Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
July 2021

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. 2 Humpback Whales   50 Risso's Dolphins 7/31 1:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales   40 Risso's Dolphins   2 Black-footed Albatross 7/31 10 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300 Risso's Dolphins   5 Dall's Porpoise   5 Black-footed Albatross 7/31 9 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales   40 Risso's Dolphins   1 Elephant Seal 7/30 2:30 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   10 Risso's Dolphins   6 Harbor Porpoise 7/30 10 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales   60 Risso's Dolphins 7/30 9 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales   60 Risso's Dolphins 7/29 10 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   120 Risso's Dolphins (courtship behavior) 7/29 9 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   15 Risso's Dolphins 7/28 2:30 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales   2 Blue Whales (mother & calf) 7/28 10 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   5 Blue Whales (mother & calf)   20 Risso's Dolphins 7/28 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   5 Blue Whales (mother & calf)   7 Risso's Dolphins 7/27 10 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale   4 Blue Whales   30 Risso's Dolphins 7/27 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales   4 Blue Whales (mother & calf)   30 Risso's Dolphins 7/26 2:30 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales (cow & calf) 7/26 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) 7/26 8 a.m. All Day 22 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching) 7/25 1:30 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales (cow & calf)   6 Harbor Porpoise 7/25 10 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   15 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   90 Risso's Dolphins   30 Harbor Porpoise 7/25 9 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales   150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   90 Risso's Dolphins 7/25 7:30 a.m. 30 Humpback Whales Full Day 350 Risso's Dolphins   1 Elephant Seal   1 Northern Fur Seal   3 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 7/24 2:30 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales 7/24 10 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales (friendly)   45 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise   5 Black-footed Albatross 7/24 9 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   80 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) 7/24 8 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales All Day 3 Blue Whales   100 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) 7/23 2:30 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales (lunge feeding, tail slapping) 7/23 10 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, friendly, chin slapping)   1 Harbor Porpoise 7/23 9 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   30 Risso's Dolphins 7/22 10 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   70 Risso's Dolphins 7/22 9 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching)   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   80 Risso's Dolphins   2 Black-footed Albatross 7/21 10 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   40 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) 7/21 9 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair, lunge-feeding)   75 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   30 Risso's Dolphins 7/20 2:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales   10 Risso's Dolphins 7/20 10 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales   2 Blue Whales   6 Bottlenose Dolphins 7/20 9 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales   6 Bottlenose Dolphins 7/19 2:30 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales   3 Harbor Porpoise 7/19 10 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales (breaching)   2 Blue Whales   15 Risso's Dolphins 7/19 9 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales (breaching, mom/calf)   3 Blue Whales 7/18 1:30 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   4 Bottlenose Dolphins 7/18 10 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales (friendly, lunge-feeding, pec-slapping)   1 Blue Whale   1 Black-footed Albatross 7/18 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales (breaching)   3 Blue Whales 7/17 2:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales   1 Blue Whale 7/17 10 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales   40 Risso's Dolphins   6 Harbor Porpoise 7/17 9 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   40 Risso's Dolphins 7/17 8 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales All Day 1 Blue Whale   40 Risso's Dolphins   10 Dall's Porpoise 7/16 2:30 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales   3 Blue Whales   10 Risso's Dolphins 7/16 10 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales   3 Blue Whales   150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   250 Risso's Dolphins 7/16 9 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales   2 Blue Whales   1 Minke Whale 7/15 2:30 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) 7/15 10 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales   40 Dall's Porpoise 7/15 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales (Aurora & her calf Fluke Skywalker)   15 Risso's Dolphins 7/14 10 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales   8 Risso's Dolphins 7/14 9 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales (mom & calf)   8 Risso's Dolphins (4 calves with visible fetal folds) 7/13 2:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales   10 Risso's Dolphins 7/13 10 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales 7/13 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales 7/12 10 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales (breaching)   2 Harbor Porpoise 7/11 10 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   3 Blue Whales 7/11 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   3 Blue Whales (cow & calf)   40 Risso's Dolphins   2 Black-footed Albatross 7/11 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales Cheeseman's 3 Blue Whales   30 Risso's Dolphins   2 Black-footed Albatross 7/10 2:30 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales   2 Risso's Dolphins 7/10 10 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales   15 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 7/10 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales   15 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 7/10 8 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales All Day 60 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   1 Leatherback Sea Turtle     Reports of Baird's Beaked Whales 7/9 2:30 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale   1 Minke Whale 7/9 10 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales   1 Blue Whale   70 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   2 Black-footed Albatross 7/9 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales   8 Harbor Porpoise   15 Dall's Porpoise   2 Black-footed Albatross 7/8 10 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales 7/8 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   700 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins   3 Black-footed Albatross 7/7 10 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales   700 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 7/7 9 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales   700 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 7/6 10 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   4 Harbor Porpoise 7/6 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales (cow and calf)   25 Risso's Dolphins 7/5 2:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales 7/5 10 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   15 Risso's Dolphins 7/5 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   75 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper)   6 Dall's Porpoise   1 Blue Shark 7/4 5:30 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales   15 Risso's Dolphins 7/4 2:30 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales   40 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) 7/4 11 a.m. 3 Blue Whales   15 Risso's Dolphins 7/4 10 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   2 Blue Whales (cow/calf pair)   20 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) 7/4 9 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales   2 Blue Whales (cow/calf pair)   60 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper)   1 Black-footed Albatross 7/3 2:30 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales   2 Harbor Porpoise 7/3 1:30 p.m. 3 Blue Whales 7/3 10 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales   2 Blue Whales 7/3 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   2 Blue Whales   10 Risso's Dolphins   3 Harbor Porpoise   1 Elephant Seal 7/3 8 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales All Day 3 Blue Whales   15 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise 7/2 10 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   240 Risso's Dolphins 7/2 9 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   250 Risso's Dolphins   75 Northern Right Whale Dolphins   6 Harbor Porpoise   2 Black-footed Albatross 7/1 2:30 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales (feeding, breaching, tail throwing)   10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   50 Risso's Dolphins 7/1 10 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   50 Risso's Dolphins

Photos © 2021 Daniel Bianchetta Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale with Sea Lion and Gull (July 31, 2021) Elephant Seal (July 31, 2021) Humpback Whale diving near Pt Sur Clipper (July 28, 2021) Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (Note baleen in mouth and barnacles on chin - July 28, 2021) Blue Whale diving (July 27, 2021) Mother and calf Blue Whales (July 27, 2021) Humpback Whale and Sea Lion (July 26, 2021) Risso's Dolphin Casper (July 25, 2021) Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales (July 25, 2021) Risso's Dolphins (July 24, 2021) Risso's Dolphins Casper and friends (July 24, 2021) Harbor Porpoise (July 24, 2021) Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales (July 23, 2021) Southern Sea Otter (July 22, 2021) Northern Fulmar (July 21, 2021) Bottlenose Dolphin observed by people on the beach (July 20, 2021) Humpback Whale calf breaching (July 19, 2021) Black-footed Albatross (July 19, 2021) Bottlenose Dolphin (July 18, 2021) Sea Wolf II and lunge-feeding Humpback Whales (July 17, 2021) Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (July 17, 2021) Sea Wolf II with Blue Whale (July 16, 2021) Pacific White-sided Dolphin (foreground) and Risso's Dolphin (July 16, 2021) Southern Sea Otter eating a crab (July 15, 2021) Baby Risso's Dolphin (July 14, 2021) Two HumpbackWhales near Moss Landing (July 13, 2021) Humpback Whale tail dorsal (back) side (July 13, 2021) Blue Whales cow and calf (July 11, 2021) Humpback Whale tail throw (July 10, 2021) Leatherback Sea Turtle (July 10, 2021) Minke Whale (July 9, 2021) Dall's Porpoise (July 9, 2021) Southern Sea Otter in kelp (July 8, 2021) Pacific White-sided Dolphin (July 7, 2021) Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (July 6, 2021) Harbor Seal (July 5, 2021) Blue Whales cow and calf (July 4, 2021) Blue Whale tail (July 3, 2021) Blue Whale spout (July 3, 2021) Brown Pelicans (July 3, 2021) Pec slapping Humpback Whale (July 2, 2021) Risso's Dolphins (July 2, 2021) Humpback Whale baleen close-up (July 1, 2021) Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) (July 1, 2021) Photos © 2021 Daniel Bianchetta

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