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

September 1-30, 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)

9/30 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  15    Risso's Dolphins
  Thousands    Moon Jellies

9/30 8 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales
      Harbor Porpoise

9/29 9 a.m. 11      Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
      Massive Plankton Bloom

9/29 8 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales

9/29 8 a.m. All Day 32      Humpback Whales
  10      Blue Whales

9/28 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  60    Risso's Dolphins

9/28 9 a.m. 25      Humpback Whales
  100    Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/28 8 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales

9/28 8 a.m. All Day 30      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales
  150    Risso's Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

9/27 2 p.m. 18      Humpback Whales
  60    Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/27 9 a.m. 24      Humpback Whales
  50    Risso's Dolphins

9/27 8 a.m. 36      Humpback Whales
  60    Risso's Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

9/26 1 p.m. 11      Humpback Whales

9/26 9 a.m. 17      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  90    Risso's Dolphins

9/26 8 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  15    Risso's Dolphins

9/25 1 p.m.     Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  40    Risso's Dolphins

9/25 9 a.m. 26      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  180    Risso's Dolphins

9/25 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  150    Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/24 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)

9/24 1 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales
  20    Risso's Dolphins

9/24 9 a.m. 26      Humpback Whales (playful calf)
  40    Risso's Dolphins

9/24 8 a.m. 30      Humpback Whales
  20      Common Dolphins
  150    Risso's Dolphins

9/23 4:30 p.m.     Humpback Whale

9/23 2 p.m. 19      Humpback Whales
  25    Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/23 1 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales
  60    Risso's Dolphins

9/23 9 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
  1 million      Sea Nettles

9/23 8 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  100    Risso's Dolphins
  20    Dall's Porpoise

9/22 2 p.m. 14      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales

9/22 9 a.m. 24      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  30    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  40    Risso's Dolphins

9/22 8 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (feeding)
  100    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  35    Risso's Dolphins

9/21 9 a.m. 27      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (hunting)
  300    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/21 8 a.m. 17      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (hunting)
  500    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/20 9 a.m. 21      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (hunting)
      Harbor Porpoise

9/20 8 a.m. 25      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (hunting)
      Harbor Porpoise

9/19 9 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

9/19 8 a.m. 30      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/18 2 p.m. 16      Humpback Whales
      Harbor Porpoise

9/18 9 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales
  25    Risso's Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

9/18 8 a.m. 31      Humpback Whales
  30    Risso's Dolphins
  20      Harbor Porpoise

9/17 2 p.m. 32      Humpback Whales

9/17 1 p.m.     Humpback Whales

9/17 9 a.m. 30      Humpback Whales
    Black-footed Albatross

9/17 8 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales

9/16 4:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
      Harbor Porpoise

9/16 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales

9/16 1 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales

9/16 9 a.m. 26      Humpback Whales
  100    Risso's Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

9/16 8 a.m. 26      Humpback Whales
  15    Risso's Dolphins
    Northern Elephant Seal

9/16 8 a.m. All Day 33      Humpback Whales
  26      Blue Whales
  150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  300    Risso's Dolphins

9/15 9 a.m. 22      Humpback Whales
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/15 8 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales
  15      Harbor Porpoise

9/14 2 p.m. 13      Humpback Whales

9/14 9 a.m. 40      Humpback Whales

9/14 8 a.m. 21      Humpback Whales
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/14 8 a.m. All Day 25      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/13 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
    Shortfin Mako Shark

9/13 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
    Blue Shark
    Black-footed Albatross

9/13 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
    Blue Shark

9/12 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales (lots of breaching)

9/12 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  36    Risso's Dolphins

9/12 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales

9/11 2 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales

9/11 1 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/11 9 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales
  10      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100    Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/11 8 a.m. 24      Humpback Whales
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Black-footed Albatross

9/10 2 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales
  20    Risso's Dolphins

9/10 1 p.m. 16      Humpback Whales
  20      Harbor Porpoise

9/10 9 a.m. 17      Humpback Whales
      Great White Shark
  50,000    Sooty Shearwaters

9/10 8 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales
      Harbor Porpoise

9/9 4:30 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales
  10      Harbor Porpoise

9/9 2 p.m. 14      Humpback Whales

9/9 1 p.m. 19      Humpback Whales
  20      Harbor Porpoise
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/9 9 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales
  40    Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/9 8 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales
  40    Risso's Dolphins
    Bottlenose Dolphins

9/9 8 a.m. All Day 38      Humpback Whales
  12      Blue Whales
      Fin Whalse
  110    Risso's Dolphins

9/8 2 p.m. 30      Humpback Whales (mother&calf;
calf tail slap)
  1500      Common Dolphins

9/8 1 p.m. 42      Humpback Whales
  1500    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

9/8 9 a.m. 37      Humpback Whales
  1000      Common Dolphins

9/8 8 a.m. 40      Humpback Whales
  2000      Common Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

9/8 8 a.m. All Day 46      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales
      Fin Whale
  800    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/7 2 p.m. 23      Humpback Whales

9/7 9 a.m. 32      Humpback Whales
  32      Common Dolphins
    Elephant Seal
    Northern Fur Seal
    Black-footed Albatross

9/7 8 a.m. 26      Humpback Whales
    Dall's Porpoise
    Black-footed Albatross

9/7 8 a.m. All Day 26      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales
      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  500    Risso's Dolphins
  10    Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/6 2 p.m. 28      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales
  300      Common Dolphins

9/6 9 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales
  400      Common Dolphins

9/6 8 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
  200      Common Dolphins
      Northern Elephant Seal

9/5 2 p.m. 11      Humpback Whales

9/5 9 a.m. 28      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
  50    Risso's Dolphins
    Bottlenose Dolphin

9/5 8 a.m. 50      Humpback Whales
  50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100    Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/4 4:30 p.m. 11      Humpback Whales

9/4 2 p.m. 27      Humpback Whales

9/4 1 p.m. 16      Humpback Whales
      Harbor Porpoise
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/4 9 a.m. 19      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales

9/4 8 a.m. 18      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales
    Black-footed Albatross

9/4 8 a.m. All Day 72      Humpback Whales
  26      Blue Whales
      Harbor Porpoise
  10      Dall's Porpoise

9/3 5:30 p.m. 28      Humpback Whales

9/3 4:30 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales

9/3 2 p.m. 36      Humpback Whales

9/3 1 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales

9/3 10 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales
    Black-footed Albatross

9/3 9 a.m. 24      Humpback Whales
  13      Blue Whales

9/3 8 a.m. 30      Humpback Whales
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/2 4:30 p.m. 14      Humpback Whales

9/2 2 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales
    Risso's Dolphins

9/2 1 p.m. 13      Humpback Whales
    Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/2 10 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales
  16      Blue Whales
  20    Risso's Dolphins

9/2 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  12      Blue Whales
  24      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
      Common Dolphins
  24    Risso's Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise
      Dall's Porpoise

9/2 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  15      Blue Whales
  75      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  75      Common Dolphins
  75    Risso's Dolphins

9/1 4:30 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales

9/1 2 p.m. 13      Humpback Whales

9/1 1 p.m. 35      Humpback Whales

9/1 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Blue Whales

9/1 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  16      Blue Whales

  

Blue Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail (September 29, 2017)

Harbor Porpoise, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Porpoise (September 29, 2017)

Snowy Egret, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Snowy Egret (September 26, 2017)

Sea Otter eating a crab, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Otter eating a crab (September 26, 2017)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (September 25, 2017)

Chrysaora (Sea Nettles), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Chrysaora (Sea Nettles) (September 25, 2017)

California Sea Lion, Great Blue Heron and Snowy Egret, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lion, Great Blue Heron
and Snowy Egret (September 24, 2017)

Killer Whale Rainblow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale Rainblow (September 23, 2017)

Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphins (September 22, 2017)

Male Killer Whale pectoral fin slapping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Male Killer Whale pectoral fin slapping
(September 20, 2017)

Breaching Killer Whale by the Blackfin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Killer Whale by the Blackfin
(September 20, 2017)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (September 19, 2017)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (September 19, 2017)

Humpback Whale and California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale and California Sea Lions
(September 17, 2017)

Buller's Shearwater, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Buller's Shearwater (September 16, 2017)

Blue Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whales (September 14, 2017)

Elegant Tern, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Elegant Tern (September 14, 2017)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (September 12, 2017)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (September 12, 2017)

Humpback Whale and thousands of Sooty Shearwaters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale and thousands of
Sooty Shearwaters (September 10, 2017)

Friendly Humpback Whale close up, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
"Friendly" Humpback Whale close up
(September 9, 2017)

Breaching Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Risso's Dolphin (September 9, 2017)

Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin (September 8, 2017)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (September 8, 2017)

Humpback Whale pectoral slapping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale pectoral slapping
(September 7, 2017)

Humpback Whales lunge-feeding at sunset, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge-feeding at sunset
(September 4, 2017)

Great Blue Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Blue Heron (September 4, 2017)

Humpback Whales tail-throwing, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales tail-throwing (September 4, 2017)

Humpback Whale chin-slapping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale chin-slapping (September 3, 2017)

3 Mola Mola, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
3 Mola Mola (September 3, 2017)

Humpback Whales with rain-blows, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales with rain-blows
(September 3, 2017)

Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphins (September 2, 2017)

Humpback Whales lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (September 2, 2017)

Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales (September 1, 2017)


All photos © 2017 Daniel Bianchetta


Pigeon Guillemot with lunch, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pigeon Guillemot with lunch (September 2, 2017)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (September 1, 2017)


 


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