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| Killer Whale identifications by the California Killer Whale Project |
| Date |
# |
Type of Animal(s) |
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| 4/30 10 a.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
75 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
|
Brown Booby |
|
| 4/30 9 a.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slapping) |
| |
35 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
many |
Vellela vellela |
|
| 4/30 8 a.m. |
32 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
2 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/29 1:30 p.m. |
5 |
Humpback Whales (double breach) |
| |
1 |
Blue Whale |
|
| 4/29 9 a.m. |
5 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
8 |
Killer Whales ( CA51s + CA206A Rare!) |
| |
75 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 4/29 8 a.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
10 |
Killer Whales |
| |
200 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 4/28 1:30 p.m. |
12 |
Humpback Whales (breaching) |
| |
6 |
Killer Whales |
|
| 4/28 9 a.m. |
4 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
2 |
Killer Whales |
| |
4 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
7 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/28 8 a.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
11 |
Killer Whales (CA140Bs, CA51s, CA40, CA137) |
| |
12 |
Fin Whales (feeding) |
|
| 4/27 9/10 a.m. |
12 |
Humpback Whales (breaching) |
| |
25 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
5 |
Steller Sea Lions |
|
| 4/27 8 a.m. |
13 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
1 |
Blue Whale |
| |
9 |
Killer Whales (CA140Bs and CA51s) |
| |
30 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
20 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/26 1:30 p.m. |
13 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
3 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/26 9 a.m. |
4 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
4 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/25 1:30 p.m. |
11 |
Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slapping, tail lobbing) |
|
| 4/25 9 a.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
300 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 4/25 8 a.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
200 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
1500 |
Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) |
|
20 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 4/24 9 a.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
10 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/24 8 a.m. |
21 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
100 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 4/23 10 a.m. |
15 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
250 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 4/23 9 a.m. |
7 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
2 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/23 8 a.m. |
29 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
250 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 4/22 1:30 p.m. |
4 |
Humpback Whales (breaching, tail lobbing) |
|
| 4/22 9 a.m. |
12 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
20 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/22 8 a.m. |
15 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
20 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 4/21 9 a.m. |
15 |
Humpback Whales (chronic breacher for almost an hour!) |
| |
1 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 4/21 8 a.m. |
18 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
2 |
Blue Whales |
| |
40 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 4/20 9 a.m. |
9 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
5 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/20 8 a.m. |
17 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
3 |
Fin Whales |
| |
30 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
350 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 4/19 9 a.m. |
15 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
15 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
4 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/19 8 a.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 4/18 9 a.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
30 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
|
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/18 8 a.m. |
12 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
|
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/17 9 a.m. |
15 |
Humpback Whales (breaching) |
| |
2 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/17 8 a.m. |
15 |
Humpback Whales (tail throwing) |
| All Day |
12 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/16 1:30 p.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
2 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/16 10 a.m. |
15 |
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/16 9 a.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales (Aria - Fran's calf) |
| |
3 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/16 8 a.m. |
25 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
2 |
Gray Whales (mom & calf) |
| |
100 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
5 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/15 2:30 p.m. |
5 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
6 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/15 9 a.m. |
12 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
20 |
Harbor Porpoises |
| |
3 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
| 4/15 8 a.m. |
15 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
1000 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 4/14 10 a.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
2 |
Gray Whales |
| |
20 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
500 |
Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) |
| |
5 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
| 4/14 9 a.m. |
9 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
2 |
Gray Whales |
| |
15 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
200 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
5 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
| 4/14 8 a.m. |
12 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
4 |
Gray Whales |
| |
20 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
80 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
10 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
| |
5 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/10 1:30 p.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales (breaching) |
|
| 4/10 9 a.m. |
24 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
| |
10 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
4/10 8 a.m.
All Day |
17 |
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/9 1:30 p.m. |
4 |
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/9 10 a.m. |
17 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
150 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
10 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/9 9 a.m. |
13 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
150 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 4/9 8 a.m. |
22 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
2 |
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/8 2:30 p.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales (breaching) |
|
| 4/8 9 a.m. |
5 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
2 |
Gray Whales |
| |
150 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
1 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
| 4/8 8 a.m. |
16 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
6 |
Gray Whales |
| |
1 |
Minke Whale |
| |
50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
2 |
Elephant Seals |
| |
30 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
| 4/6 10 a.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
6 |
Bigg's (Transient) Killer Whales |
| |
2 |
Harbor Porpoises |
| |
2 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
| 4/6 9 a.m. |
6 |
Bigg's (Transient) Killer Whales |
|
| 4/5 1:30 p.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales (breaching) |
| |
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Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/5 10 a.m. |
4 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
3 |
Gray Whales |
| |
50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
20 |
Harbor Porpoises |
| |
20 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
| 4/5 9 a.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
|
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/4 9 a.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
|
Harbor Porpoises |
|
| 4/1 2:30 p.m. |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
| |
3 |
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/1 9 a.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
5 |
Gray Whales |
| |
1 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
| 4/1 8 a.m. |
12 |
Humpback Whales |
| All Day |
8 |
Gray Whales |
|
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Photos © 2023 Daniel Bianchetta
unless otherwise noted
Velella Velella close-up
(April 30, 2023)
Photo by Morgan Quimby
A group of Velella Velella
(April 30, 2023)
Photo by Morgan Quimby
Killer Whale flukes (tail)
(April 29, 2023)
Killer Whales near the Blackfin
(April 28, 2023)
Killer Whale spyhopping
(April 27, 2023)
Sea Otter mom and pup
(April 27, 2023)
Bonaparte's Gull
(April 25, 2023)
Thermoregulating Sea Lions
(April 23, 2023)
Murph the Humpback Whale tail slapping with
California
Sea
Lions surfacing
(April 22, 2023)
Murph the Humpback Whale with
twirling breach
(April 22, 2023)
Humpback Whale arching its back as it
heads on a dive
(April 21, 2023)
Fin Whales surfacing
(April 20, 2023)
Risso's Dolphin pair surfing through the swells
(April 19, 2023)
Tail-throwing Humpback Whale
(April 18, 2023)
Large raft of California Sea Lions surfacing together
as
Humpbacks corral fish below the surface
(April 18, 2023)
Breaching Humpback Whale
(April 16, 2023)
Humpback Whale ID Photo
(April 16, 2023)
Breaching Risso's Dolphin
(April 15, 2023)
Risso's Dolphins Casper and friends
(April 14, 2023)
Risso's Dolphins with young calf
(April 14, 2023)
California Sea Lions
(April 14, 2023)
Mother and pup Sea Otters eating Octopus
Photo by Morgan Quimby
(April 10, 2023)
Pec slapping Humpback Whale
(April 9, 2023)
Breaching/head slapping Humpback Whale
(April 9, 2023)
Bigg's (Transient) Killer Whales by Pt. Sur Clipper
(April 6, 2023)
Black-footed Albatross (April 6, 2023)
Humpback Whale tail (April 1, 2023)
Loon in breeding plumage (April 1, 2023)
Photos © 2023 Daniel Bianchetta
unless otherwise noted
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