May 7
Center for Whale Research staff Dave Ellifrit, Erin Heydenreich and guest John Boyd encountered J pod 1.5 miles off Hannah Heights (48° 29.08 N, 123° 07.31 W) t 6:53 p.m. The whales were spread out in groups and traveling west. The encounter ended a few miles off False Bay 48° 27.13 N, 123° 06.58 W), at 7:59 p.m. with the whales heading steadily southwest.



May 7
As I am writing this, I am once again listening to what sounds like J pod calls on the Lime Kiln hydrophone at 8 p.m. We heard calls on the OrcaSound (further N. on SJI) hydrophone at 6:07 pm, then began hearing calls at Lime Kiln at 7:33 pm, so they must be moving south.
Susan & Howard, Orca Network

May 7
Hi, tonight around 7-8pm there were orca on the Lime Kiln hydrophone, they kept getting weaker and weaker as the 8pm hour arrived. Could not tell which direction the whales were heading Great to hear them though.
Sandy Weideman

May 7
6:57 pm - Faint Calls on Lime Kiln Hydrophones.
7:40 pm - Calls getting louder on Lime Kiln Hydrophone. Sounds possibly like J pod. Cathy Bacon, Texas

May 7
What an afternoon. First the Transients, then the Js at Iceberg Pt. S Lopez Island,
Capt. Jim Maya, Maya's Westside Charters, San Juan Island

May 7
While at home doing computer work, got a call from Shane about a report of orcas in the south end of Bellingham Channel headed south. Went upstairs to the scope and saw at least three groupings of orcas cruising past Fidalgo Head toward Burrows Island lighthouse in Rosario Strait. Saw Ruffles and two other sprouted males, a tiny babe, and some activity: spy hops, tummy-up tail lobs and pec fin slaps. They were going at a pretty good clip, I'm guessing with the ebb tide. So fun to see them from home!
Shane & Jennifer Aggergaard, Island Adventures, Inc., Anacortes

May 7
What an absolutely incredible day. I'd heard that J's were slowly making their way around Lopez this afternoon, and that Transients were between Discovery & San Juan Islands heading north. After watching the Transients, we decided to head down towards False Bay to see J-Pod. We did manage to spot J17 and new calf J44, along with J16, J26, J27, J41.The Residents were quite spread out over several miles and were meandering slowly towards the southeast. (remainder of report below)
John Boyd (JB), Marine Naturalist, Friday Harbor