Skip to primary navigation Skip to content Skip to footer

MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST APRIL 2014

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region

April 1-30, 2014
-----

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.

These sightings are copyright protected and may not be used without permission from Nancy Black. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of this information is a violation of federal copyright law, and is subject to prosecution to the full extent of the law.

 

    Visit our Facebook page for more photos.

Date # Type of Animal(s)

4/30 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales
 2 Harbor Porpoise

4/30 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
2 Gray Whales
1 Minke Whale
 300 Risso’s Dolphins

4/29 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales
 4 Harbor Porpoise

4/29 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
2 Gray Whales
 150 Risso’s Dolphins
 1 Steller Sea Lion

4/28 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales
 100 Risso’s Dolphins

4/27 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales
 30 Risso’s Dolphins
 10 Harbor Porpoise

4/27 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales
 1 Blue Whale

4/25 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales (“friendly” and breaching)

4/25 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
 40 Risso’s Dolphins

4/24 a.m.  7 Killer Whales
3 Humpback Whales
2 Gray Whales
 150 Risso’s Dolphins

4/23 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
 50 Risso’s Dolphins

4/21 p.m. 5 Killer Whales

4/21 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales
4-5 Killer Whales

4/20 p.m.  15-20 Killer Whales (feeding below surface on
remains of Gray Whale calf)
4 Humpback Whales (interacting with
Killer Whales at feeding site)
 10 Risso’s Dolphins

4/20 a.m. 2 Gray Whales (cow & calf)
15-20 Killer Whales (attacked and killed Gray Whale
calf, which was vigorously defended by its mom)

4/19 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales
2 Gray Whales
 15 Risso’s Dolphins

4/19 a.m. 21 Humpback Whales
 15 Risso’s Dolphins

4/18 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 300 Risso’s Dolphins

4/17 a.m. 28 Humpback Whales
 50 Risso’s Dolphins

4/16 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 40 Risso’s Dolphins
Sea Lions interacting with Humpbacks

4/15 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
 70 Risso’s Dolphins
 1 Blue Shark feeding on Gray Whale intestines
(left over from Monday’s Killer Whale attack)

4/14 p.m. 32 Killer Whales feeding on a Gray Whale calf

4/14 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins (feeding)
 40 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/13 p.m. 23 Humpback Whales (“friendlies” again)

4/13 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales
50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 20 Risso’s Dolphins

4/12 p.m. 25 Humpback Whales (1 very “friendly” pair)

4/12 a.m. 42 Humpback Whales (3 very “friendly” pairs)

4/11 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales
 1 White Common Murre

4/11 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales (2 “friendly”)
3 Gray Whales
1000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 50 Risso’s Dolphins

4/10 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
6 Killer Whales
400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/10 a.m. 19 Humpback Whales
60 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 40 Risso’s Dolphins

4/9 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales
 150 Risso’s Dolphins

4/9 a.m. 19 Humpback Whales
 1 Gray Whale
 100 Risso’s Dolphins

4/8 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
 50 Risso’s Dolphins

4/8 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
 50 Risso’s Dolphins
 10 Bottlenose Dolphins

4/7 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales
7 Killer Whales
2000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 25 Risso’s Dolphins

4/6 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
25 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 60 Risso’s Dolphins

4/6 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales
2500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 80 Risso’s Dolphins

4/5 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales
 100 Risso’s Dolphins

4/4 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/3 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales
 2 Gray Whales
 10 Risso’s Dolphins

4/3 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales (breaching)
 3 Gray Whales
 50 Risso’s Dolphins

4/2 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales
10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 20 Risso’s Dolphins

4/2 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales
20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 300 Risso’s Dolphins

4/1 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales
 400 Risso’s Dolphins

Brown Pelicans, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Pelicans (April 28, 2014)Blue Whale ID, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale ID Photo (April 27, 2014)Humpback Whale and Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale and Risso’s Dolphin
(April 25, 2014)

Adult female Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Adult female Killer Whale (April 21, 2014)

Bonaparte's Gull in breeding plumage, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bonaparte’s Gull in breeding plumage
(April 19, 2014)

Humpback Whale with Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale with Risso’s Dolphins
(April 18, 2014)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (April 14, 2014)

Friendly Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
“Friendly” Humpback Whale (April 13, 2014)

 

See our Facebook page for video &
more photos of the “friendly”
Humpback Whales seen on April 13.

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (April 12, 2014)

Humpback Whale Tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale Tail (April 12, 2014)

Breaching Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Killer Whale (April 10, 2014)

Kelping Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Kelping Risso’s Dolphinn (April 10, 2014)

Killer Whales (CA45's), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (CA45’s) (April 7, 2014)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (April 7, 2014)

Humpback Whale lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale lunge-feeding (April 6, 2014)

Common Murre with California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Common Murre with California Sea Lions
(April 4, 2014)

Female Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Female Sea Otter (April 6, 2014)

Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins (April 5, 2014)

All photos © 2014 Daniel Bianchetta

Copyright © 2014 Monterey Bay Whale Watch. No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

-----