Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
March 2021
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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| Date |
# |
Type of Animal(s) |
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| 3/31 2:30 p.m. |
9 |
Gray Whales |
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25 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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200 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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| 3/31 10 a.m. |
9 |
Gray Whales |
| |
25 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
370 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
10 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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| 3/30 2:30 p.m. |
5 |
Gray Whales |
| |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
| |
10 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/30 10 a.m. |
5 |
Gray Whales |
| |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
| |
300 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/30 9 a.m. |
8 |
Gray Whales |
| |
1 |
Humpback Whale (breaching) |
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| 3/29 10 a.m. |
1 |
Gray Whale (spyhopping) |
| |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
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| 3/28 3 p.m. |
7 |
Gray Whales |
| |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
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| 3/28 2:30 p.m. |
6 |
Gray Whales |
| |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
5 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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| 3/28 11 a.m. |
3 |
Gray Whales |
| |
30 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/28 10 a.m. |
6 |
Gray Whales |
| |
25 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/28 9 a.m. |
6 |
Gray Whales |
| |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
| |
50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
8 |
Bottlenose Dolphins |
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| 3/27 2:30 p.m. |
11 |
Gray Whales |
| |
80 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
2 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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| 3/27 1:30 p.m. |
3 |
Gray Whales |
| |
120 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
2 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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| 3/27 10 a.m. |
13 |
Gray Whales |
| |
150 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
7 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
| 3/27 9 a.m. |
17 |
Gray Whales |
| |
100 |
Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) |
|
| 3/27 8 a.m. |
12 |
Gray Whales |
| |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
| |
600 |
Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) |
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| 3/26 2:30 p.m. |
4 |
Gray Whales |
| |
1 |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
| |
2 |
Black-footed Albatross |
|
| 3/26 10 a.m. |
3 |
Gray Whales |
| |
6 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
560 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
2 |
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
| 3/26 9 a.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
120 |
Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) |
| |
5 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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| 3/24 10 a.m. |
7 |
Gray Whales |
| |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
| |
250 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
10 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
200 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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| 3/21 11 a.m. |
8 |
Killer Whales (Orcas) |
| |
2 |
Humpback Whales (breaching) |
| |
30 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/21 10 a.m. |
8 |
Killer Whales (Orcas) |
| |
3 |
Humpback Whales (breaching) |
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| 3/21 9 a.m. |
4 |
Gray Whales |
| |
8 |
Killer Whales (Orcas) |
| |
6 |
Humpback Whales (friendly) |
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| 3/20 1:30 p.m. |
4 |
Gray Whales |
| |
1 |
Humpback Whales (juvenile) |
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| 3/20 10 a.m. |
2 |
Gray Whales |
| |
22 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
| |
10 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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1 |
Laysan Albatross |
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| 3/20 9 a.m. |
6 |
Gray Whales |
| |
17 |
Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding) |
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| 3/19 10 a.m. |
3 |
Gray Whales |
| |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
| |
100 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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3 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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| 3/17 2:30 p.m. |
9 |
Gray Whales |
| |
25 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
1000 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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| 3/17 10 a.m. |
6 |
Gray Whales |
| |
7 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
2000 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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10 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1500 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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| 3/17 9 a.m. |
7 |
Gray Whales |
| |
6 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
2000 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
10 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1500 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
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| 3/16 2:30 p.m. |
4 |
Gray Whales |
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7 |
Humpback Whales (breaching) |
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| 3/16 10 a.m. |
4 |
Gray Whales |
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10 |
Humpback Whales |
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| 3/14 1:30 p.m. |
7 |
Gray Whales |
| |
50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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| 3/14 10 a.m. |
7 |
Gray Whales |
| |
130 |
Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) |
| |
3 |
Bottlenose Dolphins |
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| 3/14 9 a.m. |
4 |
Gray Whales |
| |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
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30 |
Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) |
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| 3/13 2:30 p.m. |
5 |
Gray Whales |
| |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
| |
2 |
Bottlenose Dolphins |
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2 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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| 3/13 10 a.m. |
5 |
Gray Whales |
| |
3 |
Humpback Whales (breaching) |
| |
30 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
8 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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| 3/12 2:30 p.m. |
5 |
Gray Whales |
| |
3 |
Humpback Whales |
|
| 3/12 10 a.m. |
8 |
Gray Whales |
| |
2 |
Humpback Whales (friendly) |
|
| 3/11 10 a.m. |
9 |
Gray Whales (1 friendly) |
| |
1 |
Humpback Whale (breaching) |
| |
150 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/10 10 a.m. |
16 |
Gray Whales |
| |
10 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/9 10 a.m. |
15 |
Gray Whales |
| |
300 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
90 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
200 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 3/8 10 a.m. |
16 |
Gray Whales |
| |
90 |
Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) |
|
| 3/7 10 a.m. |
6 |
Gray Whales |
| |
180 |
Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) |
|
| 3/6 10 a.m. |
6 |
Gray Whales |
| |
30 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
60 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/6 9 a.m. |
8 |
Gray Whales |
| |
120 |
Risso's Dolphins |
|
| 3/5 10 a.m. |
8 |
Gray Whales |
| |
60 |
Risso's Dolphins |
| |
1 |
Elephant Seal |
|
| 3/4 10 a.m. |
4 |
Gray Whales |
| |
9 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
1200 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
55 |
Risso's Dolphins (cow/calf, nursery pod) |
| |
600 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 3/3 10 a.m. |
4 |
Gray Whales |
| |
30 |
Humpback Whales |
| |
2000 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
1000 |
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
| |
1 |
Laysan Albatross |
|
| 3/2 10 a.m. |
1 |
Killer Whale (Orca) |
| |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
| |
700 |
Risso's Dolphins (including Casper and a small nursery subgroup) |
|
| 3/1 10 a.m. |
3 |
Gray Whales |
| |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
| |
20 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
| |
180 |
Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) |
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Photos © 2021 Daniel Bianchetta
Leaping Risso's Dolphin
(March 31, 2021)
Gray Whale spyhopping
(March 29, 2021)
Humpback Whale
(March 29, 2021)
Harbor Seal
(March 29, 2021)
Southern Sea Otter mother and pup
(March 27, 2021)
Risso's Dolphin calf with fetal folds
(March 27, 2021)
Tail of Risso's Dolphin Casper
(March 27, 2021)
Sea Lion
(March 26, 2021)
Southern Sea Otter eating a crab
(March 24, 2021)
Humpback Whale head - note barnacles and tubercles
(bumps on top of snout) (March 21, 2021)
Killer Whales
(March 21, 2021)
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (March 20, 2021)
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (March 19, 2021)
Southern Sea Otter in kelp (March 19, 2021)
Northern Right Whale Dolphins (March 17, 2021)
Risso's Dolphins including Casper (March 17, 2021)
Humpback Whale fluke ID photo (March 16, 2021)
Black-footed Albatross (March 13, 2021)
Breaching Risso's Dolphin (March 11, 2021)
Friendly Gray Whale (March 11, 2021)
Breaching Humpback Whale (March 11, 2021)
Gray Whale (March 6, 2021)
Pacific White-sided Dolphin somersaulting
(March 4, 2021)
Laysan Albatross
(March 3, 2021)
Northern Right Whale Dolphin
(March 3, 2021)
Killer Whale (Orca - CA171B, Fatfin)
(March 2, 2021)
Risso's Dolphins Casper and friend
(March 2, 2021)
Photos © 2021 Daniel Bianchetta
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Sightings List 3/1-3/31/21 |
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