July 2021 Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
July 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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7/31 2:30 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

7/31 1:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Black-footed Albatross

7/31 10 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	300	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Dall’s Porpoise
	5	Black-footed Albatross

7/31 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Elephant Seal

7/30 2:30 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	10	Risso’s Dolphins
	6	Harbor Porpoise

7/30 10 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins

7/30 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins

7/29 10 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	120	Risso’s Dolphins (courtship behavior)

7/29 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

7/28 2:30 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales (mother & calf)

7/28 10 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	5	Blue Whales (mother & calf)
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

7/28 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	5	Blue Whales (mother & calf)
	7	Risso’s Dolphins

7/27 10 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	4	Blue Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

7/27 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales (mother & calf)
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

7/26 2:30 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales (cow & calf)

7/26 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)

7/26 8 a.m. All Day	22	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching)

7/25 1:30 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales (cow & calf)
	6	Harbor Porpoise

7/25 10 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	15	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	90	Risso’s Dolphins
	30	Harbor Porpoise

7/25 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	150	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	90	Risso’s Dolphins

7/25 7:30 a.m.	30	Humpback Whales
Full Day	350	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Elephant Seal
	1	Northern Fur Seal
	3	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

7/24 2:30 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales

7/24 10 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales (friendly)
	45	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	5	Black-footed Albatross

7/24 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	80	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

7/24 8 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
All Day	3	Blue Whales
	100	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

7/23 2:30 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales (lunge feeding, tail slapping)

7/23 10 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, friendly, chin slapping)
	1	Harbor Porpoise

7/23 9 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

7/22 10 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	70	Risso’s Dolphins

7/22 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching)
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	80	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Black-footed Albatross

7/21 10 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	40	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

7/21 9 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair, lunge-feeding)
	75	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

7/20 2:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins

7/20 10 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	6	Bottlenose Dolphins

7/20 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	6	Bottlenose Dolphins

7/19 2:30 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise

7/19 10 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	2	Blue Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

7/19 9 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales (breaching, mom/calf)
	3	Blue Whales

7/18 1:30 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	4	Bottlenose Dolphins

7/18 10 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales (friendly, lunge-feeding, pec-slapping)
	1	Blue Whale
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/18 9 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	3	Blue Whales

7/17 2:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale

7/17 10 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	6	Harbor Porpoise

7/17 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

7/17 8 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
All Day	1	Blue Whale
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Dall’s Porpoise

7/16 2:30 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins

7/16 10 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	150	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	250	Risso’s Dolphins

7/16 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	1	Minke Whale

7/15 2:30 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)

7/15 10 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	40	Dall’s Porpoise

7/15 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales (Aurora & her calf Fluke Skywalker)
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

7/14 10 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	8	Risso’s Dolphins

7/14 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales (mom & calf)
	8	Risso’s Dolphins (4 calves with visible fetal folds)

7/13 2:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins

7/13 10 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales

7/13 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales

7/12 10 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	2	Harbor Porpoise

7/11 10 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales

7/11 9 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales (cow & calf)
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Black-footed Albatross

7/11 9 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
Cheeseman’s	3	Blue Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Black-footed Albatross

7/10 2:30 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	2	Risso’s Dolphins

7/10 10 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	15	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

7/10 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	15	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

7/10 8 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
All Day	60	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1	Leatherback Sea Turtle
		Reports of Baird’s Beaked Whales

7/9 2:30 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	1	Minke Whale

7/9 10 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	70	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	2	Black-footed Albatross

7/9 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	8	Harbor Porpoise
	15	Dall’s Porpoise
	2	Black-footed Albatross

7/8 10 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales

7/8 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	700	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	3	Black-footed Albatross

7/7 10 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	700	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/7 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	700	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

7/6 10 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	4	Harbor Porpoise

7/6 9 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales (cow and calf)
	25	Risso’s Dolphins

7/5 2:30 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales

7/5 10 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

7/5 9 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	75	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)
	6	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Blue Shark

7/4 5:30 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

7/4 2:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

7/4 11 a.m.	3	Blue Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

7/4 10 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales (cow/calf pair)
	20	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

7/4 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales (cow/calf pair)
	60	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

7/3 2:30 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	2	Harbor Porpoise

7/3 1:30 p.m.	3	Blue Whales

7/3 10 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales

7/3 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins
	3	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Elephant Seal

7/3 8 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
All Day	3	Blue Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

7/2 10 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	240	Risso’s Dolphins

7/2 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	250	Risso’s Dolphins
	75	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	6	Harbor Porpoise
	2	Black-footed Albatross

7/1 2:30 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales (feeding, breaching, tail throwing)
	10	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

7/1 10 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale with Sea Lion and Gull
(July 31, 2021)

Elephant Seal photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Elephant Seal (July 31, 2021)

Humpback Whale diving near Pt Sur Clipper
(July 28, 2021)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale with baleen and barnacles photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (Note baleen in
mouth and barnacles on chin – July 28, 2021)

Blue Whale diving photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale diving (July 27, 2021)

Mother and calf Blue Whales photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mother and calf Blue Whales (July 27, 2021)

Humpback Whale and Sea Lion photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale and Sea Lion (July 26, 2021)

Risso's Dolphin Casper photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin Casper (July 25, 2021)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales (July 25, 2021)

Risso's Dolphins photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins (July 24, 2021)

Risso's Dolphins Casper and friends photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins Casper and friends (July 24, 2021)

Harbor Porpoise photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Porpoise (July 24, 2021)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales (July 23, 2021)

Southern Sea Otter photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter (July 22, 2021)

Northern Fulmar photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Fulmar (July 21, 2021)

Bottlenose Dolphin observed by people on the beach
(July 20, 2021)

Humpback Whale calf breaching (July 19, 2021)

Black-footed Albatross photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (July 19, 2021)

Bottlenose Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bottlenose Dolphin (July 18, 2021)

Sea Wolf II and lunge-feeding Humpback Whales
(July 17, 2021)

Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (July 17, 2021)

Sea Wolf II with Blue Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Wolf II with Blue Whale (July 16, 2021)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin and Risso's Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (foreground) and
Risso’s Dolphin (July 16, 2021)

Southern Sea Otter eating a crab (July 15, 2021)

Baby Risso's Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Baby Risso’s Dolphin (July 14, 2021)

Two HumpbackWhales near Moss Landing
(July 13, 2021)

Humpback Whale tail dorsal (back) side (July 13, 2021)

Blue Whales cow and calf photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whales cow and calf (July 11, 2021)

Humpback Whale tail throw photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail throw (July 10, 2021)

Leatherback Sea Turtle photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Leatherback Sea Turtle (July 10, 2021)

Minke Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Minke Whale (July 9, 2021)

Dall's Porpoise photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Dall’s Porpoise (July 9, 2021)

Southern Sea Otter in kelp photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter in kelp (July 8, 2021)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (July 7, 2021)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (July 6, 2021)

Harbor Seal photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seal (July 5, 2021)

Blue Whales cow and calf photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whales cow and calf (July 4, 2021)

Blue Whale tail photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail (July 3, 2021)

Blue Whale spout photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale spout (July 3, 2021)

Brown Pelicans photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Pelicans (July 3, 2021)

Pec slapping Humpback Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pec slapping Humpback Whale (July 2, 2021)

Risso's Dolphins photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins (July 2, 2021)

Humpback Whale baleen photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale baleen close-up (July 1, 2021)

Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) (July 1, 2021)

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