Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
November 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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Visit our Facebook page for more photos.    Killer Whale identifications by the California Killer Whale Project Date # Type of Animal(s) 11/30 10 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales   2 Killer Whales (Orcas) 11/29 10 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail slapping, pec slapping)   12 Bottlenose Dolphins   30 Risso's Dolphins 11/28 2:30 p.m. 5 Killer Whales (CA51s - friendly group) 11/28 10 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales   1500 Northern Right Whale Dolphins (over 100 calves) 11/28 9 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales (Angel-wings friendly encounter)   25 Risso's Dolphins 11/27 2:30 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales   50 Risso's Dolphins 11/27 10 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales   25 Risso's Dolphins 11/27 9 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales (breaching)   25 Risso's Dolphins 11/26 2:30 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales (friendly) 11/26 10 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales (friendly) 11/26 9 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales (breaching, feeding) 11/25 10 a.m. 19 Humpback Whales 2 Killer Whales (CA171B Fatfin & CA169 Tofina) 11/24 10 a.m. 19 Humpback Whales 2 Killer Whales (CA171B Fatfin & CA169 Tofina) 11/24 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales 2 Killer Whales (CA171B Fatfin & CA169 Tofina)   1 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 11/23 10 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales 2 Killer Whales (CA171B Fatfin & CA169 Tofina) 11/23 10 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales 2 Killer Whales (CA171B Fatfin & CA169 Tofina)   2 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 11/23 10 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales 2 Killer Whales (CA171B Fatfin & CA169 Tofina) 11/22 10 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales 2 Killer Whales (CA171B Fatfin & CA169 Tofina)   25 Risso's Dolphins 11/21 2:30 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales 2 Killer Whales (CA171B Fatfin & CA169 Tofina) 11/21 10 a.m. 24 Humpback Whales (feeding, breaching) 2 Killer Whales (CA171B Fatfin & CA169 Tofina) 11/21 9 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales (breaching, cow/calf + "competition pod") 2 Killer Whales (CA171B Fatfin & CA169 Tofina)   4 Harbor Porpoise 11/20 2:30 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales (friendly for 2 hours) 11/20 10 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales (cow/calf, escort)   70 Risso's Dolphins 11/20 8 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales All Day 5 Fin Whales 11/19 10 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales 11/18 10 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales 11/17 10 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales   1 Double-crested Cormorant   1 Rhinoceros Auklet 11/16 10 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales (breaching mom & calf) 11/15 10 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales ("checkmarks", competitive group)   100 Risso's Dolphins (breaching, including Casper)   1 Buller's Shearwater   1 Cassin's Auklet 11/14 2:30 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales (breaching) 11/14 10 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales (breaching) 11/13 10 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales (breaching)   1 Blue Whale   120 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper)   8 Harbor Porpoise   2 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 11/12 10 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales (breaching)   80-100 Killer Whales (Offshore type)   2 Harbor Porpoise 11/11 10 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales (breaching, lob-tailing, courtship interest)   2 Harbor Porpoise 11/10 10 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales (breaching, feeding, tail throwing) 11/8 10 a.m. 7 Killer Whales (Louise’s pod CA140Bs + CA23A2 + CA113s) 25 Risso's Dolphins   1 Mola Mola 11/7 10 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales   1100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   150 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 11/6 10 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales 5 Killer Whales (Louise’s pod CA140Bs + CA23A2)   5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   1000 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) 11/5 10 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales 11/4 10 a.m. 5 Killer Whales (CA140Bs + CA23A2 predating on pinnipeds) 8 Humpback Whales (mobbing killer whales, disrupting hunt)   50 Risso's Dolphins 11/3 10 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales (friendly, breaching)   30 Risso's Dolphins (nursery pod) 11/2 10 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales   100 Risso's Dolphins

Photos © 2021 Daniel Bianchetta Humpback Whale pectoral fin (November 30, 2021) Male Killer Whale tail slapping (November 28, 2021) Brown pelicans at sunset (November 27, 2021) Oystercatcher (November 26, 2021) Humpback Whale lunge-feeding (November 23, 2021) Humpback Whale tail (November 22, 2021) Osprey (November 22, 2021) Fatfin kelping (November 21, 2021) Killer Whales Tofina & Fatfin (November 21, 2021) Tail-throwing Humpback Whale (November 20, 2021) Sea Otter and Sea Lion (November 18, 2021) Double-crested Cormorant (November 17, 2021) Breaching Humpback Whale (November 16, 2021) Sea Nettles (November 16, 2021) Killer Whales (November 12, 2021) Risso's Dolphin Casper (November 6, 2021) Sea Otter mother and pup (November 6, 2021) Killer Whale spyhopping (November 4, 2021) Risso's Dolphins (Note fetal folds on calf at right) (November 3, 2021) Photos © 2021 Daniel Bianchetta

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