Bigg's (transient) killer whales
132 matrilines cataloged in the Salish Sea
Sightings
Every report of any Bigg's (transient) member — each matriline and individual pooled together. The maps below break it down by matriline.
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 108 | 74 | 108 | 96 | 149 | 128 | 87 | 174 | 262 | 70 | ||
| 2025 | 39 | 96 | 194 | 213 | 190 | 132 | 178 | 114 | 98 | 46 | 50 | 50 |
| 2024 | 69 | 133 | 277 | 321 | 468 | 75 | 72 | 180 | 265 | 191 | 66 | 78 |
| 2023 | 21 | 54 | 227 | 173 | 263 | 502 | 103 | 229 | 309 | 273 | 175 | 106 |
Reports per month. Most are unverified mentions in sighting text, not confirmed identifications.
Last reported October 5, 2026 · 8165 reports in all — each a dot above; the newest located report is solid. Click one to see that day on the map.
Matrilines
Where each matriline has been reported, every map at the same scale. A report that names two matrilines travelling together is on both of their maps. Reports cluster where people watch from, along shorelines and ferry routes, so compare the maps with each other rather than reading any one as a range. Reports outside the area shown aren't drawn.
- T065As1,248 reports
- T099s1,116 reports
- T137s974 reports
- T046s740 reports
- T124Ds543 reports
- T124A2s286 reports
- T123s282 reports
- T071Bs249 reports
- T109A2s236 reports
- T036Bs197 reports
- T036s185 reports
- T124As177 reports
- T077s171 reports
- T065Bs165 reports
- T101s162 reports
- T100s160 reports
- T090s139 reports
- T034s138 reports
- T046Bs122 reports
- T075Bs121 reports
- T100Bs113 reports
- T036A1s109 reports
- T037As98 reports
- T049As98 reports
- T037s94 reports
- T036As88 reports
- T019s86 reports
- T046B1s71 reports
- T124A4s66 reports
- T109As64 reports
- T037Bs56 reports
- T060s55 reports
- T002Cs46 reports
- T064Bs45 reports
- T068Cs42 reports
- T023Cs41 reports
- T086As33 reports
- T035As31 reports
- T068s30 reports
- T038As20 reports
- T069s20 reports
- T086A1s20 reports
- T124s18 reports
- T086A3s16 reports
- T124A1s16 reports
- T030Bs14 reports
- T073As13 reports
- T035s12 reports
- T023s9 reports
- T046B2s8 reports
- T073Cs8 reports
- T065s6 reports
- T023Ds5 reports
- T075s5 reports
- T007Bs4 reports
- T075Cs3 reports
- T034As2 reports
- T038s2 reports
- T041s2 reports
- T069Ds2 reports
- T117Bs2 reports
- T028As1 report
- T036B1s1 report
- T050s1 report, none here
- T059s1 report
- T059A1s1 report
- T071s1 report
- T073s1 report
- T085s1 report
- T109s1 report
- T109Bs1 report
- T146As1 report
Base maps by Esri and its data providers