Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
July 2020

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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Date # Type of Animal(s) 7/31 2:30 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales (breaching)   5 Harbor Porpoise 7/31 10 a.m. 27 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throwing)   15 Harbor Porpoise 7/30 2:30 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slapping, tail throwing)   15 Harbor Porpoise 7/30 10 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   1500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   50 Risso's Dolphins   50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins   10 Harbor Porpoise 7/29 2:30 p.m. 30 Humpback Whales   100 Risso's Dolphins   20 Harbor Porpoise 7/29 10 a.m. 23 Humpback Whales (feeding)   255 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise 7/28 2:30 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales   5 Harbor Porpoise 7/28 10 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales (mom/calf pair)   35 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise 7/27 2:30 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding. breaching, tail throwing)   4 Harbor Porpoise 7/27 10 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   215 Risso's Dolphins   10 Harbor Porpoise 7/27 9 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales (friendly cow/calf pair)   400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300 Risso's Dolphins 7/26 2:30 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales (breaching)   16 Risso's Dolphins 7/26 1:30 p.m. 13 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throwing)   300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins     Bluefin Tuna feeding frenzy 7/26 10 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales   500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   40 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 7/26 9 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   30 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise 7/25 5:30 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale (feeding) 7/25 2:30 p.m. 20 Humpback Whales (feeding)   2 Ashy Storm Petrels (rare bird) 7/25 1:30 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales 7/25 10 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales (breaching, feeding)     Bluefin Tuna feeding 7/25 9 a.m. 24 Humpback Whales     Bluefin Tuna feeding 7/25 8 a.m. 62 Humpback Whales All Day 20 Risso's Dolphins   30 Northern Right Whale Dolphins   20 Dall's Porpoise   1 Fur Seal 7/24 10 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throwing, kelping)   75 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   50 Risso's Dolphins 7/23 2:30 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slapping) 7/23 10 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slapping, tail throwing, mom/calf pair)   1 Breaching Tuna 7/22 2:30 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales (tail slapping, breaching) 7/22 1:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales 7/22 10 a.m. 24 Humpback Whales (tail throwing, tail slapping, breaching)   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   1 Bottlenose Dolphin 7/22 9 a.m. 29 Humpback Whales   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   20 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 7/21 2:30 p.m. Sea Wolf II 12 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching, tail throwing, pec slapping) 7/21 2:30 p.m. Pt. Sur Clipper 25 Humpback Whales 7/21 10 a.m. 25 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   20 Dall's Porpoise 7/21 9 a.m. 39 Humpback Whales (breaching) 7/20 1:30 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales (feeding) 7/20 10 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales (pec slapping, tail throwing)   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300 Risso's Dolphins   100 Northern Right Whale Dolphins   20 Harbor Porpoise 7/20 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   1 Minke Whale (close pass by the boat)   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   350 Risso's Dolphins   100 Northern Right Whale Dolphins   10 Harbor Porpoise   7 Dall's Porpoise 7/20 8 a.m. 26 Humpback Whales (tail throwing) All Day 5 Baird's Beaked Whales   300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 7/19 5:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales   110 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   250 Risso's Dolphins   80 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 7/19 2:30 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales   1 Minke Whale   25 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   85 Risso's Dolphins   25 Dall's Porpoise 7/19 1:30 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales   600 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 7/19 10 a.m. 33 Humpback Whales (tail throwing)   1 Fin Whale   1100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   95 Risso's Dolphins   100 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 7/19 9 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales   1 Fin Whale   1 Minke Whale   800 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   400 Risso's Dolphins   50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 7/18 5:30 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throwing) 7/18 2:30 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales (mom/calf pair)   4 Harbor Porpoise 7/18 1:30 p.m. 21 Humpback Whales (mom/calf pair, breaching, pec slapping)   5 Harbor Porpoise   1 Elephant Seal 7/18 10 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales (pec slapping)   75 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   150 Risso's Dolphins 7/18 8 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales (breaching, head stands) All Day 400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 7/18 7 a.m. 27 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throwing)   500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Risso's Dolphins   200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 7/17 2:30 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales (mom and calf pairs, tail throwing) 7/17 10 a.m. 21 Humpback Whales (mom and calf pairs, breaching, lunge-feeding)   5 Risso's Dolphins 7/16 2:30 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding and tail throwing)   110 Risso's Dolphins 7/16 10 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, mom & calf pairs)   15 Harbor Porpoise 7/15 2:30 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail slapping, lunge-feeding) 7/15 10 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slapping, tail throwing, lunge-feeding) 7/14 2:30 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching, pec slapping, tail throwing) 7/14 10 a.m. 21 Humpback Whales (breaching) 7/13 10 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding and breaching)   40 Risso's Dolphins 7/12 1:30 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding and breaching) 7/12 10 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales (lots of lunge-feeding) 7/12 9 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) 7/11 2:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales 7/11 10 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales 7/11 9 a.m. Pt. Sur Clipper 19 Humpback Whales 7/11 9 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales Sea Wolf II 20 Risso's Dolphins 7/10 10 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) 7/9 10 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   50 Risso's Dolphins 7/8 10 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 7/7 10 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales   1 Fin Whale   2500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   500 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 7/5 10 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale   1 Blue Whale 7/5 9 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale (lunge-feeding)   1 Blue Whale 7/4 10 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales   400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   40 Risso's Dolphins 7/4 9 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales   400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 7/4 8 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales (breaching) All Day 400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   20 Risso's Dolphins   500 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 7/3 2:30 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair breaching)   15 Risso's Dolphins   15 Harbor Porpoise 7/3 1:30 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair - calf breached over 15 times) 7/3 10 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching)   40 Risso's Dolphins   10 Harbor Porpoise 7/3 9 a.m. 3 Humpback Whale   50 Risso's Dolphins   3 Harbor Porpoise 7/2 10 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales (mom/calf pair, breaching)   40 Risso's Dolphins 7/1 10 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slapping, tail throwing)   100 Risso's Dolphins

All photos © 2020 Daniel Bianchetta Humpback Whale and California Sea Lions (July 31, 2020) Osprey (July 30, 2020) Northern Right Whale Dolphins mother and calf (July 30, 2020) Canada Goose (July 29, 2020) Close-up view of Humpback Whale (July 28, 2020) Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (Note anchovies) (July 27, 2020) Two Humpback Whale tails (July 25, 2020) Humpback Whale kelping (playing with kelp) (July 24, 2020) Black-footed Albatross taking off (July 24, 2020) Southern Sea Otter eating a crab (July 23, 2020) Pec slapping Humpback Whale (July 23, 2020) Bluefin Tuna breaching (July 23, 2020) Humpback Whale tail - good ID photo (July 23, 2020) Harbor Seal (July 22, 2020) Dall's Porpoise (July 21, 2020) Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish - July 21, 2020) Risso's Dolphin (July 20, 2020) Harbor Porpoise (July 20, 2020) Southern Sea Otter (July 20, 2020) Minke Whale (July 20, 2020) Fin Whale and Pacific White-sided Dolphin (July 19, 2020) Breaching Risso's Dolphin (July 19, 2020) Black-crowned Night Heron (July 18, 2020) Humpback Whales (July 17, 2020) Mother and pup Southern Sea Otter sharing a crab (July 17, 2020) Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales (July 16, 2020) Brown Pelican plunge diving (July 14, 2020) Risso's Dolphins (July 9, 2020) California Sea Lions (July 9, 2020) Pacific White-sided Dolphin (July 8, 2020) Brown Pelican and Brandt's Cormorants (July 8, 2020) Fin Whale (July 7, 2020) Blue Whale near Pacific Grove (July 5, 2020) Pacific White-sided Dolphins (July 4, 2020) Breaching Humpback Whale (July 4, 2020) Northern Right Whale Dolphins (July 4, 2020) Black-footed Albatross (July 3, 2020) Humpback Whale tail throw (July 2, 2020) All photos © 2020 Daniel Bianchetta

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