The visit of the A23s was sweet but short, as they did not return on October 26th.
As for the A62s, they were back in Johnstone Strait, as early as 5:48am. They spent the whole day moving back and forth in the Strait, spending time foraging in the Robson Bight Ecological Reserve around 8am, ignoring the rubbing beaches once more, before slowly heading west, favoring the Vancouver Island shore. Their calls faded just after 5pm.
On the humpback front, October 26th was a very eventful day. First, it was still dark when we heard clear bubble net feeding calls at 7:16am on the Parson Island hydrophone! Then, as soon as the sun came up, there were humpback blows everywhere we looked! The whole day, these giants were feeding in a frenzy. At 9:03am, we observed 3 humpbacks lunge feeding close to the Cracroft Point remote camera. Later at 3:20pm, the humpback Corporal was trap feeding close to the Hanson Island shore, surrounded by hundreds of birds. As soon as the light faded, some of them started singing again, several individuals simultaneously in both Blackfish Sound and Blackney Pass.
On October 27th, the A62s decided to spend the day in Blackfish Sound. They were vocal from 7:16am until just before midnight! At 3:30pm, they made an appearance in the northern part of Blackney Pass. They were travelling slowly, fighting the ebb current and finally turned back into Blackfish Sound at 3:55pm.
As October comes to an end soon, we’re reflecting on this incredible season with almost 4 months of Northern Resident presence!
