April 2019 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, 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)
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4/30 2 p.m.	9	Killer Whales (Orcas) CA-51s (breaching, feeding)

4/30 9 a.m.	9	Killer Whales (Orcas) CA-51s (close to boat!, breaching, spy hopping)

4/30 8 a.m.	9	Killer Whales (Orcas) CA-51s (breaching & spy hopping)

4/30 8 a.m. All Day	25	Humpback Whales (breaching & tail throwing)
	15	Killer Whales (Orcas) CA-51s and CA-140s (predation on Elephant Seal, breaching, spy-hopping, rolling)
	1	Elephant Seal

4/29 2 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales (tail throws, pec slaps, foraging)
	6	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)
	hundreds	Sea Lions

4/29 1 p.m.	9	Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throws, pec slapping, friendly with boat)

4/29 9 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise

4/29 8 a.m.	24	Humpback Whales (tail throws)
	75	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise

4/29 8 a.m. All Day	28	Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throwing, tail lobbing)
	200	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Northern Fur Seal

4/28 2 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales (tail slaps, close encounter)

4/28 1 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	4	Black-footed Albatross

4/28 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales (Orcas)
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise

4/28 8 a.m.	27	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales (Orcas)
	25	Risso’s Dolphins
	3	Harbor Porpoise
	4	Black-footed Albatross

4/28 8 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
All Day	5	Killer Whales (Orcas)
	34	Harbor Porpoise

4/27 6 p.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales (Orcas) from CA51A group (attacking Gray Whale calf)
	1	Gray Whale calf

4/27 2 p.m.	5	Killer Whales (Orcas) from CA51A group (hunting Gray Whale calf)
	2	Gray Whales (cow/calf pair)

4/27 1 p.m.	5	Killer Whales (Orcas) from CA51A group (hunting Gray Whale calf)
	2	Gray Whales (cow/calf pair)

4/27 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales (breaching, tail slapping, cruising)

4/27 8 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	10	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Tufted Puffin
	1	Black-footed Albatross

4/27 8 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales
All Day	5	Killer Whales (Orcas) from CA51A group (attacked and killed Gray Whale calf) see Facebook for video
	2	Gray Whales (cow/calf pair)
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	100	Risso’s Dolphins

4/26 2 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales (logging behavior)
	15	Harbor Porpoise

4/26 1 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales (tail throws, tail slaps)
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

4/26 9 a.m.	4	Killer Whales (Orcas)
	60	Risso’s Dolphins
	15	Harbor Porpoise
	7	Black-footed Albatross

4/26 8 a.m. All Day	5	Killer Whales (Orcas) – (predation on Sea Lion, chased and ate Seabirds, tossed Salmon)
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

4/25 2 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales (repeated lunge-feeding) thousands of fish seen being eaten

4/25 1 p.m.	31	Humpback Whales (awesome lunge-feeding, tail slaps)
	2	Harbor Porpoise

4/25 9 a.m.	22	Humpback Whales ( lunge-feeding, head slaps, breaching)
	120	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Harbor Porpoise

4/25 8 a.m.	51	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, tail slaps)
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	4	Black-footed Albatross

4/24 2 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales (breaching, pec-slapping, lob-tailing)
	16	Harbor Porpoise

4/24 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	4	“exotic” transient Killer Whales (T165, T166, T166A, and a juvenile previously sighted in British Columbia!)
	15	Harbor Porpoise

4/24 8 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	4	“exotic” transient Killer Whales (T165, T166, T166A, and a juvenile previously sighted in British Columbia!)
	1	Guadalupe Fur Seal (very rarely seen)
	1	Harbor Porpoise

4/23 2 p.m.	36	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching)
	5	Harbor Porpoise

4/23 1 p.m.	18	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding with California Sea Lions)
	2	Harbor Porpoise

4/23 9 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	2	Harbor Porpoise

4/23 8 a.m.	28	Humpback Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Harbor Porpoise
	2	Black-footed Albatross

4/23 8 a.m.	57	Humpback Whales
All Day	2	Gray Whales
	70	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

4/22 2 p.m.	19	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding close)

4/22 1 p.m.	20	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	1	Gray Whale (feeding)
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

4/22 9 a.m.	21	Humpback Whales (feeding, breaching, tail throws)
		Harbor Porpoise

4/22 8 a.m.	21	Humpback Whales (feeding, breaching)
		Risso’s Dolphins

4/21 9 a.m.	43	Humpback Whales
	51	Risso’s Dolphins
	30	Harbor Porpoise

4/21 8 a.m.	37	Humpback Whales
	20	Harbor Porpoise
	2	Black-footed Albatross

4/21 8 a.m.	124	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching)
All Day	5	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

4/20 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales

4/20 8 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales

4/20 8 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales (breaching)
All Day	5	Harbor Porpoise

4/19 2 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)

4/19 1 p.m.	26	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding & tail slapping)

4/19 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	1	Gray Whale
	60	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Northern Right-whale Dolphins
	150	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	3	Black-footed Albatross

4/19 8 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	40	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	20	Northern Right-whale Dolphins
	60	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

4/18 2 p.m.	18	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)

4/18 1 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding with California Sea Lions)

4/18 9 a.m.	19	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	12	Harbor Porpoise

4/18 8 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	10	Harbor Porpoise

4/18 8 a.m.	65	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, tail throwing)
All Day	2	Gray Whales
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

4/17 2 p.m.	18	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)

4/17 1 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding with Sea Lions and Harbor Porpoise)

4/17 9 a.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	300	Risso’s Dolphins
	80	Northern Right-whale Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross

4/17 8 a.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	300	Risso’s Dolphins
	20	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross

4/16 2 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales (fluking & traveling)

4/16 1 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales (tail throws)

4/16 9 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	8	Orcas (Killer Whales)
	25	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

4/16 8 a.m.	24	Humpback Whales
	8	Orcas (Killer Whales)
	150	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	200	Risso’s Dolphins
	15	Harbor Porpoise

4/15 2 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales (with hundreds of Sea Lions)
	3	Harbor Porpoise

4/15 1 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding with Sea Lions)

4/15 9 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales (feeding)
	9	Harbor Porpoise

4/15 8 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding & tail lobs)

4/15 8 a.m.	43	Humpback Whales
All Day	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	10	Harbor Porpoise

4/14 2 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales (2 lunge-feeding)
	1	Gray Whale

4/14 1 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales ( lunge-feeding & head-slaps)
	10	Harbor Porpoise

4/14 9 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales
	1	Orca (Killer Whale)
	10	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	6	Harbor Porpoise

4/14 8 a.m.	21	Humpback Whales
	1	Orca (Killer Whale)
	2	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Harbor Porpoise
	5	Black-footed Albatross

4/14 8 a.m.	23	Humpback Whales (breaching)
All Day	1	Orca (Killer Whale – breaching, tail-lobbing, pec slapping)
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	300	Risso’s Dolphins

4/13 2 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)

4/13 1 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales (spouting, lunge-feeding)

4/13 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	1	Gray Whale
	800	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1,000	Risso’s Dolphins

4/13 8 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	1	Gray Whale
	350	Risso’s Dolphins
	8	Black-footed Albatross

4/13 8 a.m.	36	Humpback Whales (breaching & lunge-feeding)
All Day	3	Killer Whales
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins*
	500	Risso’s Dolphins*
	*	Dolphins interacting with Humpback Whales

4/11 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	40	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	160	Risso’s Dolphins

4/11 8 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	10	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	10	Northern Right-whale Dolphins
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

4/8 2 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	4	Orcas (killer whales)
	3	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Bottlenose Dolphin

4/8 1 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	5	Orcas (killer whales)

4/8 9 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	4	Orcas (killer whales – Star, Bumper, Orion, and Comet)
	8	Harbor Porpoise

4/8 8 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	5	Orcas (killer whales – feeding on a Sea Lion)

4/7 2 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales (with mom & calf pair tail slapping and tail throws)
	10	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	500	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Harbor Porpoise

4/7 1 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	2	Gray Whales (mom & calf pair)
	10	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	26	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Harbor Porpoise

4/7 9 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	10	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	500	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Harbor Porpoise

4/7 8 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	90	Risso’s Dolphins
	8	Harbor Porpoise

4/7 8 a.m. All Day	15	Humpback Whales (with mom & calf pair lunge feeding, breaching)
	4	Gray Whales
	150	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/6 5:30 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
		Sunset and Crescent Moon!

4/6 2 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales

4/6 1 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales

4/6 9 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	3	Gray Whales
	6	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	2	Black-footed Albatross

4/6 8 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	7	Gray Whales
	16	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	3	Black-footed Albatross

4/6 8 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
All Day	2	Gray Whales
	2	Fin Whales
	500	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/5 1 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales

4/5 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales (tail throws)
	8	Gray Whales (migrating north)
		Shearwaters
	1	Black-footed Albatross

4/5 8 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	2	Harbor Porpoise
	3	Black-footed Albatross

4/5 8 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
All-Day	9	Gray Whales
	1,000	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	800	Northern Right-whale Dolphins
	3	Harbor Porpoise

4/4 2 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales (feeding and traveling)
	1	Bottlenose Dolphin
	6	Harbor Porpoise

4/4 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	11	Gray Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise

4/4 8 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales (1 circled the boat!)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

4/3 2 p.m.	8	Gray Whales

4/3 9 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales (breaching)
	1	Minke Whale
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	2	Black-footed Albatross

4/3 8 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales (feeding)
	7	Killer Whales
	7	Northbound Gray Whales
	80	Rissos Dolphins
	2	Black-footed Albatross

4/2 2 p.m.	13	Humpback Whales (tail throws, head slaps, breaching)

4/2 9 a.m.	18	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, tail throwing, breaching)

4/2 8 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales (lunging)
	1	Gray Whale
	3	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross

4/2 8 a.m.	48	Humpback Whales
All Day	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	500	Risso’s Dolphins

4/1 2 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	10	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Kraken

4/1 1 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	10	Harbor Porpoise
	5	Salty Sea-dogs

4/1 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	6	Gray Whales
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	1,000	Narwhal

4/1 8 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	8	Gray Whales
	25	Risso’s Dolphins
	3	Black-footed Albatross
	1	Mermaid

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (Orcas) (April 29, 2019)

Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (April 29, 2019)

California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lion (April 29, 2019)

Humpback Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (April 28, 2019)

Killer Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale tail (April 28, 2019)

Killer Whale and Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale & Gray Whales during hunt
(April 27, 2019)

Killer Whale and Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale & Gray Whale during hunt
(April 27, 2019)

Elegant Tern with anchovy, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Elegant Tern with an Anchovy (April 25, 2019)

Lunge Feeding Humpbacks, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales
(note anchovies) – (April 25, 2019)

Breaching Male Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Male Killer Whale (April 25, 2019)

Breaching Female Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Female Killer Whale (April 25, 2019)

Humpback Whale and Bonaparte's Gulls, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale and Bonaparte’s Gulls
(April 22, 2019)

Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail, good ID shot – (April 22, 2019)

Red-necked Phalaropes, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Red-necked Phalaropes – (April 22, 2019)

Humpback Whales lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge-feeding – (April 21, 2019)

Bonaparte's Gull, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bonaparte’s Gull – (April 19, 2019)

Humpback Whales lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge-feeding – (April 18, 2019)

Humpback Whale with California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale lunge feeding among
California Sea Lions (April 18, 2019)

California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lion (April 18, 2019)

Northern Fur Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Fur Seal (April 18, 2019)

Orcas (Killer Whales), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Orca (Killer Whale) – (April 14, 2019)

Orca (Killer Whale) tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Orca (Killer Whale) tail – (April 14, 2019)

Orcas (Killer Whales), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Orcas (Killer Whales) – (April 13, 2019)

Peregrine Falcon, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Peregrine Falcon – (April 13, 2019)

Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross – (April 13, 2019)

Harbor Seals, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seals – (April 13, 2019)

Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins – (April 11, 2019)

Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales – (April 11, 2019)

Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale – (April 11, 2019)

Orca (Killer Whale), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Orca (Killer Whale) – (April 8, 2019)

Orca (Killer Whale) near the Sea Wolf II
(April 8, 2019)

Humpback Whales - mother and female calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales – mother & female calf
April 7, 2019)

Southern Sea Otters - mom and pup, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otters – mom & pup
April 5, 2019)

Barn Swallow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Barn Swallow April 5, 2019)

Northern Right-whale Dolphin calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Right-whale Dolphin – a calf
April 5, 2019)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin
(April 5, 2019)

Black Turnstone, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black Turnstone (April 5, 2019)

Gray Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whales (April 5, 2019)

Southern Sea Otters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otters (April 4, 2019)

Grebe, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Grebe (April 2, 2019)

Humpback Whale tail throwing and a
Brandts Cormorant
(April 2, 2019)

Humpback Whale tail with gulls
(April 1, 2019)

Humpback Whale lunge feeding, note anchovies
(April 1, 2019)

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