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Killer Whale identifications by the California Killer Whale Project |
Date |
# |
Type of Animal(s) |
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9/30 2:30 p.m. |
3 |
Humpback Whales (friendly) |
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8 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/30 9 a.m. |
25 |
Humpback Whales |
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5 |
Killer Whales (Orcas) |
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9/29 10 a.m. |
3 |
Humpback Whales |
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3 |
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) |
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9/29 9 a.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales |
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Many |
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) |
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9/28 10 a.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
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6 |
Killer Whales (Orcas) |
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9/28 9 a.m. |
15+ |
Humpback Whales (playful, lunge-feeding) |
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5 |
Killer Whales (Orcas - CA51As + CA50B) |
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9/27 9 a.m. |
33 |
Humpback Whales (breaching, lunge-feeding, tail throwing) |
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9/26 2:30 p.m. |
24 |
Humpback Whales (feeding, calf 'Ghost Pepper' breaching) |
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9/26 9 a.m. |
22 |
Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throwing, feeding) |
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9/26 8 a.m. |
26 |
Humpback Whales |
All Day |
100 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1 |
Brown Booby (rare) |
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9/25 2:30 p.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
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9/25 10 a.m. |
25 |
Humpback Whales |
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60 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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Bluefin Tuna |
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Northern Parula |
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9/25 7:30 a.m. |
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Humpback Whales |
Pelagic bird trip |
2 |
Killer Whales (Orcas - CA58s) |
(12-hour) |
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Blue Whales |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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Dall's Porpoise |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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Jaegers |
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Skuas |
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Black-footed Albatross |
. |
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Storm Petrels |
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Nazca and Brown Booby |
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Tufted Puffin |
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Northern Parula |
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9/24 2:30 p.m. |
16 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, surface active) |
|
1 |
Thresher Shark (breaching) |
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9/24 1:30 p.m. |
70+ |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding frenzy, breaching, tail throwing) |
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9/24 9 a.m. |
42 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching, tail-throwing, friendly!) |
|
1 |
Laysan Albatross (rare) |
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9/23 2:30 p.m. |
25 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
|
1 |
Brown Booby (rare) |
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9/23 10 a.m. |
21 |
Humpback Whales |
Charter |
3 |
Killer Whales (Orcas - CA39As) |
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9/23 9 a.m. |
46 |
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
Killer Whales (Orcas - CA39As) |
|
40 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/22 1:30 p.m. |
23 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/22 9 a.m. |
26 |
Humpback Whales |
|
40 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
300 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/21 1:30 p.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales |
|
8 |
Killer Whales (Orcas - CA140Bs + CA39As) |
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30 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
400 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
30 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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9/21 9 a.m. |
20 |
Humpback Whales |
|
30 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
400 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
50 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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9/20 9 a.m. |
9 |
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
Blue Whale |
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9/19 9 a.m. |
40 |
Humpback Whales |
|
50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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5 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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2 |
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)l |
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9/19 8 a.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales |
All Day |
10 |
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/17 2:30 p.m. |
31 |
Humpback Whales (breaching, lunge-feeding,
tail slapping, pec slapping) |
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9/17 9 a.m. |
52 |
Humpback Whales( breaching, lunge-feeding,
tail slapping, pec slapping) |
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9/16 10 a.m. |
37 |
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
5 |
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)l |
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9/16 9 a.m. |
60 |
Humpback Whales |
|
4 |
Blue Whales |
|
40 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
1 |
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)l |
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9/15 2:30 p.m. |
60 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching, tail slapping,
tail lobbing, pectoral fin slapping) |
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9/15 10 a.m. |
38 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, tail slapping) |
|
9/15 9 a.m. |
20 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
|
500 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/14 9 a.m. |
57 |
Humpback Whales |
|
30 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
860 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/13 10 a.m. |
45 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
|
1 |
Red-footed Booby (rare) |
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9/13 9 a.m. |
40 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
|
1 |
Red-footed Booby (rare) |
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9/12 9 a.m. |
30 |
Humpback Whales (feeding) |
|
3 |
Blue Whales |
|
15 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
1 |
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)l |
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9/11 1:30 p.m. |
31 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/11 9 a.m. |
27 |
Humpback Whales |
|
50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/10 2:30 p.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/10 9 a.m. |
20 |
Humpback Whales |
|
75 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/9 2:30 p.m. |
19 |
Humpback Whales |
|
5 |
Killer Whales (Orcas) |
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9/9 9 a.m. |
24 |
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
70 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/8 9 a.m. |
3 |
Humpback Whales |
|
2 |
Killer Whales (Orcas) |
|
1 |
Blue Whale |
|
300 |
Risso's Dolphins (including Casper and nursery pod of calves) |
|
6 |
Dall's Porpoise |
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9/7 2:30 p.m. |
5 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/7 10 a.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales |
|
15 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/7 9 a.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales (breaching) |
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9/6 2:30 p.m. |
12 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/6 10 a.m. |
15 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/6 9 a.m. |
20 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/5 9 a.m. |
25 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/4 2:30 p.m. |
13 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/4 9 a.m. |
23 |
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/3 1:30 p.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/3 10 a.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
|
40 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/3 9 a.m. |
25 |
Humpback Whales |
|
70 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/2 10 a.m. |
16 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/2 9 a.m. |
20 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/1 10 a.m. |
16 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
|
9/1 9 a.m. |
15 |
Humpback Whales (vertical lunge-feeding and breaching) |
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Photos © 2022 Daniel Bianchetta
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(September 26, 2022)
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(September 26, 2022)
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(September 25, 2022)
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(September 24, 2022)
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Laysan Albatross (September 24, 2022)
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Killer Whale (Orca - September 23, 2022)
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Breaching Risso's Dolphin
(September 22, 2022)
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Killer Whales
(September 21, 2022)
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Close-up of large male California Sea Lion
(September 19, 2022)
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Bottlenose Dolphin
(September 19, 2022)
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Brown Booby
(September 19, 2022)
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Humpback Whale fluke with Killer Whale rake marks
(September 15, 2022)
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Humpback whale lunge-feeding with a massive
silver flash of anchovies (September 15, 2022)
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Red-footed Booby (rare) (September 13, 2022)
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Blue Whale dorsal fin (September 12, 2022)
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Phalarope (September 11, 2022)
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Humpback Whales breaching and pec slapping
(September 11, 2022)
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Breown Pelicans (September 10, 2022)
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Breaching Killer Whale (September 9, 2022)
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Humpback Whale next to boat (September 5, 2022)
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Humpback Whales (September 3, 2022)
Photos © 2022 Daniel Bianchetta
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