June 2023 Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List

Date	#	Type of Animal(s)
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Killer Whale identifications by the California Killer Whale Project

6/30 5:30 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales

6/30 2:30 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales

6/30 1:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales

6/30 10 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales

6/30 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales (Miracle and Marvel breaching, tail throwing, lunge-feeding)
	6	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Blue Shark
	1	Thresher Shark (breach!)

6/29 2:30 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales (repeated lunge-feeding)

6/29 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	40	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	100	Risso's Dolphins

6/28 9 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale (Venus)
	70	Risso's Dolphins

6/27 9 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	200	Risso's Dolphins
	3	Harbor Porpoise

6/26 2:30 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair Miracle and Marvel)

6/26 9 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	2	Harbor Porpoise

6/25 1:30 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale

6/25 10 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	15	Risso's Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise

6/25 9 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	55	Risso's Dolphins

6/24 1:30 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales

6/24 10 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

6/24 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
		MEGAPOD! with following two species:
	1000	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1000	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/24 8 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales

6/23 9 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

6/22 11 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	20	Risso's Dolphins (incuding Casper)

6/22 9 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Risso's Dolphins

6/21 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales (cow/calf breaching, tail throwing, pec slapping)
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins (bow-riding)
	3	Harbor Porpoise

6/20 11:30 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales (feeding)

6/20 9 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales (Orcas - CA122B's + CA50B)
	40	Risso's Dolphins
	20	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/18 11:30 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales (breaching)

6/18 10 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales (breaching)

6/18 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales (breaching)

6/17 2:30 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales( lunge-feeding)
	25	Risso's Dolphins

6/17 10 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales (2 mom/calf pairs, and lunge-feeding)
	10	Harbor Porpoise

6/16 2:30 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales (chronic breaching)

6/16 10 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	450	Risso's Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

6/15 1:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales

6/15 10 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	15	Risso's Dolphins

6/15 9 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso's Dolphins
	1	Northern Fur Seal

6/14 1:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	600	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1500	Risso's Dolphins
	500	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/14 11:30 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	600	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1500	Risso's Dolphins
	500	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/14 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales (2 mom/calf pairs)
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	450	Risso's Dolphins
	50	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise

6/13 1:30 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	4	Killer Whales (Orcas - T065B's)
		Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	200	Risso's Dolphins
	1	Salmon Shark

6/13 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	4	Killer Whales (Orcas - T065B's)
	400	Risso's Dolphins

6/12 1:30 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales (1 juvenile with 100+ breaches, and a surface active cow/calf pair)
	25	Risso's Dolphins

6/12 9 a.m.	21	Humpback Whales (breaching and tail throwing)
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	10	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/12 8 a.m.	22	Humpback Whales
All Day	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	150	Risso's Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/11 1:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	30	Killer Whales (Orcas)

6/11 10 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	30	Killer Whales (Orcas)

6/11 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	30	Killer Whales (Orcas)

6/10 1:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	3	Blue Whales
	8	Killer Whales (Orcas)
	30	Risso's Dolphins

6/10 10 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	8	Killer Whales (Orcas)
	8	Baird's Beaked Whales
	35	Risso's Dolphins
	1	Salmon Shark

6/10 9 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales (tail slapping)
	2	Blue Whales
	8	Killer Whales (Orca - CA140's, CA140B's)
	12	Baird's Beaked Whales
	30	Risso's Dolphins

6/9 2:30 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	50	Risso's Dolphins
	6	Bottlenose Dolphins (breaching and tail slapping)

6/9 10 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	25	Baird's Beaked Whales
		Harbor Porpoise

6/9 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	25	Baird's Beaked Whales
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Risso's Dolphins
	20	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	30	Harbor Porpoise
	3	Sharks

6/8 1:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	25	Risso's Dolphins
	10	Harbor Porpoise

6/8 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	25	Risso's Dolphins
	6	Harbor Porpoise

6/7 9 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale (Orca - CA50B "Jimmy")
	3	Harbor Porpoise

6/6 11:30 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales (2 mom/calf pairs and vertical lunge feeds)
	4	Killer Whales (Orcas - T065B's with a successful sea lion predation)
	3	Harbor Porpoise

6/6 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales (mom and calf pair feeding)
	15	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Red-footed Booby

6/5 1:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	4	Killer Whales (Orcas)

6/5 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	4	Killer Whales (Orcas - T065B's - successful sea lion predations)
	15	Risso's Dolphins
	12	Harbor Porpoise

6/4 10 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	100	Risso's Dolphins

6/4 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	40	Risso's Dolphins

6/3 2:30 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales

6/3 10 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales (breaching, feeding)
	50	Risso's Dolphins

6/3 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	15	Risso's Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

6/3 8 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
All Day	2	Killer Whales (Orcas)
	70	Risso's Dolphins

6/2 1:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales (breaching)

6/2 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales (lunge feeding, tail throws)
	50	Risso's Dolphins
	2	Bottlenose Dolphins

6/1 9 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales (tail slapping and lunge feeding)
	15	Risso's Dolphins

Photos © 2023 Daniel Bianchetta

Humpback Whale breaching photo by daniel bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (June 30, 2023)

Harbor Seal photo by daniel bianchetta
Harbor Seal (June 30, 2023)

Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (June 29, 2023)

California Sea Lion porpoising (June 29, 2023)

Humpback Whale fluking up to dive (June 27, 2023)

Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) photo by daniel bianchetta
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) (June 25, 2023)

Pigeon Guillemot photo by daniel bianchetta
Pigeon Guillemot (June 25, 2023)

Humpback Whale tTail photo by daniel bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (June 24, 2023)

White Risso's Dolphin Casper photo by daniel bianchetta
White Risso's Dolphin Casper (June 22, 2023)

Sea Lions and Cormorant photo by daniel bianchetta
Sea Lions and Cormorant (June 21, 2023)

Killer Whale tossing a Sooty Shearwater photo by daniel bianchetta
Killer Whale (Orca) tossing a Sooty Shearwater
(June 20, 2023)

Humpback Whale breaching photo by daniel bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (June 18, 2023)

Great Egret photo by daniel bianchetta
Great Egret (June 17, 2023)

Breaching Risso's Dolphin photo by daniel bianchetta
Northern Fur Seal (June 15, 2023)

Breaching Risso's Dolphin (June 13, 2023)

Mother and pup Sea Otters photo by daniel bianchetta
Mother and pup Sea Otters (June 12, 2023)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins photo by daniel bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (June 12, 2023)

Orca upside-down fluke slap photo by daniel bianchetta
Killer Whale upside-down fluke slap (June 11, 2023)

Orca (Killer Whale) photo by daniel bianchetta
Killer Whale (Orca - June 11, 2023)

Orca (Killer Whale) near Sea Wolf II photo by daniel bianchetta
Killer Whale near Sea Wolf II (Orca - June 11, 2023)

Orcas (Killer Whales) photo by daniel bianchetta
Killer Whales (Orcas - June 11, 2023)

Southern Sea Otter photo by daniel bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter (June 10, 2023)

Peregrine Falcon photo by daniel bianchetta
Peregrine Falcon (June 10, 2023)

Breaching Humpback Whale photo by daniel bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (June 9, 2023)

Baird's Beaked Whales photo by daniel bianchetta
Baird's Beaked Whales (June 9, 2023)

Harbor Porpoise photo by daniel bianchetta
Harbor Porpoise (June 8, 2023)

Black-footed Albatross photo by daniel bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (June 7, 2023)

Orcas (Killer Whales) photo by daniel bianchetta
Killer Whales (Orcas - June 5, 2023)

Red-footed Booby photo by daniel bianchetta
Red-footed Booby (June 4, 2023)

Brown Pelican in flight photo by daniel bianchetta
Brown Pelican in flight (June 3, 2023)

Humpback Whale pectoral fin photo by daniel bianchetta
Humpback Whale pectoral fin (June 3, 2023)

Bottlenose Dolphin photo by daniel bianchetta
Bottlenose Dolphin (June 2, 2023)

Humpback Whale flukes (tail) photo by daniel bianchetta
Humpback Whale flukes (tail - June 1, 2023)

Photos © 2023 Daniel Bianchetta