Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
May 1-31, 2016

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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Date #     Type of Animal(s) 5/31 2 p.m. 22      Humpback Whales   40      Risso's Dolphins   1600      Northern Right Whale Dolphins & Pacific White-sided Dolphins (mixed mega-pod) 5/31 12:30 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales   500      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   500      Northern Right Whale Dolphins 5/31 10 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales   6      Killer Whales   40      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/31 9 a.m. 19      Humpback Whales   6      Killer Whales   1      Fin Whale   350      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   50      Northern Right Whale Dolphins 5/31 8 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales   1      Minke Whale   200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   50      Risso's Dolphins   2      Harbor Porpoise   7      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 5/30 5:30 p.m. 24      Humpback Whales   25      Blue Whales 5/30 2 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales   30      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/30 12:30 p.m. 45      Humpback Whales (including surface feeding) 5/30 9 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales   25      Blue Whales   6      Harbor Porpoise   4      Dall's Porpoise 5/30 8 a.m. 25      Humpback Whales   40      Blue Whales 5/29 5:30 p.m. 24      Humpback Whales   25      Blue Whales 5/29 4:30 p.m. 20-25      Humpback Whales   20-30      Blue Whales   2      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 5/29 2 p.m. 18      Humpback Whales   25      Blue Whales   1      Minke Whale   1      Black-footed Albatross 5/29 12:30 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales 5/29 9 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales   30      Blue Whales   25      Risso's Dolphins   1      Elephant Seal   1      Guadalupe Fur Seal 5/29 8 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales   20-30      Blue Whales   6      Killer Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/27 10 a.m. 4      Humpback Whales   30-50      Blue Whales   100-200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/27 9 a.m. 6      Humpback Whales   40+      Blue Whales   150      Short-beaked Common Dolphins 5/26 2 p.m. 7      Humpback Whales   3      Killer Whales   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 5/26 10 a.m. 1      Humpback Whale   25-30      Blue Whales   100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   3      Harbor Porpoise 5/26 9 a.m. 8      Humpback Whales   25-30      Blue Whales   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   50      Risso's Dolphins 5/25 2 p.m. 23      Humpback Whales   80      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/25 10 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales   24      Blue Whales   30      Short-beaked Common Dolphins   4      Harbor Porpoise 5/25 9 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales   19      Blue Whales   20      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/24 2 p.m. 6      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales   27      Blue Whales 5/24 10 a.m. 7      Humpback Whales   26      Blue Whales   12      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   3      Harbor Porpoise 5/24 9 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales   37      Blue Whales   1      Elephant Seal   1      Black-footed Albatross 5/23 2 p.m. 6      Humpback Whales   12-15      Blue Whales   12      Risso's Dolphins   1      Black-footed Albatross 5/23 10 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales   10      Blue Whales   200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/23 9 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales   6      Blue Whales   100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   1      Northern Fur Seal 5/22 3 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales   20+      Killer Whales   75      Short-beaked Common Dolphins 5/22 2 p.m. 17      Killer Whales   200      Short-beaked Common Dolphins 5/22 10 a.m. 8      Humpback Whales   30+      Killer Whales 5/22 9 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales   17      Killer Whales   12      Blue Whales 5/21 3 p.m. 11      Humpback Whales   5      Killer Whales   50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   3      Harbor Porpoise 5/21 2 p.m. 4      Humpback Whales   5      Killer Whales 5/21 10 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales   7      Fin Whales   500      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100      Risso's Dolphins   500      Northern Right Whale Dolphins 5/21 9 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales   7      Fin Whales   200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100      Risso's Dolphins   3      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 5/18 3 p.m. 3      Humpback Whales   1      Blue Whale   1000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/18 2 p.m. 16      Humpback Whales   1000+      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/18 10 a.m. 4      Humpback Whales   200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   5      Northern Right Whale Dolphins   1      Black-footed Albatross 5/18 9 a.m. 6      Humpback Whales   200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/17 10 a.m. 3      Humpback Whales   700      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/17 9 a.m. 3      Humpback Whales   1      Blue Whale   250      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   8-10      Risso's Dolphins   1      Northern Fur Seal   1      Black-footed Albatross 5/16 10 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales   5      Killer Whales   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/16 9 a.m. 8      Humpback Whales   6      Killer Whales (eating sea lion)   12      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   1      Harbor Porpoise   1      Northern Fur Seal   1      Black-footed Albatross 5/15 10 a.m. 2      Blue Whales   5      Gray Whales   500      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/15 9 a.m. 3      Humpback Whales   2      Blue Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   10      Risso's Dolphins   1      Harbor Porpoise   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 5/14 3 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales   200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200      Northern Right Whale Dolphins 5/14 2 p.m. 22      Humpback Whales   700      Northern Right Whale Dolphins   rafts of      Velella velella (by-the-wind sailors) 5/14 10 a.m. 45      Humpback Whales   7      Killer Whales   150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/14 9 a.m. 40      Humpback Whales   11      Killer Whales   4      Fin Whales   17      Harbor Porpoise   1      Northern Fur Seal   1      Blue Shark   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 5/13 2 p.m. 26      Humpback Whales   1      Blue Whale   2      Gray Whales (cow & calf)   1      Fin Whale   2      Harbor Porpoise   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 5/13 9 a.m. 46      Humpback Whales (8 "friendlies")   1      Blue Whale   5      Dall's Porpoise   1      Northern Fur Seal   1      Blue Shark 5/12 3 p.m. 35      Humpback Whales (lots of breaching) 5/12 10 a.m. 30      Humpback Whales   40      Killer Whales 5/12 9 a.m. 37      Humpback Whales   40+      Killer Whales   4      Gray Whales 5/11 2 p.m. 13      Humpback Whales   15      Killer Whales   1      Blue Whale   1      Minke Whale   4      Harbor Porpoise 5/11 10 a.m. 22      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales   1      Fin Whale   1800      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   50      Northern Right Whale Dolphins 5/11 9 a.m. 18      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales   2      Gray Whales   2      Fin Whales   1000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   75      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   30      Risso's Dolphins   10      Northern Right Whale Dolphins 5/10 2 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales (2 "friendlies")   1      Blue Whale   2000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   400      Northern Right Whale Dolphins 5/10 10 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales   1      Blue Whale   1000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100      Risso's Dolphins   200      Northern Right Whale Dolphins 5/10 9 a.m. 55      Humpback Whales   1      Blue Whale   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   2      Harbor Porpoise   20      Black-footed Albatross   2      Tufted puffins 5/9 2 p.m. 41      Humpback Whales   8      Killer Whales   1      Gray Whale   1      Black-footed Albatross 5/9 10 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales   15      Killer Whales   4      Fin Whales   1000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/9 9 a.m. 30      Humpback Whales   8-15      Killer Whales   1      Fin Whale   15      Risso's Dolphins   1000      Northern Right Whale Dolphins & Pacific White-sided Dolphins (mixed mega-pod)   1      Elephant Seal 5/8 3 p.m. 17      Humpback Whales   1      Blue Whale   5      Dall's Porpoise 5/8 2 p.m. 21      Humpback Whales   1      Blue Whale 5/8 10 a.m. 18      Humpback Whales (1 entangled)   1      Blue Whale   2000      Northern Right Whale Dolphins & Pacific White-sided Dolphins (mixed mega-pod) 5/8 9 a.m. 41      Humpback Whales (including 3 "friendlies" under the boat)   1      Blue Whale   1400      Northern Right Whale Dolphins & Pacific White-sided Dolphins (mixed mega-pod)   1      Elephant Seal   1      Northern Fur Seal   1      Black-footed Albatross   1      Laysan Albatross 5/7 2 p.m. 41      Humpback Whales   1      Blue Whale   20      Risso's Dolphins 5/7 9 a.m. 82      Humpback Whales   1750      Northern Right Whale Dolphins & Pacific White-sided Dolphins (mixed mega-pod) 5/6 2 p.m. 22      Humpback Whales   25-30      Killer Whales 5/6 10 a.m. 25      Humpback Whales   23      Killer Whales   7      Harbor Porpoise   1      Laysan Albatross 5/6 9 a.m. 40-50      Humpback Whales   25      Killer Whales   1      Laysan Albatross 5/5 2 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales (1 breached for 40+ minutes)   2      Fin Whales   30      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/5 10 a.m. 13      Humpback Whales   20      Killer Whales   2      Harbor Porpoise 5/5 9 a.m. 30+      Humpback Whales   20-25      Killer Whales 5/4 2 p.m. 34      Humpback Whales   30      Killer Whales   2      Tufted Puffins   1      Laysan Albatross 5/4 10 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales   20      Killer Whales   2      Gray Whales   3      Harbor Porpoise 5/4 9 a.m. 22      Humpback Whales   37+      Killer Whales   2      Harbor Porpoise   1      Laysan Albatross 5/3 2 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   2000      Northern Right Whale Dolphins & Pacific White-sided Dolphins mixed species 5/3 10 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales   100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100      Northern Right Whale Dolphins 5/3 9 a.m. 70      Humpback Whales   1      Fin Whale   5      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5/2 2 p.m. 8      Humpback Whales   2      Fin Whales   20      Risso's Dolphins 5/2 9 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales   3      Fin Whales   50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   30      Risso's Dolphins   40      Northern Right Whale Dolphins   1      Elephant Seal   1      Northern Fur Seal 5/1 2 p.m. 5      Humpback Whales 5/1 9 a.m. 6      Humpback Whales   2000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   1000      Northern Right Whale Dolphins    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) (May 30, 2016) Risso's Dolphins (May 30, 2016) Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (May 30, 2016) Killer Whale tail with Black-footed Albatross (May 29, 2016) Humpback Whale breaching (May 29, 2016) Blue Whale tail (May 29, 2016) Mother and calf Long-beaked Common Dolphins (May 28, 2016) Black-crowned Night Heron (May 27, 2016) Pelagic Red Crab (May 27, 2016) Blow holes of a Blue Whale (May 27, 2016) Raft of Sea Otters in kelp (May 27, 2016) Male Killer Whale spyhopping (May 23, 2016) Blue Whale (May 23, 2016) Killer Whale upside down (May 22, 2016) Killer Whales with Sea Wolf II (May 21, 2016) Southern Sea Otters (May 21, 2016) Pigeon Guillemots (May 21, 2016) Female Killer Whale with calf (May 21, 2016) Mother and calf Northern Right Whale Dolphins (note fetal folds still on calf - May 21, 2016) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (May 15, 2016) Killer Whales (May 14, 2016) Breaching Risso's Dolphin (May 14, 2016) Blue Whale lunge feeding (May 13, 2016) Northern Fur Seal (May 13, 2016) Spy-hopping Killer Whale by Sea Wolf II (May 9, 2016) Humpback Whale breaching (May 8, 2016) Fin Whale (May 8, 2016) Killer Whales (May 7, 2016) Laysan Albatross and Black-footed Albatross (May 7, 2016) Killer Whale and Black-footed Albatross by the Blackfin (May 6, 2016) Humpback Whale lunge-feeding (May 6, 2016) Young Fin Whale (May 2, 2016) Pacific White-sided Dolphin (May 1, 2016) Pigeon Guillemot eating a Pelagic Red Crab (May 1, 2016) Humpback Whale tail throwing (May 1, 2016) Mother and pup Southern Sea Otter (May 1, 2016) Breaching Northern Right Whale Dolphin (May 1, 2016) All photos © 2016 Daniel Bianchetta

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