August 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

8/31 2:30 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales (mom and calf)
	2000	Common Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/31 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales (multiple breaching)
	1000	Common Dolphins
	60	Risso's Dolphins (including Casper)

8/30 2:30 p.m.	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
Charter	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
		Flying Fish

8/30 10 a.m. Charter	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

8/30 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
		Flying Fish

8/29 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	2000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

8/28 10 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales (two calves)
	800	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

8/28 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	1	Red-footed Booby (Ruby!)

8/27 10 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	3000	Common Dolphins

8/27 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales (tail throwing)
	3000	Common Dolphins

8/26 5:30 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale (breaching)
	2000	Common Dolphins

8/26 2:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales (feeding)
	2000	Common Dolphins

8/26 10 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	2000	Common Dolphins

8/26 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales (feeding)
	2000	Common Dolphins

8/26 8 a.m.	18	Humpback Whales
All Day	2000	Common Dolphins
	25	Risso's Dolphins

8/25 2:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throwing, pec slapping)

8/25 10 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throwing, feeding)
	2000	Common Dolphins

8/25 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	350	Common Dolphins

8/24 2:30 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	40+	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	300-400	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

8/24 10 a.m.	40	Humpback Whales (surface active)
	1500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

8/24 9 a.m.	48	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	30+	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	3000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

8/23 2:30 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales (Motitas + Pula, and Ratchet)

8/23 10 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales (3 mom/calf pairs and lunge-feeding behavior)
	200	Risso's Dolphins

8/22 2:30 p.m.	23	Humpback Whales (2 calves tail throwing)

8/22 9 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales (cow/calf breaching and lunge-feeding)
	5	Killer Whales (Orcas - CA49B Richie, CA50B Jimmy, CA216B Jagged, CA216B1 Jaz, and CA216B2)
	1	Red-footed Booby

8/21 9 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales (feeding and breaching)
	8	Risso's Dolphins

8/20 2:30 p.m.	9	Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throwing)

8/20 10 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	300	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	200	Short-beaked Common Dolphins

8/20 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throwing)
	300	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	200	Short-beaked Common Dolphins

8/19 1:30 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales (breaching, feeding, friendly behavior)
	500	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

8/19 10 a.m.	23	Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slapping, tail throwing)
	6	Harbor Porpoise

8/19 9 a.m.	23	Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slapping, tail throwing)

8/18 1:30 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	40	Risso's Dolphins
	10	Dall's Porpoise

8/18 9 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales (breaching, friendly)

8/17 2:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales (including Miracle and Marvel tail lobbing, pec fin slapping, and lunge-feeding)

8/17 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair Miracle and Marvel breaching)

8/16 2:30 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales (breaching and lunge-feeding)

8/16 10 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales (including a calf breaching, chin slapping, and tail lobbing, and several adults lunge-feeding)

8/16 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales (2 cow/calf pairs)
	1	Minke Whale
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/15 2:30 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding right by the boat)

8/15 10 a.m.	19	Humpback Whales (breaching, including cow/calf pair Miracle and Marvel)

8/15 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales (friendly)

8/14 2:30 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding frenzy!)
	20	Dall's Porpoise

8/14 10 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales (friendly, breaching)
	2	Fin Whales
	200	Risso's Dolphins

8/14 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales (friendly, pec slapping, breaching)
	2	Fin Whales
	200	Risso's Dolphins

8/14 8 a.m.	30	Humpback Whales (friendly, pec slapping, breaching, lunge-feeding)
All Day	2	Fin Whales
	275	Risso's Dolphins

8/13 2:30 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales

8/13 1:30 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales

8/13 10 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	300	Risso's Dolphins
	25	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

8/13 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales (friendly)
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	300	Risso's Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	5	Dall's Porpoise

8/12 5:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales

8/12 2:30 p.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	1	Minke Whale

8/12 1:30 p.m.	20	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching, pec slapping)

8/12 10 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding and breaching)

8/12 9 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	10	Dall's Porpoise

8/12 8 a.m.	24	Humpback Whales (breaching)
All Day	1	Minke Whale
	30	Risso's Dolphins

8/11 5:30 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales (friendly)

8/11 2:30 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales (feeding, breaching)

8/11 10 a.m.	36	Humpback Whales (feeding, breaching)
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

8/11 9 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales (2 friendly)
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

8/10 2:30 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales (friendly)

8/10 10 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales (friendly)
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	12	Dall's Porpoise

8/9 2:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	1	Fin Whales
	20	Dall's Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/9 10 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	12	Dall's Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross
	1	Red-footed Booby

8/9 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	2	Fin Whales
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	20	Dall's Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	5	Black-footed Albatross

8/8 2:30 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	2500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

8/8 10 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	3	Fin Whales
	1	Northern Fur Seal
	1	Red-footed Booby

8/8 9 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throwing)
	2	Fin Whales
	20	Dall's Porpoise
	5	Black-footed Albatross

8/7 2:30 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales

8/7 10 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	3	Fin Whales

8/7 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

8/7 8 a.m.	47	Humpback Whales
All Day	5	Fin Whales

8/6 2:30 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

8/6 10 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	300	Risso's Dolphins (including Casper)

8/6 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	300	Risso's Dolphins

8/5 2:30 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales (breaching)

8/5 1:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	30	Risso's Dolphins (nursery group)
	2	Harbor Porpoise

8/5 10 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales (breaching, lunge-feeding)
	30	Risso's Dolphins (nursery group)

8/5 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	30	Risso's Dolphins (socializing)
	2	Harbor Porpoise

8/5 8 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales
All Day	1	Cuvier's Beaked Whale
	100	Risso's Dolphins
	1	Harbor Porpoise
	2	Dall's Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

8/4 2:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales (breaching)

8/4 10 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	50	Risso's Dolphins (nursery group)

8/4 9 a.m.	23	Humpback Whales (breaching, lunge-feeding)
	30	Risso's Dolphins (nursery group)

8/3 2:30 p.m.	20	Humpback Whales (lots of lunge-feeding!)

8/3 10 a.m.	18	Humpback Whales (breaching, vertical lunge feeding, mom and calf)
	20	Risso's Dolphins

8/3 9 a.m.	38	Humpback Whales
	50	Risso's Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross

8/2 10 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales (2 cow/calf pairs including calf Cool Whip breaching, tail throwing and close friendly approaches!)
	1	Harbor Porpoise
	2	Black-footed Albatross
	1	Laysan Albatross

8/2 9 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	2	Black-footed Albatross
	1	Laysan Albatross

8/1 2:30 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales

8/1 10 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales

8/1 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales (mom+calf pair Motitas and Pula, breaching!)
	1	Black-footed Albatross
	1	Osprey

Photos © 2023 Daniel Bianchetta

Long-beaked Common Dolphins photo by daniel bianchetta
Common Dolphins (August 31, 2023)

White Risso's Dolphin Casper by daniel bianchetta
White Risso's Dolphin Casper (August 31, 2023)

Southern Sea Otter in kelp by daniel bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter in kelp (August 29, 2023)

Humpback Whale lunge-feeding (Note baleen)
(August 28, 2023)

California Sea Lion photo by daniel bianchetta
California Sea Lion (August 27, 2023)

Humpback Whale tail throw photo by daniel bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail throw (August 27, 2023)

Jumping Common Dolphin photo by daniel bianchetta
Jumping Common Dolphin (August 26, 2023)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins photo by daniel bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (August 25, 2023)

Black-footed Albatross photo by daniel bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (August 25, 2023)

Sea Otter eating a Crab photo by daniel bianchetta
Sea Otter eating a Crab (August 20, 2023)

Leaping Common Dolphins near Sea Wolf II
(August 20, 2023)

Common Dolphins (foreground) and Pacific White-sided Dolphin (background) photo by daniel bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (background) and
Common Dolphins (foreground) (August 20, 2023)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin photo by daniel bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (August 19, 2023)

Humpback Whale and California Sea Lion
(August 19, 2023)

Breaching Humpback Whale photo by daniel bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (August 16, 2023)

Osprey photo by daniel bianchetta
Osprey (August 15, 2023)

Fin Whale surfacing - note that white coloration of the
lower jaw is only on its right side (August 14, 2023)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin and
Northern Right Whale Dolphin (August 13, 2023)

Brandt's Cormorant and Great Blue Heron
(August 12, 2023)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales (August 11, 2023)

Long-beaked Common Dolphin mother and calf
(August 11, 2023)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins
by Monterey Bay Aquarium photo by daniel bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins
by Monterey Bay Aquarium (August 11, 2023)

Sea Otters photo by daniel bianchetta
Sea Otters (August 9, 2023)

Dall's Porpoise photo by daniel bianchetta
Dall's Porpoise (August 9, 2023)

Harbor Seal photo by daniel bianchetta
Harbor Seal (August 9, 2023)

Humpback Whale arching its back to dive (August 9, 2023)

Northern Fur Seal photo by daniel bianchetta
Northern Fur Seal (August 8, 2023)

Red-footed Booby photo by daniel bianchetta
Red-footed Booby (August 8, 2023)

Breaching Humpback photo by daniel bianchetta
Breaching HumpbackWhale (August 7, 2023)

Fin Whale photo by daniel bianchetta
Fin Whale (August 7, 2023)

Sea Lions porpoising photo by daniel bianchetta
Sea Lions porpoising (August 6, 2023)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins photo by daniel bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (August 6, 2023)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins mother and calf
(August 6, 2023)

Chin slapping Humpback Whale photo by daniel bianchetta
Chin slapping Humpback Whale (August 5, 2023)

Humpback Whale fluke ID photo (August 5, 2023)

California Sea Lion photo by daniel bianchetta
California Sea Lion (August 5, 2023)

Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) photo by daniel bianchetta
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) (August 5, 2023)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale photo by daniel bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (August 4, 2023)

Humpback Whale tail throw photo by daniel bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail throw (August 2, 2023)

Photos © 2023 Daniel Bianchetta