Orcasound
@orcasound.bsky.social
Listen for whales. Open source software to help recover the endangered Southern Resident killer whales.
Another phenomenal #humpback concert last night (1:30-1:45). Thanks to a careful night-owl listener who tagged the live stream, we have another great recording (and test of the DAS4orcas fiber optic cable). Here's what it sounded like:
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#wssji #psws
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#wssji #psws
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Another phenomenal #humpback concert last night (1:30-1:45). Thanks to a careful night-owl listener who tagged the live stream, we have another great recording (and test of the DAS4orcas fiber optic cable). Here's what it sounded like:
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#wssji #psws
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#wssji #psws
Thanks to listener Cindi who caught the first faint calls around 8:02, you can listen live to what sounds like J, K, and L pods returning together to Puget Sound tonight!
live.orcasound.net/listen/port-...
live.orcasound.net/listen/port-...
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Thanks to listener Cindi who caught the first faint calls around 8:02, you can listen live to what sounds like J, K, and L pods returning together to Puget Sound tonight!
live.orcasound.net/listen/port-...
live.orcasound.net/listen/port-...
Amazing Haro humpback bout early this morning (11/9, 3:30-3:51 Pacific)! Probably the best validation opportunity yet for the DAS4orcas (and humpbacks!) project with @uwbothell.bsky.social !
Try minute 3:42 for the most intense signals.
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#psws #das4orcas
Try minute 3:42 for the most intense signals.
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#psws #das4orcas
November 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Amazing Haro humpback bout early this morning (11/9, 3:30-3:51 Pacific)! Probably the best validation opportunity yet for the DAS4orcas (and humpbacks!) project with @uwbothell.bsky.social !
Try minute 3:42 for the most intense signals.
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#psws #das4orcas
Try minute 3:42 for the most intense signals.
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#psws #das4orcas
J pod calls on the Sunset Bay hydrophone! Listen live here -- live.orcasound.net/listen/sunse...
And consider how the noise from the Edmonds-Kingston ferry might be affecting their ability to seek fall chum salmon at the moment!
And consider how the noise from the Edmonds-Kingston ferry might be affecting their ability to seek fall chum salmon at the moment!
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
J pod calls on the Sunset Bay hydrophone! Listen live here -- live.orcasound.net/listen/sunse...
And consider how the noise from the Edmonds-Kingston ferry might be affecting their ability to seek fall chum salmon at the moment!
And consider how the noise from the Edmonds-Kingston ferry might be affecting their ability to seek fall chum salmon at the moment!
J, K, and L pod members calling this evening at Sunset Bay. Tune in now to hear an amazing variety of calls, lots of echolocation, and some intermittent whistles!
live.orcasound.net/listen/sunse...
#psws
live.orcasound.net/listen/sunse...
#psws
November 2, 2025 at 4:12 AM
J, K, and L pod members calling this evening at Sunset Bay. Tune in now to hear an amazing variety of calls, lots of echolocation, and some intermittent whistles!
live.orcasound.net/listen/sunse...
#psws
live.orcasound.net/listen/sunse...
#psws
Between ship noise, a listener detected humpback non-song vocalization around 9pm this evening (10/25). This is a first for Orcasound Lab in Haro Strait this fall! (& will provide valuable test data for the DAS4oras project...)
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#wssjis #psws
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#wssjis #psws
October 26, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Between ship noise, a listener detected humpback non-song vocalization around 9pm this evening (10/25). This is a first for Orcasound Lab in Haro Strait this fall! (& will provide valuable test data for the DAS4oras project...)
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#wssjis #psws
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#wssjis #psws
J pod heard NB in Haro Strait 7:30-8 this morning! Thanks to @orcabehaviorinstitute.org for the heads up & direction context!
Here's the bout with faint S04s -- live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
Strongest signals ~7:50 will provide 1st test of the DAS4orcas fiberoptic cable...
#wssjis
#psws
Here's the bout with faint S04s -- live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
Strongest signals ~7:50 will provide 1st test of the DAS4orcas fiberoptic cable...
#wssjis
#psws
October 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
J pod heard NB in Haro Strait 7:30-8 this morning! Thanks to @orcabehaviorinstitute.org for the heads up & direction context!
Here's the bout with faint S04s -- live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
Strongest signals ~7:50 will provide 1st test of the DAS4orcas fiberoptic cable...
#wssjis
#psws
Here's the bout with faint S04s -- live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
Strongest signals ~7:50 will provide 1st test of the DAS4orcas fiberoptic cable...
#wssjis
#psws
9/23/25 23:01-23:31 SRKW calls, clicks, and faint whistles heard by live-listeners on the Orcasound Lab hydrophone in Haro Strait between noise from passing chemical & oil tankers and their tugs. Replay, share, & download the 30-minute bout here -- live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#wssjis #psws
#wssjis #psws
September 24, 2025 at 7:11 AM
9/23/25 23:01-23:31 SRKW calls, clicks, and faint whistles heard by live-listeners on the Orcasound Lab hydrophone in Haro Strait between noise from passing chemical & oil tankers and their tugs. Replay, share, & download the 30-minute bout here -- live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#wssjis #psws
#wssjis #psws
Enjoy replaying & sharing this bout using this new visualization, including a spectrogram! Also, if you like Python, you can now select the EXPORT BOUT button and get a JSON file with raw data pointers and a Python script that will access the open S3 buckets and convert to WAV or MP4.
September 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Enjoy replaying & sharing this bout using this new visualization, including a spectrogram! Also, if you like Python, you can now select the EXPORT BOUT button and get a JSON file with raw data pointers and a Python script that will access the open S3 buckets and convert to WAV or MP4.
J pod signals heard for nearly 3 hours last night (9/21/25) from 19:25-22:21, including lots of calls and echolocation clicks. Some of the clearest calls (and lowest vessel noise levels) happened around 20:00.
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#killerwhale #srkw #j-pod
#wssjis #psws #whalesky
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#killerwhale #srkw #j-pod
#wssjis #psws #whalesky
September 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
J pod signals heard for nearly 3 hours last night (9/21/25) from 19:25-22:21, including lots of calls and echolocation clicks. Some of the clearest calls (and lowest vessel noise levels) happened around 20:00.
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#killerwhale #srkw #j-pod
#wssjis #psws #whalesky
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#killerwhale #srkw #j-pod
#wssjis #psws #whalesky
What is going on?!
September 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
What is going on?!
Seems like west towards San Juan Island (thanks recent to WSSJI observations)!
Maybe we'll get to listen for them tonight in Haro?! salishsea.io?x=-13678949&...
Maybe we'll get to listen for them tonight in Haro?! salishsea.io?x=-13678949&...
September 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Seems like west towards San Juan Island (thanks recent to WSSJI observations)!
Maybe we'll get to listen for them tonight in Haro?! salishsea.io?x=-13678949&...
Maybe we'll get to listen for them tonight in Haro?! salishsea.io?x=-13678949&...
J pod called on the Orcasound Lab hydrophones for ~1.25 hr this eve as they traveled north in Haro Strait. Thanks to listeners for detecting their calls, whistles, and clicks. Here's the whole bout, but listen at 6pm for really cool vocalizations!
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#wssjis
#psws
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#wssjis
#psws
September 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
J pod called on the Orcasound Lab hydrophones for ~1.25 hr this eve as they traveled north in Haro Strait. Thanks to listeners for detecting their calls, whistles, and clicks. Here's the whole bout, but listen at 6pm for really cool vocalizations!
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#wssjis
#psws
live.orcasound.net/bouts/bout_0...
#wssjis
#psws
00:05 Lots of S04 calls, whistles, and echolocation. It sounds like J pod is BACK after a long summer hiatus!
Listen live here -- live.orcasound.net/listen/orcas...
#orcas #srkw #whalesky #killerwhales #bioacoustics
#wssjis
Listen live here -- live.orcasound.net/listen/orcas...
#orcas #srkw #whalesky #killerwhales #bioacoustics
#wssjis
September 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
00:05 Lots of S04 calls, whistles, and echolocation. It sounds like J pod is BACK after a long summer hiatus!
Listen live here -- live.orcasound.net/listen/orcas...
#orcas #srkw #whalesky #killerwhales #bioacoustics
#wssjis
Listen live here -- live.orcasound.net/listen/orcas...
#orcas #srkw #whalesky #killerwhales #bioacoustics
#wssjis
The OrcaHello system detected Bigg's calls last night around 01:50 in Haro Strait. Here's the recording from the Orcasound Lab hydrophones -- aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#wssjis
#psws
#biggs
#orcas
#wssjis
#psws
#biggs
#orcas
August 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The OrcaHello system detected Bigg's calls last night around 01:50 in Haro Strait. Here's the recording from the Orcasound Lab hydrophones -- aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#wssjis
#psws
#biggs
#orcas
#wssjis
#psws
#biggs
#orcas
10:37-10:53 this a.m., Bigg's #orcas called on the Orcasound Lab hydrophone. Thanks to AIS/radar vessel tracks & Pete Ancich sharing IDs, we know these sounds came from ~10 southbound orcas: the T36A & T65B matrilines.
LIsten to this highlight -- live.orcasound.net/reports/cand...
#wssjis
#psws
LIsten to this highlight -- live.orcasound.net/reports/cand...
#wssjis
#psws
July 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
10:37-10:53 this a.m., Bigg's #orcas called on the Orcasound Lab hydrophone. Thanks to AIS/radar vessel tracks & Pete Ancich sharing IDs, we know these sounds came from ~10 southbound orcas: the T36A & T65B matrilines.
LIsten to this highlight -- live.orcasound.net/reports/cand...
#wssjis
#psws
LIsten to this highlight -- live.orcasound.net/reports/cand...
#wssjis
#psws
10:40 Bigg's KW calls on the Orcasound Lab hydrophone! Probably two different groups, based on relative amplitudes and whale watch boats that are already southbound past the site... based on the M2 radar system.
live.orcasound.net/listen/orcas...
#orcas
#Biggs
#wssjis
#wssji
live.orcasound.net/listen/orcas...
#orcas
#Biggs
#wssjis
#wssji
July 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
10:40 Bigg's KW calls on the Orcasound Lab hydrophone! Probably two different groups, based on relative amplitudes and whale watch boats that are already southbound past the site... based on the M2 radar system.
live.orcasound.net/listen/orcas...
#orcas
#Biggs
#wssjis
#wssji
live.orcasound.net/listen/orcas...
#orcas
#Biggs
#wssjis
#wssji
OrcaHello AI thought the Bigg's calls were SRKWs when the vessel noise subsided. Here's and example clip -- aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
May 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
OrcaHello AI thought the Bigg's calls were SRKWs when the vessel noise subsided. Here's and example clip -- aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
11:10 Bigg's KW calls this morning on the Orcasound Lab hydrophone in Haro Strait! Thanks to David Howitt for the heads up.
Replay reports from other listeners via the new bouts page -- live.orcasound.net/bouts
Or listen live -- live.orcasound.net/listen/orcas...
#killerwhale #biggs
#wssji #psws
Replay reports from other listeners via the new bouts page -- live.orcasound.net/bouts
Or listen live -- live.orcasound.net/listen/orcas...
#killerwhale #biggs
#wssji #psws
May 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
11:10 Bigg's KW calls this morning on the Orcasound Lab hydrophone in Haro Strait! Thanks to David Howitt for the heads up.
Replay reports from other listeners via the new bouts page -- live.orcasound.net/bouts
Or listen live -- live.orcasound.net/listen/orcas...
#killerwhale #biggs
#wssji #psws
Replay reports from other listeners via the new bouts page -- live.orcasound.net/bouts
Or listen live -- live.orcasound.net/listen/orcas...
#killerwhale #biggs
#wssji #psws
15:15:33 PDT Likely Bigg's calls detected by OrcaHello AI on the North San Juan Channel hydrophone!
Do you agree these are Bigg's calls coming through some vessel noise?
aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#orcas #biggs
#killerwhale #bioacoustics
#wssji
#psws
Do you agree these are Bigg's calls coming through some vessel noise?
aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#orcas #biggs
#killerwhale #bioacoustics
#wssji
#psws
April 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
15:15:33 PDT Likely Bigg's calls detected by OrcaHello AI on the North San Juan Channel hydrophone!
Do you agree these are Bigg's calls coming through some vessel noise?
aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#orcas #biggs
#killerwhale #bioacoustics
#wssji
#psws
Do you agree these are Bigg's calls coming through some vessel noise?
aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#orcas #biggs
#killerwhale #bioacoustics
#wssji
#psws
Wednesday 4/16/25 16:45 SRKW calls detected by the OrcaHello AI on the Orcasound Lab hydrophone. Listen to this clip's crazy sequence of excitement and S04 calls, whistles, and squealing -- likely from J pod:
aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#orcas #srkw #j-pod
#bioacoustics
#wssji
aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#orcas #srkw #j-pod
#bioacoustics
#wssji
April 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Wednesday 4/16/25 16:45 SRKW calls detected by the OrcaHello AI on the Orcasound Lab hydrophone. Listen to this clip's crazy sequence of excitement and S04 calls, whistles, and squealing -- likely from J pod:
aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#orcas #srkw #j-pod
#bioacoustics
#wssji
aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#orcas #srkw #j-pod
#bioacoustics
#wssji
08 Apr 2025 05:55:54 PDT -- Bigg's killer whale calls detected this morning by the OrcaHello AI!
aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#orca #killerwhale #biggs
#wssji
aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#orca #killerwhale #biggs
#wssji
April 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
08 Apr 2025 05:55:54 PDT -- Bigg's killer whale calls detected this morning by the OrcaHello AI!
aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#orca #killerwhale #biggs
#wssji
aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#orca #killerwhale #biggs
#wssji
Bigg's KW calls, whistles, and echolocation clicks detected around 4 a.m. this morning (3/25 Tues). They fooled the OrcaHello AI into thinking it was hearing SRKWs twice. No human listeners reported them.
Best example clip --
aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#orca
#biggs
#wssji
Best example clip --
aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#orca
#biggs
#wssji
March 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Bigg's KW calls, whistles, and echolocation clicks detected around 4 a.m. this morning (3/25 Tues). They fooled the OrcaHello AI into thinking it was hearing SRKWs twice. No human listeners reported them.
Best example clip --
aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#orca
#biggs
#wssji
Best example clip --
aifororcas.azurewebsites.net/detections/d...
#orca
#biggs
#wssji
17:50 Hearing percussives, whistles, and a fain S16 call on the Orcasound Lab live stream. Listen in to the binaural array here — live.orcasound.net/listen/orcas...
#orca
#srkw
#orca
#srkw
March 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
17:50 Hearing percussives, whistles, and a fain S16 call on the Orcasound Lab live stream. Listen in to the binaural array here — live.orcasound.net/listen/orcas...
#orca
#srkw
#orca
#srkw