March 2021 Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
March 2021

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.

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Date	#	Type of Animal(s)
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3/31 2:30 p.m.	9	Gray Whales
	25	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

3/31 10 a.m.	9	Gray Whales
	25	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	370	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

3/30 2:30 p.m.	5	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	10	Risso’s Dolphins

3/30 10 a.m.	5	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	300	Risso’s Dolphins

3/30 9 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale (breaching)

3/29 10 a.m.	1	Gray Whale (spyhopping)
	2	Humpback Whales

3/28 3 p.m.	7	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale

3/28 2:30 p.m.	6	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales
	5	Risso’s Dolphins

3/28 11 a.m.	3	Gray Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

3/28 10 a.m.	6	Gray Whales
	25	Risso’s Dolphins

3/28 9 a.m.	6	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	8	Bottlenose Dolphins

3/27 2:30 p.m.	11	Gray Whales
	80	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Black-footed Albatross

3/27 1:30 p.m.	3	Gray Whales
	120	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Black-footed Albatross

3/27 10 a.m.	13	Gray Whales
	150	Risso’s Dolphins
	7	Black-footed Albatross

3/27 9 a.m.	17	Gray Whales
	100	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

3/27 8 a.m.	12	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	600	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

3/26 2:30 p.m.	4	Gray Whales
	1	Bottlenose Dolphin
	2	Black-footed Albatross

3/26 10 a.m.	3	Gray Whales
	6	Humpback Whales
	560	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Bottlenose Dolphins

3/26 9 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	120	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)
	5	Black-footed Albatross

3/24 10 a.m.	7	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	250	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	10	Risso’s Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

3/21 11 a.m.	8	Killer Whales (Orcas)
	2	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

3/21 10 a.m.	8	Killer Whales (Orcas)
	3	Humpback Whales (breaching)

3/21 9 a.m.	4	Gray Whales
	8	Killer Whales (Orcas)
	6	Humpback Whales (friendly)

3/20 1:30 p.m.	4	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whales (juvenile)

3/20 10 a.m.	2	Gray Whales
	22	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	10	Black-footed Albatross
	1	Laysan Albatross

3/20 9 a.m.	6	Gray Whales
	17	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)

3/19 10 a.m.	3	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	3	Black-footed Albatross

3/17 2:30 p.m.	9	Gray Whales
	25	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1000	Risso’s Dolphins

3/17 10 a.m.	6	Gray Whales
	7	Humpback Whales
	2000	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	10	Risso’s Dolphins
	1500	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

3/17 9 a.m.	7	Gray Whales
	6	Humpback Whales
	2000	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	10	Risso’s Dolphins
	1500	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

3/16 2:30 p.m.	4	Gray Whales
	7	Humpback Whales (breaching)

3/16 10 a.m.	4	Gray Whales
	10	Humpback Whales

3/14 1:30 p.m.	7	Gray Whales
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

3/14 10 a.m.	7	Gray Whales
	130	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)
	3	Bottlenose Dolphins

3/14 9 a.m.	4	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

3/13 2:30 p.m.	5	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	2	Bottlenose Dolphins
	2	Black-footed Albatross

3/13 10 a.m.	5	Gray Whales
	3	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	8	Black-footed Albatross

3/12 2:30 p.m.	5	Gray Whales
	3	Humpback Whales

3/12 10 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales (friendly)

3/11 10 a.m.	9	Gray Whales (1 friendly)
	1	Humpback Whale (breaching)
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

3/10 10 a.m.	16	Gray Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins

3/9 10 a.m.	15	Gray Whales
	300	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	90	Risso’s Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

3/8 10 a.m.	16	Gray Whales
	90	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

3/7 10 a.m.	6	Gray Whales
	180	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

3/6 10 a.m.	6	Gray Whales
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	60	Risso’s Dolphins

3/6 9 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	120	Risso’s Dolphins

3/5 10 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Elephant Seal

3/4 10 a.m.	4	Gray Whales
	9	Humpback Whales
	1200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	55	Risso’s Dolphins (cow/calf, nursery pod)
	600	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

3/3 10 a.m.	4	Gray Whales
	30	Humpback Whales
	2000	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1000	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	1	Laysan Albatross

3/2 10 a.m.	1	Killer Whale (Orca)
	1	Humpback Whale
	700	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper and a small nursery subgroup)

3/1 10 a.m.	3	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	180	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

Leaping Risso's Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Leaping Risso’s Dolphin (March 31, 2021)

Gray Whale spyhopping photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale spyhopping (March 29, 2021)

Humpback Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale (March 29, 2021)

Harbor Seal photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seal (March 29, 2021)

Southern Sea Otter mother and pup (March 27, 2021)

Risso's Dolphin calf with fetal folds photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin calf with fetal folds (March 27, 2021)

Tail of Risso's Dolphin Casper photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Tail of Risso’s Dolphin Casper (March 27, 2021)

Sea Lion photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Lion (March 26, 2021)

Southern Sea Otter eating a crab (March 24, 2021)

Humpback Whale head photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale head – note barnacles and tubercles
(bumps on top of snout) (March 21, 2021)

Killer Whales photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (March 21, 2021)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (March 20, 2021)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (March 19, 2021)

Southern Sea Otter in kelp photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter in kelp (March 19, 2021)

Northern Right Whale Dolphins (March 17, 2021)

Risso's Dolphins including Casper photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins including Casper (March 17, 2021)

Humpback Whale fluke ID photo (March 16, 2021)

Black-footed Albatross photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (March 13, 2021)

Breaching Risso's Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Risso’s Dolphin (March 11, 2021)

Friendly Gray Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Friendly Gray Whale (March 11, 2021)

Breaching Humpback Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (March 11, 2021)

Gray Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale (March 6, 2021)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin somersaulting
(March 4, 2021)

Laysan Albatross photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Laysan Albatross (March 3, 2021)

Northern Right Whale Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Right Whale Dolphin (March 3, 2021)

Killer Whale CA171B Fatfin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale (Orca – CA171B, Fatfin)
(March 2, 2021)

Risso's Dolphins Casper and friend photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins Casper and friend (March 2, 2021)

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