L pod returns calling on hydrophones

The most common call used by L pod was automatically detected and heard by humans today on the Orcasound and Lime Kiln hydrophones. An S4 and some S7 calls were first detected at Lime Kiln around 11:20. (Could there be some J pod members in the neighborhood?) Then many S19 calls were recorded first at Orcasound and later at Lime Kiln. Perhaps L pod is traveling south along the west side of San Juan Island, after a long absence (last sighted in the Salish Sea on May 30)?

Detections as of 13:30 on 6/10/11 —


2011-06-10 11:20:16
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2011-06-10 11:20:37
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2011-06-10 11:20:57
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2011-06-10 11:44:55

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2011-06-10 12:13:04
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2011-06-10 12:13:19
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2011-06-10 12:13:34
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2011-06-10 12:13:49
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2011-06-10 12:14:04
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2011-06-10 12:14:55
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2011-06-10 12:15:10

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2011-06-10 12:15:31
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2011-06-10 12:15:58
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2011-06-10 12:16:15
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2011-06-10 12:27:24
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2011-06-10 12:27:42
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2011-06-10 12:28:14
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2011-06-10 12:28:52

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2011-06-10 12:29:28
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2011-06-10 12:29:54
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2011-06-10 12:52:40
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2011-06-10 12:52:50
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2011-06-10 12:53:25
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2011-06-10 12:53:35
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2011-06-10 12:54:04

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2011-06-10 12:55:19
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2011-06-10 12:55:29
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2011-06-10 12:55:47
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2011-06-10 12:56:12
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2011-06-10 12:56:22
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2011-06-10 12:57:05
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2011-06-10 12:58:20

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2011-06-10 12:58:34
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2011-06-10 12:58:58
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2011-06-10 12:59:08
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2011-06-10 12:59:22
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2011-06-10 12:59:32
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2011-06-10 13:00:50
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2011-06-10 13:01:16

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2011-06-10 13:01:48
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2011-06-10 13:02:36
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2011-06-10 13:04:08
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2011-06-10 13:14:38
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2011-06-10 13:17:35
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2011-06-10 13:17:45
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2 thoughts on “L pod returns calling on hydrophones

  1. Jeanne says:

    At 10:35 a.m. I heard J pod calls on the Lime Kiln Hps. J pod came up island, several close to shore echolocating and vocalizing a bit. There was a large group about 1/2 mile off shore in a resting pattern. That group was completely quiet. They had all passed by Lime Kiln lighthouse by 11:30a.m.
    Those first few recordings are J pod. The rest all sound to be L pod calls.

  2. Jeanne says:

    Hey Scott, I learned that two L pod whales (based on their calls) showed up coming south past the lighthouse, while the rest of those L pod whales were still at Seabird coming in.

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