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

October 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)

10/31 2 p.m. 30      Humpback Whales

10/31 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  250    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50      Risso's Dolphins

10/29 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  800    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

10/29 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  500    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  35      Risso's Dolphins

10/29 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  800    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

10/29 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  1300    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

10/28 2 p.m. 11      Humpback Whales
  100      Risso's Dolphins

10/28 9 a.m. 21      Humpback Whales
  1000    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

10/27 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales

10/27 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
  50      Common Dolphins
  30      Dall's Porpoise

10/26 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  200      Risso's Dolphins

10/26 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  150-200      Risso's Dolphins

10/25 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  20      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

10/24 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales (amazing surface
lunge-feeding close to our harbor)
      Bottlenose Dolphins

10/24 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales (amazing surface
lunge-feeding close to our harbor)
  60      Risso's Dolphins

10/23 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  400    Common Dolphins
  80      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

10/23 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Lonesome George)
      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  15      Risso's Dolphins

10/22 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales (wild seas)

10/22 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  100      Risso's Dolphins

10/22 All day 28      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales

10/21 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  100      Risso's Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

10/21 All day 16      Humpback Whales
  100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  800      Risso's Dolphins
  25      Northern Right Whale Dolphins

10/20 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  30      Risso's Dolphins

10/20 9 a.m. 11      Humpback Whales
      Sperm Whale
  50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  350      Risso's Dolphins

10/20 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Sperm Whale
  100      Risso's Dolphins
      Ashy Storm Petrels

10/19 12:30 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales
  350      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  15      Risso's Dolphins

10/19 9 a.m. 17      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Fatfin)
  400      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
      Risso's Dolphins

10/19 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Fatfin)
  20      Risso's Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

10/18 12:30 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales
  150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50      Risso's Dolphins

10/18 9 a.m. 26      Humpback Whales
  600      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

10/18 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  65      Risso's Dolphins

10/17 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  40      Risso's Dolphins

10/17 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  70      Risso's Dolphins
      Bottlenose Dolphin

10/17 All day 20      Humpback Whales
  275      Risso's Dolphins
      Tufted Puffin!

10/13 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  120      Risso's Dolphins
      Steller Sea Lion
      Blue Sharks

10/13 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
      Fin Whales
  75      Risso's Dolphins

10/13 9 a.m.     Humpback Whale
      Sperm Whale
  150      Risso's Dolphins
      Steller Sea Lion
      Blue Shark

10/13 8 a.m.     Humpback Whale ("friendly")
      Fin Whales

10/12 2 p.m.     Fin Whales
      Blue Sharks

10/12 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whale
      Fin Whales
      Blue Shark

10/12 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
      Fin Whales
      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
      Blue Sharks

10/12 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
      Fin Whales
      Blue Shark

10/11 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
      Fin Whales
  120    Short-beaked Common Dolphins
  20      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
      Steller Sea Lion
      Blue Sharks

10/11 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whale
      Fin Whales

10/11 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Sperm Whale
  12      Fin Whales
  100    Short-beaked Common Dolphins
  300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50      Risso's Dolphins
      Steller Sea Lions
      Blue Sharks

10/11 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Sperm Whale
      Fin Whales
  50    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  20      Risso's Dolphins
      Blue Sharks

10/10 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
      Fin Whales
  50    Short-beaked Common Dolphins
  600      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  25      Risso's Dolphins

10/10 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales (1 "friendly")
  70      Risso's Dolphins
      Blue Shark

10/10 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
      Fin Whales
  100    Short-beaked Common Dolphins
  300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  30      Risso's Dolphins
      Blue Shark

10/10 8 a.m.     Humpback Whale
      Blue Whale
  500      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  70      Risso's Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

10/10 All day     Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
  15      Fin Whales
  200    Short-beaked Common Dolphins
  1200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  120      Risso's Dolphins

10/9 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales

10/9 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales

10/9 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  50      Risso's Dolphins
      Blue Fin Tuna!

10/9 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Mako Shark

10/8 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales (breaching)
  25      Risso's Dolphins

10/8 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  20      Risso's Dolphins

10/8 9 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales
  2500    Short-beaked Common Dolphins
  20      Risso's Dolphins

10/8 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales ("friendlies")
  100      Risso's Dolphins

10/8 All day 36      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
      Fin Whales
  100    Short-beaked Common Dolphins
  400-500      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  12      Risso's Dolphins
      Bottlenose Dolphins
      Northern Fur Seal

10/7 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  50      Risso's Dolphins

10/7 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
    Minke Whale
  10      Dall's Porpoise

10/7 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  3000    Short-beaked Common Dolphins

10/7 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Harbor Porpoise

10/6 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  15      Harbor Porpoise

10/6 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  30      Risso's Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

10/6 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  70      Risso's Dolphins
      Steller Sea Lion

10/5 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales

10/5 9 a.m.     Humpback Whale
  70      Risso's Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

10/5 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Harbor Porpoise
  12      Dall's Porpoise

10/4 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  50      Risso's Dolphins

10/4 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Harbor Porpoise

10/3 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales

10/3 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
      Bottlenose Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

10/3 9 a.m.     Killer Whales

10/3 8 a.m.     Killer Whales

10/2 2 p.m.     Killer Whales

10/2 12:30 p.m.     Killer Whales

10/2 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
      Harbor Porpoise

10/2 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  30      Risso's Dolphins
  15      Bottlenose Dolphins
  10      Harbor Porpoise

10/2 All day     Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  15      Harbor Porpoise

10/1 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales

10/1 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  15      Risso's Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

10/1 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  50      Risso's Dolphins

       
California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lion (Oct. 3, 2016)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (Oct. 2, 2016)

Sperm Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sperm Whale (Oct. 1, 2016)
(seen on Monterey Seabirds trip)

  

Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Oct. 31, 2016)

Humpback Whale tail and California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail and California Sea Lions
(Oct. 31, 2016)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Oct. 29, 2016)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale and  Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale and
Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Oct. 28, 2016)

Long-beaked Common Dolphin and California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin and
California Sea Lion (Oct. 28, 2016)

Humpback Whale lunge feeding on anchovies, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale lunge feeding on anchovies
(Oct. 24, 2016)

HumpbackWhale close to shore, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
HumpbackWhale close to shore (Oct. 24, 2016)

Fin Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale (Oct. 23, 2016)

Northern Right Whale Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Right Whale Dolphins (Oct. 23, 2016)

Humpback Whales at sunset, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales at sunset (Oct. 22, 2016)

Humpback Whale at sunset, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale at sunset (Oct. 22, 2016)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (Oct. 22, 2016)

Peaceful harbor in early morning, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Peaceful harbor in early morning (Oct. 22, 2016)

Risso's Dolphin mother and calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin mother and calf (Oct. 21, 2016)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin and Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin and Risso's Dolphin
(Oct. 22, 2016)

Risso's Dolphins by the Aquarium, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphins by the Aquarium (Oct. 17, 2016)

California Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Otter (Oct. 17, 2016)

Humpback Whale Kelping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale Kelping (Oct. 17, 2016)

Tufted Puffin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Tufted Puffin (Oct. 17, 2016)

Risso's Dolphin with Monterey Bay Aquarium, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin with Monterey Bay Aquarium
in background (Oct. 10, 2016)

Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphins (Oct. 10, 2016)

Fin Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale (Oct. 10, 2016)

Beautiful end of a beautiful journey, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Beautiful end of a beautiful journey Oct. 8, 2016)

Humpback Whale tail throw, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail throw (Oct. 8, 2016)

Great Blue Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Blue Heron (Oct. 8, 2016)

Blue Whale Tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale Tail (Oct. 8, 2016)

Northern Fur Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Fur Seal (Oct. 8, 2016)

Short-beaked Common Dolphin calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Short-beaked Common Dolphin calf
with visible fetal folds (Oct. 7, 2016)

Short-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Short-beaked Common Dolphins (Oct. 7, 2016)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (Oct. 7, 2016)

Great Blue Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Blue Heron (Oct. 7, 2016)



All photos © 2016 Daniel Bianchetta



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