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
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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
Acoustic inference as J pod departs Puget Sound & heads to Canada
After their first foray of the Southern Resident Killer Whales into Puget Sound this fall over the last couple days,… Read more Acoustic inference as J pod departs Puget Sound & heads to Canada
Orcas head north & south for Salish Sea salmon
Today (9/27/2020) at least two pods of the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) came into the Salish Sea from… Read more Orcas head north & south for Salish Sea salmon
911: superpod northbound at Orcasound Lab on a smokey night
After not being present in the Salish Sea throughout August, the Southern Resident Killer Whales have visited Haro Strait this… Read more 911: superpod northbound at Orcasound Lab on a smokey night
Happy 4th! Bigg’s killer whales heard at Bush Point
Thanks to Orca Network — both for hosting the Bush Point hydrophone and for alerting the network (via a post… Read more Happy 4th! Bigg’s killer whales heard at Bush Point
Orcasound 2.0 launched via all-virtual hackathon
Thanks to multiple hall-of-fame Orcasound hackers joining forces with a few Orcasound Google Summer of Code students yesterday, we’re excited… Read more Orcasound 2.0 launched via all-virtual hackathon
First Orcasound recording of humpback song in Haro during January!
This evening Val and Leslie Veirs of the Orcasound Lab node reported hearing humpback whale sounds. Here is a sample… Read more First Orcasound recording of humpback song in Haro during January!
Quick tune-up for the Bush Point hydrophone
Over the last month or two the Bush Point hydrophone signal has been getting slowly weaker. Recently, I’ve had to… Read more Quick tune-up for the Bush Point hydrophone
Unusual SRKW calls at 2 a.m. in Haro Strait, and then ship noise (again)
I couldn’t sleep last night and ended up in front of the computer. Wondering whether to read about the Muller… Read more Unusual SRKW calls at 2 a.m. in Haro Strait, and then ship noise (again)