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

June 1-30, 2013
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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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  Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (June 30, 2013)

Fin Whale dorsal fin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale dorsal fin (June 29, 2013)

Blue Whale lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale lunge-feeding (June 29, 2013)

Killer Whales CA-40 and her son CA-40B by Pt Sur Clipper, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales CA-40 and her son CA-40B
near the Pt. Sur Clipper (June 23, 2013)

Caspian Terns, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Caspian Terns (June 17, 2013)

Blue Whale tail with Sooty Shearwater, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail with Sooty Shearwater (June 17, 2013)

Bottlenose Dolphins near shore, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bottlenose Dolphins near shore (June 16, 2013)

Great Blue Heron chased by gull, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Blue Heron chased by gull (June 14, 2013)

Killer Whale tails, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale tails (June 10, 2013)

Breaching Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Killer Whale (June 10, 2013)

Blue Whale Flukes, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale Flukes (June 9, 2013)

Baby Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Baby Risso's Dolphin (June 9, 2013)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (June 8, 2013)

California Sea Otter wrapped in kelp, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Otter wrapped in kelp (June 8, 2013)

Humpback Whale tails, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tails (June 7, 2013)

Harbor Porpoise, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Porpoise (June 7, 2013)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins with young babies, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (babies are days old)
(June 7, 2013)


All photos © 2013 Daniel Bianchetta

 
Date #     Type of Animal(s)  

 
6/30 a.m.     Humpback Whales  

 
6/29 a.m. 6+      Humpback Whales  
  18+      Blue Whales  
      Fin Whales  
  40      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/27 a.m.     Humpback Whale  
  30      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  

 
6/26 p.m.     Humpback Whale  
      Blue Whales  
      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/26 a.m.     Blue Whales  
  200      Risso's Dolphins  
  10      Northern Right-whale Dolphins  

 
6/25 p.m.     Humpback Whale  
  15      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/25 a.m.     Humpback Whales  
      Killer Whales  

 
6/24 p.m. 300      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/24 a.m.     Killer Whales  

 
6/23 p.m.     Killer Whales  
  25      Harbor Porpoise  

 
6/23 a.m.     Killer Whales  
  50      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/22 a.m.     Humpback Whales  
      Blue Whale  
  75      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  120      Risso's Dolphins  
      Northern right-whale dolphin  

 
6/21 p.m.     Humpback Whales  
  50      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/21 a.m. 13      Humpback Whales  
  200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  50      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/20 a.m.     Humpback Whales  
  150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  20      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/19 a.m.     Humpback Whales  

 
6/18 a.m.     Humpback Whale  
      Blue Whales  
  10      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  20      Risso's Dolphins  
  10      Bottlenose Dolphins  

 
6/17 a.m.     Humpback Whale  
      Blue Whale  
  20      Risso's Dolphins  
  10      Dall's Porpoise  

 
6/16 p.m.     Blue Whales  
      Bottlenose Dolphins  

 
6/16 a.m.     Humpback Whales  
      Blue Whales  
      Killer Whales (Fat Fin & Stubby)  
  50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  260      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/15 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales  
      Blue Whales  
  200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  100      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/15 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales  
      Blue Whales  
      Killer Whales (Fat Fin & Stubby)  
  300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  500      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/14 a.m.     Humpback Whales  
      Blue Whale  
  30      Risso's Dolphins  
      Dall's Porpoise  

 
6/13 a.m.     Humpback Whales  
      Blue Whale  
  20      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  30      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/12 a.m.     Humpback Whales  

 
6/11 p.m.     Humpback Whales  
  50      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/11 a.m. 13      Humpback Whales  
  200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  50      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/10 p.m.     Killer Whales  
      Harbor Porpoise  

 
6/10 a.m.     Humpback Whales  
      Blue Whales  
      Killer Whales  
  100      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/9 p.m.     Humpback Whales  
  500      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  300      Risso's Dolphins  
  500      Northern Right-whale Dolphins  
      Basking Shark  

 
6/9 a.m.     Blue Whale near us (10 in the area)  
  300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  150      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/8 a.m.     Humpback Whales  
      Blue Whales  
  250      Risso's Dolphins  
      Harbor Porpoise  

 
6/7 p.m.     Humpback Whales  
      Blue Whales  
  10      Harbor Porpoise  

 
6/7 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales  
      Blue Whales  
  70      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  200      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/6 a.m.     Blue Whales  
      Killer Whales (transient type)  
  10      Dall's Porpoise  

 
6/6 a.m.     Blue Whales  
      Killer Whales (transient type)  
  20      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/5 p.m.     Humpback Whales  
      Blue Whales  
  60      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/5 a.m.     Blue Whales  
  1100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  600      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/4 p.m.     Humpback Whales  
      Blue Whales  
  30      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/4 a.m.     Humpback Whales  
      Blue Whales  
  1000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
  400      Risso's Dolphins  
  50      Northern Right-whale Dolphins  

 
6/3 p.m. 10      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/3 a.m.     Humpback Whales (mom & calf)  
      Blue Whale  
  30      Risso's Dolphins  

 
6/1 a.m.     Humpback Whales  
   60      Risso's Dolphins  


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