reports/cand...

15:00 - Js still making their way up Island, intermittent calls on Lime Kiln livestream.

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14:12- SRKWs visible on Lime Kiln livestream northbound south of LK, likely south of/or out from Land Bank?

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After spending time off the south end of San Juan Island members of J pod are heading back up island:

12:55 - heading up island towards False Bay. [Monika via SSCH]

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08:26- Southbound 1/4 mile off Westside Preserve [San Juan Island]. [Doug via WSSJI]
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08:40 - SRKWs still visible on the livestream until at least 08:40.

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08:20 - Residents still visible on the Lime Kiln livestream.

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💕♥️💕 Mon, Sep 14

Endangered Southern Resident orcas (fish-eaters) in Haro Strait this morning! Js at least came down from the north & were audible & visible on hydrophones/livestream on the west side of San Juan Island. Scroll back beginning ~ 06:40.

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www.youtube.com/live/sG7sDJT...

Same group flipped again or 2nd group?
07:45 - eastbound from Eagle pt, should be visible from Cattle Point soon. [Tyler via WSSJI]

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