Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region

May 1-31, 2017
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Note -- In addition to sightings on Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips, this list includes all reported marine mammal sightings for this region. Unusual sightings of other marine animals such as Leatherback Sea Turtles and Basking Sharks are also listed. California Sea Lions, Harbor Seals, and Southern Sea Otters, which are seen on all whale watching trips, are not included in the list.

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Date #     Type of Animal(s)

5/31 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

5/31 1 p.m.     Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise
    Black-footed Albatross

5/31 9 a.m. 11      Humpback Whales
  800      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  55    Risso's Dolphins
  200    Northern Right-whale Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

5/31 8 a.m. 17      Humpback Whales
  460      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100    Risso's Dolphins
  50    Northern Right-whale Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

5/30 9 a.m. 32      Humpback Whales
  50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  10    Risso's Dolphins

5/30 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  180      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50    Dall's Porpoise

5/29 9 a.m. 18      Humpback Whales
  600      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  40    Risso's Dolphins
  100    Northern Right-whale Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

5/29 8 a.m. 30      Humpback Whales
  1000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100    Northern Right-whale Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

5/29 8 a.m. All Day 35      Humpback Whales
  2000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  1000    Northern Right-whale Dolphins

5/28 2 p.m. 14      Humpback Whales

5/28 1 p.m.     Humpback Whales

5/28 9 a.m. 26      Humpback Whales
  80      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

5/28 8 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales
  120    Risso's Dolphins
  10    Harbor Porpoise

5/28 8 a.m. All Day 40      Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
  500      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  20    Risso's Dolphins

5/27 4:30 p.m. 24      Humpback Whales

5/27 2 p.m. 22      Humpback Whales

5/27 1 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales

5/27 9 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales (2 lateral-lunge feeding)
  12    Killer Whales
    Black-footed Albatross

5/27 8 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

5/27 8 a.m. All Day 12      Humpback Whales
  25    Killer Whales
      Fin Whales
  11    Baird's Beaked Whales

5/26 2 p.m. 36      Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

5/26 1 p.m. 14      Humpback Whales

5/26 9 a.m. 30      Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
    Black-footed Albatross

5/26 8 a.m. 18      Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
    Black-footed Albatross

5/26 8 a.m. All Day 16      Humpback Whales
  11    Killer Whales

5/25 9 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales (breach)
    Killer Whales

5/25 8 a.m. 21      Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
  90    Risso's Dolphins

5/24 2 p.m. 29      Humpback Whales

5/24 9 a.m. 52      Humpback Whales
    Blue Whale
  155    Risso's Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise
    Elephant Seal
  13    Black-footed Albatross

5/23 2 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales

5/23 9 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales
    Blue Whale
    Harbor Porpoise

5/22 2 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales

5/22 9 a.m. 19      Humpback Whales
  85    Risso's Dolphins

5/22 8 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales

5/22 8 a.m. All Day 32      Humpback Whales
  250    Risso's Dolphins
  10    Harbor Porpoise

5/21 4:30 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales
    Risso's Dolphin
    Black-footed Albatross

5/21 2 p.m. 17      Humpback Whales

5/21 1 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales
    Risso's Dolphins

5/21 9 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales
    Risso's Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

5/21 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales

5/21 8 a.m. All Day 27      Humpback Whales
  50    Risso's Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

5/20 4:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales

5/20 2 p.m. 19      Humpback Whales

5/20 1 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales
  10    Harbor Porpoise

5/20 9 a.m. 21      Humpback Whales
  25    Risso's Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

5/20 8 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales
  12    Risso's Dolphins
      Bottlenose Dolphins
  15    Harbor Porpoise

5/19 2 p.m. 35      Humpback Whales
  30      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  20    Risso's Dolphins

5/19 1 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales

5/19 9 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales

5/19 8 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
  50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  20    Risso's Dolphins

5/19 8 a.m. All Day 35      Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
  10    Risso's Dolphins

5/18 2 p.m. 11    Killer Whales
    Blue Whale
    Black-footed Albatross

5/18 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  15    Killer Whales
  10      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  30    Risso's Dolphins

5/18 9 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales
  11    Killer Whales
  20    Risso's Dolphins

5/18 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  15    Killer Whales
  200    Risso's Dolphins

5/17 9 a.m. 21      Humpback Whales
  12    Risso's Dolphins

5/16 9 a.m. 23      Humpback Whales
    Black-footed Albatross

5/16 8 a.m. 25      Humpback Whales
    Risso's Dolphins

5/15 12:30 p.m. 19      Humpback Whales
  10    Risso's Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

5/15 9 a.m. 27      Humpback Whales
  6-8    Killer Whales
  15    Risso's Dolphins

5/15 8 a.m. 21      Humpback Whales
    Risso's Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise
    Black-footed Albatross

5/14 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  25    Risso's Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

5/14 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales (tail lobbing and breaching)
    Bottlenose Dolphins

5/12 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales (lots of tail lobbing)

5/12 9 a.m. 27      Humpback Whales (3 tail lobbing)

5/12 8 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales

5/12 8 a.m. All Day 35      Humpback Whales (1 tail throwing & breaching)

5/11 2 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales
  18    Killer Whales
    Blue Whale
  200    Risso's Dolphins

5/11 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  18    Killer Whales
    Blue Whale

5/11 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  18    Killer Whales
  200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50    Risso's Dolphins

5/11 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
    Blue Whales
    Gray Whales
  2000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50      Northern Right Whale Dolphins

5/10 2 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

5/10 9 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales
    Blue Whale
    Harbor Porpoise

5/10 8 a.m. 18      Humpback Whales
    Blue Whale
  13    Risso's Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise
    Black-footed Albatross

5/9 2 p.m. 30      Humpback Whales (12-15 lunge-feeding)

5/9 12:30 p.m. 26      Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)

5/9 9 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

5/9 8 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales (1 breaching & pec slapping)
    Harbor Porpoise
    Purple-striped Jellies

5/8 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales (1 breached 30 times)
    Harbor Porpoise

5/8 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
  50    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

5/8 9 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
    Blue Whale
  100    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  35    Harbor Porpoise
    Black-footed Albatross

5/8 8 a.m. 25      Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

5/8 8 a.m. All Day 24      Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales

5/7 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales (one breached
more than 25 times!)
    Risso's Dolphins

5/7 9 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales
  60    Risso's Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

5/7 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  60    Risso's Dolphins
  12    Harbor Porpoise

5/7 8 a.m. All Day 65      Humpback Whales
  125    Risso's Dolphins

5/5 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales

5/5 9 a.m. 40      Humpback Whales (surface lunge-feeding,
one breaching)
  300    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

5/5 8 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales
  300    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

5/5 8 a.m. All Day 40      Humpback Whales (surface lunge-feeding,
one breaching)
  300    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  25    Risso's Dolphins

5/4 2 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

5/4 9 a.m. 26      Humpback Whales
  200    Common Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

5/4 8 a.m. 25      Humpback Whales
  300    Common Dolphins
    Risso's Dolphin
    Harbor Porpoise

5/4 8 a.m. All Day 55      Humpback Whales (surface lunge-feeding)
  300    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  20    Harbor Porpoise

5/3 2 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales

5/3 9 a.m. 25      Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
  200    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

5/3 8 a.m. 42      Humpback Whales
  1000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100    Common Dolphins
  20    Risso's Dolphins
  20    Harbor Porpoise

5/2 2 p.m. 35      Humpback Whales
  80    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

5/2 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  13    Killer Whales
  80    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise
    Black-footed Albatross

5/2 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  13    Killer Whales
  80    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

5/1 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  12    Killer Whales

5/1 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  10    Killer Whales
  12    Black-footed Albatross

5/1 9 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales
  10-12    Killer Whales
    Gray Whales
  10    Risso's Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

5/1 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  10    Killer Whales
    Minke Whale
  15    Black-footed Albatross

  

Pacific White-sided Dolphins breaching sequence #1, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins breaching sequence #1
(May 31, 2017)
Pacific White-sided Dolphins breaching sequence #2, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins breaching sequence #2
(May 31, 2017)
Pacific White-sided Dolphins breaching sequence #3, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins breaching sequence #3
(May 31, 2017)
Pacific White-sided Dolphins breaching sequence #4, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins breaching sequence #4
(May 31, 2017)
Pacific White-sided Dolphins breaching sequence #5, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins breaching sequence #5
(May 31, 2017)

Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (May 27, 2017)

Killer Whale mother and calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale mother and calf (May 26, 2017)

Killer Whale tail with Killer Whale rake marks, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale tail with Killer Whale rake marks
(May 26, 2017)

Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale (May 26, 2017)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (May 23, 2017)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (May 20, 2017)

Northern Fur Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Fur Seal (May 20, 2017)

Bottlenose Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bottlenose Dolphins (May 20, 2017)

Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (May 19, 2017)

California Sea Lions running from Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lions running from Killer Whales
(May 19, 2017)

Killer Whales with calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales with calf (May 19, 2017)

Blue Whale throwing tail in response to Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale throwing tail in response to
Killer Whales (May 19, 2017)

Killer Whale tails, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale tails (May 11, 2017)

Killer Whale breaching by Sea Wolf II, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale breaching by Sea Wolf II (May11, 2017)

Blue Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail (May 9, 2017)

Humpback Whale tail throw, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail throw (May 8, 2017)

Fork-tailed Storm Petrel, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fork-tailed Storm Petrel (May 8, 2017)

Humpback Whale near the Blackfin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale near the Blackfin (May 8, 2017)

Killer Whales near Sea Wolf II, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales near Sea Wolf II (May 8, 2017)

Red Phalarope, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Red Phalarope (May 7, 2017)

Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin (May 7, 2017)

Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin (May 4, 2017)

Southern Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter (May 4, 2017)

Humpback Whale lunge feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale lunge-feeding (May 4, 2017)

Harbor Porpoise, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Porpoise (May 4, 2017)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (May 3, 2017)

Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale (May 3, 2017)

Laysan Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Laysan Albatross (May 3, 2017)


All photos © 2017 Daniel Bianchetta



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