Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List July 2016

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

7/31 5:30 p.m.	26	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whales
	6	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Elephant Seal

7/31 4 p.m.	19	Humpback Whales
	7	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whales

7/31 2 p.m.	48	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	4	Fin Whales
	10	Harbor Porpoise

7/31 12:30 p.m.	17	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	4	Fin Whales

7/31 9 a.m.	50	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	3	Fin Whales
	14	Harbor Porpoise
	6	Dall’s Porpoise

7/31 8 a.m.	34	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	3	Fin Whales
	6	Dall’s Porpoise

7/30 5:30 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	8	Harbor Porpoise

7/30 4 p.m.	24	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whales
	6	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/30 2 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	10	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/30 12:30 p.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales

7/30 9 a.m.	22	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whales
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/30 8 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	4	Fin Whales
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/29 5:30 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	3	Fin Whales

7/29 4 p.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	3	Fin Whales
	10	Dall’s Porpoise

7/29 2 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	11	Fin Whales

7/29 12:30 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whales
	1000	Pacific White-sided Dolphin
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/29 9 a.m.	18	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	7	Fin Whales
	400	Pacific White-sided Dolphin
	25	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise

7/29 8 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	500	Pacific White-sided Dolphin
	250	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/28 5:30 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	1	Fin Whale

7/28 3 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	15	Pacific White-sided Dolphin
	5	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/28 2 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	3	Fin Whales

7/28 12:30 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	3	Fin Whales

7/28 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	4	Fin Whales
	300	Pacific White-sided Dolphin
	10	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/28 8 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	325	Pacific White-sided Dolphin
	3	Risso’s Dolphins
	25	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/27 3 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whales
	2	Black-footed Albatross

7/27 2 p.m.	22	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	3	Fin Whales

7/27 12:30 p.m.	32	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	4	Fin Whales
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphin
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/27 9 a.m.	22	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	1	Gray Whale
	4	Fin Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphin

7/27 8 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	3	Fin Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphin

7/26 5:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	3	Fin Whales

7/26 4 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	3	Fin Whales

7/26 2 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	3	Fin Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise

7/26 12:30 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	4	Fin Whales

7/26 9 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Tufted Puffin

7/26 8 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	3	Fin Whales

7/25 5:30 p.m.	44	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise

7/25 4 p.m.	28	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale

7/25 2 p.m.	48	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	2	Bottlenose Dolphin
	4	Harbor Porpoise

7/25 12:30 p.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whales

7/25 9 a.m.	76	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	4	Fin Whales

7/25 8 a.m.	23	Humpback Whales
	11	Blue Whales
	5	Fin Whales
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphin

7/24 4 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	6	Blue Whales

7/24 2 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales

7/24 12:30 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales

7/24 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales

7/24 8 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale

7/23 12:30 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	30	Harbor Porpoise

7/23 10 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	150	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

7/23 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	800	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

7/23 8 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

7/22 10 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales

7/22 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	1	Fin Whale

7/22 8 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale

7/21 12:30 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale

7/21 10 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

7/21 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	700	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	1	Mako Shark
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/21 8 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale

7/20 10 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales

7/20 9 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales

7/20 8 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	1	Minke Whale

7/19 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	2	Fin Whales

7/19 8 a.m.	120	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	1	Fin Whale
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphin
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/18 9 a.m.	79	Humpback Whales
	15	Blue Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	6	Black-footed Albatross

7/18 8 a.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales

7/17 4 p.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/17 2 p.m.	85	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	40+	Black-footed Albatross

7/17 12:30 p.m.	80	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	1	Northern Elephant Seal
	4	Black-footed Albatross

7/17 9 a.m.	80	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	30	Black-footed Albatross

7/17 8 a.m.	80	Humpback Whales
	10	Blue Whales
	13	Black-footed Albatross

7/16 5:30 p.m.	100	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	2	Dall’s Porpoise

7/16 4 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/16 2 p.m.	70	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	4	Dall’s Porpoise

7/16 12:30 p.m.	32	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphin

7/16 9 a.m.	100	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	1	Fin Whale
	4	Dall’s Porpoise

7/16 8 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales

7/15 5:30 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins

7/15 4 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	5	Risso’s Dolphins

7/15 2 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	7	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphin

7/15 12:30 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise

7/15 10 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

7/15 9 a.m.	19	Humpback Whales
	10	Blue Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins
	6	Harbor Porpoise

7/15 8 a.m.	10-15	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	2	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Shark (species?)

7/14 5:30 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	10	Blue Whales

7/14 3 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales (surface feeding)
	2	Blue Whales

7/14 2 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	10	Blue Whales
	15	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

7/14 12:30 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	5	Harbor Porpoise

7/14 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale

7/14 8 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Dall’s Porpoise

7/13 2 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

7/13 12:30 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	3	Fin Whales
	70	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/13 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	1	Fin Whale
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

7/13 8 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	2	Fin Whales
	47	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Black-footed Albatross

7/12 10 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	20-30	Risso’s Dolphins

7/12 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Large Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/12 8 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/11 9 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales

7/11 8 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	7	Dall’s Porpoise

7/10 12:30 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	120	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

7/10 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	70	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/10 8 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	2	Black-footed Albatross

7/9 2 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales

7/9 12:30 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales (lots of breaching)

7/9 10 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	5	Harbor Porpoise

7/9 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	3	Black-footed Albatross

7/9 8 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales (cow/calf)
	300	Risso’s Dolphins

7/8 2 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales

7/8 12:30 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales

7/8 10 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	7	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Thresher Shark

7/8 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	1	Pacific White-sided Dolphin
	400	Risso’s Dolphins
	15	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	3	Harbor Porpoise
	2	Dall’s Porpoise

7/8 8 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/7 2 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales (breaching)

7/7 12:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales

7/7 10 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales
	150	Common Dolphins
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	60	Risso’s Dolphins
	7	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/7 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales
	1	Harbor Porpoise
	10	Dall’s Porpoise

7/7 8 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales

7/6 2 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales

7/6 12:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	40	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

7/6 10 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale

7/6 9 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale
	200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/6 8 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale
	70	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/5 2 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale

7/5 12:30 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	4	Bottlenose Dolphins
	5	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/5 10 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale
	5	Dall’s Porpoise

7/5 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/5 8 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale
	45	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/4 5:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	3	Black-footed Albatross

7/4 3 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Shark (possibly a Blue Shark)

7/4 2 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	25	Risso’s Dolphins

7/4 12:30 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales

7/4 10 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	25	Risso’s Dolphins

7/4 9 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	1	Minke Whale
	2	Risso’s Dolphins
	8	Harbor Porpoise
	10	Black-footed Albatross

7/4 8 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales (surface feeding)

7/3 5:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales

7/3 4 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale (Fat Fin)

7/3 3 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	1	Fin Whale

7/3 2 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	2	Minke Whales
	10	Harbor Porpoise

7/3 12:30 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales

7/3 10 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales

7/3 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	40	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross
	1	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel

7/3 8 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphin
	400	Risso’s Dolphins

7/2 5:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	60	Risso’s Dolphins

7/2 4 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	300	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

7/2 2 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	1	Bottlenose Dolphin

7/2 12:30 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	30	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	6	Harbor Porpoise

7/2 10 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	20	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

7/2 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	35	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	1	Elephant Seal
	2	Black-footed Albatross

7/2 8 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta

Humpback Whales (July 30, 2016)

Humpback Whale tail throw and Common Murre, photo by Daniel Bianchetta

Humpback Whale tail throw and Common Murre
(July 30, 2016)

Tufted Puffin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Tufted Puffin (July 30, 2016)

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

Northern Right Whale Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Right Whale Dolphin (July 29, 2016)

Leucistic Pacific White-sided Dolphin (July 29, 2016)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin doing multiple flips
(July 25, 2016)

Humpback Whale lunge feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale lunge feeding (July 25, 2016)

Humpback Whale spyhopping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale spyhopping (July 25, 2016)

Blue Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whales (July 24, 2016)

Oystercatcher, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Oystercatcher, (July 24, 2016)

Southern Sea Otters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otters (July 24, 2016)

Blue Whale Tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale Tail (July 23, 2016)

Pigeon Guillemots, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pigeon Guillemots (July 23, 2016)

Humpback Whale tail with Killer Whale teeth marks
(July 23, 2016)

Black-crowned Night Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-crowned Night Heron (July 23, 2016)

Thin Blue Whale with visible ribs (July 23, 2016)

Southern Sea Otters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otters in kelp (July 23, 2016)

Blue Whale ID photo, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale ID photo (July 22, 2016)

Humpback Whale ID photo, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale ID photo (July 22, 2016)

Blue Whale, note pectoral fin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (note pectoral fin) (July 18, 2016)

Adult Sabine's Gull in breeding plumage, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Adult Sabine’s Gull in breeding plumage
(July 17, 2016)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins with calf
(July 17, 2016)

California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lions (July 17, 2016)

Nazca Booby, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Nazca Booby (July 16, 2016)

Craveri's Murrelets, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Craveri’s Murrelets (July 16, 2016)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (July 16, 2016)

Fin Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale (July 16, 2016)

Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (July 11, 2016)

Southern Sea Otter close-up, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter close-up (July 11, 2016)

Harbor Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seal (July 11, 2016)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (July 9, 2016)

Mother and calf Humpback Whales (July 9, 2016)

Paddleboarder and curious Sea Lion (July 9, 2016)

Two breaching Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Two breaching Risso’s Dolphins (July 9, 2016)

Tail throwing Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Tail throwing Humpback Whale (July 9, 2016)

Oystercatcher and Ochre Sea Stars (July 9, 2016)

Long boat and Brandt's Cormorants, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long boat and Brandt’s Cormorants (July 9, 2016)

Close-up view of Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Close-up view of Mola Mola
(Ocean Sunfish) (July 8, 2016)

Black-crowned Night Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-crowned Night Heron (July 8, 2016)

California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lion (July 4, 2016)

Minke Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Minke Whale (July 4, 2016)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale with baleen showing, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale
(Note baleen on upper jaw) (July 3, 2016)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (July 3, 2016)

Humpback Whales in front of Aquarium, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales in front of
Monterey Bay Aquarium (July 3, 2016)

Tail-throwing Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Tail-throwing Humpback Whale (July 3, 2016)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (July 2, 2016)

Southern Sea Otter eating a crab (July 2, 2016)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (July 2, 2016)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (July 1, 2016)

Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale (July 1, 2016)

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