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Killer Whale identifications by the California Killer Whale Project |
Date |
# |
Type of Animal(s) |
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9/30 2:30 p.m. |
3 |
Humpback Whales (friendly) |
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8 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/30 9 a.m. |
25 |
Humpback Whales |
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5 |
Killer Whales (Orcas) |
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9/29 10 a.m. |
3 |
Humpback Whales |
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3 |
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) |
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9/29 9 a.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales |
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Many |
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) |
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9/28 10 a.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
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6 |
Killer Whales (Orcas) |
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9/28 9 a.m. |
15+ |
Humpback Whales (playful, lunge-feeding) |
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5 |
Killer Whales (Orcas - CA51As + CA50B) |
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9/27 9 a.m. |
33 |
Humpback Whales (breaching, lunge-feeding, tail throwing) |
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9/26 2:30 p.m. |
24 |
Humpback Whales (feeding, calf 'Ghost Pepper' breaching) |
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9/26 9 a.m. |
22 |
Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throwing, feeding) |
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9/26 8 a.m. |
26 |
Humpback Whales |
All Day |
100 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1 |
Brown Booby (rare) |
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9/25 2:30 p.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
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9/25 10 a.m. |
25 |
Humpback Whales |
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60 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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Bluefin Tuna |
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Northern Parula |
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9/25 7:30 a.m. |
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Humpback Whales |
Pelagic bird trip |
2 |
Killer Whales (Orcas - CA58s) |
(12-hour) |
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Blue Whales |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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Dall's Porpoise |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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Jaegers |
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Skuas |
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Black-footed Albatross |
. |
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Storm Petrels |
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Nazca and Brown Booby |
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Tufted Puffin |
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Northern Parula |
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9/24 2:30 p.m. |
16 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, surface active) |
|
1 |
Thresher Shark (breaching) |
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9/24 1:30 p.m. |
70+ |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding frenzy, breaching, tail throwing) |
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9/24 9 a.m. |
42 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching, tail-throwing, friendly!) |
|
1 |
Laysan Albatross (rare) |
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9/23 2:30 p.m. |
25 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
|
1 |
Brown Booby (rare) |
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9/23 10 a.m. |
21 |
Humpback Whales |
Charter |
3 |
Killer Whales (Orcas - CA39As) |
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9/23 9 a.m. |
46 |
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
Killer Whales (Orcas - CA39As) |
|
40 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/22 1:30 p.m. |
23 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/22 9 a.m. |
26 |
Humpback Whales |
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40 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
300 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/21 1:30 p.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales |
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8 |
Killer Whales (Orcas - CA140Bs + CA39As) |
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30 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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400 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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30 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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9/21 9 a.m. |
20 |
Humpback Whales |
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30 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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400 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
50 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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9/20 9 a.m. |
9 |
Humpback Whales |
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1 |
Blue Whale |
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9/19 9 a.m. |
40 |
Humpback Whales |
|
50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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5 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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2 |
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)l |
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9/19 8 a.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales |
All Day |
10 |
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/17 2:30 p.m. |
31 |
Humpback Whales (breaching, lunge-feeding,
tail slapping, pec slapping) |
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9/17 9 a.m. |
52 |
Humpback Whales( breaching, lunge-feeding,
tail slapping, pec slapping) |
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9/16 10 a.m. |
37 |
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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5 |
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)l |
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9/16 9 a.m. |
60 |
Humpback Whales |
|
4 |
Blue Whales |
|
40 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
1 |
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)l |
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9/15 2:30 p.m. |
60 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, breaching, tail slapping,
tail lobbing, pectoral fin slapping) |
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9/15 10 a.m. |
38 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, tail slapping) |
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9/15 9 a.m. |
20 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
|
500 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/14 9 a.m. |
57 |
Humpback Whales |
|
30 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
860 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/13 10 a.m. |
45 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
|
1 |
Red-footed Booby (rare) |
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9/13 9 a.m. |
40 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
|
1 |
Red-footed Booby (rare) |
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9/12 9 a.m. |
30 |
Humpback Whales (feeding) |
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3 |
Blue Whales |
|
15 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
1 |
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)l |
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9/11 1:30 p.m. |
31 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/11 9 a.m. |
27 |
Humpback Whales |
|
50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/10 2:30 p.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/10 9 a.m. |
20 |
Humpback Whales |
|
75 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/9 2:30 p.m. |
19 |
Humpback Whales |
|
5 |
Killer Whales (Orcas) |
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9/9 9 a.m. |
24 |
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
70 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/8 9 a.m. |
3 |
Humpback Whales |
|
2 |
Killer Whales (Orcas) |
|
1 |
Blue Whale |
|
300 |
Risso's Dolphins (including Casper and nursery pod of calves) |
|
6 |
Dall's Porpoise |
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9/7 2:30 p.m. |
5 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/7 10 a.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales |
|
15 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/7 9 a.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales (breaching) |
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9/6 2:30 p.m. |
12 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/6 10 a.m. |
15 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/6 9 a.m. |
20 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/5 9 a.m. |
25 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/4 2:30 p.m. |
13 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/4 9 a.m. |
23 |
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/3 1:30 p.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/3 10 a.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
|
40 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/3 9 a.m. |
25 |
Humpback Whales |
|
70 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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9/2 10 a.m. |
16 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/2 9 a.m. |
20 |
Humpback Whales |
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9/1 10 a.m. |
16 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
|
9/1 9 a.m. |
15 |
Humpback Whales (vertical lunge-feeding and breaching) |
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Photos © 2022 Daniel Bianchetta

Orcas (Killer Whales - September 28, 2022)

California Sea Lion jumping
(September 27, 2022)

Osprey
(September 30, 2022)

Mother and Calf Risso's Dolphins
(September 26, 2022)

Pair of Humpback Whales tail-slapping in tandem
(September 26, 2022)

Bluefin Tuna
(September 25, 2022)

Two Humpback Whales lunge-feeding
(September 24, 2022)

Laysan Albatross (September 24, 2022)

Killer Whale (Orca - September 23, 2022)

Breaching Risso's Dolphin
(September 22, 2022)

Killer Whales
(September 21, 2022)

Close-up of large male California Sea Lion
(September 19, 2022)

Bottlenose Dolphin
(September 19, 2022)

Brown Booby
(September 19, 2022)

Humpback Whale fluke with Killer Whale rake marks
(September 15, 2022)

Humpback whale lunge-feeding with a massive
silver flash of anchovies (September 15, 2022)

Red-footed Booby (rare) (September 13, 2022)

Blue Whale dorsal fin (September 12, 2022)

Phalarope (September 11, 2022)

Humpback Whales breaching and pec slapping
(September 11, 2022)

Breown Pelicans (September 10, 2022)

Breaching Killer Whale (September 9, 2022)

Humpback Whale baleen (September 6, 2022)

Humpback Whale next to boat (September 5, 2022)

Southern Sea Otter eating a crab (September 4, 2022)

Humpback Whales (September 3, 2022)
Photos © 2022 Daniel Bianchetta
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