Orca news in November
A nice treat today when a friend called me to report J and K pod were traveling south down San Juan Island. There were reports of whales up near Campell River this past week so maybe they were these residents which are back and closer to home. Usually this time of year the whales don’t stay around but even getting the word that they are here now makes me feel good.
The other news is that there might have been a new surprise traveling with J pod when they were spotted today. I can’t confirm a little one until the Center for Whale Research makes it official. That would be wonderful news. When I hear the positive news from the right source I’ll let everyone know.
On another note, I’ll be heading south to my boat in Florida for two or three months and won’t be offering trips at that time. We’ll start up again in mid-february early March. I’m looking forward to it.
An hour after posting the above, I got the following confirmation.
It’s official!! The new calf in J pod was confirmed this evening as J-46. The mother appears to be J-28, Polaris. I don’t think Polaris ever had a calf. She was born around 1993 to Princess Angeline, J-17.