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Dawn calls & clicks at Lime Kiln

2011/07/03 in Acoustic analysis, Lime Kiln State Park, Network news, Orcasound lab, southern resident

Lots of great SRKW calls (S3s, S4s) and clicks were automatically detected and recorded this morning, primarily on the Lime Kiln hydrophones. A few very loud calls are hard for me to categorize, but sound like variations on S42. Any other interpretations? An example:

http://www.orcasound.net/wholistener/lk/detections/raw/2011/07/03/PKTAveDb_97_07_03_2011_06_43_54.mp3

The only auto-detection at Orcasound (5km north of Lime Kiln) was a series of echolocation clicks 6:52, so it’s not clear what direction they were headed. However, John Boyd just noted on Facebook that there were whales at Open Bay (south end of Henry Island) at 11:00.

204 Detections

2011-07-03 05:51:20 node=lk dB=91 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 05:54:33 node=lk dB=92 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 05:54:43 node=lk dB=91 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 05:54:55 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 05:55:26 node=lk dB=93 trigger=PWR	2011-07-03 05:57:30 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 05:57:40 node=lk dB=92 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 05:57:50 node=lk dB=90 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 05:58:19 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 05:58:29 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-07-03 05:59:32 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:04:10 node=lk dB=92 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:08:08 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:09:27 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:09:44 node=lk dB=92 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:09:54 node=lk dB=91 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:10:04 node=lk dB=94 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:10:14 node=lk dB=91 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-07-03 06:10:24 node=lk dB=92 trigger=PKTPWR	2011-07-03 06:10:35 node=lk dB=93 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-07-03 06:10:45 node=lk dB=91 trigger=PWR	2011-07-03 06:10:55 node=lk dB=91 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:11:08 node=lk dB=92 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:11:18 node=lk dB=91 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-07-03 06:11:28 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKTPWR	2011-07-03 06:11:39 node=lk dB=97 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:11:49 node=lk dB=91 trigger=PKTPWR	2011-07-03 06:11:59 node=lk dB=91 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-07-03 06:12:13 node=lk dB=107 trigger=PWR	2011-07-03 06:12:26 node=lk dB=93 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:12:37 node=lk dB=93 trigger=PKTPWR	2011-07-03 06:12:54 node=lk dB=113 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:13:04 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKTPWR	2011-07-03 06:13:21 node=lk dB=105 trigger=PWR
2011-07-03 06:13:48 node=lk dB=104 trigger=PWR	2011-07-03 06:14:05 node=lk dB=103 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-07-03 06:14:30 node=lk dB=117 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:14:40 node=lk dB=93 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-07-03 06:15:01 node=lk dB=112 trigger=PWR	2011-07-03 06:15:12 node=lk dB=93 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:15:59 node=lk dB=110 trigger=PWR	2011-07-03 06:16:17 node=lk dB=119 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:16:27 node=lk dB=93 trigger=PKTPWR	2011-07-03 06:16:37 node=lk dB=93 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-07-03 06:16:57 node=lk dB=107 trigger=PWR	2011-07-03 06:17:07 node=lk dB=94 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:17:17 node=lk dB=94 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:17:40 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:17:50 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:18:42 node=lk dB=102 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:18:52 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:19:05 node=lk dB=98 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:19:15 node=lk dB=98 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:19:25 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:19:35 node=lk dB=98 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:19:45 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:20:20 node=lk dB=104 trigger=PWR	2011-07-03 06:21:33 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:22:20 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:22:30 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:24:29 node=lk dB=103 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:24:41 node=lk dB=104 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:24:51 node=lk dB=98 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:25:57 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:26:33 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:26:49 node=lk dB=102 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:26:59 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:28:08 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:30:07 node=lk dB=101 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:30:24 node=lk dB=101 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:31:28 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:31:39 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:31:50 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:34:04 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:34:28 node=lk dB=97 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:35:20 node=lk dB=98 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:35:34 node=lk dB=101 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:38:54 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:39:04 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PWR	2011-07-03 06:39:16 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:39:26 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:39:36 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:41:05 node=lk dB=103 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:41:25 node=lk dB=107 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:41:36 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKTPWR	2011-07-03 06:41:46 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:42:07 node=lk dB=107 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:42:19 node=lk dB=107 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:42:29 node=lk dB=94 trigger=PKTPWR	2011-07-03 06:42:39 node=lk dB=104 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:42:54 node=lk dB=105 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:43:04 node=lk dB=94 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:43:14 node=lk dB=111 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:43:24 node=lk dB=103 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:43:34 node=lk dB=117 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:43:44 node=lk dB=97 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:43:54 node=lk dB=97 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:44:05 node=lk dB=111 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:44:15 node=lk dB=103 trigger=PWR	2011-07-03 06:44:25 node=lk dB=94 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:44:41 node=lk dB=119 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:44:51 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-07-03 06:45:15 node=lk dB=112 trigger=PWR	2011-07-03 06:45:41 node=lk dB=115 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:45:51 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKTPWR	2011-07-03 06:46:08 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:46:18 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:46:28 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-07-03 06:46:38 node=lk dB=110 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:46:48 node=lk dB=94 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-07-03 06:47:06 node=lk dB=126 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:47:16 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-07-03 06:47:30 node=lk dB=98 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:47:52 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:48:12 node=lk dB=107 trigger=PWR	2011-07-03 06:48:39 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-07-03 06:48:49 node=lk dB=97 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:49:20 node=lk dB=110 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:49:30 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PWR	2011-07-03 06:49:50 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:50:00 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:50:16 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:50:27 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:50:37 node=lk dB=97 trigger=PWR
2011-07-03 06:51:01 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:51:12 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:51:22 node=lk dB=102 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:51:32 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:51:42 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKTPWR	2011-07-03 06:52:06 node=lk dB=105 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:52:16 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:52:26 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:52:45 node=lk dB=107 trigger=PWR	2011-07-03 06:52:57 node=os dB=97 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:53:43 node=lk dB=106 trigger=PWR	2011-07-03 06:53:53 node=lk dB=91 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:54:03 node=lk dB=116 trigger=PWR	2011-07-03 06:54:13 node=lk dB=92 trigger=PWR
2011-07-03 06:54:40 node=lk dB=93 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:54:50 node=lk dB=122 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:55:00 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKTPWR	2011-07-03 06:55:10 node=lk dB=121 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:55:20 node=lk dB=93 trigger=PKTPWR	2011-07-03 06:55:30 node=lk dB=118 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-07-03 06:55:40 node=lk dB=92 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:55:51 node=lk dB=97 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:56:01 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:56:11 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-07-03 06:56:21 node=lk dB=93 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:56:31 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-07-03 06:56:43 node=lk dB=94 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 06:56:53 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 06:57:03 node=lk dB=113 trigger=PKTPWR	2011-07-03 06:57:13 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 07:25:42 node=os dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 07:26:16 node=os dB=98 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 07:26:31 node=os dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 07:26:46 node=os dB=98 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 07:27:01 node=os dB=97 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 07:28:00 node=os dB=99 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 07:57:39 node=lk dB=107 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 07:57:45 node=os dB=107 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 07:58:08 node=os dB=107 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 07:58:18 node=lk dB=107 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 07:58:23 node=os dB=104 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 07:59:12 node=lk dB=112 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 07:59:22 node=lk dB=105 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 07:59:32 node=lk dB=105 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 08:00:56 node=lk dB=107 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:01:06 node=lk dB=111 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 08:01:16 node=lk dB=104 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:01:40 node=lk dB=105 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 08:04:50 node=lk dB=110 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:05:00 node=lk dB=108 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 08:05:10 node=lk dB=108 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:05:38 node=lk dB=107 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 08:05:48 node=lk dB=103 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:05:59 node=lk dB=103 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 08:07:15 node=lk dB=103 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:07:25 node=lk dB=101 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 08:07:42 node=lk dB=105 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:07:52 node=lk dB=105 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 08:08:02 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:08:12 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 08:08:33 node=lk dB=101 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:08:51 node=lk dB=105 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 08:09:01 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:09:11 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 08:09:21 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:09:47 node=lk dB=106 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 08:09:57 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:10:30 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 08:10:44 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:10:54 node=lk dB=113 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-07-03 08:11:05 node=lk dB=109 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:11:15 node=lk dB=113 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 08:11:25 node=lk dB=106 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:11:35 node=lk dB=104 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 08:11:45 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:11:55 node=lk dB=111 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 08:12:10 node=lk dB=109 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:12:20 node=lk dB=101 trigger=PKT
2011-07-03 08:12:30 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKT	2011-07-03 08:12:40 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKT

3 Comments »

by Scott Veirs

Computers beat human listeners at dawn

2011/06/22 in Acoustic analysis, Lime Kiln State Park, Network news, Orcasound lab, southern resident

Lots of whistles and calls (S1, S16) were detected by the WhoListener program this morning, first at Lime Kiln from 6:08-6:19, then at Orcasound (5 km north) from 7:47-7:52. Seems like some of the southern residents (J and K pod) are working the west side of San Juan Island, as members of both pods were observed and/or heard heading north towards and/or up through Haro Strait last night.

Did they double back and then go north again this morning or were they really (~9 hours?) spread out?

Here are all the auto-detections:

50 Detections

2011-06-22 06:08:52 node=lk dB=101 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 06:09:03 node=lk dB=104 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 06:11:32 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 06:12:43 node=lk dB=104 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 06:12:53 node=lk dB=98 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 06:13:03 node=lk dB=98 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 06:13:13 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 06:14:01 node=lk dB=106 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 06:14:11 node=lk dB=103 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 06:14:21 node=lk dB=109 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 06:14:31 node=lk dB=103 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 06:14:41 node=lk dB=109 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 06:14:51 node=lk dB=109 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 06:15:01 node=lk dB=104 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 06:15:12 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 06:15:22 node=lk dB=113 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 06:15:32 node=lk dB=106 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 06:15:42 node=lk dB=113 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 06:15:52 node=lk dB=101 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 06:16:02 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PWR
2011-06-22 06:16:12 node=lk dB=102 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 06:16:22 node=lk dB=106 trigger=PKTPWR
2011-06-22 06:16:32 node=lk dB=120 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 06:16:42 node=lk dB=107 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 06:16:53 node=lk dB=102 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 06:17:03 node=lk dB=105 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 06:17:13 node=lk dB=107 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 06:17:23 node=lk dB=118 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 06:17:33 node=lk dB=106 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 06:17:44 node=lk dB=114 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 06:17:54 node=lk dB=111 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 06:18:04 node=lk dB=119 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 06:18:14 node=lk dB=104 trigger=PKTPWR	2011-06-22 06:18:25 node=lk dB=102 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 06:18:35 node=lk dB=101 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 06:18:48 node=lk dB=105 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 07:47:10 node=os dB=96 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 07:47:27 node=os dB=97 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 07:47:42 node=os dB=96 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 07:47:57 node=os dB=96 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 07:48:12 node=os dB=98 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 07:48:27 node=os dB=96 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 07:48:42 node=os dB=95 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 07:49:27 node=os dB=100 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 07:50:00 node=os dB=111 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 07:50:15 node=os dB=107 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 07:50:30 node=os dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 07:50:45 node=os dB=96 trigger=PKT
2011-06-22 07:51:01 node=os dB=97 trigger=PKT	2011-06-22 07:51:21 node=os dB=98 trigger=PKT

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by Scott Veirs

L pod returns calling on hydrophones

2011/06/10 in Acoustic analysis, Lime Kiln State Park, Orcasound lab, southern resident

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 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 11:20:37 node=lk dB=115 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 11:20:57 node=lk dB=94 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 11:44:55 node=os dB=97 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 12:13:04 node=os dB=95 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 12:13:19 node=os dB=97 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 12:13:34 node=os dB=95 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 12:13:49 node=os dB=95 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 12:14:04 node=os dB=96 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 12:14:55 node=os dB=96 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 12:15:10 node=os dB=95 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 12:15:31 node=os dB=98 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 12:15:58 node=os dB=97 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 12:16:15 node=os dB=102 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 12:27:24 node=os dB=108 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 12:27:42 node=os dB=112 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 12:28:14 node=os dB=113 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 12:28:52 node=os dB=112 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 12:29:28 node=os dB=108 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 12:29:54 node=os dB=108 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 12:52:40 node=lk dB=97 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 12:52:50 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 12:53:25 node=lk dB=98 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 12:53:35 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 12:54:04 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 12:55:19 node=lk dB=102 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 12:55:29 node=lk dB=96 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 12:55:47 node=lk dB=102 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 12:56:12 node=lk dB=102 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 12:56:22 node=lk dB=101 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 12:57:05 node=lk dB=103 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 12:58:20 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 12:58:34 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 12:58:58 node=lk dB=105 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 12:59:08 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 12:59:22 node=lk dB=101 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 12:59:32 node=lk dB=95 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 13:00:50 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 13:01:16 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 13:01:48 node=lk dB=98 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 13:02:36 node=lk dB=97 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 13:04:08 node=lk dB=104 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 13:14:38 node=lk dB=99 trigger=PKT	2011-06-10 13:17:35 node=lk dB=101 trigger=PKT
2011-06-10 13:17:45 node=lk dB=94 trigger=PKT

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by Scott Veirs

J pod whistles past Port Townsend

2011/05/13 in Acoustic analysis, Network news, Port Townsend Marine Science Center, southern resident

J pod calls and whistles were heard by listening humans and computers tonight on the hydrophones at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. Jeanne Hyde first reported them at 19:37, beating the automated detector by a full 20 minutes. Meg McDonald reported them at 20:39 and the final automated detections were at 20:58. Jeanne said the last faint calls she heard were at 20:59. So the vocal session lasted about 1 hour 22 minutes.

The automated recordings (below) contained predominantly S2 calls, some great whistles, and some high frequency buzzes. It was also noteworthy that calls were heard over clattering ship noise at 20:11, possibly the 20:00 departure of the Chetzemoka ferry from Port Townsend.

34 Detections

2011-05-13 19:57:26 node=pt dB=107 trigger=PKT	2011-05-13 20:04:44 node=pt dB=110 trigger=PKT
2011-05-13 20:09:23 node=pt dB=107 trigger=PKT	2011-05-13 20:09:54 node=pt dB=103 trigger=PKT
2011-05-13 20:11:34 node=pt dB=105 trigger=PKT	2011-05-13 20:11:59 node=pt dB=107 trigger=PKT
2011-05-13 20:13:30 node=pt dB=107 trigger=PKT	2011-05-13 20:14:50 node=pt dB=110 trigger=PKT
2011-05-13 20:15:00 node=pt dB=108 trigger=PKT	2011-05-13 20:15:14 node=pt dB=109 trigger=PKT
2011-05-13 20:17:35 node=pt dB=111 trigger=PKT	2011-05-13 20:18:14 node=pt dB=107 trigger=PKT
2011-05-13 20:20:00 node=pt dB=108 trigger=PKT	2011-05-13 20:20:10 node=pt dB=105 trigger=PKT
2011-05-13 20:36:01 node=pt dB=110 trigger=PKT	2011-05-13 20:36:11 node=pt dB=102 trigger=PKT
2011-05-13 20:38:27 node=pt dB=103 trigger=PKT	2011-05-13 20:45:39 node=pt dB=107 trigger=PKT
2011-05-13 20:47:09 node=pt dB=108 trigger=PKT	2011-05-13 20:47:38 node=pt dB=107 trigger=PKT
2011-05-13 20:48:47 node=pt dB=106 trigger=PKT	2011-05-13 20:49:18 node=pt dB=108 trigger=PKT
2011-05-13 20:52:03 node=pt dB=105 trigger=PKT	2011-05-13 20:52:25 node=pt dB=109 trigger=PKT
2011-05-13 20:52:47 node=pt dB=104 trigger=PKT	2011-05-13 20:53:56 node=pt dB=107 trigger=PKT
2011-05-13 20:54:07 node=pt dB=109 trigger=PKT	2011-05-13 20:55:20 node=pt dB=106 trigger=PKT
2011-05-13 20:55:30 node=pt dB=107 trigger=PKT	2011-05-13 20:55:45 node=pt dB=108 trigger=PKT
2011-05-13 20:56:02 node=pt dB=109 trigger=PKT	2011-05-13 20:57:15 node=pt dB=106 trigger=PKT
2011-05-13 20:57:31 node=pt dB=107 trigger=PKT	2011-05-13 20:58:28 node=pt dB=108 trigger=PKT

Tags: J pod, S2, whistle No Comments »

by Scott Veirs

Echoes of oldest J pod male Ruffles J1

2011/05/10 in Acoustic analysis, Lime Kiln State Park, Orcasound lab, southern resident

J1 Ruffles takes on another ship.

Ruffles dorsal fin

As J pod re-entered the Salish Sea yesterday and their favorite S1 call was heard for the first time on the live hydrophones in Neah Bay, I found myself hoping that J1 or Ruffles was with them. Is there still a chance that the old man will return this year? Has he been alone or lost in some outer bay of Vancouver Island, like Luna’s uncle Orcan may have been, all winter long?

Almost 1.5 years ago, in the 24 hours prior to noon 01/27/10, the oldest male southern resident whale known as J1 or Ruffles was twice heard calling out as he swam along the west side of San Juan Island. Through the live underwater microphones of http://orcasound.net J1 was recorded making long, repetitive sequences of relatively rare calls.

There is little evidence that other members his family, J pod, were nearby. The recordings only include consecutive calls with similar amplitudes, suggesting that only J1 was signaling (there was no response from an obviously distinct distance). Calls are commonly heard on the live hydrophones when orcas are within a range of 5-10 kilometers. Visual scans by Jeanne Hyde and other observers in the Islands also suggested that J1 was separated from the rest of his pod by more than a few kilometers.

Was this degree of separation atypical, or is this a common occurrence that we have not observed? Last February Candice Calloway of the Center for Whale Research wrote “He often swims alone, and can be miles away from the rest of his family…”

These acoustic events were also unusual because the repeated calls (S42 and S10) are rarely heard. It’s also highly unusual to hear the same call repeated over and over again. It’s noteworthy that the most common J pod calls S1 and S4 were not interspersed with the S42 and S10 calls.

Automated detections:

2010-01-26 12:20:32 node=lk dB=101 trigger=PWR	2010-01-26 12:21:23 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PWR
2010-01-26 12:25:16 node=os dB=104 trigger=PKT	2010-01-26 12:31:09 node=lk dB=101 trigger=PWR
2010-01-27 11:31:37 node=lk dB=113 trigger=PWR	2010-01-27 11:33:20 node=lk dB=113 trigger=PWR
2010-01-27 11:35:19 node=lk dB=106 trigger=PKT	2010-01-27 12:34:30 node=os dB=103 trigger=PKT

2010-01-26 12:20:32

node=lk dB=101 trigger=PWR

2010-01-26 12:21:23

node=lk dB=100 trigger=PWR

2010-01-26 12:25:16
node=os dB=104 trigger=PKT

2010-01-26 12:31:09

node=lk dB=101 trigger=PWR

2010-01-27 11:31:37

node=lk dB=113 trigger=PWR

2010-01-27 11:33:20
node=lk dB=113 trigger=PWR

2010-01-27 11:35:19

node=lk dB=106 trigger=PKT

2010-01-27 12:34:30

node=os dB=103 trigger=PKT

Continuous recordings:

Further analysis of these sound files is warranted, along with consideration of the sequence of events preceding the 2010-2011 winter disappearance of J1. You can lend a hand by contributing to this public Google spreadsheet of the J1 location and call chronologies.

We’ll keep our fingers crossed that he’ll make a surprise return this spring, but odds are that we should all work on our tributes to J1. He still has much to teach us.

Ruffles into the light

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by Scott Veirs

First recording of J pod off Neah Bay

2011/05/09 in Acoustic analysis, Neah Bay, Network news, southern resident

Neah Bay hydrophone dock

Thanks to a call from Jon Scordino, marine mammal biologist for the Makah Tribe, we were able to record J pod vocalizations for the first time using a hydrophone deployed just inside the entrance to Neah Bay. Jon got some photos which should confirm or deny the acoustic inference of the pod identity.

Here are example clips made using the recording software in Neah Bay, as well as the raw recordings from the orcasound.net audio streams:

100 second clip with S1, S2, and S10 calls (and percussives?) –
http://www.orcasound.net/wholistener/nb/detections/raw/2011/05/09/AveDb_93_05_09_2011_17_22_09.mp3

Longer continuous recordings —
http://orcasound.net/mp3s/nb/110509_1715_nb-kw-sighting.mp3
http://orcasound.net/mp3s/nb/110509_1728_nb-kw-sighting.mp3

The only other time killer whales have been observed using this hydrophone was on 9/28/2008 at 23:00:00 — the approximate time when a human listener reported hearing calls. In both of these cases, however, the automatic detector was not triggered — although it may have done so during the loudest calls recorded today if I hadn’t over-ridden the system by manually recording through the WhoListener software.

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by Scott Veirs

J pod and L87 call on Lime Kiln hydrophones

2011/03/06 in Acoustic analysis, Lime Kiln State Park, southern resident

Today J pod (and L87) came in through Baynes Channel and traveled north up Haro Strait (based on Ron Bates report to Center for Whale Research mentioned on Orca Network Facebook page. The whales made some clear calls and clicks on the Lime Kiln hydrophones. Here is a sample recording of the calls which mainly were repeated S2s. Jeanne Hyde first heard a few calls at 10:50, but the following auto-detections only began at 11:28.

7 Detections

2011-03-06 11:28:04 node=lk dB=103 trigger=PKT S2s	2011-03-06 11:28:14 node=lk dB=98 trigger=PKT no audible calls, but spectrogram looks like S2
2011-03-06 12:06:28 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT S2s and a faint S7	2011-03-06 12:09:04 node=lk dB=98 trigger=PKT 5-6 repeated S2s
2011-03-06 12:09:25 node=lk dB=101 trigger=PKT S2s, clicks	2011-03-06 12:10:05 node=lk dB=101 trigger=PKT S2s with different receive levels (and therefore sources?)
2011-03-06 12:10:28 node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT S2, S1?

2011-03-06 11:28:04
node=lk dB=103 trigger=PKT
S2s

2011-03-06 11:28:14
node=lk dB=98 trigger=PKT
no audible calls, but spectrogram looks like S2

2011-03-06 12:06:28
node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT
S2s and a faint S7

2011-03-06 12:09:04

node=lk dB=98 trigger=PKT
5-6 repeated S2s

2011-03-06 12:09:25
node=lk dB=101 trigger=PKT
S2s, clicks

2011-03-06 12:10:05
node=lk dB=101 trigger=PKT
S2s with different receive levels (and therefore sources?)

2011-03-06 12:10:28
node=lk dB=100 trigger=PKT
S2, S1?

There are a few more details in the 2011 listening log’s Lime Kiln spreadsheet
.

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by Scott Veirs

Orca acoustics featured at Port Townsend Marine Science Center

2011/02/04 in Network news, Port Townsend Marine Science Center

Chrissy McLean, Libby Palmer, and other innovators at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center have put together a very nice web page regarding killer whale communication. It features the live hydrophones, but also has an embedded recording and discussion of both their exhibits and boat-based studies in which they’ve participated.

Check it out: http://www.ptmsc.org/orca_communication.html

And here’s a current snap shot for the record.

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