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
Category: southern resident
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
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
Lon first to hear J+K pods entering Puget Sound at Bush Point
This morning at around 8:30, Lon Brocklehurst texted that he was hearing orcas on the Bush Point hydrophone. Though it… Read more Lon first to hear J+K pods entering Puget Sound at Bush Point
Listeners detect J pod’s fourth fall visit to Puget Sound
With no warning from her sighting network, Susan Berta of Orca Network was first to hear the Southern Resident Killer… Read more Listeners detect J pod’s fourth fall visit to Puget Sound
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
Orcasound’s Orca Sound Training Interface
On Saturday, July 18, 2020, Orcasound participated in “Summer Create-a-thon”, a hackathon run by DemocracyLab. Our goal was to design… Read more Orcasound’s Orca Sound Training Interface