Is October a decent time to whalewatch for orca pods in Vancouver, B.C.? Question about migratory patterns in the Pacific Northwest?

Is October a decent time to whalewatch for orca pods in Vancouver, B.C.? Question about migratory patterns in the Pacific Northwest?

2/7/2017 9:53:54 PM

Pnuts provided an excellent answer above ^^^. I’m just providing a delayed update on what my personal experience was (for others who might be wondering about their chances to see orcas in October in Vancouver). Originally, this was just going to be a comment, but I wanted to add some photos.

YES, I finally saw not one, but saw 3 orcas!!!! One mother and 2 calves. And we heard them before we saw them! They apparently were not from a local pod, but were transitory ones migrating south for the winter, and were of the mammal eating variety. It was an incredible experience! I felt like I was walking on air for quite sometime. (Oh, and there was plenty of other wildlife too — bald eagles, seals, sea lions, etc). Just bundle up! It was pouring rain when I was out there, but so worth it!

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10/4/2016 10:51:59 PM

Is October a decent time to whalewatch for orca pods in Vancouver, B.C.?

Wild Whales Vancouver claims Fall may be the best time:

Posted on September 12, 2016 by admin

The tree lines are sprinkled with burnt orange and red leaves, the air is a tad crisper, and there’s sadness on the kiddie’s faces as they lug their book bags to and fro. Summer holidays are over here in Vancouver, BUT WHALE SEASON IS NOT! With many warm days left in our forecast we are looking forward to our fall whale watching season – which from some staff’s point of view is the best, most plentiful season for whale watching 😉

All four of our vessels are running in full swing and we’ve been sighting whales on over 90% of our tours this season. Almost daily we’ve been seeing orca, with the majority being our ‘transient/Biggs’ ecotype. These are the marine-mammal-eating orcas and boy, have they definitely lived up to their name this season. With an exceedingly healthy population of Pacific harbor seals glittering our coastline our guests have been witness to orca dinner parties semi-regularly. It’s as wild as it sounds.

This is a guide from Vancouver Whale Watch:

Guide

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