25 September Orcalab reports:

08:43 PDT No orcas present.
Good morning everyone! Once again, we've had a quiet night (except for boat noise) and are not sure what happened to the A36s after their long foraging session in Blackfish Sound yesterday afternoon. We are waiting, and meanwhile anjoying a lovely calm morning with the prospect of a sunny day ahead.

11:39 PDT Orcas rubbing on the shore bottom.
While we have been watching humpbacks in Blackney Pass we started to hear whales at the beaches rubbing.

11:48 PDT Orcas rubbing on the shore bottom.
The orcas at the rubbing beaches are the A36 brothers. It looks like they must have headed into Johnstone Strait at some point during the night, without us being aware of them!

15:25 PDT Orcas (may be) approaching cameras.
The A36s are crossing from the Vancouver Island side of Johnstone Strait, near Kaikash, towards Blackney Pass. They are visible on Channel A. Meanwhile, a large group of orcas has been sighted eastbound on the north side of Malcolm Island, so there is a good chance that at least some of the orcas that headed "out" a few days ago are now coming back "in".

15:37 PDT Orcas approaching Orcalab.
The A36s are moving along smartly now. They are moving to the entrance of Blackney Pass. Troy bright has meanwhile let everyone know that he heard & saw a group of whales (As) headed east from Bere Point in Queen Charlotte Strait. It may become busy again!

17:30 PDT Distant calls audible.
The A36s kept going to the west after passing CP and the entrance of Blackney Pass.

18:21 PDT Distant calls audible.
We began hearing distant calls from the A12s on the Flower Island hydrophone a short while ago... seems like they're heading for Johnstone Strait on the flooding tide.

21:14 PDT Orcas near mics.
It sounds like the A12s and the A36s have met up in Johnstone Strait.

23:43 PDT Orcas near mics.
The a12s and the A36s sound as if they are moving closer to the Reserve.