The Whale Hotline

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The Whale Hotline Recent Data

Hotline Last Updated:

2/1/2012

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
1/28/2012 13:50 Steilacoom Gray 1      
1/27/2012   Dabob Bay Humpback 1-2      
1/26/2012 15:45 Edmonds Gray 1      
1/25/2012 8:40 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca        
1/23/2012 17:00 Hornby Island Orca ~7      
1/23/2012 16:00 Everett Gray 1      
1/23/2012 12:00 Pebble Beach Gray 1 S    
1/23/2012 7:25 Langley Gray 1      
1/22/2012 9:10 Hernando Island Area Orca 2+ S   1 male, 1 female
1/21/2012 12:45 Battleship Island Orca   N Jp  
1/21/2012 12:02 Kellett Bluff Orca   N Jp  
1/21/2012 11:29 Mitchell Point Orca   N Jp  
1/21/2012 11:25 Smugglers Cove Orca   N Jp  
1/19/2012 14:00 Powell River Orca 3 N    
1/19/2012 13:30 Powell River Orca 4+ N    
1/19/2012 7:02 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca     J?  
1/19/2012   CA - Dana Point Orca     offshores  
1/18/2012 13:45 Langley Gray 1     #53
1/18/2012   Langley Gray 2     Mom and calf?
1/18/2012   Langley Gray 1      
1/17/2012 12:48 Edmonds/Kingston ferry Gray 1 S    
1/17/2012 12:00 CA - Moss Landing Orca 3-6      
1/17/2012 9:42 Powell River Orca ~7      
1/17/2012   CA - Moss Landing Orca 10   Ts CA51s and CA140s
1/14/2012   Quadra Island Orca 7-9 N    
1/13/2012 14:50 Deception Pass Bridge, W of Minke 1      
1/11/2012 15:07 Point Wilson, NW of Minke 1      
1/11/2012 13:15 Grief Point, Malaspina Strait Orca 11-14      
1/11/2012 12:30 Powell River Orca 7      
1/11/2012   Duwamish Head Ribbon seal 1     Spotted on a dock on the river - only seen the one day
1/10/2012   CA - Point Vicente Orca 10 E Ts CA51s (7) and CA140s (3)
1/9/2012 8:00 Ladysmith Harbor Orca 2     mom and calf
1/8/2012 16:10 Spieden Channel Orca 4   Ts T68, T68A, T75B, T75B1
1/8/2012 15:20 Spieden Channel Orca   E Ts  
1/8/2012 15:00 Spieden Channel Orca 5+ N   Attacking something
1/8/2012 0:15 Port Townsend hydrophone array Orca        
1/7/2012   CA - Big Sur Orca   2   Appeared to be hunting sea lions
1/6/2012 16:50 Point no Point, Kitsap Peninsula Orca   N    
1/6/2012 16:45 Eglon Orca     JK J-48 not seen
1/6/2012 16:15 Apple Cove Point Orca        
1/6/2012 16:05 Point no Point, Kitsap Peninsula Orca        
1/6/2012 16:03 Edmonds Orca        
1/6/2012 15:55 Apple Cove Point Orca        
1/6/2012 15:50 Edmonds, N of Orca   N    
1/6/2012 15:35 Appletree Cove Orca        
1/6/2012 15:10 Edwards Point Orca   N    
1/6/2012 15:05 Carkeek Park Orca   N    
1/6/2012 14:28 Dolphin Point Orca        
1/6/2012 13:54 Carkeek Park Orca   N    
1/6/2012 13:18 Golden Gardens Park, Seattle Orca        
1/6/2012 12:34 Discovery Park Orca   N    
1/6/2012 12:21 Magnolia Bluff Orca   N    
1/6/2012 12:12 Magnolia Bluff Orca   N    
1/6/2012 12:08 Elliott Bay Orca   N    
1/6/2012 11:50 Alki Point Orca   N   Small calf
1/6/2012 11:50 Magnolia Bluff Orca        
1/6/2012 11:40 Bainbridge ferry Orca        
1/6/2012 11:36 Elliott Bay, off of Orca   N    
1/6/2012 11:00 Alki Point Orca   N J+  
1/6/2012 11:00 Alki Point Orca        
1/6/2012 10:56 Alki Point Orca        
1/6/2012 10:36 Alki Point Orca   N    
1/6/2012 10:35 Alki Point Orca   N    
1/6/2012 10:25 Lincoln Park Orca   N    
1/6/2012 10:15 West Seattle Orca 4+ N    
1/6/2012 10:15 Alki Point Orca 5+      
1/6/2012 10:08 Alki Point Orca        
1/6/2012 9:50 Fauntleroy Orca   S    
1/6/2012 9:30 Point Vashon Orca   S    
1/6/2012 9:10 Fauntleroy/Vashon ferry Orca   S    
1/6/2012 9:10 Fauntleroy/Vashon ferry Orca 7 S    
1/5/2012 16:15 Langley Orca? 2     Possibly not orcas
1/5/2012 16:00 Port Townsend Orca 6-8 E    
1/5/2012 15:00 Ballard Orca ~10 S    
1/5/2012 11:15 Point no Point, Kitsap Peninsula Orca ~4 S    
1/5/2012 9:30 Hansville Porpoise 3-4 S    
1/5/2012 4:50 Port Townsend hydrophone array Orca     SRs  
1/2/2012 9:15 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca     Ts 1 faint call
1/2/2012 9:15 Lime Kiln hydrophone array Orca     Ts  
1/2/2012   CA - Palos Verdes Orca 10   Ts  
1/1/2012 16:40 Snakelum Point Orca        
1/1/2012 16:00 Saratoga Passage, N end Orca        
1/1/2012 15:30 Rocky Bay Orca 3      
1/1/2012 15:15 Harrington Lagoon Orca        
1/1/2012 14:14 Harrington Lagoon Orca 7-8     1 male, 1 calf
1/1/2012 13:45 Fox Spit Orca 5-6      
1/1/2012 13:10 Baby Island Orca        
1/1/2012 13:05 Fort Casey State Park Orca        
1/1/2012 13:00 Greenbank Orca        
1/1/2012 12:57 Fort Casey State Park Orca 2      
1/1/2012 12:50 Port Townsend hydrophone array Orca     Ts  
1/1/2012 12:49 Port Townsend hydrophone array Orca        
1/1/2012 12:34 Greenbank Orca 5      
1/1/2012 12:25 East Point, Whidbey Orca        
1/1/2012 12:00 Bells Beach Orca 7-8 N   1 small calf
1/1/2012 11:50 Bush Point Orca 2 N    
1/1/2012   CA - Palos Verdes Orca 10+   Ts CA51s, CA140s, CA50s?
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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