Updated January 8, 2008
All data provided by the Center for Whale Research, San Juan Island.

Currently, the community has 88 individuals. J pod has 25 members; K pod has 20; and L pod has 43, including (approximately):

7 post-reproductive females

33 reproductive females

20 sexually mature or adolescent males

23 juveniles

5 neonates

Complete list of babies born since 2001

J pod ID M/F DOB J1 M 1951* J2 F 1911* J8 F 1933* J11 F 1972* J14 F 1974 J16 F 1972* J17 F 1977 J19 F 1979 J22 F 1985 J26 M 1991 J27 M 1991 J28 F 1993 J30 M 1995 J31 F 1995 J32 F 1996 J33 M 1996 J34 M 1998 J35 F 1998 J36 U 1999 J37 F 2001 J38 U 2003 J39 M 2003 J40 F 2004 J41 PF 2005 J42 F 2007		K pod ID M/F DOB K7 F 1910* K11 F 1933* K12 F 1972* K13 F 1972* K14 F 1977 K16 F 1985 K20 F 1986 K21 M 1986 K22 F 1987 K25 M 1991 K26 M 1993 K27 F 1994 K33 M 2001 K34 M 2001 K35 M 2002 K36 U 2003 K37 U 2004 K38 U 2004 K40 F 1963* K42 U 2008		L pod (1) ID M/F DOB L2 F 1960* L5 F 1964* L7 F 1961* L12 F 1933* L21 F 1950* L22 F 1971* L25 F 1928* L26 F 1956* L27 F 1965* L41 M 1977 L47 F 1974 L53 F 1977 L54 F 1977 L55 F 1977 L57 M 1977 L67 F 1985 L72 F 1986 L73 M 1986 L74 M 1986 L77 F 1987 L78 M 1989		L pod (2) ID M/F DOB L79 M 1989 L82 F 1990 L83 F 1990 L84 M 1990 L85 M 1991 L86 F 1991 L87 M 1992 L88 M 1993 L89 M 1993 L90 F 1993 L91 F 1995 L92 M 1995 L94 F 1995 L95 M 1996 L100 M 2001 L101 PM 2002 L103 PF 2003 L105 U 2004 L106 PM 2005 L108 U 2006 L109 U 2007 L110 U 2007

Dates of births marked with an asterisk (*) are estimated based on actuarial tables of mortality rates combined with observed association patterns to determine family relationships, from Life history and population dynamics of resident killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the coastal waters of British Columbia and Washington State, Olesiuk, P.F., M.A. Bigg and G.M. Ellis (Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, B.C., Canada V9R 5K6) (1990). In: P.S. Hammond, S.A. Mizroch and G.P. Donovan (eds.): Individual recognition of cetaceans: Use of photo-identification and other techniques to estimate population parameters. Special Report #12, International Whaling Commission, Cambridge, p. 209-243.

Since 1998, 25 orcas have been born and survived:

K42 unk., born to K14 (Lea) her fourth calf, June, 2008

L110 unk., born to L83 (?), her first calf, summer, 2007

J42 female, born to J16 (Slick), her third calf, spring, 2007

L109 unk., born to L55 (Nuggett), her third calf, winter or spring, 2007

L108 unk., born to L54 (Ino), her second calf, June, 2006

J41 female, born to J19 (Shachi), her second calf, July, 2005

L106 male, born to L86 (Surprise), her first calf, first seen June, 2005

K38 unk., born to K20 (Spock), her first calf, December, 2004

J40 female, born to J14 (Samish), her fourth calf, December, 2004

L105 unk., born to L27 (Ophelia), her fifth calf, October, 2004

K37 unk., born to K12 (Sequim), her fourth calf, January, 2004

K36 unk., born to K14 (Lea), her fourth calf, September, 2003

L103 female, born to L55 (Nugget), her third calf, first seen June, 2003

J39 male, born to J11 (Blossom), her fourth calf, Spring, 2003

J38 unk. (Cookie), born to J22 (Oreo), her second calf, Spring, 2003

K35 male, (Sonata), born to K16 (Opus), her first calf, Fall, 2002

L101 male, (Aurora), born to L67 (Splash), her fourth calf, Fall, 2002

L100 male, (Indigo), born to L54 (Ino), her first calf, Fall, 2001

K34 male, born to K13 (Skagit), her fourth calf, Oct./Nov. 2001

J37 female, (Hy'Shqa), born to J14 (Samish), her third calf, early Jan. 2001

K33 male, born to K22 (Sekiu), her first calf, early Jan. 2001

J36 unk., born to J16 (Slick), her third calf, early 1999

K31 male, born to K12 (Sequim), her third calf, June 1999

J35 female, born to J17 (Princess Angeline), her second calf, 1998

J34 male, born to J22 (Oreo), her first calf, 1998

Since 1998, 33 orcas have gone missing or have died:

• J43 unk., born to J14 (Samish), her fifth calf, born 11/07; missing April, 2008

  L104 unk., born to L43 (Jelly Roll), her third calf, born 10/04; missing June, 2007

  K41 unk., born to K22 (Sekiu), her second calf, August, 2006

  K39 unk., first calf of K28 (Raven), born June, 2006, missing October 21,2006.

  K28, (Raven) female, born to K12 in 1994, last seen Sept. 19, 2006, calf K39 born June 6, 2006.

  L43, (Jellyroll) female, born ca. 1972, last seen Sept. 2, 2006, mother of three.

  L71, (Hugo) male, born to L26 in 1986, missing summer of 2006.

  L98, (Luna) male, born to L67 in 1999, died March 10, 2006 in Nootka Sound, BC

  K31, male, born to K12 in 1999, her third calf, missing in summer, 2005

  L32, female, born +/-1955, missing in summer, 2005

  L107 unk., born to L47 (Marina) in June, 2005, her fifth calf, missing in summer, 2005

  K18 (Kiska), born +/-1948, missing in December, 2003

  L58 (Sparky), born 1980 to L5 (Tanya), missing in June, 2003

  L3 (Oreana), born +/-1950, missing in June, 2003

  L102 unk., born to L47 (Marina), her fourth calf, Fall, 2002

  L60 (Rascal) female, 30, washed up on outer WA coast in May, 2002

  K32 calf born 2000, last seen 2000, mother K-16 survives

  L99 calf born 2000, last seen 2000, mother L-47 and 2 older siblings survive

  L62 (Cetus) male, 20, last seen 2000, mother L-27 survives, 3 younger siblings deceased

  L39 (Orcan) male, 25, last seen 2000, mother L-2 and 3 younger siblings survive

  L11 (Squirty) female, est. 43, last seen 2000, mother of five offspring - 3 surviving

  L1 (Oskar) male, est. 41, last seen 2000, one surviving sister L-54

  J18 (Everett) male, 23, son of J10, found at Tsawassen, Canada, March, 2000

  J10 (Tahoma) female, est. 37, last seen 1999

  K4 (Morgan) female, est. 66, last seen 1999

  L97 unk., born to L51, died as infant in Oct. 1999

  L51 (Nootka) female, 26 (found at Race Rocks, Canada in Sept. 1999)

  J11’s calf, unk., died as infant Dec. 1998

  L93 (Nerka) female, 3, last seen 1998

  L38 (Dylan) male, est. 33, last seen 1998

  L44 (Leo) male, 24, last seen 1998

  K3 (Sounder) female, est. 44, last seen 1998

  J20 (Ewok) female, 17, daughter of J10, last seen 1998