292A (2006 RB)

The Orcalab recording 292A from August 23, 2006 starts at 14:56 and ends at 15:41. The A5 pod were heard at the Main beach rubbing and vocalizing from the start of the tape until 15:18. They made some interesting variable and R like calls. A total of 20 discrete calls were identified and analyzed; N4 (75%), N7 (10%), and N9 (15%).

280B (2006 RB)

The Orcalab recording 280A starts at 11:11 on August 21, 2006.  The A5 and A4 pods of the northern residents were heard rubbing on the pebbles at Main beach at 11:40, until the end of the tape 11:56.  A total of 44 discrete calls were identified and analyzed; N3 (6%), N4 (54%), N5 (10%), and N9 (30%).

280A (2006 CP)

Recording 280A starts at 10:23 on Monday August 21, 2006 ending at 11:11.  There was loud boat noise throughout the tape increasing toward the end.  A total of 15 northern resident discrete calls from Cracroft Point, BC, were identified and anaylzed; N1 (27%), N4 (60%), and N9 (13%).

275A (2006 CP)

Recording 275A starts at 20:11 on Sunday August 20, 2006, Cracroft Point, BC.  Loud boat noise and distant calls were heard.  The tape stopped at 20:26 restarting at 21:54.  Boat noise decreased and the whales were again heard vocalizing.  The recording ended at 22:47 with a total of seven discrete calls analyzed; N4 (71%), and N9 (29%).

270A (2006 RB)

Main Beach - most popular rubbing beach for the Northern Residents at the Robson Bight / Michael Bigg Ecological Reserve, Vancouver Island, British Columbia (photo - Rachael Griffin 2004)

The Orcalab recording 270A starts at 17:20 on Friday August 18, 2006 ending at 18:09.  The A4 northern resident killer whale matriline (Orcinus orca) was heard rubbing on the pebbles at Main Beach and vocalizing.  Strong rubs were heard at 17:21 and 17:24.  A total of 12 discrete calls were identified and analyzed; N3 (17%) and N4 (83%).