09 September Orcalab reports:

08:03 PDT No orcas present.
Good morning everyone! We've heard no calls since the A12s headed up into Blackfish Sound last evening. We are waiting.

08:31 PDT Orcas (may be) approaching cameras.
Almost as soon as I posted the last comment, orcas were sighted approaching CP from the east. They are probably the A12s. Channel A.

09:46 PDT Orcas near mics.
The A12s are headed north through Blackney Pass.


13:25 PDT Distant calls audible.
The A12s have re-entered Johnstone Strait via Weynton Pass & are making their way to the east again, now approaching Big Bay on the Hanson island side. We're hearing their calls in the distance on the Critical Point hydrophone.

14:05 PDT Orcas (may be) approaching cameras.
The A12s are now off CP generally headed still to the east.

16:18 PDT Distant calls audible.
The A12s continued east toward the Reserve. The blustery NW winds have begun to lessen.