Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
June 2020
Note -- This list includes reported
sightings from Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips. Unusual sightings of other marine animals such as Leatherback
Sea Turtles and Basking Sharks are also listed, in addition to unusual seabirds such as Albatross and Brown Boobies. California Sea Lions are mentioned only if numbers or behavior are of interest.
Harbor Seals and Southern Sea Otters, which are seen on all whale watching
trips, are not included in the list.
Note - There were no whale watching trips in late March, April and May. Sightings posted during that time were from Survey Days - Our biologists were monitoring and counting species. Sightings from Survey Days are highlighted in pale yellow on those monthly summary pages. |
Whale watching trips resumed on June 13, and sightings on June 13 and later dates are from those whale watching trips. |
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Date |
# |
Type of Animal(s) |
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6/30 10 a.m. |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
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250 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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6/29 10 a.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales (mom & calf pair lunge-feeding) |
|
55 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
1 |
Blue Shark |
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6/29 8 a.m. |
15 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
All Day |
400 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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2 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
1 |
Leatherback Sea Turtle |
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6/28 1:30 p.m. |
4 |
Humpback Whales |
|
400 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
6/28 10 a.m. |
3 |
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
400 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
20 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
10 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
6/28 9 a.m. |
4 |
Humpback Whales |
|
400 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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6/27 2:30 p.m. |
14 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
|
45 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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6/27 1:30 p.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
|
30 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
6/27 10 a.m. |
3 |
Humpback Whales |
|
300 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
6/27 9 a.m. |
4 |
Humpback Whales |
|
200 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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2 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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6/27 8 a.m. |
19 |
Humpback Whales |
All Day |
40 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
60 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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6/26 10 a.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
|
25 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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6/25 10 a.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
|
80 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
310 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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6/24 10 a.m. |
4 |
Humpback Whales |
|
70 |
Risso's Dolphins (2 mom & calf pairs) |
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6/23 10 a.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
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6/22 2:30 p.m. |
5 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
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6/22 10 a.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching) |
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6/22 8 a.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales |
All Day |
300 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
100 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
100 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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6/21 2:30 p.m. |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
|
5 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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6/21 10 a.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
|
4 |
Killer Whales |
|
100 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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6/21 9 a.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
|
4 |
Killer Whales |
|
215 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
10 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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6/20 2:30 p.m. |
5 |
Humpback Whales |
|
155 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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6/20 1:30 p.m. |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
|
300 |
Risso's Dolphins (socializing) |
|
6/20 10 a.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales |
|
500 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
50 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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6/20 9 a.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
|
50 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
500 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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6/20 8 a.m. |
16 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
All Day |
150 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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6/19 2:30 p.m. |
9 |
Humpback Whales |
|
15 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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6/19 10 a.m. |
39 |
Humpback Whales (breaching) |
|
800 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
60 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
700 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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6/19 9 a.m. |
40 |
Humpback Whales |
All-day
|
600 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
Charter |
40 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
700 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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6/18 10 a.m. |
14 |
Humpback Whales |
|
80 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
90 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
1 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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6/17 10 a.m. |
4 |
Humpback Whales |
|
80 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
2 |
Mola Mola |
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6/15 10 a.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
|
75 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
5 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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2 |
Mola Mola |
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6/14 10 a.m. |
9 |
Humpback Whales |
|
100 |
Risso's Dolphins (with a small calf!) |
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6/14 9 a.m. |
5 |
Humpback Whales |
|
50 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
500 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
50 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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6/13 10 a.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slapping, chin slapping) |
|
20 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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6/13 9 a.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales |
|
40 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
30 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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All photos © 2020 Daniel Bianchetta
![Breaching Humpback Whales photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/BreachingHumpbackWhalesDB20200629_7G8A7943.jpg)
Breaching Humpback Whales (June 29, 2020)
![Leatherback Sea Turtle photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/LeatherbackSeaTurtleDB20200629_7G8A7803.jpg)
Leatherback Sea Turtle (good ID photo)
(June 29, 2020)
![Humpback Whale tail photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/HumpbackWhaleTailDB20200626_7G8A6263.jpg)
Humpback Whale tail (June 26, 2020)
![Mother and calf Risso's Dolphins photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/MotherAndCalfRissosDolphinsDB20200624_7G8A5744.jpg)
Mother and calf Risso's Dolphins (June 24, 2020)
![California Sea Lions photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/CaliforniaSeaLionsDB20200624_7G8A5223.jpg)
California Sea Lions (June 24, 2020)
![Chrysaora (Stinging Nettle) photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/ChrysaoraStingingNettleDB20200623_7G8A4616.jpg)
Chrysaora (Stinging Nettle) (June 23, 2020)
![Black-footed Albatross photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/BlackFootedAlbatrossDB20200622_7G8A4431.jpg)
Black-footed Albatross (June 22, 2020)
![Mother and Pup Southern Sea Otters photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/SouthernSeaOttersMotherAndPupDB20200622_7G8A3942.jpg)
Mother and pup Southern Sea Otters (June 22, 2020)
![Killer Whales photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/KillerWhalesDB20200621_7G8A3522.jpg)
Killer Whales (June 21, 2020)
![Northern Fur Seal photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/NorthernFurSealDB10100620_7G8A2793.jpg)
Northern Fur Seal (June 20, 2020)
![Black-footed Albatross in flight photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/BlackFootedAlbatrossDB20200620_7G8A2664.jpg)
Black-footed Albatross in flight (June 20, 2020)
![Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/LungeFeedingHumpbackWhaleDB20200620_7G8A2677.jpg)
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (June 20, 2020)
![Mother and Calf Humpback Whales photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/MotherAndCalfHumpbackWhalesDB20200620_7G8A2825.jpg)
Mother and Calf Humpback Whales (June 20, 2020)
![Northern Right Whale Dolphins photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/NorthernRightWhaleDolphinsDB2020619_7G8A2278.jpg)
Northern Right Whale Dolphins (June 19, 2020)
![Breaching Risso's Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/BreachingRissosDolphinDB20200618_7G8A1813-3.jpg)
Breaching Risso's Dolphin (June 18, 2020)
![Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/MolaMolaDB20200615_7G8A1240.jpg)
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
(June 15, 2020)
![Pacific White-sided Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/PacificWhiteSidedDolphinDB20200614_7G8A0527.jpg)
Pacific White-sided Dolphin
(June 14, 2020)
![Lateral lunge-feeding Humpback Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/LateralLungeFeedingHumpbackWhaleDB20200613_7G8A9976.jpg)
Lateral lunge-feeding Humpback Whale
(June 13, 2020)
![Humpback Whale tail, good ID photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2020/HumpbackWhaleTailDB20200613_7G8A0057.jpg)
Humpback Whale tail, good ID photo
(June 13, 2020)
All photos © 2020 Daniel Bianchetta
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