Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
May 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) 5/31 2 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales   85 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/31 1 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) 5/31 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   40 Risso's Dolphins 5/31 8 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales   50 Risso's Dolphins   1 Harbor Porpoise 5/30 1 p.m. 1 Humpback Whales   3 Harbor Porpoise 5/30 9 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales   5 Killer Whales (orcas)   12 Risso's Dolphins   1 Harbor Porpoise 5/30 8 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 5/29 1 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales (mom & calf pairs)   40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   150 Risso's Dolphins   20 Harbor Porpoise 5/29 9 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales   24 Baird's Beaked Whales (2 calves, 1 breach)   150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300 Risso's Dolphins 5/29 8 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales (tail slapping & breach)   24 Baird's Beaked Whales (2 calves in the distance)   70 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   8 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   100 Risso's Dolphins 5/28 1 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales 5/28 9 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   150 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise 5/28 8 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throws)   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   15 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   30 Risso's Dolphins 5/27 2 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales   2 Blue Whales!   10 Risso's Dolphins 5/27 1 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale   2 Blue Whales! 5/27 9 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Risso's Dolphins 5/27 8 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   600 Risso's Dolphins 5/27 8 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales  All Day 3 Blue Whales   150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   350 Risso's Dolphins 5/25 2 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales   150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   20 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/25 1 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales 5/25 9 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales   50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   40 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/25 8 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/25 8 a.m.  All Day 45 Humpback Whales lunge feeding with Sea Lions, breach, tail throws   2,500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   3,500 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/24 5:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, tail throws)   15 Risso's Dolphins 5/24 1 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales   120 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   20 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   40 Risso's Dolphins   1 Layson Albatross 5/24 9 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   50 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   600 Risso's Dolphins   2 Harbor Porpoise 5/24 8 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   88 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   50 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   600 Risso's Dolphins   4 Harbor Porpoise 5/24 8 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales  All Day 200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   120 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   600 Risso's Dolphins 5/23 2 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales 5/23 1 p.m. 1 Blue Whale (first of the year!)   2 Humpback Whales 5/23 9 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales (double breach, tail throws) 5/23 8 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales   2,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   2,000 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   1 Laysan Albatross 5/20 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales   800 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   250 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   50 Risso's Dolphins 5/20 8 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   50 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   100 Risso's Dolphins 5/20 8 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, tail throws)  All Day 3,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   2,500 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   200 Risso's Dolphins 5/18 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales (calf frolicking)   20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   120 Risso's Dolphins 5/18 8 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales (2 mother and calf pairs, 1 kelping) 5/18 8 a.m.  All Day 7 Humpback Whales (3 mother and calf pairs) 5/17 9 a.m. 32 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throw)   1,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   500 Northern Right-whale Dolphins (nursery pod) 5/17 8 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   1,500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   450 Northern Right-whale Dolphins (nursery pod)   1 Black-footed Albatross 5/17 8 a.m.  All Day 33 Humpback Whales (breach, tail lob, tail throw, pec slap)   4,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   3,000 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   300 Risso's Dolphins 5/16 9 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales 5/15 9 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   40 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   12 Risso's Dolphins 5/15 8 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales (tail slapping, breaching)   1 Harbor Porpoise 5/14 1 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale 5/14 9 a.m. 10 Humpback Whale (lunge-feeding, tail throws) 5/14 8 a.m. 8 Humpback Whale (lunge-feeding 5/13 1 p.m. 20 Humpback Whales (tail throws, tail slaps)   180 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/13 9 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales   1,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/12 8 a.m. 30 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   750 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/13 8 a.m.  All Day 20 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throws, lunge-feeding)   1,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   2,000 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/12 9 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throws)   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   20 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/12 8 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales (tail throws)   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/12 8 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales  All Day 120 Risso's Dolphins (nursery pod) 5/11 2 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales 5/11 1 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales (tail throws, head slaps)   300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   50 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/11 9 a.m. 35 Humpback Whales (tail slaps, tail throwing, breaching)   2,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   600 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   15 Risso's Dolphins 5/11 8 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales (cow/calf breaching)   1 Fin Whale   450 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   500 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/11 8 a.m. 25 Humpback Whales  All Day 1,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   3,000 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/10 1:30 p.m. 4 Killer Whales (Orcas) - CA51s, hunting Sea Lions 5/10 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales   125 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300 Risso's Dolphins   1 Masked Booby 5/10 8 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300 Risso's Dolphins   1 Tufted Puffin 5/10 8 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales  All Day 4 Killer Whales (Orcas) CA 51s, predation on two California Sea Lions & one Elephant Seal   30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   600 Risso's Dolphins   2 Northern Fur Seals   1 Elephant Seal 5/9 2 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slap)   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/9 9 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales   1,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise 5/9 8 a.m. 25 Humpback Whales   300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   500 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/9 8 a.m. 57 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throwing, lunge-feeding)  All Day 2,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   3,500 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   100 Harbor Porpoise 5/8 1 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales 5/8 9 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales   150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise 5/8 8 a.m. 28 Humpback Whales   1,030 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   1 Blue Shark   1 Thresher Shark   1 Puffin 5/7 2 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   25 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise 5/7 1 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales (feeding with 200 California Sea Lions) 5/7 9 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales   1,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins with calves   300 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   25 Risso's Dolphins 5/7 8 a.m. 42 Humpback Whales   700 Pacific White-sided Dolphins (1 Brownell's)   300 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/7 8 a.m. 30 Humpback Whales  All Day 2,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   3,500 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   10 Risso's Dolphins   200 Harbor Porpoise 5/6 2 p.m. 17 Humpback Whales   1,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   1,000 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/6 9 a.m. 53 Humpback Whales (breaching, feeding)   350 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/6 8 a.m. 45 Humpback Whales (breaching, feeding)   1,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/6 8 a.m. 27 Humpback Whales (tail throwing, breaching, lob tailing)  All Day 1,500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   3,500 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/5 2 p.m. 17 Humpback Whales (breaching, lob tailing)   60 Risso's Dolphins 5/5 1 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales (breaching, lob tailing)   20 Risso's Dolphins 5/5 9 a.m. 23 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throws)   4 Killer Whales (Emma's pod)   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/5 8 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales   4 Killer Whales (Emma's pod)   80 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/5 8 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales  All Day 4 Killer Whales (Emma's pod) 5/4 2 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales (breaching) 5/4 1 p.m. 16 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) 5/4 9 a.m. 23 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching)   1500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   700 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/4 8 a.m. 37 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching)   1300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   850 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   3 Black-footed Albatross 5/4 8 a.m. 35 Humpback Whales (tail slapping)  All Day 150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins (summersaulting)   70 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/3 2 p.m. 38 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching)   950 Pacific White-sided Dolphins (breaching)   350 Northern Right-whale Dolphins (breaching) 5/3 1 p.m. 35 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, tail slapping, pec slapping, breaching)   300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins (bow riding, porpoising)   100 Northern Right-whale Dolphins (bow riding, breaching) 5/3 9 a.m. 48 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   1400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   450 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   3 Black-footed Albatross   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 5/3 8 a.m. 35 Humpback Whales {breaching, lunge-feeding)   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   20 Northern Right-whale Dolphins   1 Black-footed Albatross 5/3 8 a.m. 87 Humpback Whales (breaching, lunge-feeding)  All Day 2,000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   1,000 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/2 2 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales (breaching)   4 Killer Whales (Orcas) CA51s "friendly pod" (predation on 2 Sea Lions) 5/2 1 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slaps)   4 Killer Whales (Orcas) CA51s "friendly pod" 5/2 9 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales (fluking)   4 Killer Whales (Orcas) CA51s "friendly pod" 5/2 8 a.m. 35 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail lobbing, pec slaps)   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 5/2 8 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales  All Day 4 Killer Whales (Orcas) CA51s "friendly pod" (feeding on Sea Lions, breaching) 5/1 1 p.m. 45 Humpback Whales   4 Killer Whales (Orcas) CA51s (Gray Whale mother & calf predation event)   2 Gray Whales   1,000 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/1 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales   4 Killer Whales (Orcas) CA51s (Gray Whale mother & calf predation event)   2 Gray Whales   500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   140 Northern Right-whale Dolphins 5/1 8 a.m. 4 Killer Whales (Orcas) CA51s (Gray Whale mother & calf predation event)   2 Gray Whales

All photos © 2019 Daniel Bianchetta Humpback Whale and gull (May 30, 2019) Phalarope (May 30, 2019) Heart shaped blow from Humpback Whale (May 27, 2019) Red-necked Grebe (May 27, 2019) Southern Sea Otter eating a sea urchin (May 27, 2019) Blue Whale (May 27, 2019) Humpback Whales (May 25, 2019) Black-footed Albatross (May 25, 2019) Pacific White-sided Dolphins running (May 25, 2019) Pacific White-sided Dolphin (May 25, 2019) Humpback Whale tail (May 25, 2019) Southern Sea Otter (May 24, 2019) Humpback Whales, mom and calf (May 24, 2019) Risso's Dolphins (May 24, 2019) Blue Whale (first of year!) (May 23, 2019) Northern Right-whale Dolphins (May 20, 2019) Humpback Whale, kelping (May 18, 2019) Humpback Whale tail throwing (May 17, 2019) Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale with California Sea Lion and Gull (May 17, 2019) Risso's Dolphin (May 17, 2019) Southern Sea Otter (May 14, 2019) Risso's Dolphins (Mother and Calf) (May 12, 2019) Breaching baby Northern Right-whale Dolphin (May 11, 2019) Killer Whale (Orca) tail (May 10, 2019) Killer Whale near the Blackfin (May 10, 2019) Tail Walking Northern Right Whale Dolphin (May 7, 2019) Harbor Porpoise (May 7, 2019) Breaching Northern Right Whale Dolphin with breaching Humpback Whale in the background (May 6, 2019) Breaching Northern Right Whale Dolphin (May 6, 2019) Northern Right-whale Dolphin breaching with a Pacific White-sided Dolphin (May 6, 2019) Pacific White-sided Dolphins (May 6, 2019) Killer Whale (Orca) (May 5, 2019) Killer Whale (Orca) (May 5, 2019) Killer Whales (Orcas) (May 5, 2019) Killer Whales (Orcas) (May 5, 2019) Parasitic Jaeger (May 4, 2019) Oyster Catcher (May 4, 2019) Pacific White-sided Dolphin (May 4, 2019) Barn Swallows (May 4, 2019) Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (May 3, 2019) Pacific White-sided Dolphin flipping (May 3, 2019) Pacific White-sided Dolphin flipping (May 3, 2019) Northern Right-whale Dolphin (May 3, 2019) Humpback Whale tail (May 2, 2019) All photos © 2019 Daniel Bianchetta

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