This evening a very rare acoustic event was heard live and recorded on the Orcasound Lab hydrophone: a mother and… Read more L90 and her new calf vocalize & echolocate alone
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J pod calls, but doesn’t click?
It could just be the springtime kelp rubbing on the hydrophone causing a lot of noise, but I noticed today… Read more J pod calls, but doesn’t click?
Now ready for Winter Winds at Orcasound Lab?
Here it is, the end of October and winter winds will surely be coming. Here is PredictWind’s forecast for the… Read more Now ready for Winter Winds at Orcasound Lab?
(Almost) Superpod porpoises past Orcasound Lab – 8/17/2023
Late in the afternoon of August 17th, 2023, almost all members of J, K, and L pods raced north in… Read more (Almost) Superpod porpoises past Orcasound Lab – 8/17/2023
J Pod Returns to the Orcasound Lab Hydrophone
After too many months to count, J pod returned in force vocalizing at Orcasound.lab for more than an hour on… Read more J Pod Returns to the Orcasound Lab Hydrophone
Underwater baby shower? Listen to J pod with new calf J59
Thanks to the coordinated efforts of community scientists participating in sighting and listening networks monitoring the west side of San… Read more Underwater baby shower? Listen to J pod with new calf J59
Orcasound’s Greatest Hits of 2021
2021 was a fantastic bioacoustic year in the critical habitat of the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKWs, salmon-eating type).… Read more Orcasound’s Greatest Hits of 2021
A Haro humpback howls as Halloween harkens
Today around noon, Val was listening to the Orcasound hydrophones that he and Leslie host (as part of Beam Reach)… Read more A Haro humpback howls as Halloween harkens
Exciting (S10) L pod calls as the sun sets over Orcasound Lab
Humans and machines both detected the sounds of Southern Resident killer whales (SRKWs) this evening (Wed 25 Aug 2021). For… Read more Exciting (S10) L pod calls as the sun sets over Orcasound Lab
Election night humpback calls at Orcasound Lab
For about a half hour starting around 20:00 this evening (Tues, 3 Nov 2020), humpback calls were recorded at Orcasound… Read more Election night humpback calls at Orcasound Lab