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Js, Ks, and Ls in Swanson Channel

November 18, 2023
Location
Swanson Channel, BC
Date
11/18/2023

This morning Js, Ks, and Ls went north up Swanson Channel (off North Pender Island, BC) and we got to hear them for the first time on the new livestreaming hydrophone hosted by the Raincoast Conservation Foundation!

Here's a 5 minute clip of what we heard from the very chatty Southern Residents.

Swipe through our Southern Resident call catalog to help you identify which pod and calls you are hearing.
J-K-L
orca Whistle spectrogram
Primary type of Vocalizations

SW2

Southern Resident killer whale whistle SW2
J-K-L
Clicks spectrogram
Primary type of Vocalizations

Echolocation

Southern Resident killer whale echolocation
J-K-L
Orca S2 discrete call spectrogram
Primary type of Vocalizations

S2

Southern Resident killer whale discrete call S2
J-Pod
S1 orca call spectrogram
Identify J-Pod

S1

J-Pod’s most common call (S1)
J-Pod
S3 orca call spectrogram
Identify J-Pod

S3

Similar in structure, with multiple descending notes (S3,S7,S12)
J-Pod
Identify J-Pod

S7

Similar in structure, with multiple descending notes (S3,S7,S12)
J-Pod
Identify J-Pod

S12

Similar in structure, with multiple descending notes (S3,S7,S12)
J-Pod
S4 orca call spectrogram
Identify J-Pod

S4

If you hear a bunch of S4s, it's almost certainly J-
Pod
K-Pod
Identify K-Pod

S16

K-Pod is distinct with their high-pitched, kitten-like calls, S16 and S17
K-Pod
S17 orca call spectrogram
Identify K-Pod

S17

K-Pod is distinct with their high-pitched, kitten-like calls, S16 and S17
K-Pod
S36 orca call spectrogram
Identify K-Pod

S36

K-Pod is distinct with their high-pitched, kitten-like calls, S16 and S17
L-Pod
S2iii orca call spectrogram
Identify L-Pod

S2iii

S2ili from the L12 sub-group of L-Pod
L-Pod
S19 orca call spectrogram
Identify L-Pod

S19

Most common call from the rest of L-Pod
L-Pod
S18 orca call spectrogram
Identify L-Pod

S18

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