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

September 1-30, 2019
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Note -- In addition to sightings on Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips, this list includes all reported marine mammal sightings for this region. Unusual sightings of other marine animals such as Leatherback Sea Turtles and Basking Sharks are also listed. California Sea Lions, 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)

9/30 2 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale (lunge-feeding)

9/30 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales (tail throws)
  6 Blue Whales
  400 Common Dolphins
  50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  1300 Risso's Dolphins
  50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
  3 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/29 2 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales (breaching, head slaps, pec slaps)

9/29 1 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales

9/29 8 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales (breaching, lunge-feeding, "friendly" behavior)

9/29 8 a.m. 19 Humpback Whales
All Day 300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  500 Risso's Dolphins
  50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
  5 Harbor Porpoise

9/27 9 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
  100+ Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/27 8 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
  300 Risso's Dolphins (breaching)
  5 Harbor Porpoise
  6 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)
  many Sea Nettles

9/26 1 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales
  15 Harbor Porpoise

9/26 9 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales
  9 Harbor Porpoise
  3 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/25 2 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding right next to the boat)
Pt. Sur Clipper 1 Huge Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/25 2 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, feeding frenzy)
Sea Wolf II    

9/25 9 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
Pt. Sur Clipper 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  150 Risso's Dolphins
  1 Big Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/25 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whale
Sea Wolf II 800 Short-beaked Common Dolphins
  10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  150 Risso's Dolphins

9/24 2 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
  6 Harbor Porpoise
  7 Sea Otters (including mom and pup)
  500+ Jellyfish

9/24 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
  200 Risso's Dolphins (breaching, including Casper)
  2 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)
  100+ Sea Lions

9/23 1 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
  2 Harbor Porpoise

9/23 9 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
  40 Risso's Dolphins (breaching)
  10 Harbor Porpoise
  5 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/23 8 a.m. 2 Harbor Porpoise
    Jellyfish

9/23 8 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
 All Day   Risso's Dolphins (porpoising)
  8 Harbor Porpoise

9/22 9 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales

9/22 8 a.m. 1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)
(dense fog)   Sea Otters
    Jellyfish

9/21 5 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales
  1 Blue Whale
  1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/21 2 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
  1 Blue Whale

9/21 1 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
  1 Blue Whale
  1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/21 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales
  1 Blue Whale
  1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/21 8 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale)
  1 Blue Whale
  8 Harbor Porpoise

9/20 10 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale
  20 Risso's Dolphins
  20 Harbor Porpoise

9/20 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
  15 Risso's Dolphins
  5 Harbor Porpoise
  1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/20 8 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
  20 Risso's Dolphins
  10 Harbor Porpoise

9/19 2 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale (lunge-feeding)
  1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/19 9 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale (lunge-feeding)
  6 Harbor Porpoise
  3 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/19 8 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
 All Day 40 Harbor Porpoise

9/18 2 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale (lunge-feeding)
  30 Harbor Porpoise

9/18 10 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale (lunge-feeding)
  20 Harbor Porpoise

9/18 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throws)
  15 Risso's Dolphins
  1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/17 2 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales (lateral lunge-feeding)

9/17 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
  2 Killer Whales
  150 Risso's Dolphins
  2 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)
  1 Black-Footed Albatross

9/17 8 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales
  150 Risso's Dolphins
  1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/16 2 p.m. 3 Blue Whales
  100 Risso's Dolphins
  8 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/16 1 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale
  6 Blue Whales
  150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200 Risso's Dolphins

9/16 9 a.m. 4 Blue Whales
  20 Risso's Dolphins
  1 Baby Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/16 8 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale (lunge-feeding)
  4 Blue Whale
  8 Harbor Porpoise

9/15 2 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales (mom & calf: very close looks and lunge-feeding)

9/15 1 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales (with calf)
  4 Harbor Porpoise

9/15 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
  3 Blue Whales
  5 Harbor Porpoise

9/15 8 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
  1 Blue Whale
  12 Risso's Dolphins

9/15 8 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
 All Day 1 Blue Whale
  300 Risso's Dolphins
  15 Harbor Porpoise
  2 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/14 9 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)

9/14 8 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
  1 Blue Whale

9/14 8 a.m. 2 Humpback Whale
 All Day 1 Blue Whale
  8 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  2 Risso's Dolphins (mom and newborn calf)

9/13 1:30 p.m. 3 Humpback Whale
  2 Blue Whales
  8 Risso's Dolphins

9/13 10 a.m. 12 Blue Whales
  200 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper)

9/13 9 a.m. 9 Blue Whales (feeding)
  400 Risso's Dolphins

9/13 8 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale
  4 Blue Whales
  115 Risso's Dolphins

9/12 1 p.m. 3 Blue Whales
  200+ Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100+ Risso's Dolphins

9/12 9 a.m. 5 Blue Whales
  3 Killer Whales
  20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  1000 Risso's Dolphins

9/12 8 a.m. 9 Blue Whales
  3 Killer Whales
  500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

9/12 8 a.m. 13 Blue Whales
 All Day 3 Killer Whales
  300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100 Risso's Dolphins
  5 Bottlenose Dolphins
  1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/11 2 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, tail throwing, rolling around)
  15 Harbor Porpoise

9/11 9 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching)
  20 Harbor Porpoise

9/10 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales (mom and calf)
  300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  1000 Risso's Dolphins
  10 Harbor Porpoise
  2 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/9 1 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, mom and calf)

9/9 9 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, mom and calf)
  4 Harbor Porpoise

9/9 8 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, mom and calf)

9/9 8 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throwing, lunge-feeding)
 All Day 2 Blue Whales
  80 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50 Risso's Dolphins

9/8 1 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales (breaching)

9/8 9 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales (mom and calf, lunge-feeding, spy hopping)
  200 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper)

9/8 8 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
  350 Risso's Dolphins
  3 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/8 8 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales (breaching, lunge-feeding)
 All Day 400 Risso's Dolphins
  10 Harbor Porpoise
  1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/7 2 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales (feeding)

9/7 1 p.m. 12 Killer Whales

9/7 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales (feeding)
  12 Killer Whales
  20 Risso's Dolphins
  1 Steller Sea Lion
  1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/7 8 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales (feeding)
  12 Killer Whales
  20 Risso's Dolphins (with Casper)
  1 Steller Sea Lion

9/6 2 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale (lunge-feeding)
  1 Large Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/6 9 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
  10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50 Risso's Dolphins

9/6 8 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales
  250 Risso's Dolphins
  3 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/5 2 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales (feeding frenzy, breaching, tail slapping, head slaps)

9/5 9 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throwing, tail lobbing, feeding frenzy)
  50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100+ Risso's Dolphins
  1 Elephant Seal
  many Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/5 8 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
  30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  500 Risso's Dolphins
  3 Bottlenose Dolphins
  3 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/5 8 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
 All Day 2 Blue Whales
  20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  650 Risso's Dolphins
  5 Bottlenose Dolphins

9/4 9 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales (feeding)
  9 Killer Whales (CA216s)
  190 Risso's Dolphins
  3 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/4 8 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales (breaching)
  10 Killer Whales (breaching and tail slaps, including FATFIN)
  3 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish - 1 very large)

9/3 9 a.m. 25 Humpback Whales
  5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100 Risso's Dolphins
  15 Harbor Porpoise
  6 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/2 1 p.m. 21 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
  2 Harbor Porpoise

9/2 10 a.m. 19 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching, tail throws, head slaps)
    Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/2 9 a.m. 26 Humpback Whales (breaching, chin slaps)
  150 Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/2 8 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales
  20 Risso's Dolphins
    Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/1 3 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales (breaching, feeding)
  7 Harbor Porpoise

9/1 2 p.m. 31 Humpback Whales (feeding, head slaps, breaching)
  10 Harbor Porpoise

9/1 1 p.m. 17 Humpback Whales (feeding)
  1 Harbor Porpoise

9/1 9 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales
  20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper!)
  5 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

9/1 8 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales
  50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  300 Risso's Dolphins
  4 Harbor Porpoise

9/1 7 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales (feeding)

   All photos © 2019 Daniel Bianchetta
except as otherwise noted

Common Dolphins Mother and Calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Common Dolphins Mother and Calf (September 30, 2019)

Breaching Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Pacific White-sided Dolphin
(September 29, 2019)

Female Sea Otter eating an Octopus, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Female Sea Otter eating an Octopus
(September 29, 2019)

Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales (September 26, 2019)

Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Lions (September 26, 2019)

Sea Nettle Chrysaora, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Nettle (Chrysaora) (September 26, 2019)

Casper the albino Risso's Dolphin and friend, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Casper the albino Risso's Dolphin and friend
(September 24, 2019)

Sea Lion and Risso's Dolphins by the Pt. Pinos Lighthouse, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Lion and Risso's Dolphins near Pt. Pinos Lighthouse
(September 24, 2019)

Running Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Running Risso's Dolphins (September 23, 2019)

Breaching Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Risso's Dolphins (September 23, 2019)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales (September 23, 2019)

Humpback Whale blow close to shore, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale blow close to shore
(September 21, 2019)

California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lion (September 21, 2019)

Humpback Whale side lunge, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale side lunge (September 20, 2019)

Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (September 20, 2019)

Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) (September 19, 2019)

Sea Otter eating a crab, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Otter eating a crab (September 17, 2019)

Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphins (September 15, 2019)

Blue Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail (September 15, 2019)

Blue Whale by the Sea Wolf II, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale by the Sea Wolf II (September 15, 2019)

Harbor Seals, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seals (September 15, 2019)

Mother and pup Sea Otters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mother and pup Sea Otters (September 14, 2019)

Risso's Dolphin newborn and mother, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin newborn and mother
(September 14, 2019)

Casper, the Albino Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Casper, the Albino Risso's Dolphin (September 13, 2019)

Blue Whale with rain-blow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale with rain-blow (September 12, 2019)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (September 12, 2019)

Female Killer Whales by the Sea Wolf II, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Female Killer Whales by the Sea Wolf II
(September 12, 2019)

Humpback Whale tail throw, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail throw (September 9, 2019)

Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (September 9, 2019)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (September 8, 2019)

Surfing Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Surfing Risso's Dolphins (September 8, 2019)

Killer Whale mother and calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale mother and calf (September 7, 2019)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (September 6, 2019)

Harbor Seals, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seals (September 6, 2019)

Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Otter (September 6, 2019)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (September 5, 2019)

Bottlenose Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bottlenose Dolphins (September 5, 2019)

Breaching Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Risso's Dolphin (September 5, 2019)

Killer Whale, photo by Colleen Talty
Killer Whale (September 4, 2019)
photo by Colleen Talty

Humpback Whale tail and California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail and California Sea Lions
(September 2, 2019)

Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales (September 2, 2019)

Red-necked Phalaropes, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Red-necked Phalaropes (September 2, 2019)

Albino Risso's Dolphin 'Casper', photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Albino Risso's Dolphin 'Casper' (September 1, 2019)

California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lions (September 1, 2019)




All photos © 2019 Daniel Bianchetta
except as otherwise noted


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