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) 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 Risso’s 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

All photos © 2019 Daniel Bianchetta Killer Whales (Orcas) (April 29, 2019) Black-footed Albatross (April 29, 2019) California Sea Lion (April 29, 2019) Humpback Whale breaching (April 28, 2019) Killer Whale tail (April 28, 2019) Killer Whale & Gray Whales during hunt (April 27, 2019) Killer Whale & Gray Whale during hunt (April 27, 2019) Elegant Tern with an Anchovy (April 25, 2019) Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales (note anchovies) - (April 25, 2019) Breaching Male Killer Whale (April 25, 2019) Breaching Female Killer Whale (April 25, 2019) Humpback Whale and Bonaparte's Gulls (April 22, 2019) Humpback Whale tail, good ID shot - (April 22, 2019) Red-necked Phalaropes - (April 22, 2019) Humpback Whales lunge-feeding - (April 21, 2019) Bonaparte's Gull - (April 19, 2019) Humpback Whales lunge-feeding - (April 18, 2019) Humpback Whale lunge feeding among California Sea Lions (April 18, 2019) California Sea Lion (April 18, 2019) Northern Fur Seal (April 18, 2019) Orca (Killer Whale) - (April 14, 2019) Orca (Killer Whale) tail - (April 14, 2019) Orcas (Killer Whales) - (April 13, 2019) Peregrine Falcon - (April 13, 2019) Black-footed Albatross - (April 13, 2019) Harbor Seals - (April 13, 2019) Risso's Dolphins - (April 11, 2019) Risso's Dolphins - (April 11, 2019) Humpback Whales - (April 11, 2019) Humpback Whale - (April 11, 2019) Orca (Killer Whale) - (April 8, 2019) Orca (Killer Whale) near the Sea Wolf II (April 8, 2019) Humpback Whales - mother & female calf April 7, 2019) Humpback Whales - mother & female calf April 7, 2019) Southern Sea Otters - mom & pup April 5, 2019) Barn Swallow April 5, 2019) Northern Right-whale Dolphin - a calf April 5, 2019) Pacific White-sided Dolphin (April 5, 2019) Black Turnstone (April 5, 2019) Gray Whales (April 5, 2019) Southern Sea Otters (April 4, 2019) Grebe (April 2, 2019) Humpback Whale tail throwing and a Brandt’s Cormorant (April 2, 2019) Humpback Whale tail with gulls (April 1, 2019) Humpback Whale lunge feeding, note anchovies (April 1, 2019) All photos © 2019 Daniel Bianchetta

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