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January 6, 2021: J and K pods- Victoria waterfront
J57 Phoenix and J46 Star
J51 Nova
J22 Oreo, J37 Hy’Shqa, and J36 Alki
J41 Eclipse and J51 Nova
J31 Tsuchi and J56 Tofino
K38 Comet
K34 Cali
J47 Notch
J46 Star
J38 Cookie
J27 Blackberry
J16 Slick
J26 Mike
Photo Credit to the Center for Whale Research Encounter #2 - Jan 6, 2021
July 1, 2020: K Pod- Haro Strait
K20 Spock, K34 Cali, and K38 Comet
K22 Sekiu
K43 Saturna
K27 Deadhead and K44 Ripple
K34 Cali
K33 Tika
K20 Spock kelping
K38 Comet and K20 Spock kelping
K37 Rainshadow
K12 Sequim
Photo Credit: The Center for Whale Research: Encounter #31 - July 1, 2020
Last seen heading south towards Blackney Pass, BC, Canada, the arrival of K pod is awesome. L pod followed soon after and they were both seen off of Lime Kiln. Reports from today showed that the K12′s and the K13′s were doing the ‘West Side Shuffle’. Hopefully, the rest of the Southern Residents will be coming home soon. “Lots of excitement as soon as we woke this morning with news that K pod had arrived to San Juan Island. We'd been expecting them after hearing they were Southbound from Hanson Island at noon on June 29th - 205 Nautical miles away. They passed Lime Kiln at 9:15am - 45 hours later. So they averaged 4.5 knots at continuous travel. And good news is that they were foraging at False Bay.” -David and Barbara Howitt, All Aboard Sailing
Meet the Matrilines: The K13′s
Until 2017, the K13′s sometimes traveled by themselves. Since then, they have traveled with the rest of K pod.
K20 Spock - Female, daughter of K13 Skagit, mother of K38 Comet, sister of K27 Deadhead and K34 Cali, aunt of K44 Ripple. She has a broad, straight dorsal fin and is often confused for a sprouting male. She is 34 years old
K38 Comet - Male, son of K20 Spock, nephew of K27 Deadhead and K34 Cali, cousin of K44 Ripple. He is 16 years old.
K27 Deadhead - Female, daughter of K13 Skagit, sister of K20 Spock and K34 Cali, mother of K44 Ripple, aunt of K38 Comet. She is 26 years old.
K44 Ripple - Male, son of K27 Deadhead, nephew of K20 Spock and K34 Cali, cousin of K38 Comet. He is 9 years old.
K34 Cali - Male, son of K13 Skagit, brother of K20 Spock and K27 Deadhead, uncle of K44 Ripple and K38 Comet. He is 19 years old.
