Sei whale:

Date/time (local)OccurrenceLatitudeLongitudeNotes
08/02/15 13:02:57Possibly detected43.0497-65.0228None of the classified rw upcalls have great shapes, but there are a few possible unclassified calls in addition to the classified ones. Scoring as possibly detected. Single classified sw calls looks legit, but there is just one. Scoring as possibly detected.
08/02/15 13:17:57Possibly detected43.0509-65.0258Single sw downsweep looks legit (nice shape). None of the classified rw upcalls are visible.
08/02/15 17:17:57Possibly detected43.0568-65.0294Single classified sw call seems legit - isolated, loud, good shape. There is only one call, though.


Fin whale:

Date/time (local)OccurrenceLatitudeLongitudeNotes
08/02/15 08:02:57Detected43.0045-64.9432Single visible rw upcall is quite convincing - mostly isolated, good amplitude, good shape. Only one call, although there might be unclassified calls in panels 3 and 4. Scoring possibly detected for rw. Most of the fw calls are unconvincing, since IPI is all over the place, but the sequence of 4 classified calls at the very end (panel 13) have a constant 10 second IPI. Scoring detected for fw.
08/02/15 16:02:57Possibly detected43.0577-65.0406Many fw pulses, but IPI is highly variable. Sequence in panels 13 and 14 has roughly constant 15-16 second IPI, but this is rather long for this time of year. Scored as possibly detected because of uncertainty. Could noise (e.g., rudder noise) be causing these detections?
08/02/15 22:32:57Possibly detected43.0767-65.1259Sequence of 3 calls in panel 9 have constant IPI of ~9 seconds, although amplitude is somewhat variable. Scoring fw as possibly detected.


Right whale:

Date/time (local)OccurrenceLatitudeLongitudeNotes
08/02/15 00:02:57Possibly detected42.9983-64.9683
08/02/15 01:51:33Possibly detected43.0002-64.9532Of the two classified rw upcalls in panel 14, the second one has a terrible shape, but the first is reasonable. Since the first is isolated and loud, scoring as possibly detected.
08/02/15 02:32:57Detected42.9987-64.9317Several rw upcalls here. Not all have great shapes, but the isolation, amplitude, and number of them is convincing.
08/02/15 04:02:57Detected43.0055-64.9479rw upcalls are quite faint, but shapes of the first and third call are pretty good and calls are mostly isolated. Borderline possibly detected and detected, but shape of the third call is convincing. Scoring as detected.
08/02/15 05:02:57Possibly detected42.9969-64.9185rw upcall in panel 6 is just about perfect. Other calls are not so perfect, although there are several unclassified calls that could be upcalls, too. To be conservative, calling this possibly detected.
08/02/15 08:02:57Possibly detected43.0045-64.9432Single visible rw upcall is quite convincing - mostly isolated, good amplitude, good shape. Only one call, although there might be unclassified calls in panels 3 and 4. Scoring possibly detected for rw. Most of the fw calls are unconvincing, since IPI is all over the place, but the sequence of 4 classified calls at the very end (panel 13) have a constant 10 second IPI. Scoring detected for fw.
08/02/15 09:02:57Detected43.0088-64.9520Nice upcalls.
08/02/15 09:13:55Detected43.0220-64.9752Two classified rw upcalls are visible, and there are 8 more classified rw upcalls in this summary period that are not visible. These are right after a summary period with confirmed rw upcalls. Scoring this as detected.
08/02/15 10:02:57Detected43.0273-64.9846The 3 classified calls look as though there is a band of noise that has been removed from the middle of them. This is consistent with tonal ship noise being removed with the exponentially weighted mean spectrum. There are potentially other unclassified rw upcalls, too. Scoring this as detected for rw.
08/02/15 11:02:57Detected43.0319-64.9960Not all classified rw upcalls have good shapes, but many are isolated with good amplitude and there are several up calls, both classified and not classified.
08/02/15 13:02:57Possibly detected43.0497-65.0228None of the classified rw upcalls have great shapes, but there are a few possible unclassified calls in addition to the classified ones. Scoring as possibly detected. Single classified sw calls looks legit, but there is just one. Scoring as possibly detected.
08/02/15 14:17:57Possibly detected43.0552-65.0376Classified rw upcalls look legit, and there are 2 more possible unclassified calls (panels 11 and 13), although the unclassified calls have poor shapes. Possible sei whale downsweep in panel 7?
08/02/15 23:17:57Possibly detected43.0802-65.1342One classified rw upcall (panel 10) and one unclassified rw upcall (panel 11). Classified call is loud, isolated and has a nice shape. Not enough calls to be 100% definite, though. Many LF tones.




Notes:

Date/time (local)LatitudeLongitudeNotes
08/02/15 00:17:5742.9985-64.9667Possible unclassified rw upcall in panel 2.
08/02/15 01:02:5742.9998-64.9571Classified sw downsweep looks an awful lot like the other LF tonals - not convincing. Single classified rw upcall has a poor shape, but there may be other unclassified rw upcalls in panels 2 and 15. Scoring rw as not detected to be conservative.
08/02/15 01:51:3343.0002-64.9532Of the two classified rw upcalls in panel 14, the second one has a terrible shape, but the first is reasonable. Since the first is isolated and loud, scoring as possibly detected.
08/02/15 02:17:5742.9977-64.9293Single classified rw upcall is isolated and has okay amplitude, but has a poor shape. Not totally convinced. Scoring as not detected.
08/02/15 02:32:5742.9987-64.9317Several rw upcalls here. Not all have great shapes, but the isolation, amplitude, and number of them is convincing.
08/02/15 03:02:5743.0011-64.9375The call type 17 sound in panel 2 could be sw, but shape is not very good.
08/02/15 03:17:5743.0020-64.9398Two possible unclassified rw upcalls in panels 2 and 4, but not enough to say possibly detected.
08/02/15 04:02:5743.0055-64.9479rw upcalls are quite faint, but shapes of the first and third call are pretty good and calls are mostly isolated. Borderline possibly detected and detected, but shape of the third call is convincing. Scoring as detected.
08/02/15 05:02:5742.9969-64.9185rw upcall in panel 6 is just about perfect. Other calls are not so perfect, although there are several unclassified calls that could be upcalls, too. To be conservative, calling this possibly detected.
08/02/15 06:02:5743.0014-64.9296A lot of unidentified LF chatter that ate up the pitch tracks before most of the classified rw upcalls were transmitted. The single visible rw upcall is not isolated, so I'm suspicious.
08/02/15 07:02:5743.0000-64.9328Single classified rw upcall is not isolated, so I'm suspicious.
08/02/15 07:17:5743.0011-64.9355More LF tones.
08/02/15 08:02:5743.0045-64.9432Single visible rw upcall is quite convincing - mostly isolated, good amplitude, good shape. Only one call, although there might be unclassified calls in panels 3 and 4. Scoring possibly detected for rw. Most of the fw calls are unconvincing, since IPI is all over the place, but the sequence of 4 classified calls at the very end (panel 13) have a constant 10 second IPI. Scoring detected for fw.
08/02/15 09:02:5743.0088-64.9520Nice upcalls.
08/02/15 09:13:5543.0220-64.9752Two classified rw upcalls are visible, and there are 8 more classified rw upcalls in this summary period that are not visible. These are right after a summary period with confirmed rw upcalls. Scoring this as detected.
08/02/15 10:02:5743.0273-64.9846The 3 classified calls look as though there is a band of noise that has been removed from the middle of them. This is consistent with tonal ship noise being removed with the exponentially weighted mean spectrum. There are potentially other unclassified rw upcalls, too. Scoring this as detected for rw.
08/02/15 11:02:5743.0319-64.9960Not all classified rw upcalls have good shapes, but many are isolated with good amplitude and there are several up calls, both classified and not classified.
08/02/15 13:02:5743.0497-65.0228None of the classified rw upcalls have great shapes, but there are a few possible unclassified calls in addition to the classified ones. Scoring as possibly detected. Single classified sw calls looks legit, but there is just one. Scoring as possibly detected.
08/02/15 13:17:5743.0509-65.0258Single sw downsweep looks legit (nice shape). None of the classified rw upcalls are visible.
08/02/15 14:02:5743.0544-65.0354Single classified rw upcall is too faint.
08/02/15 14:17:5743.0552-65.0376Classified rw upcalls look legit, and there are 2 more possible unclassified calls (panels 11 and 13), although the unclassified calls have poor shapes. Possible sei whale downsweep in panel 7?
08/02/15 15:02:5743.0530-65.0276Classified rw upcalls have very poor shapes. Not convinced. Possible sw downsweep in panel 13?
08/02/15 16:02:5743.0577-65.0406Many fw pulses, but IPI is highly variable. Sequence in panels 13 and 14 has roughly constant 15-16 second IPI, but this is rather long for this time of year. Scored as possibly detected because of uncertainty. Could noise (e.g., rudder noise) be causing these detections?
08/02/15 17:17:5743.0568-65.0294Single classified sw call seems legit - isolated, loud, good shape. There is only one call, though.
08/02/15 20:02:5743.0636-65.0610Lots of LF chatter.
08/02/15 22:32:5743.0767-65.1259Sequence of 3 calls in panel 9 have constant IPI of ~9 seconds, although amplitude is somewhat variable. Scoring fw as possibly detected.
08/02/15 23:02:5743.0793-65.1319fw IPIs not constant. More LF tones.
08/02/15 23:17:5743.0802-65.1342One classified rw upcall (panel 10) and one unclassified rw upcall (panel 11). Classified call is loud, isolated and has a nice shape. Not enough calls to be 100% definite, though. Many LF tones.


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