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

June 2024
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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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   Killer Whale identifications by the California Killer Whale Project
Date # Type of Animal(s)

6/30 10 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales (breaching, pec slapping, tail lobbing, friendly!)
  3 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  5 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/30 9 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales (breaching)
  2 Minke Whales
  10 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  30 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
  5 Harbor Porpoise

6/29 2:30 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales (breaching)
  10 Dall's Porpoise

6/29 10 a.m. 12+ Humpback Whales

6/29 9 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales (breaching)

6/28 5:30 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales

6/28 2:30 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)

6/28 9 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales (super friendly cow-calf pair, double breaching)

6/26 9 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales (chronic breaching calf)

6/25 1:30 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales (chronic breaching calf)
  20 Risso's Dolphins

6/25 9 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales
  300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50 Risso's Dolphins
  200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/24 1:30 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales

6/24 9 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales
  3500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  2 Risso's Dolphins
  1 Northern Right Whale Dolphin

6/23 5:30 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales
  1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

6/23 2:30 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
  1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

6/23 10 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales
  100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50 Risso's Dolphins
  10 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/23 9 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales
  100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50 Risso's Dolphins
  5 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/22 1:30 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
  300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

6/22 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
  200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  10 Risso's Dolphins

6/21 1:30 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail lobbing, friendly)

6/21 9 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
  50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  15 Risso's Dolphins

6/20 1:30 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
  4 Killer Whales (Orcas)

6/20 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
  1 Blue Whale

6/19 2:30 p.m. 25 Humpback Whales
  300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  30 Risso's Dolphins

6/19 9 a.m. 30 Humpback Whales
  500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  250 Risso's Dolphins
  200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/18 1:30 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales (vertical lunge feeding, breaching)

6/18 9 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales
  300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50 Risso's Dolphins
  200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/17 9 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
  10 Risso's Dolphins
  1 Giant Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

6/16 10 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales

6/16 9 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales
  100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50 Risso's Dolphins
  200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/15 10 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales

6/15 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
  2 Harbor Porpoise

6/14 2:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales (tail lobbing, breaching, pec slapping)
  1 Minke Whale (chronic breaching!)

6/14 9 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales
  5 Killer Whales (Orcas - CA140Bs)
  1 Minke Whale

6/13 9 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales (friendly mugging for 30 minutes!)
  30 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper)

6/12 2:30 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
  6 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper)

6/12 9 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales

6/11 1:30 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales
  8 Risso's Dolphins

6/11 9 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
  12 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  60 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper)

6/10 2:30 p.m. 13 Humpback Whales (chronic breacher calf!)

6/10 10 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales
  12 Risso's Dolphins

6/10 9 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
  100 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper)

6/9 1:30 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales (feeding with ~500 California sea lions)

6/9 10 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
  15 Risso's Dolphins
  1 Harbor Porpoise

6/9 9 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales (calf breach)
  200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  15 Risso's Dolphins
  2 Black-footed Albatross

6/8 2:30 p.m. 16 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding in pairs and trios)
  8 Harbor Porpoise (bow riding!)

6/8 10 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales
  15 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

6/8 9 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales
  100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  6 Risso's Dolphins
  300 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

6/7 2:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales (including 2 mom-calf pairs)

6/7 9 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
  10 Killer Whales (Orcas)
  8 Risso's Dolphins

6/6 9 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
  50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

6/5 1:30 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
  8 Harbor Porpoise

6/5 9 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales (several mom and calf pairs, breaching)
  20 Risso's Dolphins

6/4 9 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales

6/3 9 a.m. 21 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail lobbing)
  5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  12 Risso's Dolphins
  8 Harbor Porpoise

6/2 9 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales (breaching)

6/1 9 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales (breaching)
  4 Killer Whales (Orcas - CA39As)

  

Photos © 2024 Daniel Bianchetta


Breaching Humpback Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (June 30, 2024)

California Sea Lions photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lions (June 30, 2024)

Long-beaked Common Dolphin upside down photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Pelicans in flight (June 29, 2024)

Long-beaked Common Dolphin upside down photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin upside down
(June 24, 2024)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins porpoising beside boat photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins porpoising beside boat
(June 23, 2024)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (June 22, 2024)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins and Humpback Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins and Humpback Whale
(June 22, 2024)

Humpback Whale close-up photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale close-up (June 21, 2024)

Blue Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (June 20, 2024)

Killer Whales (Orcas) photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (Orcas - June 20, 2024)

Humpback Whale Flukes - ID photo photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale Flukes - ID photo (June 20, 2024)

Breaching Risso's Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Risso's Dolphin (June 16, 2024)

Breaching Minke Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Minke Whale (June 14, 2024)

Diving Pelican photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Diving Pelican (June 13, 2024)

Black-footed Albatross photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (June 12, 2024)

Humpback Whale 'Graybo' ID photo photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale 'Graybo' ID photo (June 11, 2024)

Risso's Dolphin Casper with podmates photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin Casper with podmates (June 11, 2024)

Humpback Whale diving photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale diving (June 8, 2024)

Killer Whales (Orcas) photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (Orcas - June 7, 2024)

Breaching Humpback Whale photo by daniel bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (June 7, 2024)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins photo by daniel bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (June 6, 2024)

Sea Otter mother and pup photo by daniel bianchetta
Sea Otter mother and pup (June 6, 2024)

California Sea Lion photo by daniel bianchetta
California Sea Lion (June 3, 2024)

Humpback Whale Tail Lob photo by daniel bianchetta
Humpback Whale Tail Lob (June 1, 2024)

Humpback Whale pectoral fin photo by daniel bianchetta
Humpback Whale pectoral fin (June 1, 2024)

Killer Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale (June 1, 2024)


Photos © 2024 Daniel Bianchetta



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