234AB – 235AB (2004)
By: Rachael Griffin
Tags: calls, cracroft, discrete, killer, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, Northern, orca, orcinus, point, resident, whale
Category: aquagreen, discrete calls, killer whales, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, northern redsidents, Orcinus orca, Pacific white-sided dolphins
234A – (August 4, 2004) The tape starts at 18:19 and ends at 19:05. The recording at Cracroft Point was very loud with boat and ambient rain noise. There were a total of 17 northern resident killer whale discrete calls identified N9 (6%) and N23 (94%, I15s). Killer whale echolocation clicks and whistles were heard on the tape.
234B – (August 4, 2004) The tape starts at 19:06 and ends at 19:52. There was high ambient background noise at Cracroft Point. A total of 34 calls were identified N4 (41%), N5 (3%), N9 (29%, A36s), N23 (9%, I15s), and N25 (18%, I15s). Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) were heard towards the end.
235A – (August 4, 2004) The tape starts at 19:54 and ends at 20:36. Faint calls were heard at Cracroft Point. The recording was too loud for call identification.
235B – (August 5, 2004) The tape starts at 04:11 and ends at 04:44. There were lots of clear dolphin calls at the beginning of the recording. The I15s were later heard near Parson Island calling at 04:23. There were a total of 15 calls identified; I15 call (73%, like a variation of the N23 discrete call) and N25 (27%, I15s).
Aquagreen 