I had the opportunity to watch some orca researchers at work yesterday. Normally being on on Soundwatch I am very vessel oriented. But yesterday I had the chance to work with a doctoral student on her boat as she went about recording the behavior of the Southern Residents. We tracked and recorded the exact position on a focal whale over the course of many surfacing's, making note of who they were swimming with and what (if any) activities they were doing. The study is looking at how the whales interact with their environment, including underwater topography, each other, and us.
We tracked many animals yesterday including member of all 3 pods. It was a great day and wonderful to be out on the water in a different capacity.
I also a nice encounter with J11 and her family at the lighthouse and I finally got a decent shot of K40.
On a program note, we will be publishing the results of our "Kids Making a Difference Now Activity" this week on our website. The students who participated in our program did an amazing job at making their homes orca safe. They cut back on their families power consumption, water usage and some even pledged to go "organic" on their next trip to the store.
Hats off to all who participated!
If you want to do the same activity at your home, checkout the same worksheet back on our website at www.killerwhaletales.org.
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