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

April 1-30, 2017
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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)

4/30 4 p.m. 13      Humpback Whales
  15    Common Dolphins

4/30 2 p.m. 10    Killer Whales (unsuccessful hunt on
Gray Whale cow/calf pair)
    Gray Whales (cow/calf pair)

4/30 12:30 p.m.     Blue Whale
  12    Risso's Dolphins

4/30 9 a.m. 27      Humpback Whales
  50    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  15    Risso's Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

4/30 8 a.m. 32      Humpback Whales
  90    Risso's Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

4/29 4 p.m.     Humpback Whales (breaching)

4/29 2 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales
  50    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/29 12:30 p.m. 11      Humpback Whales
  40    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/29 9 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
    Blue Whale
      Minke Whale
  40    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise
    Black-footed Albatross

4/29 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
    Blue Whale
    Harbor Porpoise

4/29 8 a.m. All Day     Humpback Whales
  25    Killer Whales (predation on a Gray Whale
and Fur Seal)

4/28 9 a.m. 22      Humpback Whales
  150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100    Risso's Dolphins
  25    Harbor Porpoise

4/28 8 a.m. 17      Humpback Whales
  200    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

4/28 8 a.m. All Day 35      Humpback Whales
    Blue Whale
  200    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

4/27 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales

4/27 8 a.m. All Day 14      Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
  200    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

4/26 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales (feeding on a Gray Whale)
    Black-footed Albatross

4/26 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales (feeding on a Gray Whale)
    Gray Whales
  100    Common Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise
    Black-footed Albatross

4/26 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
  200    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

4/25 9 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales
  200    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

4/24 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  13    Killer Whales

4/24 9 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales
  13    Killer Whales
  200    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

4/24 8 a.m. 13      Humpback Whales
  13    Killer Whales
  200    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

4/24 8 a.m. All Day 14      Humpback Whales
  13    Killer Whales
  200    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/23 12:30 p.m.   Killer Whales
    Black-footed Albatross

4/23 9 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales (feeding on Gray Whale)
    Harbor Porpoise

4/23 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales

4/23 8 a.m. All Day     Humpback Whales
    Killer Whales

4/22 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  17    Killer Whales

4/22 12:30 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales
  17    Killer Whales

4/22 9 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales
  17    Killer Whales

4/22 8 a.m. 17      Humpback Whales
  17    Killer Whales

4/22 8 a.m. All Day     Humpback Whales
  17    Killer Whales (feeding on Gray Whale)

4/21 2 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales (breaching)

4/21 12:30 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales

4/21 9 a.m. 30      Humpback Whales
  21    Killer Whales (with calves)
    Black-footed Albatross

4/21 8 a.m. 30      Humpback Whales
  25    Killer Whales (feeding)

4/21 8 a.m. All Day 10      Humpback Whales
  31    Killer Whales

4/20 2 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales (breaching,
tail throws and more!)

4/20 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales (breaching)
  25    Killer Whales (feeding!)

4/20 9 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales
  1000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/20 8 a.m. 17      Humpback Whales
  1000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  40      Northern Right Whale Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

4/20 8 a.m. All Day 20      Humpback Whales
  33    Killer Whales
  2000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50      Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/19 4 p.m. 21      Humpback Whales
      Blue Shark

4/19 2 p.m. 30      Humpback Whales
    Black-footed Albatross

4/19 12:30 p.m. 11      Humpback Whales
  800      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  150      Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/19 9 a.m. 21      Humpback Whales
  1000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  500      Northern Right Whale Dolphins
      Blue Shark
    Black-footed Albatross

4/19 8 a.m. 18      Humpback Whales
  750      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  80      Northern Right Whale Dolphins
      Bottlenose Dolphins

4/18 2 p.m. 19      Humpback Whales

4/18 12:30 p.m. 11      Humpback Whales

4/18 9 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales
  450      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  80      Northern Right Whale Dolphins
    Blue Sharks

4/18 8 a.m. 24      Humpback Whales
  15    Harbor Porpoise

4/17 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

4/17 9 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales
  400      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50      Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/17 8 a.m. 11      Humpback Whales
  150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

4/17 8 a.m. All Day 38      Humpback Whales
      Gray Whales
  500      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
      Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/16 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

4/16 9 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales (2 friendly)
  12    Black-footed Albatross

4/16 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales (2 friendly)
    Common Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

4/16 8 a.m. All Day 27      Humpback Whales (2 groups of
friendly whales)

4/15 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

4/15 9 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales

4/15 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales

4/14 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales (lots of breaching)
  20      Risso's Dolphins

4/14 9 a.m. 28      Humpback Whales
  30    Harbor Porpoise

4/14 8 a.m. 25      Humpback Whales
    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

4/14 8 a.m. All Day 26      Humpback Whales
  600      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/13 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales

4/13 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales

4/13 9 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales

4/13 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
    Dall's Porpoise
    Black-footed Albatross

4/12 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

4/12 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/12 9 a.m. 30      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  125      Northern Right Whale Dolphins
  15    Black-footed Albatross

4/12 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Gray Whale
  100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  600      Northern Right Whale Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross
    Brown Booby

4/11 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale
      Fin Whale

4/11 9 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales
      Blue Whale (first of the year)
      Fin Whale
    Harbor Porpoise

4/10 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  2000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200      Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/10 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  11      Gray Whales
    Black-footed Albatross
    Laysan Albatross

4/10 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Gray Whales
  12    Common Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

4/10 8 a.m. All Day 15      Humpback Whales
      Gray Whales
  2000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200      Northern Right Whale Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross
    Laysan Albatross

4/9 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales (breaching,
pec slaps, head slaps - WOW!)

4/9 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Gray Whales

4/9 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Gray Whales
    Black-footed Albatross
    Laysan Albatross

4/9 8 a.m. All Day 14      Humpback Whales
      Gray Whales
  12    Dall's Porpoise

4/8 9 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales
      Gray Whales
  20    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

4/8 8 a.m. All Day 24      Humpback Whales
      Gray Whales
  30      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/7 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales (breaching)
    Black-footed Albatross

4/7 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Gray Whale
    Harbor Porpoise

4/7 8 a.m. All Day 26      Humpback Whales

4/6 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
      Gray Whales
  10    Harbor Porpoise

4/6 9 a.m. 30      Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
  600      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
      Risso's Dolphins

4/6 8 a.m. 40      Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
      Gray Whales (mating)
  600      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50      Northern Right Whale Dolphins
  12      Risso's Dolphins
      Fur Seal
    Black-footed Albatross

4/5 2 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales
      Gray Whales
  12    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/5 12:30 p.m. 11      Humpback Whales
      Gray Whales

4/5 9 a.m. 30      Humpback Whales
      Gray Whale
  400      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/5 8 a.m. 18      Humpback Whales
      Gray Whales
  150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/3 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  12    Harbor Porpoise
        Large schools of fish at the surface
"Baitballs"

4/3 9 a.m.     Gray Whales (mating)
      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
  200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

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

4/2 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
    Harbor Porpoise

4/2 9 a.m. 11      Humpback Whales
  400      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

4/2 8 a.m. 34      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  600      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200      Northern Right Whale Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

4/1 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  40      Risso's Dolphins

4/1 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
  40      Risso's Dolphins

4/1 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Gray Whales
  20      Risso's Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

4/1 8 a.m.     Killer Whales
  

Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (April 30, 2017)

Spyhopping Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Spyhopping Killer Whale (April 29, 2017)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (April 29, 2017)

Killer Whale calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale Calf (April 26, 2017)

Sea Otter with clam, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Otter with clam (April 24, 2017)

Killer Whale tail throw, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale tail throw (April 24, 2017)

Killer Whale by Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale by Humpback Whale tail (April 22, 2017)

Killer Whales with rainblows, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales with rainblows (April 21, 2017)

Killer Whales by the Sea Wolf II, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales by the Sea Wolf II (April 21, 2017)

Male Killer Whale by the Blackfin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Male Killer Whale by the Blackfin (April 21, 2017)

Humpback Whale interacting with Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale interacting with Killer Whales
(April 20, 2017)

Breaching Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Killer Whale (April 20, 2017)

Brownell's Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
"Brownell's" Pacific White-sided Dolphin -
rare color morph (April 20, 2017)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (April 19, 2017)

Northern Right Whale Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Right Whale Dolphin (April 19, 2017)

California Brown Pelican and Black Turnstone, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Brown Pelican and Black Turnstone
(April 17, 2017)

Humpback Whale by the Blackfin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale by the Blackfin (April 16, 2017)

Friendly Humpback Whale spyhopping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Friendly Humpback Whale spyhopping
(April 16, 2017)

Humpback Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (April 14, 2017)

Humpback Whale 'fluke art', photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale 'fluke art' (April 14, 2017)

Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (April 10, 2017)

Laysan Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Laysan Albatross (April 10, 2017)

Southern Sea Otter mother and pup, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter mother and pup (April 9, 2017)

Humpback Whale tail throw, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail throw (April 9, 2017)

Humpback Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (April 6, 2017)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins running by Pacific Grove, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins running by Pacific Grove
(April 6, 2017)

Humpback Whale with heart-shaped blow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale with heart-shaped blow
(April 6, 2017)

Humpback Whales lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (April 5, 2017)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (April 5, 2017)

Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale (April 3, 2017)

Killer Whale mother and calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale mother and calf (April 2, 2017)

Female Southern Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Female Southern Sea Otter (April 2, 2017)

Humpback Whale Tail Photo ID, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale Tail Photo ID (April 2, 2017)

Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale (April 1, 2017)

Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (April 1, 2017)


All photos © 2017 Daniel Bianchetta



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