27 July Orcalab reports

11:37 PDT Orcas hunting fish.It turned out that the call and echo location are on Critical Point! More from the east. A12s to the west.

13:09 PDT Orcas (may be) approaching cameras.The A36s are now beween the Sophia Island and CP heading west. The A12s continued into Queen Charlotte Strait.

13:12 PDT Orcas (may be) approaching cameras.I'm a step behind today. There they are. Camera A.

14:40 PDT No calls but orcas nearbyThe A36s continued to the west. The A12s also continued west. They are just west of Lizard Pt. in Queen Charlotte Strait.

19:53 PDT Orcas near mics. The A36s are finally on the move to the east in Blackfish Sound going with the tide.

20:50 PDT Distant calls audible. We're now hearing distant calls from the A12s on the Critical Point hydrophone... sounds like they have entered the Strait via Weynton Pass. Meanwhile, the A36s are taking their time coming down Blackfish Sound, and we have just heard the sounds of rubbing at the beaches!

21:37 PDT Orcas hunting fish. We've been listening to echolocation close to the Critical Point hydrophone. It's probably coming from the orcas that we heard briefly at the rubbing beaches about half an hour ago. Probably, they are one (or more) of the groups that have been in eastern Johnstone Strait over the past few days, though we're not sure. Meanwhile, the A36s are still in Blackfish Sound, & the A12s are eastbound in Johnstone Strait.

22:10 PDT The A36s are still in Blackfish Sound.