242B (2004) - Rubbing Beach

There were 82 discrete northern resident calls identified for recording 242B (August 5, 2004, 20:18 - 21:05), whales were rubbing on pebbles at 20:29. The majority of calls were N4 (40%), N1 (31%), and N5 (14%). Other calls identifed were N2 (5%), N3 (2%), N7 (1%), N9 (6%), and N16 (1%).

243A (2004) - Rubbing Beach

Rubbing actively at the Robson Bight Main beach by the northern resident killer whales was heard at the beginning of the tape (21:07). A total of 27 calls were idnetified with the N4 call type heard with the most frequency (44%) throughout the recording; N2 (7%), N5 (15%), N9 (15%), and N25 (19%).