Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
October 1-31, 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)
10/31 9 a.m. 19      Humpback Whales
10/30 9 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales
  35    Risso's Dolphin
  2      Harbor Porpoise
10/29 1 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales
  10      Harbor Porpoise
10/29 9 a.m. 22    Humpback Whales
  5    Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100    Risso's Dolphin
10/29 8 a.m. 15    Humpback Whales
10/28 2 p.m. 6      Humpback Whales
10/28 1 p.m. 5      Humpback Whales
10/28 9 a.m. 5    Humpback Whales
10/28 8 a.m. 2    Humpback Whales
10/27 2 p.m. 9    Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding & breaching)
10/27 9 a.m. 2      Humpback Whales
  100    Risso's Dolphin
10/27 8 a.m. 13    Humpback Whales
  200    Risso's Dolphin
10/26 2 p.m. 11      Humpback Whales
10/26 9 a.m. 15    Humpback Whales
  2      Harbor Porpoise
10/26 8 a.m. 26    Humpback Whales
10/25 2 p.m. 11      Humpback Whales
  12    Risso's Dolphin
10/25 9 a.m. 18    Humpback Whales
  12    Risso's Dolphin
10/24 2 p.m. 11      Humpback Whales
10/24 9 a.m. 19    Humpback Whales
  1    Gray Whale
  40    Risso's Dolphin
10/23 2 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales
  40    Risso's Dolphin
10/23 9 a.m. 15    Humpback Whales
  110    Risso's Dolphin
10/23 8 a.m. All Day 37    Humpback Whales
  50    Risso's Dolphin
10/22 2 p.m. 7      Humpback Whales
10/22 1 p.m. 4      Humpback Whales
10/22 9 a.m. 12    Humpback Whales
10/22 8 a.m. 8    Humpback Whales
10/21 2 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales
10/21 1 p.m. 8      Humpback Whales
10/21 9 a.m. 13    Humpback Whales
  4    Killer Whales
  175    Risso's Dolphin
  2    Black-footed Albatross
10/21 8 a.m. 4    Humpback Whales
  125    Risso's Dolphin
  1    Black-footed Albatross
10/20 9 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales
10/19 2 p.m. 12    Humpback Whales
10/19 9 a.m. 13      Humpback Whales
  2      Harbor Porpoise
10/19 8 a.m. 11      Humpback Whales
  7      Harbor Porpoise
10/18 2 p.m. 7      Humpback Whales (double breach)
10/18 9 a.m. 15    Humpback Whales
  10    Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  150    Risso's Dolphin
  1    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
10/18 8 a.m. 15    Humpback Whales
  15    Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  45    Risso's Dolphin
10/17 2 p.m. 3      Humpback Whales (friendly juvenile
rolling by the boat & lunge feeding)
10/17 9 a.m. 20    Humpback Whales
  150    Risso's Dolphin
10/17 8 a.m. 30    Humpback Whales
  6    Risso's Dolphin
10/16 2 p.m. 13      Humpback Whales
  2      Harbor Porpoise
10/16 9 a.m. 2      Humpback Whales
  4    Killer Whales
  60      Risso's Dolphins
  5      Harbor Porpoise
10/15 2 p.m. 26      Humpback Whales
  4    Killer Whales
10/15 9 a.m. 17    Humpback Whales
  40    Risso's Dolphin
10/15 8 a.m. 17    Humpback Whales
  30    Risso's Dolphin
10/14 2 p.m. 11      Humpback Whales
  14    Risso's Dolphin
10/14 1 p.m. 11      Humpback Whales
10/14 9 a.m. 28    Humpback Whales
  15    Risso's Dolphin
10/14 8 a.m. 23    Humpback Whales
10/14 7:30 a.m. All Day 39    Humpback Whales
  100    Risso's Dolphins
  45    Dall's Porpoise
  1    Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
10/13 2 p.m. 7      Humpback Whales
10/13 9 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales
  350      Risso's Dolphins
  1000's      of Sea Lions!
10/13 8 a.m. 22      Humpback Whales
  50      Risso's Dolphins
10/12 9 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales
10/12 8 a.m. 8      Humpback Whales
  2      Harbor Porpoise
  1      Sea Lion eating salmon
10/12 8 a.m. All Day 7      Humpback Whales
10/11 9 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales
  3      Harbor Porpoise
10/11 8 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales
  3      Harbor Porpoise
  1      Elephant Seal
10/10 2 p.m. 11      Humpback Whales
10/10 9 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales
10/10 8 a.m. 26      Humpback Whales
10/9 2 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales
  2    Harbor Porpoise
10/9 9 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales
  50    Risso's Dolphins
  7    Harbor Porpoise
10/9 8 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales
10/8 9 a.m. 7      Humpback Whales
  5    Harbor Porpoise
10/8 8 a.m. 8      Humpback Whales
10/7 2 p.m. 6      Humpback Whales
  3    Harbor Porpoise
10/7 1 p.m. 6      Humpback Whales
  2    Harbor Porpoise
10/7 9 a.m. 8    Humpback Whales
  1    Killer Whale (Orca)
  180    Risso's Dolphin
  40    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  10    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
10/7 8 a.m. 10    Humpback Whales
  1    Killer Whale (Orca)
  95    Risso's Dolphins
  100    Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  10    Harbor Porpoise
10/7 8 a.m. All Day 21    Humpback Whales
  1    Killer Whale (Orca)
  1,500    Risso's Dolphins
  500    Pacific white-sided Dolphins
  250    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  20    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
  5    Dall's Porpoise
10/6 2 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
  350    California Sea Lions
10/6 9 a.m. 22      Humpback Whales
10/6 8 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales
  2    Harbor Porpoise
10/6 7:30 a.m. 12 Hour 68      Humpback Whales
  8      Blue Whales
  1,200    Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
  6    Dall's Porpoise
10/5 2 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales
10/5 9 a.m. 36      Humpback Whales
  30    Risso's Dolphins
10/5 8 a.m. 33      Humpback Whales
  30    Risso's Dolphins
10/5 8 a.m. All Day 62      Humpback Whales
  5      Killer Whales
10/4 2 p.m. 33      Humpback Whales
  many    Sea Nettle Jellies
10/4 9 a.m. 7      Humpback Whales
  1    Blue Whale
  60    Risso's Dolphins
10/4 8 a.m. 44      Humpback Whales
  70    Risso's Dolphins
10/3 2 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales
10/3 9 a.m. 19      Humpback Whales
10/2 9 a.m. 22      Humpback Whales
  60      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  80    Risso's Dolphins
  1    Blue Shark
10/2 8 a.m. 23      Humpback Whales
  75    Risso's Dolphins
10/1 9 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales
  50    Risso's Dolphins
10/1 8 a.m. 17      Humpback Whales
  50    Risso's Dolphins
  

Brandt's Cormorant, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brandt's Cormorant (October 28, 2017)

Southern Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter (October 27, 2017)

A smack of Sea Nettles, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
A smack of Sea Nettles (October 26, 2017)

Humpback Whale lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale lunge-feeding (October 22, 2017)

Elegant Tern, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Elegant Tern (October 13, 2017)

California Sea Lion with Humpback Whale in background, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lion with Humpback Whale
in background (October 13, 2017)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales (October 13, 2017)

California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lions (October 13, 2017)

Harbor Seals at sunrise, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seals at sunrise (October 13, 2017)

Risso's Dolphins and Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphins and Pacific White-sided Dolphin
(October 7, 2017)

Male Killer Whale near the Blackfin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Male Killer Whale near the Blackfin (October 7, 2017)

California Brown Pelican at sunset, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Brown Pelican at sunset (October 6, 2017)

Blue Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whales (October 6, 2017)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (October 6, 2017)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (October 5, 2017)

Killer Whale catching a common Murre, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale catching Common Murre
(October 5, 2017)

California Brown Pelicans, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Brown Pelicans (October 4, 2017)

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

Rissos Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphins (October 4, 2017)

Humpback Whales lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge-feeding
(Note anchovies - October 2, 2017)

Great Egret, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Egret (October 2, 2017)

Humpback Whale and California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale and California Sea Lions
(October 1, 2017)

Buller's Shearwater, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Buller's Shearwater (October 1, 2017)


All photos © 2017 Daniel Bianchetta


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