Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
March 1-31, 2019

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) 3/31 1 p.m. 35 Southern Resident Killer Whales* 3/31 11 a.m. 35 Southern Resident Killer Whales (L Pod)* 3/31 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   35 Southern Resident Killer Whales (L Pod)*   * Please see our Facebook page for more details) 3/30 1 p.m. 3 Gray Whales   22 Humpback Whales (breaching, lunging)   2,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 3/30 11 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales (feeding)   600 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   100 Rissos's Dolphins 3/30 9 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales (lunging)   500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise 3/29 1 p.m. 18 Humpback Whales (lunging, breaching, tail throws) 3/29 11 a.m. 6 Gray Whales   3 Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slapping) 3/29 9 a.m. 3 Gray Whales   5 Humpback Whales   400 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   1 Black-footed Albatross 3/28 1 p.m. 2 Gray Whales   30 Humpback Whales   350 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   20 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 3/28 11 a.m. 30 Humpback Whales   1,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins (bow riding, head slapping, porpoising)   100 Risso's Dolphins   2 Black-footed Albatross   Common Murre 3/28 9 a.m. 49 Humpback Whales   850 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   80 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   140 Risso's Dolphins 3/27 9 a.m. 6 Gray Whales   50 Risso's Dolphins 3/26 1 p.m. 2 Gray Whales   10 Killer Whales (2 calves)   2 Black-footed Albatross 3/26 11 a.m. 6 Gray Whales   10 Killer Whales   2 Black-footed Albatross 3/26 9 a.m. 5 Gray Whales   2 Humpback Whales   1 Black-footed Albatross 3/25 9 a.m. 3 Gray Whales   4 Humpback Whales   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 3/25 8 a.m. 6 Gray Whales 6 hour trip 1 Humpback Whale   3 Harbor Porpoise   Black-footed Albatross 3/24 5:30 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales (side-lunging in the sunset)   25 Harbor Porpoise   3 Black-footed Albatross 3/24 1 p.m. 7 Gray Whales   6 Humpback Whales (breaching)   3 Black-footed Albatross 3/24 11 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales (breaching, chin slaps)   3 Black-footed Albatross 3/24 9 a.m. 3 Gray Whales   5 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail lobs)     Black-footed Albatross 3/23 1 p.m. 4 Gray Whales   5 Humpback Whales   20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   7 Black-footed Albatross 3/23 11 a.m. 5 Gray Whales   11 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching)   300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise   1 Black-footed Albatross 3/23 9 a.m. 7 Gray Whales   5 Humpback Whales   300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   1 Steller Sea Lion   1 Black-footed Albatross 3/23 8 a.m. 7 Gray Whales All Day 10 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching, tail slapping)   300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   5 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   5 Black-footed Albatross 3/22 11 a.m. 4 Gray Whales (mating)   5 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding and tail slapping)   50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   20 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 3/22 9 a.m. 5 Gray Whales (migrating North)   6 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   350 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   1 Black-footed Albatross   1 Pink-footed Shearwater 3/21 1 p.m. 11 Gray Whales   150 Risso's Dolphins     Black-footed Albatross     Laysan Albatross 3/21 9 a.m. 11 Gray Whales (breaching)   1 Humpback Whale 3/20 11 a.m. 4 Gray Whales*   22 Humpback Whales* (breaching, lunge feeding)   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins*   5 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   10 Black-footed Albatross   * Gray Whales, Humpback Whales, and Pacific White-sided Dolphins were interacting together, which included: rolling around, playing, and snout riding 3/20 9 a.m. 11 Gray Whales   17 Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair)   450 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   3 Black-footed Albatross 3/19 11 a.m. 27 Gray Whales   2 Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair)   26 Risso's Dolphins   5 Black-footed Albatross 3/19 9 a.m. 19 Gray Whales   2 Humpback Whales   6 Risso's Dolphins   1 Black-footed Albatross 3/18 5:30 p.m. 6 Gray Whales (breaching and fluking) 3/18 11 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales   1 Killer Whale   90 Harbor Porpoise   1 Black-footed Albatross 3/18 9 a.m. 5 Gray Whales   11 Humpback Whales   1 Killer Whale   10 Risso's Dolphins   10 Harbor Porpoise   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 3/17 5:30 p.m. 14 Gray Whales (Northbound, rainblows, 1 rolling)   2 Black-footed Albatross     a beautiful pink sunset 3/17 1 p.m. 15 Gray Whales   5 Killer Whales   6 Black-footed Albatross 3/17 11 a.m. 24 Gray Whales   10 Humpback Whales   700 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   250 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 3/17 9 a.m. 26 Gray Whales (Northbound, spouting, fluking)   1 Black-footed Albatross 3/17 8 a.m. 5 Gray Whales All Day 20 Humpback Whales (lunge feeding, breaching, chin slapping)   700 Pacific White-sided Dolphins (breaching & interacting with the whales   215 Northern Right-whale Dolphins (breaching & interacting with the whales)   17 Black-footed Albatross 3/16 5:30 p.m. 12 Gray Whales 3/16 1 p.m. 15 Gray Whales (Northbound Migration)   2 Black-footed Albatross 3/16 11 a.m. 16 Gray Whales (breaching)   20 Bottlenose Dolphins   3 Black-footed Albatross 3/16 9 a.m. 6 Gray Whales   8 Humpback Whales   2 Harbor Porpoise 3/15 1 p.m. 18 Gray Whales 3/15 11 a.m. 21 Gray Whales   1 Black-footed Albatross 3/15 9 a.m. 24 Gray Whales   1 Humpback Whale   2 Black-footed Albatross 3/14 1 p.m. 9 Gray Whales   3 Black-footed Albatross 3/14 11 a.m. 20 Gray Whales   6 Black-footed Albatross 3/14 9 a.m. 14 Gray Whales   2 Bottlenose Dolphins   6 Black-footed Albatross 3/11 1 p.m. 10 Gray Whales   2 Black-footed Albatross 3/11 11 a.m. 23 Gray Whales   2 Humpback Whales (tail-throwing)   3 Black-footed Albatross 3/11 9 a.m. 11 Gray Whales   7 Humpback Whales   2 Black-footed Albatross 3/11 8 a.m. 22 Gray Whales All Day 9 Humpback Whales (feeding)   11 Black-footed Albatross 3/10 1 p.m. 9 Gray Whales (mating)   15 Risso's Dolphins   2 Black-footed Albatross 3/10 11 a.m. 7 Gray Whales   9 Humpback Whales (tail throws)   325 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   4 Black-footed Albatross 3/10 9 a.m. 15 Gray Whales   8 Humpback Whales (feeding)   300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   1 Black-footed Albatross 3/10 8 a.m. 10 Gray Whales (mating) All Day 11 Humpback Whales (tail throws and lunging)   500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   10 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 3/9 11 a.m. 25 Bottlenose Dolphins 3/9 9 a.m. 9 Gray Whales   1 Black-footed Albatross 3/8 11 a.m. 3 Gray Whales   1 Black-footed Albatross 3/8 9 a.m. 10 Gray Whales   2 Black-footed Albatross 3/7 1 p.m. 5 Gray Whales (spouting)   4 Black-footed Albatross 3/7 9 a.m. 11 Gray Whales migrating north   3 Black-footed Albatross 3/5 11 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales 3/4 4 p.m. 4 Gray Whales 3/4 1 p.m. 8 Gray Whales   1 Black-footed Albatross 3/4 9 a.m. 13 Gray Whales 3/4 9 a.m. 13 Gray Whales Extended Trip 3 Humpback Whales   200 Risso's Dolphins   2 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   1 Black-footed Albatross 3/3 1 p.m. 8 Gray Whales   1 Black-footed Albatross   1 Tufted Puffin 3/3 11 a.m. 12 Gray Whales 3/3 9 a.m. 22 Gray Whales (1 in harbor)   2 Black-footed Albatross   1 Tufted Puffin 3/1 1 p.m. 9 Gray Whales (fluking)   1 Black-footed Albatross 3/1 11 a.m. 8 Gray Whales (spouting and fluking) 3/1 9 a.m. 8 Gray Whales (spouting and fluking)

All photos © 2019 Daniel Bianchetta Southern Resident Killer Whales - L pod (March 31, 2019) Killer Whale spy hopping (March 31, 2019) Risso's Dolphins (March 28, 2019) Breaching Humpback Whale (March 23, 2019) Southern Sea Otter (March 23, 2019) Black-legged Kittiwake with an Anchovie (March 23, 2019) Humpback Whale lunge-feeding (March 23, 2019) Humpback Whale Tails (March 23, 2019) Humpback Whale lunge-feeding notice Anchovies (March 22, 2019) Pacific White-sided Dolphin (March 22, 2019) Spring is in the air... Male Brandt's Cormorant with guelar pouch attending the nest (March 22, 2019) Black-legged Kittiwake and a Pink-footed Shearwater (March 22, 2019) Laysan Albatross (March 21, 2019) Humpback Whale tail (March 17, 2019) Humpback Whale with rainblow (March 17, 2019) Pacific White-sided Dolphin and Humpback Whale (March 17, 2019) Humpback Whale (March 17, 2019) Black Turnstone (March 16, 2019) Gray Whales (March 14, 2019) Bottlenose Dolphin & Gull (March 14, 2019) Whimbrel (March 14, 2019) Tall Ships in the bay (March 14, 2019) Humpback Whale tail (March 11, 2019) Black-legged Kittiwake (March 10, 2019) Pacific White-sided Dolphins (March 10, 2019) Humpback Whale tail (March 10, 2019) Southern Sea Otter (March 4, 2019) Humpback Whale (March 4, 2019) Risso's Dolphin breaching (March 4, 2019) Risso's Dolphin breaching (March 4, 2019) Gray Whale tail (March 3, 2019) Gray Whale (March 3, 2019) Black-footed Albatross (March 3, 2019) Southern Sea Otter in the kelp (March 1, 2019) All photos © 2019 Daniel Bianchetta

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