Comments on: Transient killer whales find seals in South Puget Sound http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2009/09/03/transient-killer-whales-find-seals-in-south-puget-sound/ Environmental reporter Christopher Dunagan discusses the challenges of protecting Puget Sound and all things water-related. Fri, 25 May 2012 17:18:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cdunagan http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2009/09/03/transient-killer-whales-find-seals-in-south-puget-sound/comment-page-1/#comment-14877 cdunagan Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:33:23 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/?p=3397#comment-14877 Linda, Your report from the morning of Sept. 27 follows reports of seal-eating transients off Hartstene Island the day before. See the report on <a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1101447505873/archive/1102730786375.html" rel="nofollow">Orca Network. </a> The whales then apparently headed north from your location and were spotted later that day off Eglon in North Kitsap, according to a report filed tonight (Sept. 29) by Orca Network. Scott Veirs, who helps manage the <a href="http://www.orcasound.net/" rel="nofollow">Salish Sea Hydrophone Network</a>, says he believes he picked up the whales on the Port Townsend hydrophone early yesterday morning (Sept. 28). Cascadia Research has plotted the movement of some of the whales for various periods of time using a satellite tag. Look at the bottom of <a href="http://www.cascadiaresearch.org/robin/kwseptember09.htm" rel="nofollow">this page on Cascadia's Web site.</a> If you'd like to recall the various sighting reports, go to <a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs077/1101447505873/archive/1102327155336.html" rel="nofollow">Orca Network's archives</a> and search through the month of September. Linda,

Your report from the morning of Sept. 27 follows reports of seal-eating transients off Hartstene Island the day before. See the report on Orca Network. The whales then apparently headed north from your location and were spotted later that day off Eglon in North Kitsap, according to a report filed tonight (Sept. 29) by Orca Network.

Scott Veirs, who helps manage the Salish Sea Hydrophone Network, says he believes he picked up the whales on the Port Townsend hydrophone early yesterday morning (Sept. 28).

Cascadia Research has plotted the movement of some of the whales for various periods of time using a satellite tag. Look at the bottom of this page on Cascadia’s Web site.

If you’d like to recall the various sighting reports, go to Orca Network’s archives and search through the month of September.

]]> By: Linda Carleton http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2009/09/03/transient-killer-whales-find-seals-in-south-puget-sound/comment-page-1/#comment-14839 Linda Carleton Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:53:02 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/?p=3397#comment-14839 Have you had any recent reports? We witnessed 3 to 4 killer whales in Colvos Passage between Olalla and Southworth on Sun., 9/27, around 8:30 A.M. They were there for some time and it appeared that perhaps they were hunting. There were several seals in the area the day before. Have you had any recent reports? We witnessed 3 to 4 killer whales in Colvos Passage between Olalla and Southworth on Sun., 9/27, around 8:30 A.M. They were there for some time and it appeared that perhaps they were hunting. There were several seals in the area the day before.

]]> By: cdunagan http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2009/09/03/transient-killer-whales-find-seals-in-south-puget-sound/comment-page-1/#comment-14764 cdunagan Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:57:21 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/?p=3397#comment-14764 <strong>UPDATE, Monday, Sept. 8:</strong> The whales were spotted over the weekend along Whidbey Island, according to reports made to Orca Network. This morning, they were seen off Seattle. This afternoon, they were off Blake Island headed south. UPDATE, Monday, Sept. 8: The whales were spotted over the weekend along Whidbey Island, according to reports made to Orca Network. This morning, they were seen off Seattle. This afternoon, they were off Blake Island headed south.

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