MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST MAY 2013

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
May 1-31, 2013

Note — In addition to sightings on Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips, this list includes all reported marine mammal sightings for this region. Unusual sightings of other marine animals such as Leatherback Sea Turtles and Basking Sharks are also listed. California Sea Lions, Harbor Seals, and Southern Sea Otters, which are seen on all whale watching trips, are not included in the list.

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Visit our Facebook page for more photos. Male Killer Whale CA24 with rainblow (May 26, 2013) California Sea Otter eating clams (May 25, 2013) Breaching Pacific White-sided Dolphin (May 18, 2013) Mother and young calf Killer Whales (May 13, 2013) California Sea Lions (May 12, 2013) Breaching Humpback Whale (May 10, 2013) Breaching Risso’s Dolphin by Pt. Sur Clipper (May 10, 2013) Blue Whale tail (May 9, 2013) Side-lunging Humpback Whale (May 4, 2013) Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (May 4, 2013) All photos © 2013 Daniel Bianchetta Date # Type of Animal(s) 5/31 a.m. 150 Risso’s Dolphins 5/29 a.m 17 Humpback Whales 15 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 100 Risso’s Dolphins 100 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/28 a.m 18 Humpback Whales 40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 30 Risso’s Dolphins 10 Dall’s Porpoise 5/27 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales  75 Risso’s Dolphins 5/27 a.m 4 Humpback Whales (including mom & calf) 1 Killer Whale (Stubby) 85 Risso’s Dolphins 5/26 p.m. 4 Killer Whales 5/26 a.m 4 Humpback Whales 80 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 400 Risso’s Dolphins 5/25 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales 5/25 a.m 4 Humpback Whales (2 double-breaching) 400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 50 Risso’s Dolphins 5/19 a.m 11 Humpback Whales 600 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 300 Risso’s Dolphins 5/18 a.m 7 Humpback Whales 1200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 150 Risso’s Dolphins 5/17 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales (3 “friendlies” breaching) 5/17 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales  80 Risso’s Dolphins 5/16 p.m. 1 Blue Whale  160 Risso’s Dolphins 5/16 a.m. 32 Humpback Whales 5/15 a.m 8 Humpback Whales 1 Blue Whale  75 Risso’s Dolphins 5/14 a.m 3 Humpback Whales 1 Blue Whale 5/13 a.m 2 Humpback Whales 1 Blue Whale 9 Killer Whales 5/12 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales (mother & calf breaching) 5/12 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales  80 Risso’s Dolphins 5/11 p.m 9 Humpback Whales 50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/11 a.m.  80 Risso’s Dolphins 5/10 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales  60 Risso’s Dolphins 5/9 a.m 1 Humpback Whale 1 Blue Whale 50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 50 Risso’s Dolphins 5/8 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales 10 Harbor Porpoise 5/8 a.m 7 Humpback Whales 1 Blue Whale 3 Risso’s Dolphins 10 Harbor Porpoise 5/7 p.m 2 Humpback Whales 50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 200 Risso’s Dolphins 5/7 a.m 15 Humpback Whales 2 Gray Whales (mom and calf snorkeling) 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 150 Risso’s Dolphins 5/6 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales ( 2 “friendlies”) 100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/5 a.m. 4 Killer Whales  200 Risso’s Dolphins 5/4 a.m 19 Humpback Whales 50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 700 Risso’s Dolphins 5/3 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales  100 Risso’s Dolphins 5/3 a.m 11 Humpback Whales 4 Killer Whales 100 Risso’s Dolphins 5/2 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales  60 Risso’s Dolphins 5/2 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales  1000 Risso’s Dolphins 5/1 p.m 14 Humpback Whales 1 Gray Whale 20 Risso’s Dolphins 5/1 a.m 20 Humpback Whales 4 Killer Whales 30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 100 Risso’s Dolphins