Hi,
What is the farthest north you have observed Orca in the Sea Of Cortez?
We we at Papa Fernandez in late March and I was out fishing on my kayak and observed 6-8 Fin Whales(?) cruising north.
About 1 hour later a big commotion was ~300 meters offshore and going South.
Thru the binoculars it was ~6-8 Orca of all sizes jumping and thrashing with one or more of the Fin Whales(?) in the middle, I presumed there was a
Fin Whale(?) calf that the Orca were trying to drown and eat.
We have spent alot of time at Gonzaga Bay over the last 15 years, and have never seen Orca so far north.
Is there a "semi-resident" pod of Orca at BoLA?
[Edited on 5-1-2013 by Bwana_John]Osprey - 5-1-2013 at 10:05 AM
Your ? about the finwhale wasn't lost on me. They are unmistakeably huge, second only in size to the world's largest whale, the Blue.
Maybe Shari can tell us more about whale behavior. The name, Punta Bufeo, probably given the place very long ago, might well be your answer.
Orcas are not your father's predator >> they'll hector mothers for days on end just to kill the baby but only to eat the tongue. I guess that's
shasimi for Orcas.Tbone - 5-1-2013 at 11:24 AM
My friend has seen orcas in BOLA.mtgoat666 - 5-1-2013 at 11:41 AM
i think all the orcas you see around baja are transients. transient ranges tend to vary over time.
dont know if the mexican orcas are studied as much as gringos study the east north pacific orcas.
sounds like a good hobby for some of you to take up, set up a website for photo-documenting orcas in baja. would be interesting to learn the results,
assign/learn names for the individual whales.DavidE - 5-1-2013 at 02:45 PM
Noticed where there are Lobos there is a better chance of spotting an Orca or Great White shark. I guess those critters love seal blubber. Saw my only
white shark off the north end of isla sta catalán. About ten feet or so. Rolled with mouth open eyes shut. Unmistakable. Panguero was so impressed he
tried to twist the motor throttle twice around trying to get away.sandytoes - 5-3-2013 at 10:58 AM
Hi. Excited to share that we had an amazing encounter in 2006 just south of Punta Final (where we camped). We were exploring in an inflatable, saw
the large splashes, and went to investigate. Spent probably 5 hours with the pod. Most of them alternately ignored us (when we turned off our motor)
or came to play (when we motored). One was the most curious - it kept coming back. Initially, we were pretty scared. Ultimately, just in awe and
feeling blessed. As one of us said, it was a 'brain-wipe moment."bajagrouper - 5-3-2013 at 11:10 AM
BOLA and Ensenada BayDavid K - 5-3-2013 at 02:36 PM
One report puts the Orca/ Killer Whales at N31º (San Felipe latitude):
On 3 May 1988, we observed a group of killer whales that pursued, killed, and partially consumed a Bryde's whale in the northern Gulf of California,
Mexico (31°01N, 114°15W).
