Right whale:

Date/time (local)OccurrenceLatitudeLongitudeNotes
07/12/23 03:14:52Possibly detected47.6602-64.1235Three classified RW upcalls in P10 and 12. The calls are similar shape, short- duration and low- to mid-amplitude.
07/12/23 17:14:52Possibly detected47.6287-64.0914One classified RW upcall in P11. Possible RW upcall in P7; although it is loud, it is not isolated from other pitch tracks and is not classified. The classified call in P11 is loud, has adequate shape, is accompanied by two pitch tracks above it (harmonics?) and isolated otherwise.


Humpback whale:

Date/time (local)OccurrenceLatitudeLongitudeNotes
07/12/23 05:14:52Possibly detected47.6552-64.1265Presumable HW song; amplitude- and frequency-modulated calls are repeated across multiple panels, with few large artifacts. Although this period is suggestive of HW, there is no clear repetition of any particular portion of the song. There are classified RW upcalls in P2-3, but the presence of HW song makes them suspicious.
07/12/23 22:14:52Possibly detected47.6108-64.0794One classified RW upcall in P5. Although it is loud, the pitch track is concave and followed by a second, loud call with harmonics in P5 that is likely attributable to HW. There is a third, isolated pitch track in P7 that is also indicative of HW presence. Two possible RW upcalls (unclassified) in P4 and P10; low- to mid-amplitude calls with nice shape, but they are not classified and the possibility of a HW makes them less convincing.




Notes:

Date/time (local)LatitudeLongitudeNotes
07/12/23 00:14:5247.6725-64.1219One classified HW call in P4 and possibly a second one in P3, but the shapes are not similar and the amplitude is not consistent.
07/12/23 00:29:5247.6712-64.1222One classified RW upcall in P5. The shape is adequate, but it has artifacts in the beginning and end and inconsistent amplitude (mostly low with a portion that is high-amplitude).
07/12/23 03:14:5247.6602-64.1235Three classified RW upcalls in P10 and 12. The calls are similar shape, short- duration and low- to mid-amplitude.
07/12/23 05:14:5247.6552-64.1265Presumable HW song; amplitude- and frequency-modulated calls are repeated across multiple panels, with few large artifacts. Although this period is suggestive of HW, there is no clear repetition of any particular portion of the song. There are classified RW upcalls in P2-3, but the presence of HW song makes them suspicious.
07/12/23 12:14:5247.6530-64.1217One classified RW upcall in P10. The call has large artifacts and is preceded by other pitch tracks of similar frequency and amplitude that are likely attributable to background noise.
07/12/23 13:14:5247.6472-64.1144One classified HW call in P8 and possibly a second one on the same panel. These are possibly loud calls with harmonics, but the classified call is broken with artifacts. The other call, although it is similar frequency and amplitude, and nicely shaped, was not classified as HW, and there are no other detections in the period.
07/12/23 14:14:5247.6415-64.1072One classified SW call in P12. The call is very short-duration and difficult to assess.
07/12/23 15:14:5247.6387-64.1009One classified RW upcall in P15. Although the shape looks adequate, it is a mid- amplitude call, has an artifact in the middle, and is the only detection in the period.
07/12/23 17:14:5247.6287-64.0914One classified RW upcall in P11. Possible RW upcall in P7; although it is loud, it is not isolated from other pitch tracks and is not classified. The classified call in P11 is loud, has adequate shape, is accompanied by two pitch tracks above it (harmonics?) and isolated otherwise.
07/12/23 19:14:5247.6211-64.0871One classified RW upcall in P5. The call is very short-duration and faint.
07/12/23 20:14:5247.6177-64.0846Two classified RW upcalls in P5 and P10. The calls are short-duration, low- to mid-amplitude, have artifacts, especially the second one, and this period has multiple low- to high-frequency, low-amplitude pitch tracks across panels.
07/12/23 22:14:5247.6108-64.0794One classified RW upcall in P5. Although it is loud, the pitch track is concave and followed by a second, loud call with harmonics in P5 that is likely attributable to HW. There is a third, isolated pitch track in P7 that is also indicative of HW presence. Two possible RW upcalls (unclassified) in P4 and P10; low- to mid-amplitude calls with nice shape, but they are not classified and the possibility of a HW makes them less convincing.


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