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

November 1-30, 2019
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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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Date # Type of Animal(s)

11/29 2 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales
  4 Harbor Porpoise

11/29 10 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales (breaching)

11/29 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales (breaching)

11/28 9 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales

11/26 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales
  100 Risso's Dolphins (nursery group)

11/24 9 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales (breaching)
  28 Risso's Dolphins
  1 Black-footed Albatross
  1 Brown Booby

11/23 2 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales

11/23 9 a.m.   Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
  600 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  150 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
  many small Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)
  1 Brown Booby

11/22 9 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales (lunging and breaching)
  20 Risso's Dolphins

11/21 2 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales

11/21 9 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales (lots of flukes and spouting rainbows)
  20 Risso's Dolphins

11/18 9 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales (chin slapping)
  30 Risso's Dolphins (nursery group with calves)

11/17 2 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales

11/17 10 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales

11/17 9 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales (feeding)

11/16 2 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales

11/16 10 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
  500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/16 9 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
  350 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  150 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/15 2 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales (breaching, lunge feeding, pec slaps, tail throws)
  2 Blue Whales

11/15 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
  4 Blue Whales

11/14 9 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales (lunge feeding and breaching)

11/13 2 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)

11/13 9 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales
  4 Blue Whales
  1 Elephant Seal

11/12 2 p.m. 2 Blue Whales
  30 Risso's Dolphins

11/12 9 a.m. 21 Humpback Whales
  300 Sea Lions in a feeding frenzy!

11/11 2 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
  4 Blue Whales

11/11 10 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales
  9 Blue Whales
  23 Risso's Dolphins

11/11 9 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales
  5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  400 Risso's Dolphins
  3 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

11/10 2 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
  4 Killer Whales (CA51s)

11/10 10 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales
  8 Blue Whales
  4 Killer Whales (CA51s)

11/10 9 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales
  5 Blue Whales
  4 Killer Whales (CA51s)

11/9 2 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales

11/9 10 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales
  2 Blue Whales
  2 Fin Whales
  15 Dall's Porpoise

11/9 9 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
  5 Blue Whales
  2 Fin Whales

11/8 2 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales (breaching and head slaps)
  6 Blue Whales

11/8 10 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales
  1 Gray Whale
  5 Blue Whales
  2 Fin Whales
  26 Risso's Dolphins

11/8 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales
  1 Gray Whale
  6 Blue Whales
  2 Fin Whales
  40 Risso's Dolphins

11/7 2 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
  5 Blue Whales
  30 Risso's Dolphins

11/7 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
  6 Blue Whales
  150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins (courtship &
synchronized porpoising)
  300 Risso's Dolphins (nursery pod)
  1 Black-Footed Albatross

11/6 2 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales
  8 Blue Whales

11/6 9 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale
  8 Blue Whales
  20 Dall's Porpoise

11/5 2 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales
  5 Blue Whales
  15 Risso's Dolphins

11/5 9 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales
  3 Blue Whales
  1000 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  500 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/4 2 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales
  5 Blue Whales

11/4 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales (breaching and pec slapping)
  13 Blue Whales
  500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
  2 Mola Mola (ocean sunfish)

11/4 8 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales
  13 Blue Whales
  1 Fin Whale
  40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  500 Risso's Dolphins
  5 Dall's Porpoise

11/3 2 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
  7 Blue Whales
  5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

11/3 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales
  6 Blue Whales
  25 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  180 Risso's Dolphins
  10 Dall's Porpoise

11/3 8 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales
All Day 9 Blue Whales
  1 Fin Whale
  40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  500 Risso's Dolphins
  5 Dall's Porpoise

11/2 2 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
  5 Blue Whales
  1 Fin Whale
  20 Risso's Dolphins

11/2 9 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales
  6 Blue Whales
  1 Fin Whale
  30 Risso's Dolphins

11/1 2 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
  4 Blue Whales
  25 Risso's Dolphins

11/1 9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales
  8 Blue Whales
  1 Fin Whale
  20 Risso's Dolphins

   All photos © 2019 Daniel Bianchetta

Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) (November 23, 2019)

Brown Booby, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Booby (November 23, 2019)

Sea Lion in kelp, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Lion in kelp (November 21, 2019)

Bonaparte's Gulls, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bonaparte's Gulls (November 21, 2019)

Risso's Dolphin mother and calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin mother and calf (November 18, 2019)

Southern Sea Otter mother and pup, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter mother and pup (November 17, 2019)

Brown Pelicans, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Pelicans (November 16, 2019)

Tail-throwing Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Tail-throwing Humpback Whale (November 15, 2019)

Risso's Dolphin kelping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin kelping (playing with kelp)
(November 12, 2019)

Kingfisher with breakfast, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Kingfisher with breakfast (November 11, 2019)

Killer Whales Bumper and Orion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales Bumper and Orion (CA51s)
(November 10, 2019)

Male Killer Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Male Killer Whale tail (November 10, 2019)

Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphins (November 8, 2019)

California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lions (November 8, 2019)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Dancing Pacific White-sided Dolphins (Frame 1)
(November 7, 2019)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Dancing Pacific White-sided Dolphins (Frame 2)
(November 7, 2019)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales with Anchovies, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales with Anchovies
(November 7, 2019)

Blue Whale heart-shaped blow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale heart-shaped blow (November 4, 2019)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (November 4, 2019)

Osprey, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Osprey (November 4, 2019)

Northern Right Whale Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Right Whale Dolphins (November 4, 2019)

Southern Snorkling Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Snorkling Sea Otter (November 3, 2019)

Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin (November 3, 2019)

Fin Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale (November 2, 2019)

Blue Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail (November 2, 2019)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (November 2, 2019)



All photos © 2019 Daniel Bianchetta


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