Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List April 2016

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
April 1-30, 2016

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)

4/30 10 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales (sleeping)
	2	Blue Whales

4/30 9 a.m.	2	Blue Whales (lunge-feeding on surface krill)

4/29 2 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales

4/29 9 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	2	Gray Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	1500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/27 10 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales

4/27 9 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	150	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/26 9 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	8	Killer Whales (CA-10, CA-51B, CA-23)
	27	Risso’s Dolphins

4/23 2 p.m.	7	Killer Whales

4/23 10 a.m.	7	Killer Whales (hunting & eating a Gray Whale calf)
	2	Gray Whales

4/23 9 a.m.	7	Killer Whales (hunting & eating a Gray Whale calf)
	2	Gray Whales
	200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/22 9 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales (with tail throws)

4/21 2 p.m.	35	Humpback Whales
	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/21 10 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	6	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

4/21 9 a.m.	19	Humpback Whales
	2	Gray Whales
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

4/20 2 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales (2 breaching)
	8	Killer Whales (CA-20 and others)
	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/20 9 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	4	Killer Whales (CA-51’s hunting Sea Lion)

4/19 2 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	15	Killer Whales
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

4/19 9 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	15	Killer Whales (“tossing” Sea Lion)

4/18 2 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	10	Killer Whales

4/18 9 a.m.	35	Humpback Whales
	450	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	1	Blue Shark
	1	Black-footed Albatross

4/17 3 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	15	Killer Whales

4/17 2 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	15-20	Bigg’s Killer Whales
	2	Gray Whales

4/17 10 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	15	Killer Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

4/17 9 a.m.	18	Humpback Whales
	15	Killer Whales
	40	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross

4/16 3 p.m.	15-20	Killer Whales (feeding on Gray Whale calf carcass)

4/16 2 p.m.	15	Killer Whales (feeding on Gray Whale calf carcass)

4/16 10 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	4	Killer Whales (CA-51’s)

4/16 9 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	4	Killer Whales (CA-51’s)
	2	Gray Whales
	35	Risso’s Dolphins

4/14 9 a.m.	21	Humpback Whales
	12	Killer Whales

4/13 2 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales (1 breached for 40 min.)
	300	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/13 9 a.m.	45	Humpback Whales
	9	Killer Whales
	600	Short-beaked Common Dolphins

4/11 9 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales
	2	Killer Whales
	400	Common Dolphins

4/10 2 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/10 10 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	3	Killer Whales
	600	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	12	Risso’s Dolphins
	3	Harbor Porpoise
	2	Black-footed Albatross

4/10 9 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	3	Killer Whales
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	2	Risso’s Dolphins
	20	Dall’s Porpoise

4/9 3 p.m.	21	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale

4/9 2 p.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	10	Harbor Porpoise

4/9 10 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	2	Mola Mola

4/9 9 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	600	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	10	Dall’s Porpoise

4/8 9 a.m.	27	Humpback Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	300	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/7 2 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
	75	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/7 10 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	10	Bottlenose Dolphins
	1	Harbor Porpoise

4/7 9 a.m.	21	Humpback Whales
	500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/6 2 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	6	Killer Whales
	1500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/6 10 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	6	Killer Whales
	350	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	8	Harbor Porpoise

4/6 9 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	6	Killer Whales
	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/5 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	12-15	Killer Whales (attacking Gray Whale)
	2	Gray Whales

4/4 10 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	6	Killer Whales

4/4 9 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales
	6	Killer Whales

4/3 3 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales (several breaches)

4/3 2 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	20	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

4/3 10 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	11	Killer Whales
	2	Gray Whales

4/3 9 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	11	Killer Whales
	2	Gray Whales (cow & calf)
	480	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	35	Risso’s Dolphins
	6	Harbor Porpoise

4/2 3 p.m.	1	Gray Whale
	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/2 2 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	400	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/2 10 a.m.	17	Gray Whales
	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

4/2 9 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	12	Gray Whales
	1	Fin Whale
		Black-footed Albatross

4/1 2 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales

4/1 10 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	8	Killer Whales
	3	Gray Whales

4/1 9 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	8	Killer Whales
	1	Gray Whale
	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta

Breaching Humpback Whale (April 30, 2016) Mother and pup sea otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta

Mother and pup sea otter
(mother eating an octopus) – April 30, 2016) Bonaparte's Gulls in breeding plumage, photo by Daniel Bianchetta

Bonaparte’s Gulls in breeding plumage
(April 29, 2016)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (April 29, 2016)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (April 24, 2016)

Killer Whales by the Aquarium, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales by the Aquarium (April 23, 2016)

Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale (April 23, 2016)

Killer Whales at sunset, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales at sunset (April 16, 2016)

Killer Whales with Blackfin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales with Blackfin (April 16, 2016)

Killer Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale breaching (April 16, 2016)

Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales (April 12, 2016)

Killer Whales and Black-footed Albatross
(April 12, 2016)

Laysan Albatross and Black-footed Albatross
(April 12, 2016)

Male Killer Whale CA-24 with Blackfin
(April 10, 2016)

Fin Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale (April 9, 2016)

Brandt's Cormorants, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brandt’s Cormorants (April 9, 2016)

Mola Mola, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) (April 9, 2016)

Spy-hopping Killer Whale by juvenile Killer Whale
(April 4, 2016)

Humpback Whale tails, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tails (April 4, 2016)

Killer Whales photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (April 3, 2016)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (April 3, 2016)

Black Turnstone, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black Turnstone (April 3, 2016)
Male Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Male Killer Whale (April 3, 2016)

Southern Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter (April 1, 2016)

MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST APRIL 2016

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION