November 2019 Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
November 1-30, 2019

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)
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11/29 2 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	4	Harbor Porpoise

11/29 10 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales (breaching)

11/29 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales (breaching)

11/28 9 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales

11/26 9 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	100	Risso’s Dolphins (nursery group)

11/24 9 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	28	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross
	1	Brown Booby

11/23 2 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales

11/23 9 a.m.		Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
	600	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	150	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	many	small Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)
	1	Brown Booby

11/22 9 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales (lunging and breaching)
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

11/21 2 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales

11/21 9 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales (lots of flukes and spouting rainbows)
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

11/18 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales (chin slapping)
	30	Risso’s Dolphins (nursery group with calves)

11/17 2 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales

11/17 10 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales

11/17 9 a.m.	22	Humpback Whales (feeding)

11/16 2 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales

11/16 10 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
	500	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/16 9 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
	350	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	150	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/15 2 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales (breaching, lunge feeding, pec slaps, tail throws)
	2	Blue Whales

11/15 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales

11/14 9 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales (lunge feeding and breaching)

11/13 2 p.m.	9	Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)

11/13 9 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	1	Elephant Seal

11/12 2 p.m.	2	Blue Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

11/12 9 a.m.	21	Humpback Whales
	300	Sea Lions in a feeding frenzy!

11/11 2 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales

11/11 10 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	9	Blue Whales
	23	Risso’s Dolphins

11/11 9 a.m.	18	Humpback Whales
	5	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	400	Risso’s Dolphins
	3	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

11/10 2 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
	4	Killer Whales (CA51s)

11/10 10 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	4	Killer Whales (CA51s)

11/10 9 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	4	Killer Whales (CA51s)

11/9 2 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales

11/9 10 a.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whales
	15	Dall’s Porpoise

11/9 9 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whales

11/8 2 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales (breaching and head slaps)
	6	Blue Whales

11/8 10 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	1	Gray Whale
	5	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whales
	26	Risso’s Dolphins

11/8 9 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	1	Gray Whale
	6	Blue Whales
	2	Fin Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

11/7 2 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

11/7 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
	6	Blue Whales
	150	Pacific White-sided Dolphins (courtship & synchronized porpoising)
	300	Risso’s Dolphins (nursery pod)
	1	Black-Footed Albatross

11/6 2 p.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales

11/6 9 a.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	8	Blue Whales
	20	Dall’s Porpoise

11/5 2 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

11/5 9 a.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	1000	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	500	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/4 2 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales

11/4 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales (breaching and pec slapping)
	13	Blue Whales
	500	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	200	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	2	Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

11/4 8 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	13	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	40	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	500	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Dall’s Porpoise

11/3 2 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	7	Blue Whales
	5	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

11/3 9 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	25	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	180	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Dall’s Porpoise

11/3 8 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
All Day	9	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	40	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	500	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Dall’s Porpoise

11/2 2 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales
	5	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

11/2 9 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

11/1 2 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	25	Risso’s Dolphins

11/1 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) (November 23, 2019)

Brown Booby, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Booby (November 23, 2019)

Sea Lion in kelp, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Lion in kelp (November 21, 2019)

Bonaparte's Gulls, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bonaparte’s Gulls (November 21, 2019)

Risso's Dolphin mother and calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin mother and calf (November 18, 2019)

Southern Sea Otter mother and pup (November 17, 2019)

Brown Pelicans, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Pelicans (November 16, 2019)

Tail-throwing Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Tail-throwing Humpback Whale (November 15, 2019)

Risso's Dolphin kelping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin kelping (playing with kelp)
(November 12, 2019)

Kingfisher with breakfast, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Kingfisher with breakfast (November 11, 2019)

Killer Whales Bumper and Orion (CA51s)
(November 10, 2019)

Male Killer Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Male Killer Whale tail (November 10, 2019)

Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins (November 8, 2019)

California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lions (November 8, 2019)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Dancing Pacific White-sided Dolphins (Frame 1)
(November 7, 2019)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Dancing Pacific White-sided Dolphins (Frame 2)
(November 7, 2019)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales with Anchovies
(November 7, 2019)

Blue Whale heart-shaped blow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale heart-shaped blow (November 4, 2019)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (November 4, 2019)

Osprey, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Osprey (November 4, 2019)

Northern Right Whale Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Right Whale Dolphins (November 4, 2019)

Southern Snorkling Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Snorkling Sea Otter (November 3, 2019)

Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin (November 3, 2019)

Fin Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale (November 2, 2019)

Blue Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail (November 2, 2019)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (November 2, 2019)

NOVEMBER 2019 MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION