Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
October 1-31, 2019

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) 10/31 2 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales   7 Blue Whales   80 Risso's Dolphins 10/31 9 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales   11 Blue Whales 10/31 8 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales All Day 12 Blue Whales   1 Fin Whale   130 Risso's Dolphins (with Casper!) 10/30 2 p.m. 17 Humpback Whales   7 Blue Whales   40 Risso's Dolphins 10/30 9 a.m. 25 Humpback Whales   6 Blue Whales   5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   15 Risso's Dolphins 10/29 1 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales   5 Blue Whales   10 Risso's Dolphins 10/29 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   12 Blue Whales   20 Risso's Dolphins   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 10/29 8 a.m. 10 Blue Whales 10/28 2 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales   2 Blue Whales   20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   500 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper!) 10/28 9 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales   6 Blue Whales   20 Risso's Dolphins 10/27 9 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale (lunge-feeding)   35 Risso's Dolphins   4 Harbor Porpoise   2 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 10/27 8 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales   2 Blue Whales   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 10/27 8 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales All Day 2 Blue Whales   10 Fin Whales   2500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   1500 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 10/26 2 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales 10/26 1 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales 10/26 9 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales   8 Blue Whales   5 Fin Whales   20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Risso's Dolphins   3 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)   1 Black-footed Albatross 10/26 8 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   2 Blue Whales   20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 10/25 2 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales   7 Blue Whales   12 Risso's Dolphins   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 10/25 9 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales   5 Blue Whales   2 Fin Whales   1 Great White Shark   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 10/25 8 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   5 Blue Whales   2 Fin Whales   2 Cuvier's Beaked Whales 10/24 2 p.m. 4 Blue Whales   6 Fin Whales   5 Common Dolphins   20 Risso's Dolphins   8 Harbor Porpoise 10/24 9 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales   6 Blue Whales   20 Risso's Dolphins 10/24 8 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales   4 Blue Whales   12 Harbor Porpoise 10/23 2 p.m. 20 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   20 Harbor Porpoise 10/23 9 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales   12 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   160 Risso's Dolphins   8 Harbor Porpoise 10/23 8 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales   12 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Risso's Dolphins   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 10/22 2 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales (feeding)   2 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 10/22 9 a.m. 39 Humpback Whales (feeding)   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   500 Risso's Dolphins   50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 10/21 2 p.m. 16 Humpback Whales (feeding) 10/21 9 a.m. 27 Humpback Whales   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300 Risso's Dolphins   50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 10/20 1 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   8 Harbor Porpoise 10/20 9 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales   1 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 10/20 8 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   5 Harbor Porpoise 10/19 4 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding right next to the boat) 10/19 2 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales (feeding and head slaps) 10/19 1 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales 10/19 9 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales   4 Blue Whales   60 Risso's Dolphins 10/19 8 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales   200 Risso's Dolphins 10/18 1 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales (vertical lunge-feeding) 10/18 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales   50 Risso's Dolphins 10/18 8 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales (breaching and pec-slapping) 10/17 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   200 Risso's Dolphins 10/16 2 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales 10/16 9 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throws, tail slaps, pec slaps)   5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   10 Risso's Dolphins   1 Bottlenose Dolphin 10/15 2 p.m. 6 Killer Whales (51A's, 49C, 50B) hunting sea lions, breaching, spy hopping, tail slapping 10/15 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales (feeding)   3 Killer Whales (CA21, CA169, CA171 Fatfin)   2 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 10/14 2 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   5 Harbor Porpoise 10/14 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   1 Blue Whale   10 Risso's Dolphins 10/14 8 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) All Day 5 Blue Whales   2 Killer Whales   20 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise 10/13 2 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales   3 Blue Whales   2 Fin Whales   25 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 10/13 1 p.m. 3 Killer Whales   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   75 Risso's Dolphins 10/13 9 a.m. 2 Blue Whales   3 Killer Whales   200 Risso's Dolphins 10/13 8 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales   2 Blue Whales   100 Risso's Dolphins   10 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 10/12 1 p.m. 20 Humpback Whales (vertical and lateral lunge feeding) 10/12 8 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales (lunge feeding and tail lobbing) Blackfin     10/12 8 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales Seawolf II 100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   150 Risso's Dolphins   5 Harbor Porpoise 10/11 10 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   50 Risso's Dolphins 10/11 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales (mom and calf pair)   30 Risso's Dolphins 10/11 8 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales   180 Risso's Dolphins 10/10 2 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales   6 Killer Whales   40 Risso's Dolphins   8 Harbor Porpoise 10/10 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales Seawolf II 6 Killer Whales   20 Risso's Dolphins   15 Harbor Porpoise 10/10 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales Blackfin 6 Killer Whales (spy hopping) 10/10 8 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales All Day 6 Killer Whales (spy hopping) 10/8 1 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales (breaching)   1 Blue Whale   75 Risso's Dolphins 10/8 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   1 Blue Whale   50 Risso's Dolphins 10/8 8 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   100 Risso's Dolphins (breaching, head slaps) 10/7 2 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   20 Risso's Dolphins 10/7 9 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale   7 Blue Whales   25 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Risso's Dolphins   1 Steller Sea Lion 10/7 8 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) All Day 5 Blue Whales   10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300 Risso's Dolphins   1 Steller Sea Lion   1 Elephant Seal   5 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 10/6 1 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales   2 Blue Whales   4 Fin Whales   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 10/6 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales   4 Fin Whales   300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   25 Risso's Dolphins   10 Harbor Porpoise 10/6 8 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   400 Risso's Dolphins 10/6 8 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales All Day 2 Blue Whales   2 Fin Whales   200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   50 Risso's Dolphins   20 Northern Right Whale Dolphins   12 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 10/5 4:30 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales   10 Harbor Porpoise 10/5 2 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales (feeding frenzy!)   50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   100 Risso's Dolphins   20+ Northern Right Whale Dolphins 10/5 1 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales   100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   400 Risso's Dolphins   10 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 10/5 9 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales   2 Blue Whales   30 Risso's Dolphins 10/5 8 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales   2 Blue Whales   600 Risso's Dolphins 10/4 1 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales   5 Harbor Porpoise 10/4 9 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   6 Harbor Porpoise   3 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 10/4 8 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   5 Harbor Porpoise 10/3 9 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales   6 Harbor Porpoise     Mola Mola (ocean sunfish) 10/2 9 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding, socializing) 10/1 9 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins   700 Risso's Dolphins   2 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

All photos © 2019 Daniel Bianchetta Risso's Dolphins - Casper and friend (how appropriate to see Casper on Halloween) (October 31, 2019) Humpback Whale with heart-shaped blow (October 31, 2019) Black-footed Albatross (October 29, 2019) Blue Whale tail (October 29, 2019) Great Blue Heron (October 29, 2019) Pacific White-sided Dolphins (October 27, 2019) Pacific White-sided Dolphin (October 27, 2019) Breaching Humpback Whale (October 26, 2019) Blue Whales (October 25, 2019) Cuvier's Beaked Whale (October 25, 2019) Blue Whale with 30-foot blow (October 24, 2019) Breaching Risso's Dolphin (October 22, 2019) Rhinoceros Auklet (October 21, 2019) Pacific White-sided Dolphins (October 21, 2019) California Sea Lions and Humpback Whale (October 20, 2019) Southern Sea Otter eating a crab (October 20, 2019) Humpback Whale (October 17, 2019) Belted Kingfisher (October 18, 2019) Killer Whale (Orca) Spy Hopping (October 15, 2019) Killer Whale Tail (October 15, 2019) Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales (October 14, 2019) Breaching Risso's Dolphin (October 13, 2019) Northern Right Whale Dolphin (October 13, 2019) Brown Pelicans at sunset (October 12, 2019) Chin slapping Humpback Whale (October 12, 2019) Mother and pup Southern Sea Otters (October 11, 2019) Breaching Killer Whale (October 10, 2019) Female and calf Killer Whales (October 10, 2019) Humpback Whales lunge-feeding by the Blackfin (October 8, 2019) Red-necked Phalaropes (October 7, 2019) Albino Risso's Dolphin 'Casper' (October 7, 2019) Blue Whale (October 6, 2019) Risso's Dolphins (October 6, 2019) Pacific White-sided Dolphin and Fin Whale (October 6, 2019) Black-footed Albatross in flight (October 6, 2019) Blue Whale tail (October 5, 2019) Humpback Whale tail (October 4, 2019) Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) (October 3, 2019) Humpback Whale lunge-feeding (Note baleen) (October 3, 2019) Pacific White-Sided Dolphin (October 1, 2019) Chrysaora (Sea Nettle) (October 1, 2019) Humpback Whale horizontally lunge-feeding (October 1, 2019) All photos © 2019 Daniel Bianchetta

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