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Killer Whale identifications by the California Killer Whale Project |
Date |
# |
Type of Animal(s) |
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3/31 10 a.m. |
17 |
Humpback Whales |
|
65 |
Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper) |
|
3/30 10 a.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slapping) |
|
40 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
3/29 10 a.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
60 |
Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper) |
|
3/28 10 a.m. |
20 |
Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slapping, tail lobbing) |
|
40 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
3/27 10 a.m. |
33 |
Humpback Whales (breaching, competition pod,
and a friendly encounter!) |
|
20 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
30 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
3/27 9 a.m. |
11 |
Humpback Whales (cow/calf breaching) |
|
160 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
8 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
3/26 2:30 p.m. |
14 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
|
5 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
3/26 10 a.m. |
9 |
Humpback Whales |
|
5 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
3/26 9 a.m. |
5 |
Gray Whales |
|
13 |
Humpback Whales (friendly) |
|
8 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
5 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
3/25 2:30 p.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales |
|
4 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
3/25 10 a.m. |
15 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
|
15 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
3/25 9 a.m. |
5 |
Gray Whales |
|
8 |
Humpback Whales (breaching + tail lobbing) |
|
40 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
8 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
1 |
Steller Sea Lion |
|
3/24 2:30 p.m. |
5 |
Humpback Whales |
|
3/24 10 a.m. |
7 |
Humpback Whales |
|
3/24 9 a.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
|
3/23 10 a.m. |
11 |
Humpback Whales |
|
5 |
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
50 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
3/22 10 a.m. |
7 |
Humpback Whales |
|
50 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
3/21 10 a.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
|
60 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
15 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
3/19 10 a.m. |
3 |
Gray Whales |
|
3 |
Humpback Whales (breaching) |
|
3/19 8 a.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales (breaching, lunge-feeding, & chin slapping) |
All Day |
25 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
3/18 2:30 p.m. |
3 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding and a chronic breacher!) |
|
3/18 10 a.m. |
7 |
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
Minke Whale |
|
3/18 9 a.m. |
4 |
Gray Whales |
|
5 |
Humpback Whales |
|
30 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
3 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
3/17 10 a.m. |
7 |
Gray Whales |
|
40 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
3/16 10 a.m. |
7 |
Gray Whales |
|
60 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
3/15 10 a.m. |
8 |
Gray Whales |
|
20 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
50 |
Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper) |
|
3/14 10 a.m. |
15 |
Gray Whales |
|
75 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
3/13 10 a.m. |
15 |
Gray Whales |
|
200 |
Risso’s Dolphins (nursery group) |
|
3/13 9 a.m. |
13 |
Gray Whales |
|
200 |
Risso’s Dolphins (nursery group) |
|
3/12 2:30 p.m. |
5 |
Gray Whales |
|
3/12 10 a.m. |
20 |
Gray Whales |
|
800 |
Risso’s Dolphins (nursery pod) |
|
3/12 9 a.m. |
14 |
Gray Whales |
|
250 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
3/11 2:30 p.m. |
9 |
Gray Whales |
|
20 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
200 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
3/11 10 a.m. |
24 |
Gray Whales |
|
3/10 10 a.m. |
9 |
Gray Whales |
|
200 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
3/8 10 a.m. |
9 |
Gray Whales (mating) |
|
20 |
Humpback Whales (feeding) |
|
2 |
Killer Whales |
|
1000 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
80 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
700 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
3/6 10 a.m. |
8 |
Gray Whales |
|
3 |
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
200 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
10 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
3/6 9 a.m. |
5 |
Gray Whales |
|
4 |
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
200 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
5 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
3/3 10 a.m. |
2 |
Gray Whales |
|
1 |
Humpback Whale (breaching, pec slapping) |
|
200 |
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
6 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
3/2 10 a.m. |
4 |
Gray Whales |
|
3 |
Humpback Whales |
|
200 |
Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper) |
|
1 |
Steller Sea Lion |
|
3/1 10 a.m. |
4 |
Gray Whales |
|
9 |
Humpback Whales |
|
2 |
Killer Whales |
|
12 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
1 |
Laysan Albatross |
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Photos © 2022 Daniel Bianchetta

Pacific White-sided Dolphin (March 29, 2022)

Humpback Whale pectoral fin (March 28, 2022)

Humpback Whale ID Photo (March 28, 2022)

Risso’s Dolphin (March 27, 2022)

Southern Sea Otter (March 25, 2022)

Black-legged Kittiwakes
flying by Humpback Whale (March 23, 2022)

Humpback Whale tail throw (March 21, 2022)

Laysan Albatross (March 21, 2022)

Pelagic Cormorants (March 17, 2022)

Gray Whale Fluke (March 17, 2022)

Sea Lion and Southern Sea Otters (March 17, 2022)

Brandt’s Cormorant (March 13, 2022)

Gray Whales mating (March 12, 2022)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (March 8, 2022)

Northern Right Whale Dolphin and
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (March 8, 2022)

White Risso’s Dolphin Casper (March 6, 2022)

Southern Sea Otters (March 3, 2022)

Black-footed Albatross (March 3, 2022)

Breaching Humpback Whale (March 3, 2022)
Photos © 2022 Daniel Bianchetta |