Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
April 1-30, 2018
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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Date |
# |
Type of Animal(s) |
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4/29 2 p.m. |
14 |
Humpback Whales |
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4/29 1 p.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales |
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4/29 9 a.m. |
27 |
Humpback Whales |
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2 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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4/28 8 a.m. |
5 |
Humpback Whales |
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2,500 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
50 |
Northern Right-whale Dolphins |
|
10 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
4/28 8 a.m. |
24 |
Humpback Whales (2 Friendlies !) |
All Day |
15 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
300 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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4/28 2 p.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales |
|
180 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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15 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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4/28 1 p.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales |
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2 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
175 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
50 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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4/28 9 a.m. |
3 |
Humpback Whales |
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8 |
Killer Whales |
|
1 |
Fin Whale |
|
40 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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5 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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2 |
Blue Sharks |
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25 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/28 8 a.m. |
3 |
Humpback Whales |
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8 |
Killer Whales |
|
1 |
Blue Sharks |
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25 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/28 8 a.m. |
5 |
Humpback Whales |
All Day |
7 |
Killer Whales |
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9 |
Fin Whale (friendlies!) |
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2 |
Gray Whales (cow/calf pair) |
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2,500 |
Pacific White-side Dolphins |
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300 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins (stampeding!) |
|
250 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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4/27 1 p.m. |
16 |
Humpback Whales (feeding frenzy) |
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60 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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4/27 9 a.m. |
4 |
Humpback Whales |
|
7 |
Killer Whales |
|
2 |
Blue Whales |
|
35 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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4 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/27 8 a.m. |
20 |
Humpback Whales |
|
7 |
Killer Whales |
|
60 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1 |
Blue Shark |
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1 |
Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) |
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4/27 8 a.m. |
9 |
Humpback Whales |
All Day |
11 |
Killer Whales |
|
1 |
Blue Whale |
|
5 |
Fin Whales |
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1 |
Minke Whale |
|
300 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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20 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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4/26 2 p.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales |
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4/26 9 a.m. |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
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5 |
Killer Whales |
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1 |
Gray Whale |
|
700 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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70 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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30 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/26 8 a.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales |
All Day |
5 |
Killer Whales |
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700 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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5 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
150 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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4/25 2 p.m. |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
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14+ |
Killer Whales |
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1 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/25 9 a.m. |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
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14 |
Killer Whales (predation event on a Gray Whale calf) |
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2 |
Gray Whales (cow/calf pair) |
|
150 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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5 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/24 2 p.m. |
16 |
Humpback Whales
(including a cow/calf pair) |
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350 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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4 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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4/24 9 a.m. |
20 |
Humpback Whales |
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250 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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6 |
Black-foored Albatross |
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4/23 1 p.m. |
13 |
Humpback Whales |
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100 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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20 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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4/23 9 a.m. |
12 |
Humpback Whales |
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6 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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2 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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4/23 8 a.m. |
12 |
Humpback Whales |
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3 |
Blue Sharks |
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6 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/23 8 a.m.
All Day |
30 |
Humpback Whale
(50+ breaches from 1 Humpback!) |
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20 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
150 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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4/22 2 p.m. |
27 |
Humpback Whales |
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4/22 1 p.m. |
13 |
Humpback Whales |
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3 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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3 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/22 9 a.m. |
33 |
Humpback Whales |
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1 |
Killer Whale |
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5 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/22 8 a.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales |
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5 |
Killer Whales |
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12 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/22 8 a.m. |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
All Day |
8 |
Killer Whales |
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4/21 2 p.m. |
12 |
Humpback Whales |
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13 |
Killer Whales |
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4 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/21 1 p.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales |
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13 |
Killer Whales |
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11 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/21 9 a.m. |
15 |
Humpback Whales |
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13 |
Killer Whales |
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20 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/21 8 a.m. |
16 |
Humpback Whales |
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13 |
Killer Whales |
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20 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/21 8 a.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales |
All Day |
13 |
Killer Whales |
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4/20 2 p.m. |
18 |
Humpback Whales |
|
4/20 9 a.m. |
7 |
Humpback Whales |
|
255 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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Harbor Porpoise |
|
8 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
4/20 8 a.m. |
9 |
Humpback Whales |
|
60 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
8 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
4/20 8 a.m. |
34 |
Humpback Whales |
All Day |
10 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
4/19 9 a.m. |
16 |
Humpback Whales |
|
15 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
4/19 8 a.m. |
12 |
Humpback Whales (several breaching) |
All Day |
1 |
Laysan Albatross |
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4/18 2 p.m. |
3 |
Humpback Whales |
|
15 |
Killer Whales |
|
4/18 9 a.m. |
15 |
Killer Whales, 2nd predation on a Gray Whale calf |
|
2 |
Gray Whales |
|
40 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
4 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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4/17 2 p.m. |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
|
7 |
Killer Whales |
|
80 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
10 |
Blackfooted Albatross |
|
4/17 9 a.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales |
|
7 |
Killer Whales, predation on the Gray Whale calf
from start to finish (2 hour event) |
|
1 |
Gray Whale calf |
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4/16 9 a.m. |
14 |
Humpback Whales |
|
40 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
10 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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4/15 2 p.m. |
7 |
Killer Whales |
|
2 |
Gray Whales |
|
40 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/15 1 p.m. |
7 |
Killer Whales |
|
40 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
4/15 9 a.m. |
3 |
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
Killer Whales |
|
1,000 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
4/15 8 a.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
Gray Whales |
|
350 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
12 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
21 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/15 8 a.m. |
5 |
Humpback Whales |
All Day |
7 |
Killer Whales |
|
2,000 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
20 |
Northern Right-whale Dolphins |
|
8 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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4/14 2 p.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales |
|
16 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
1 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/14 9 a.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales |
|
9 |
Killer Whales |
|
12 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
7 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/14 8 a.m. |
12 |
Humpback Whales |
|
7 |
Killer Whales |
|
30 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
2 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
10 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/14 8 a.m.
All Day |
11 |
Killer Whales |
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4/13 2 p.m. |
6 |
very active Humpback Whales |
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4/13 1 p.m. |
3 |
Humpback Whales,
breaching & tail-slapping |
|
4/13 9 a.m. |
11 |
Humpback Whales |
|
7 |
Killer Whales |
|
7 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/13 8 a.m. |
11 |
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
15 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
3 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/13 8 a.m. |
17 |
Humpback Whales |
All Day |
7 |
Killer Whales |
|
20 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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4/12 8 a.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales |
All Day |
120 |
Risso's dolphins |
|
5 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
4/11 9 a.m. |
12 |
Humpback Whales |
|
16 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
1 |
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) |
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4/10 1 p.m. |
9 |
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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4/10 9 a.m. |
16 |
Humpback Whales
(lots of breaching!) |
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4/10 8 a.m. |
11 |
Humpback Whales |
|
5 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
1 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/9 2 p.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales |
|
5 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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4/9 9 a.m. |
13 |
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
Gray Whales |
|
10 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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4/8 1 p.m. |
4 |
Humpback Whales |
|
4/8 9 a.m. |
12 |
Humpback Whales |
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4/8 8 a.m. |
14 |
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
Gray Whale |
|
40 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
30 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
7 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/8 8 a.m. |
21 |
Humpback Whales |
All Day |
400 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
150 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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4/7 2 p.m. |
12 |
Humpback Whales
(feeding with Sea Lions) |
|
4/7 1 p.m. |
20 |
Humpback Whales
(feeding with hundreds of Sea Lions) |
|
4/7 9 a.m. |
18 |
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
Gray Whale |
|
200 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphin |
|
4 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/7 8 a.m. |
23 |
Humpback Whales |
|
200 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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4/6 2 p.m. |
7 |
Humpback Whales |
|
12 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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4/6 11:30 a.m. |
20 |
Humpback Whales |
|
5 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
100 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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4/6 9 a.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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12 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
5 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/6 8 a.m. |
3 |
Gray Whales |
All Day |
27 |
Humpback Whales |
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8 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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4/5 2 p.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
|
10 |
Killer Whales |
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4/5 1 p.m. |
5 |
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
Killer Whales
(Predation on a Gray Whale) |
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4/5 9 a.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
Killer Whales |
|
20 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/5 8 a.m. |
5 |
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
Killer Whales |
|
80 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
7 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/4 2 p.m. |
8 |
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
Gray Whales |
|
1,800 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
30 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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4/4 1 p.m. |
7 |
Humpback Whales |
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Gray Whales |
|
10 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
2 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/4 9 a.m. |
15 |
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
Gray Whales |
|
2,800 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
3 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/4 8 a.m. |
13 |
Humpback Whales |
|
75 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
15 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
30 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
40 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/3 2 p.m. |
17 |
Killer Whales |
|
2 |
Gray Whales |
|
200 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
1 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
1 |
Laysan Albatross |
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4/3 1 p.m. |
17 |
Killer Whales |
|
30 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
75 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
6 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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1 |
Laysan Albatross |
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4/3 10 a.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
|
17 |
Killer Whales |
|
8 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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4/3 9 a.m. |
13 |
Humpback Whales |
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7 |
Killer Whales |
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4/3 8 a.m. |
10 |
Humpback Whales |
|
13 |
Killer Whales |
|
1 |
Common Dolphin |
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3 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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6 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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4/2 9 a.m. |
7 |
Humpback Whales |
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4/2 8 a.m. |
6 |
Humpback Whales |
|
150 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
20 |
Northern Right-whale Dolphins |
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4/1 2 p.m. |
11 |
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
Gray Whales |
|
100 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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4/1 1 p.m. |
7 |
Humpback Whales |
|
200 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
50 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
1 |
Mola-Mola |
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4/1 9 a.m. |
2 |
Gray Whales |
|
10 |
Humpback Whales |
|
200 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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4/1 8 a.m. |
16 |
Humpback Whales |
|
200 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
40 |
Harbor Porpoise |
|
1 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphin |
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Killer Whales (April 28, 2018)
Pacific White-sided Dolphin and
Northern Right Whale Dolphin (April 28, 2018)
Fin Whale (April 27, 2018)
Risso's Dolphin (April 27, 2018)
Risso's Dolphins (April 27, 2018)
California Sea Lion (April 27, 2018)
Killer Whale messing with a Black-footed Albatross
(April 26, 2018)
Killer Whale (April 26, 2018)
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (April 26, 2018)
Humpback Whales (cow/calf pair) (April 26, 2018)
Southern Sea Otter with breakfast (April 23, 2018)
Risso's Dolphins with the Squid Fleet (April 23, 2018)
Killer Whale (April 21, 2018)
Killer Whale and a Northern Fulmar (April 21, 2018)
Shark taking a piece of blubber from
a Black-footed Albatross
(April 21, 2018)
Humpback Whale with Sea Lions (April 20, 2018)
Humpback Whale breaching (April 19, 2018)
Killer Whales, Black-footed Albatross, and Gulls
(April 17, 2018)
Killer Whales near Gray Whale (April 17, 2018)
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (April 15, 2018)
Tufted Puffin (April 15, 2018)
Killer Whale tail (April 14, 2018)
Killer Whale breach (April 14, 2018)
Killer Whales, note food in mouth (April 13, 2018)
Killer Whales pass close by (April 13, 2018)
Humpback Whale pectoral fin (April 8, 2018)
Black-footed Albatross (April 8, 2018)
Sabine's Gulls (April 7, 2018)
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (April 7, 2018)
Humpback Whale breaching (April 7, 2018)
Gray Whale breaching (April 6, 2018)
young Killer Whale (April 5, 2018)
Southern Sea Otter mom and pup (April 3, 2018)
Killer Whales with rain blows (April 3, 2018)
Killer Whales, Mom & Calf (April 3, 2018)
Risso's Dolphin (April 3, 2018)
Laysan Albatross (April 3, 2018)
Humpback Whale rainblow (April 1, 2018)
(notice rainbow inside heart shaped blow)
young Risso's Dolphin (April 1, 2018)
surfing Harbor Porpoise (April 1, 2018)
Humpback Whale tail & many California Sea Lions
(April 1, 2018)
Southern Sea Otter (April 1, 2018)
All photos © 2018 Daniel Bianchetta
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