April 2018 Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
April 1-30, 2018

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)
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4/29 2 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales

4/29 1 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales

4/29 9 a.m.	27	Humpback Whales
	2	Harbor Porpoise

4/28 8 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	2,500	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Northern Right-whale Dolphins
	10	Risso’s Dolphins

4/28 8 a.m.	24	Humpback Whales (2 Friendlies !)
All Day	15	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	300	Risso’s Dolphins

4/28 2 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	180	Risso’s Dolphins
	15	Harbor Porpoise

4/28 1 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	2	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	175	Risso’s Dolphins
	50	Harbor Porpoise

4/28 9 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	8	Killer Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	2	Blue Sharks
	25	Black-footed Albatross

4/28 8 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	8	Killer Whales
	1	Blue Sharks
	25	Black-footed Albatross

4/28 8 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
All Day	7	Killer Whales
	9	Fin Whale (friendlies!)
	2	Gray Whales (cow/calf pair)
	2,500	Pacific White-side Dolphins
	300	Northern Right Whale Dolphins (stampeding!)
	250	Risso’s Dolphins

4/27 1 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales (feeding frenzy)
	60	Risso’s Dolphins

4/27 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	35	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Black-footed Albatross

4/27 8 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Blue Shark
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

4/27 8 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
All Day	11	Killer Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	5	Fin Whales
	1	Minke Whale
	300	Risso’s Dolphins
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/26 2 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales

4/26 9 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	5	Killer Whales
	1	Gray Whale
	700	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	70	Risso’s Dolphins
	30	Black-footed Albatross

4/26 8 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
All Day	5	Killer Whales
	700	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	5	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

4/25 2 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	14+	Killer Whales
	1	Black-footed Albatross

4/25 9 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	14	Killer Whales (predation event on a Gray Whale calf)
	2	Gray Whales (cow/calf pair)
	150	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Black-footed Albatross

4/24 2 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales (including a cow/calf pair)
	350	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Harbor Porpoise

4/24 9 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	250	Risso’s Dolphins
	6	Black-foored Albatross

4/23 1 p.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/23 9 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	6	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise

4/23 8 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Sharks
	6	Black-footed Albatross

4/23 8 a.m. All Day	30	Humpback Whale (50+ breaches from 1 Humpback!)
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

4/22 2 p.m.	27	Humpback Whales

4/22 1 p.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise
	3	Black-footed Albatross

4/22 9 a.m.	33	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale
	5	Black-footed Albatross

4/22 8 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales
	12	Black-footed Albatross

4/22 8 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
All Day	8	Killer Whales

4/21 2 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	13	Killer Whales
	4	Black-footed Albatross

4/21 1 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	13	Killer Whales
	11	Black-footed Albatross

4/21 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	13	Killer Whales
	20	Black-footed Albatross

4/21 8 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	13	Killer Whales
	20	Black-footed Albatross

4/21 8 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
All Day	13	Killer Whales

4/20 2 p.m.	18	Humpback Whales

4/20 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	255	Risso’s Dolphins
		Harbor Porpoise
	8	Black-footed Albatross

4/20 8 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins
	8	Black-footed Albatross

4/20 8 a.m.	34	Humpback Whales
All Day	10	Harbor Porpoise

4/19 9 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

4/19 8 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales (several breaching)
All Day	1	Laysan Albatross

4/18 2 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	15	Killer Whales

4/18 9 a.m.	15	Killer Whales, 2nd predation on a Gray Whale calf
	2	Gray Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Harbor Porpoise

4/17 2 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	7	Killer Whales
	80	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Blackfooted Albatross

4/17 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales, predation on the Gray Whale calf from start to finish (2 hour event)
	1	Gray Whale calf

4/16 9 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Harbor Porpoise

4/15 2 p.m.	7	Killer Whales
	2	Gray Whales
	40	Black-footed Albatross

4/15 1 p.m.	7	Killer Whales
	40	Black-footed Albatross

4/15 9 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	3	Killer Whales
	1,000	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/15 8 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	3	Gray Whales
	350	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	12	Harbor Porpoise
	21	Black-footed Albatross

4/15 8 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
All Day	7	Killer Whales
	2,000	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	20	Northern Right-whale Dolphins
	8	Harbor Porpoise

4/14 2 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	16	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross

4/14 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	9	Killer Whales
	12	Harbor Porpoise
	7	Black-footed Albatross

4/14 8 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise
	10	Black-footed Albatross

4/14 8 a.m. All Day	11	Killer Whales

4/13 2 p.m.	6	very active Humpback Whales

4/13 1 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales, breaching & tail-slapping

4/13 9 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales
	7	Black-footed Albatross

4/13 8 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	15	Harbor Porpoise
	3	Black-footed Albatross

4/13 8 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales
All Day	7	Killer Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

4/12 8 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
All Day	120	Risso’s dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

4/11 9 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	16	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

4/10 1 p.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise

4/10 9 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales (lots of breaching!)

4/10 8 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross

4/9 2 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise

4/9 9 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	3	Gray Whales
	10	Harbor Porpoise

4/8 1 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales

4/8 9 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales

4/8 8 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	1	Gray Whale
	40	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	7	Black-footed Albatross

4/8 8 a.m.	21	Humpback Whales
All Day	400	Risso’s Dolphins
	150	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/7 2 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales (feeding with Sea Lions)

4/7 1 p.m.	20	Humpback Whales (feeding with hundreds of Sea Lions)

4/7 9 a.m.	18	Humpback Whales
	1	Gray Whale
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphin
	4	Black-footed Albatross

4/7 8 a.m.	23	Humpback Whales
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/6 2 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	12	Harbor Porpoise

4/6 11:30 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	5	Risso’s Dolphins
	100	Harbor Porpoise

4/6 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	12	Harbor Porpoise
	5	Black-footed Albatross

4/6 8 a.m.	3	Gray Whales
All Day	27	Humpback Whales
	8	Harbor Porpoise

4/5 2 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	10	Killer Whales

4/5 1 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	20	Killer Whales (Predation on a Gray Whale)

4/5 9 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	20	Killer Whales
	20	Black-footed Albatross

4/5 8 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	20	Killer Whales
	80	Risso’s Dolphins
	7	Black-footed Albatross

4/4 2 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	3	Gray Whales
	1,800	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	30	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/4 1 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
		Gray Whales
	10	Harbor Porpoise
	2	Black-footed Albatross

4/4 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	3	Gray Whales
	2,800	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	3	Black-footed Albatross

4/4 8 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	75	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	15	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	30	Harbor Porpoise
	40	Black-footed Albatross

4/3 2 p.m.	17	Killer Whales
	2	Gray Whales
	200	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross
	1	Laysan Albatross

4/3 1 p.m.	17	Killer Whales
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	75	Risso’s Dolphins
	6	Black-footed Albatross
	1	Laysan Albatross

4/3 10 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	17	Killer Whales
	8	Harbor Porpoise

4/3 9 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales

4/3 8 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	13	Killer Whales
	1	Common Dolphin
	3	Harbor Porpoise
	6	Black-footed Albatross

4/2 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales

4/2 8 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	150	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	20	Northern Right-whale Dolphins

4/1 2 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	3	Gray Whales
	100	Harbor Porpoise

4/1 1 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	200	Risso’s Dolphins
	50	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola-Mola

4/1 9 a.m.	2	Gray Whales
	10	Humpback Whales
	200	Harbor Porpoise

4/1 8 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	200	Risso’s Dolphins
	40	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Pacific White-sided Dolphin

Killer Whales (April 28, 2018)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin and
Northern Right Whale Dolphin (April 28, 2018)

Fin Whale (April 27, 2018)

Risso’s Dolphin (April 27, 2018)

Risso’s Dolphins (April 27, 2018)

California Sea Lion (April 27, 2018)

Killer Whale messing with a Black-footed Albatross
(April 26, 2018)

Killer Whale (April 26, 2018)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins (April 26, 2018)

Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair) (April 26, 2018)

Southern Sea Otter with breakfast (April 23, 2018)

Risso’s Dolphins with the Squid Fleet (April 23, 2018)

Killer Whale (April 21, 2018)

Killer Whale and a Northern Fulmar (April 21, 2018)

Shark taking a piece of blubber from
a Black-footed Albatross (April 21, 2018)

Humpback Whale with Sea Lions (April 20, 2018)

Humpback Whale breaching (April 19, 2018)

Killer Whales, Black-footed Albatross, and Gulls
(April 17, 2018)

Killer Whales near Gray Whale (April 17, 2018)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins (April 15, 2018)

Tufted Puffin (April 15, 2018)

Killer Whale tail (April 14, 2018)

Killer Whale breach (April 14, 2018)

Killer Whales, note food in mouth (April 13, 2018)

Killer Whales pass close by (April 13, 2018)

Humpback Whale pectoral fin (April 8, 2018)

Black-footed Albatross (April 8, 2018)

Sabine’s Gulls (April 7, 2018)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins (April 7, 2018)

Humpback Whale breaching (April 7, 2018)

Gray Whale breaching (April 6, 2018)

young Killer Whale (April 5, 2018)

Southern Sea Otter mom and pup (April 3, 2018)

Killer Whales with rain blows (April 3, 2018)

Killer Whales, Mom & Calf (April 3, 2018)

Risso’s Dolphin (April 3, 2018)

Laysan Albatross (April 3, 2018)

Humpback Whale rainblow (April 1, 2018)
(notice rainbow inside heart shaped blow)

young Risso’s Dolphin (April 1, 2018)

surfing Harbor Porpoise (April 1, 2018)

Humpback Whale tail & many California Sea Lions
(April 1, 2018)

Southern Sea Otter (April 1, 2018)

All photos © 2018 Daniel Bianchetta

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