June 2018 Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
June 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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6/30 5:30 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/30 2 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales (sprouting, lunge-feeding)

6/30 1 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales (breaching, lunge-feeding)

6/30 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales (breaching, lunge-feeding)
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/30 8 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	130	Risso’s Dolphins

6/29 2 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	60	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Harbor Porpoise

6/29 9 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales (breaching, pec-slapping, & tail throws)
	75	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross

6/29 8 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales (breaching & lateral lunge-feeding)
	80	Risso’s Dolphins

6/28 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throws, pec slapping)
	110	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise

6/27 2 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise

6/27 1 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales (breaching!)
	45	Risso’s Dolphins

6/27 9 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	40	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	60	Risso’s Dolphins
	3	Black-footed Albatross

6/27 8 a.m.	45	Humpback Whales
8 hour All Day	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

6/26 2 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales (breaching, lunging)
	25	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/26 9 a.m.	18	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Tufted Puffin
	1	Juvenile Nazca Booby
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/26 8 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales (breaching, tail slaps, pec slaps)
	150	Risso’s Dolphins (breaching)

6/25 2 p.m.	17	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	120	Risso’s Dolphins

6/25 9 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	255	Risso’s Dolphins

6/25 8 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales (breaching & lunge-feeding)
	150	Risso’s Dolphins (breaching)
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/24 5:30 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

6/24 1 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	80	Risso’s Dolphins

6/24 9 a.m.	22	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whales
	200	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/24 8 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	2	Blue Whales
	200	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/24 8 a.m. 8 hour All Day	100	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding and breaching)
	200	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/23 2 p.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

6/23 1 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales (two cow/calf pairs)
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

6/23 9 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales
	80	Risso’s Dolphins

6/23 8 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	80	Risso’s Dolphins

6/23 8 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales
8 hour All Day	250	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/22 2 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales (breaching and tail-lobbing)

6/22 1 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/22 9 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair & peck-slapping)
	2	Blue Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

6/22 8 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair)
	2	Blue Whales
	25	Risso’s Dolphins

6/21 1 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales (tail throws and breaching)
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

6/21 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

6/21 8 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales (breaching and lunge-feeding)
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	300	Risso’s Dolphins

6/20 9 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins

6/20 8 a.m.	33	Humpback Whales
8 hour All Day	300-400	Risso’s Dolphins

6/19 1 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair breaching)

6/19 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair breaching)
	4	Fin Whales
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

6/19 8 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	4	Fin Whales
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

6/18 1 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair tail-slapping, and pec-slapping plus one breach)
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

6/18 9 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	1	Blue Whale
	8	Fin Whales (1 lunge feeding)
	100	Risso’s Dolphins

6/18 8 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	25	Fin Whales
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

6/17 5:30 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales (tail-throwing and pec-slapping)

6/17 2 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	3	Blue Whales
	5	Fin Whales (lunge feeding)

6/17 1 p.m.	5	Blue Whales
	15	Fin Whales (lunge feeding)
	100	Risso’s Dolphins

6/17 9 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales (lunge-feeding)
	7	Fin Whales (lunge-feeding)
	200	Risso’s Dolphins (feeding)

6/17 8 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales (lunge-feeding)
	5	Fin Whales (lunge-feeding)
	400	Risso’s Dolphins (feeding)

6/17 8 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales (hour long breaching Humpback Whale)
8 hour All Day	2	Blue Whales (lunge-feeding)
	4	Fin Whales (lunge-feeding)
	100	Risso’s Dolphins

6/16 2 p.m.	20	Humpback Whales

6/16 1 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales (Breaching Humpback Whales for 30+ mins)

6/16 9 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	80	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

6/16 8 a.m.	21	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	80	Risso’s Dolphins

6/16 8 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
8 hour All Day	1	Blue Whale
	100	Risso’s Dolphins

6/15 2 p.m.	33	Humpback Whales

6/15 9 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	3	Harbor Porpoise

6/15 8 a.m.	22	Humpback Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross

6/14 2 p.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	2	Harbor Porpoise

6/14 9 a.m.	18	Humpback Whales
	3	Fin Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

6/14 8 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

6/13 9 a.m.	22	Humpback Whales
	11	Harbor Porpoise

6/13 8 a.m.	29	Humpback Whales
	10	Harbor Porpoise

6/12 9 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales

6/12 8 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales

6/11 9 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
Point Sur Clipper	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/11 9 a.m. Sea Wolf II	23	Humpback Whales

6/10 9 a.m.	24	Humpback Whales
	6	Harbor Porpoise

6/10 8 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales
	45	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/9 9 a.m.	19	Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair)
	4	Harbor Porpoise

6/9 8 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise

6/8 9 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	7	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise
	2	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/8 8 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Blue Shark
	3	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/7 9 a.m. Point Sur Clipper	15	Humpback Whales

6/7 9 a.m. Sea Wolf II	11	Humpback Whales

6/6 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	2	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/5 9 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
Point Sur Clipper	5	Bottlenose Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/5 9 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
Sea Wolf II	15	Bottlenose Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/4 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	2	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/3 2 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales (1 breaching calf)
	6	Risso’s Dolphins

6/3 1 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	35	Risso’s Dolphins

6/3 9 a.m.	40	Humpback Whales
	1,000	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	160	Northern Right-whale Dolphins
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/3 8 a.m.	27	Humpback Whales
	700	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	150	Northern Right-whale Dolphins
	35	Risso’s Dolphins
		Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/3 8 a.m.	40	Humpback Whales
8 hour All Day	1,200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	400	Northern Right-whale Dolphins
	250	Risso’s Dolphins
	25	Harbor Porpoise

6/2 2 p.m.	18	Humpback Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise

6/2 1 p.m.	22	Humpback Whales

6/2 9 a.m.	22	Humpback Whales
	150	Risso’s Dolphins
	6	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

6/2 8 a.m.	33	Humpback Whales
	300	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

6/1 9 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	300	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise

Two Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta

Two Humpback Whales (June 30, 2018)

Pigeon Guillemont with breakfast
(June 25, 2018)

Humpback Whale breaching calf
(Mom’s pectoral fin) (June 25, 2018)

Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (June 25, 2018)

Risso's Dolphins by the Point Pinos Lighthouse, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins by the Point Pinos Lighthouse
(June 24, 2018)

Humpback Whale Lunge-feeding , photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale Lunge-feeding (note pectoral fin)
(June 23, 2018)

Humpback Whales Lunge-feeding (note baleen)
(June 23, 2018)

Two Blue Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Two Blue Whales (June 22, 2018)

Black-crowned Night Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-crowned Night Heron (June 21, 2018)

Breaching young Humpback Whale with Mom, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Young Humpback Whale Breaching next to Mom
(June 19, 2018)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (June 19, 2018)

Humpback Whale tail-lobbing near shore
(June 19, 2018)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins and Risso’s Dolphin
(June 19, 2018)

Blue Whale Tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale Tail (June 18, 2018)

Southern Sea Otter with a double order of crab
(June 18, 2018)

Fin Whale Blow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale Blow (June 17, 2018)

Fin Whale Lunge-Feeding , photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale Lunge-Feeding (June 17, 2018)

Humpback Whale breaching near the Sea Wolf II
(June 16, 2018)

Three Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
3 Humpback Whales (June 15, 2018)

Humpback Whale Tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale Tail (June 14, 2018)

Risso's Dolphin breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin breaching
(June 14, 2018)

Humpback Whale tail and Humpback Whale breaching
(June 9, 2018)

Brown Pelican, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Pelican (June 5, 2018)

Bottlenose Dolphin with California Sea Lions
(June 5, 2018)

Humpback Whale breaching close to shore, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales pec slapping
(June 4, 2018)

Humpback Whale breaching close to shore
(June 4, 2018)

Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins (June 3, 2018)

Female Southern Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Female Southern Sea Otter (June 3, 2018)

Anemone, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Anemone (June 3, 2018)

Lunge Feeding Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge Feeding Humpback Whale (June 3, 2018)

5 Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
5 Humpback Whales (June 2, 2018)

Harbor Porpoise, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Porpoise (June 2, 2018)

Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin (June 2, 2018)

Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin with “rooster tail”
(June 2, 2018)

Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin (June 2, 2018)

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