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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST MAY 2016

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

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

May 1-31, 2016
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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), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) (May 30, 2016)Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins (May 30, 2016)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (May 30, 2016)

Killer Whale tail with Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale tail with Black-footed Albatross
(May 29, 2016)

Humpback Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (May 29, 2016)

Blue Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail (May 29, 2016)

Mother and calf Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mother and calf Long-beaked Common Dolphins
(May 28, 2016)

Black-crowned Night Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-crowned Night Heron (May 27, 2016)

Pelagic Red Crab, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pelagic Red Crab (May 27, 2016)

Blow holes of a Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blow holes of a Blue Whale (May 27, 2016)

Raft of Sea Otters in kelp, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Raft of Sea Otters in kelp (May 27, 2016)

Male Killer Whale spyhopping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Male Killer Whale spyhopping (May 23, 2016)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (May 23, 2016)

Killer Whale upside down, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale upside down (May 22, 2016)

Killer Whales with Sea Wolf II, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales with Sea Wolf II (May 21, 2016)

Southern Sea Otters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otters (May 21, 2016)

Pigeon Guillemots, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pigeon Guillemots (May 21, 2016)

Female Killer Whale with calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Female Killer Whale with calf (May 21, 2016)

Mother and calf Northern Right Whale Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mother and calf Northern Right Whale Dolphins
(note fetal folds still on calf – May 21, 2016)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (May 15, 2016)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (May 14, 2016)

Breaching Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Risso’s Dolphin (May 14, 2016)

Blue Whale lunge feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale lunge feeding (May 13, 2016)

Northern Fur Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Fur Seal (May 13, 2016)

Spy-hopping Killer Whale by Sea Wolf II, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Spy-hopping Killer Whale by Sea Wolf II
(May 9, 2016)

Humpback Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (May 8, 2016)

Fin Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale (May 8, 2016)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (May 7, 2016)

Laysan Albatross and Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Laysan Albatross and Black-footed Albatross
(May 7, 2016)

Killer Whale and Black-footed Albatross by the Blackfin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale and Black-footed Albatross
by the Blackfin (May 6, 2016)

Humpback Whale lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale lunge-feeding (May 6, 2016)

Young Fin Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Young Fin Whale (May 2, 2016)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (May 1, 2016)

Pigeon Guillemot eating a Pelagic Red Crab, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pigeon Guillemot eating a Pelagic Red Crab
(May 1, 2016)

Humpback Whale tail throwing, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail throwing (May 1, 2016)

Mother and pup Southern Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mother and pup Southern Sea Otter (May 1, 2016)

Breaching Northern Right Whale Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Northern Right Whale Dolphin
(May 1, 2016)

All photos © 2016 Daniel Bianchetta

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