Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
June 2020

Note -- This list includes reported sightings from Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips. Unusual sightings of other marine animals such as Leatherback Sea Turtles and Basking Sharks are also listed, in addition to unusual seabirds such as Albatross and Brown Boobies. California Sea Lions are mentioned only if numbers or behavior are of interest. Harbor Seals and Southern Sea Otters, which are seen on all whale watching trips, are not included in the list.

Note - There were no whale watching trips in late March, April and May. Sightings posted during that time were from Survey Days - Our biologists were monitoring and counting species. Sightings from Survey Days are highlighted in pale yellow on those monthly summary pages.

Whale watching trips resumed on June 13, and sightings on June 13 and later dates are from those whale watching trips.

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Visit our Facebook page for more photos. Date # Type of Animal(s) 6/30 10 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale   250 Risso's Dolphins 6/29 10 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales (mom & calf pair lunge-feeding)   55 Risso's Dolphins   1 Blue Shark 6/29 8 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) All Day 400 Risso's Dolphins   2 Harbor Porpoise   1 Leatherback Sea Turtle 6/28 1:30 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales   400 Risso's Dolphins 6/28 10 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales   20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   400 Risso's Dolphins   20 Northern Right Whale Dolphins   10 Harbor Porpoise 6/28 9 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales   400 Risso's Dolphins 6/27 2:30 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   45 Risso's Dolphins 6/27 1:30 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   30 Risso's Dolphins 6/27 10 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales   300 Risso's Dolphins 6/27 9 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales   200 Risso's Dolphins   2 Black-footed Albatross 6/27 8 a.m. 19 Humpback Whales All Day 40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   60 Risso's Dolphins 6/26 10 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   25 Harbor Porpoise 6/25 10 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   80 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   310 Risso's Dolphins 6/24 10 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales   70 Risso's Dolphins (2 mom & calf pairs) 6/23 10 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) 6/22 2:30 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) 6/22 10 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching) 6/22 8 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales All Day 300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Risso's Dolphins   100 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 6/21 2:30 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale   5 Harbor Porpoise 6/21 10 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales 4 Killer Whales   100 Risso's Dolphins 6/21 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales 4 Killer Whales   215 Risso's Dolphins   10 Harbor Porpoise 6/20 2:30 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales   155 Risso's Dolphins 6/20 1:30 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale   300 Risso's Dolphins (socializing) 6/20 10 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales   500 Risso's Dolphins   50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 6/20 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales 50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   500 Risso's Dolphins 6/20 8 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) All Day 150 Risso's Dolphins 6/19 2:30 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales   15 Risso's Dolphins 6/19 10 a.m. 39 Humpback Whales (breaching) 800 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   60 Risso's Dolphins   700 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 6/19 9 a.m. 40 Humpback Whales All-day 600 Pacific White-sided Dolphins Charter 40 Risso's Dolphins   700 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 6/18 10 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales 80 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   90 Risso's Dolphins   1 Black-footed Albatross 6/17 10 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales   80 Risso's Dolphins   2 Mola Mola 6/15 10 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   75 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise   2 Mola Mola 6/14 10 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales   100 Risso's Dolphins (with a small calf!) 6/14 9 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales 50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   500 Risso's Dolphins   50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 6/13 10 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slapping, chin slapping)   20 Risso's Dolphins 6/13 9 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales 40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   30 Risso's Dolphins

All photos © 2020 Daniel Bianchetta Breaching Humpback Whales (June 29, 2020) Leatherback Sea Turtle (good ID photo) (June 29, 2020) Humpback Whale tail (June 26, 2020) Mother and calf Risso's Dolphins (June 24, 2020) California Sea Lions (June 24, 2020) Chrysaora (Stinging Nettle) (June 23, 2020) Black-footed Albatross (June 22, 2020) Mother and pup Southern Sea Otters (June 22, 2020) Killer Whales (June 21, 2020) Northern Fur Seal (June 20, 2020) Black-footed Albatross in flight (June 20, 2020) Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (June 20, 2020) Mother and Calf Humpback Whales (June 20, 2020) Northern Right Whale Dolphins (June 19, 2020) Breaching Risso's Dolphin (June 18, 2020) Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) (June 15, 2020) Pacific White-sided Dolphin (June 14, 2020) Lateral lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (June 13, 2020) Humpback Whale tail, good ID photo (June 13, 2020) All photos © 2020 Daniel Bianchetta

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