Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List July 2017

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
July 1-31, 2017

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.	29	Humpback Whales

7/31 2 p.m.	65	Humpback Whales
	10	Harbor Porpoise

7/31 9 a.m.	26	Humpback Whales
	10	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	35	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	3	Black-footed Albatross

7/31 8 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	10	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	60	Risso’s Dolphins
	7	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/30 4:30 p.m.	17	Humpback Whales

7/30 2 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales

7/30 1 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	7	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

7/30 9 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales

7/30 8 a.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	14	Dall’s Porpoise

7/30 8 a.m. All Day	32	Humpback Whales

7/29 5:30 p.m.	18	Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)

7/29 4:30 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales

7/29 2 p.m.	18	Humpback Whales

7/29 1 p.m.	18	Humpback Whales
	12	Risso’s Dolphins

7/29 9 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	8	Black-footed Albatross

7/29 8 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	75	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/29 8 a.m. All Day	30	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	400	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Black-footed Albatross

7/28 2 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding frenzy)

7/28 1 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales

7/28 10 a.m.	33	Humpback Whales

7/28 9 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/28 8 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	25	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/27 4:30 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales (2 breaching & 1 baby breaching)

7/27 2 p.m.	24	Humpback Whales

7/27 1 p.m.	18	Humpback Whales
	4	Dall’s Porpoise
	2	Black-footed Albatross

7/27 9 a.m.	35	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale (hiding in the fog)

7/27 8 a.m.	36	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	4	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Dall’s Porpoise

7/27 8 a.m. All Day	64	Humpback Whales (lots of breaching)
	5	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Harbor Porpoise
	8	Dall’s Porpoise

7/26 5:30 p.m.	29	Humpback Whales
	12	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Dall’s Porpoise

7/26 4:30 p.m.	37	Humpback Whales
	22	Risso’s Dolphins

7/26 2 p.m.	40	Humpback Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
		Swarm of Jellyfish

7/26 1 p.m.	21	Humpback Whales
	5	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/26 9 a.m.	48	Humpback Whales
	2	Minke Whales
	6	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/26 8 a.m.	57	Humpback Whales
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	145	Risso’s Dolphins
	16	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/25 5:30 p.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	500	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	75	Risso’s Dolphins

7/25 4:30 p.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	500	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/25 2 p.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	500	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Dall’s Porpoise

7/25 1 p.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	300	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	4	Dall’s Porpoise

7/25 10 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	500	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	8	Risso’s Dolphins
	50	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	10	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/25 9 a.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	250	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

7/25 8 a.m.	50	Humpback Whales
	400	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	75	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/24 4:30 p.m.	25	Humpback Whales

7/24 2 p.m.	27	Humpback Whales

7/24 1 p.m.	20	Humpback Whales

7/24 10 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

7/24 9 a.m.	23	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

7/24 8 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

7/23 5:30 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales

7/23 4:30 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales

7/23 2 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales

7/23 1 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales

7/23 10 a.m.	26	Humpback Whales

7/23 9 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	5	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/23 8 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	1	Black-footed Albatross
	1	Tufted Puffin

7/22 5:30 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

7/22 2 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	6	Harbor Porpoise

7/22 1 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales

7/22 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	60	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Northern Fur Seal
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/22 8 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/22 8 a.m. All Day	21	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	250	Risso’s Dolphins
	150	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	10	Harbor Porpoise

7/21 2 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/21 1 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales

7/21 10 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

7/21 9 a.m.	22	Humpback Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/21 8 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/20 2 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales

7/20 1 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/20 9 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise

7/20 8 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/19 2 p.m.	28	Humpback Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/19 1 p.m.	18	Humpback Whales

7/19 9 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	12	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	80	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/19 8 a.m.	26	Humpback Whales
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	75	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Black-footed Albatross

7/18 9 a.m.	24	Humpback Whales (breaching & pec slaps)
	2	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/18 8 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales

7/17 1 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales

7/17 9 a.m.	39	Humpback Whales
	4	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/17 8 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins

7/16 2 p.m.	30	Humpback Whales (breaching & lunge feeding)

7/16 1 p.m.	30	Humpback Whales (breaching & lunge feeding)

7/16 9 a.m.	30	Humpback Whales (breaching & lunge feeding)
	75	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/16 8 a.m.	30	Humpback Whales (breaching & lunge feeding)

7/16 8 a.m. All Day	42	Humpback Whales (breaching & lunge feeding)
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise
	7	Great White Sharks

7/15 2 p.m.	20	Humpback Whales

7/15 1 p.m.	18	Humpback Whales

7/15 9 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise
		Smack of Sea Nettles

7/15 8 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/15 8 a.m. All Day	13	Humpback Whales
	18	Risso’s Dolphins
	3	Great White Sharks

7/14 5:30 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise
		Swarm of Sea Nettle Jellyfish

7/14 2 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	6	Harbor Porpoise

7/14 1 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	6	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/14 9 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/14 8 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	1	Minke Whale
	12	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Black-footed Albatross

7/13 5:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales (breaching)

7/13 2 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales (breaching & pec slap)
	7	Harbor Porpoise

7/13 1 p.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	2	Harbor Porpoise

7/13 10 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	10	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	3	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Black-footed Albatross

7/13 9 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	4	Dall’s Porpoise
		Large swarms of Jellyfish and Moon Jellies

7/13 8 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	12	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/12 5:30 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/12 2 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	25	Risso’s Dolphins

7/12 10 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	5	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	80	Risso’s Dolphins
	20	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	3	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/12 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	3	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/12 8 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales (2 friendlies)
	1	Blue Whale
	61	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/11 5:30 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	1	Bottlenose Dolphins

7/11 2 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	10	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

7/11 1 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales

7/11 9 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/11 8 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	60	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Bottlenose Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	2	Black-footed Albatross

7/10 2 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/10 1 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	3	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/10 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Bottlenose Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/10 8 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	3	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/9 2 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales

7/9 1 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/9 9 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/9 8 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	3	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/9 8 a.m. All Day	7	Humpback Whales
	12	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	11	Black-footed Albatross
	1	Tufted Puffin

7/8 10 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	2	Harbor Porpoise

7/8 9 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales

7/8 8 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

7/7 10 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	3	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	80	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/7 9 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/7 8 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	60	Risso’s Dolphins

7/6 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/6 8 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	1	Blue Whale
	2	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/6 8 a.m. All Day	1	Humpback Whale
	1	Blue Whale
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/5 1 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/5 9 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	4	Blue Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

7/5 8 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	3	Blue Whales
	25	Risso’s Dolphins
	7	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

7/4 5:30 p.m.	4	Blue Whales
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	100,000+	Sea Nettle Jellies and Moon Jellies

7/4 2 p.m.	4	Blue Whales
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/4 1 p.m.	4	Blue Whales
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Northern Fur Seals
	10	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	5	Black-footed Albatross

7/4 10 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	200	Risso’s Dolphins
	20	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

7/4 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/4 8 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Steller Sea Lion
	1	Northern Fur Seal
	5	Black-footed Albatross
	1	Peregrine Falcon

7/3 5:30 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	55	Risso’s Dolphins
	20	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	9	Black-footed Albatross

7/3 2 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	40	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	120	Risso’s Dolphins
	40	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Northern Fur Seal
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

7/3 1 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

7/3 10 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle

7/3 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Black-footed Albatross

7/3 8 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	6	Killer Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/2 5:30 p.m.	6	Blue Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise

7/2 2 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	4	Blue Whales

7/2 1 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	1	BIG Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/2 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	100	Risso’s Dolphins

7/2 8 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	15	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Steller Sea Lion

7/2 8 a.m. All Day	2	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	5	Killer Whales
	4	Harbor Porpoise

7/1 9 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/1 8 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	3	Black-footed Albatross

Humpback Whale lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale lunge-feeding (July 31, 2017)

Upside-down Humpback Whale and
Gull with Anchovy (July 31, 2017)

Dall's Porpoise, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Dall’s Porpoise (July 28, 2017)

Great Blue Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Blue Heron (July 28, 2017)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (July 27, 2017)

Southern Sea Otters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otters (July 27, 2017)

3 Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
3 Humpback Whales (July 27, 2017)

Humpback Whales and Monastery, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales and Monastery (July 25, 2017)

Black-crowned Night Herons, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-crowned Night Herons (July 25, 2017)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (July 25, 2017)

California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lion (July 25, 2017)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (July 24, 2017)

Chin-slapping Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Chin-slapping Humpback Whale (July 24, 2017)

Humpback Whales lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (July 20, 2017)

Risso's Dolphins by squid boat, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins by squid boat (July 20, 2017)

Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (July 19, 2017)

Humpback Whale with California Sea Lions
(July 17, 2017)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales (July 17, 2017)

Great White Shark, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great White Shark (July 15, 2017)

Harbor Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seal (July 15, 2017)

Risso's Dolphin calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin calf (July 15, 2017)

Humpback Whale spyhopping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale spyhopping (July 12, 2017)

Copper Cod, Sea Anemone and Sea Star, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Copper Cod, Sea Anemone & Sea Star –
Ocean garden on pier piling (July 12, 2017)

Humpback Whale calf with tail colors still forming
(July 12, 2017)

Black-crowned Night Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-crowned Night Heron (July 12, 2017)

Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (July 11, 2017)

Raft of Southern Sea Otters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Raft of Southern Sea Otters (July 11, 2017)

Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish – July 10, 2017)

Harbor Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seal (July 10, 2017)

Tufted Puffin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Tufted Puffin (July 9, 2017)

2 Pacific White-sided Dolphin mothers
with small calves (July 9, 2017)

Remora on back of Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Remora on back of Blue Whale (July 8, 2017)

Pigeon Guillemot, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pigeon Guillemot (July 6, 2017)

Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins (July 5, 2017)

Great Blue Heron over Brandt's Cormorants, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Blue Heron over Brandt’s Cormorants
(July 5, 2017)

Sea Nettle Chrysaora, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Nettle Chrysaora (July 5, 2017)

Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales (July 4, 2017)

Southern Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter (July 4, 2017)

Peregrine Falcon, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Peregrine Falcon (Special thanks to our naturalist
Justin Hofman for finding this bird – July 4, 2017)

Steller Sea Lion on buoy, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Steller Sea Lion on buoy (July 4, 2017)

Killer Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale tail (July 3, 2017)

Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale (July 3, 2017)

Leatherback Sea Turtle, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Leatherback Sea Turtle (July 3, 2017)

Smack of Moon Jellies, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Smack of Moon Jellies (July 2, 2017)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (July 2, 2017)

Blue Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail (July 2, 2017)

Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (July 2, 2017)

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MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION