Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List September 2017

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
September 1-30, 2017

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)

9/30 9 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins
	Thousands	Moon Jellies

9/30 8 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	3	Harbor Porpoise

9/29 9 a.m.	11	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
		Massive Plankton Bloom

9/29 8 a.m.	14	Humpback Whales

9/29 8 a.m. All Day	32	Humpback Whales
	10	Blue Whales

9/28 2 p.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins

9/28 9 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/28 8 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales

9/28 8 a.m. All Day	30	Humpback Whales
	6	Blue Whales
	150	Risso’s Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

9/27 2 p.m.	18	Humpback Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/27 9 a.m.	24	Humpback Whales
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

9/27 8 a.m.	36	Humpback Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise

9/26 1 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales

9/26 9 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales
	90	Risso’s Dolphins

9/26 8 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

9/25 1 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	4	Killer Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

9/25 9 a.m.	26	Humpback Whales
	4	Killer Whales
	180	Risso’s Dolphins

9/25 8 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	4	Killer Whales
	150	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/24 2 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)

9/24 1 p.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

9/24 9 a.m.	26	Humpback Whales (playful calf)
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

9/24 8 a.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	20	Common Dolphins
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

9/23 4:30 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale

9/23 2 p.m.	19	Humpback Whales
	25	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/23 1 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins

9/23 9 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1 million	Sea Nettles

9/23 8 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	20	Dall’s Porpoise

9/22 2 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales

9/22 9 a.m.	24	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales
	30	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

9/22 8 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales (feeding)
	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	35	Risso’s Dolphins

9/21 9 a.m.	27	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales (hunting)
	300	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/21 8 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales (hunting)
	500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/20 9 a.m.	21	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales (hunting)
	6	Harbor Porpoise

9/20 8 a.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	5	Killer Whales (hunting)
	8	Harbor Porpoise

9/19 9 a.m.	35	Humpback Whales
	6	Killer Whales
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

9/19 8 a.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	6	Killer Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/18 2 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise

9/18 9 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	25	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Harbor Porpoise

9/18 8 a.m.	31	Humpback Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	20	Harbor Porpoise

9/17 2 p.m.	32	Humpback Whales

9/17 1 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales

9/17 9 a.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	1	Black-footed Albatross

9/17 8 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales

9/16 4:30 p.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	4	Harbor Porpoise

9/16 2 p.m.	6	Humpback Whales

9/16 1 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales

9/16 9 a.m.	26	Humpback Whales
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	8	Harbor Porpoise

9/16 8 a.m.	26	Humpback Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Northern Elephant Seal

9/16 8 a.m. All Day	33	Humpback Whales
	26	Blue Whales
	150	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	300	Risso’s Dolphins

9/15 9 a.m.	22	Humpback Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/15 8 a.m.	10	Humpback Whales
	15	Harbor Porpoise

9/14 2 p.m.	13	Humpback Whales

9/14 9 a.m.	40	Humpback Whales

9/14 8 a.m.	21	Humpback Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/14 8 a.m. All Day	25	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/13 2 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	1	Shortfin Mako Shark

9/13 9 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Shark
	1	Black-footed Albatross

9/13 8 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Shark

9/12 2 p.m.	7	Humpback Whales (lots of breaching)

9/12 9 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales
	6	Killer Whales
	36	Risso’s Dolphins

9/12 8 a.m.	9	Humpback Whales
	6	Killer Whales

9/11 2 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales

9/11 1 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/11 9 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	10	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	3	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/11 8 a.m.	24	Humpback Whales
	2	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	1	Black-footed Albatross

9/10 2 p.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

9/10 1 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	20	Harbor Porpoise

9/10 9 a.m.	17	Humpback Whales
	1	Great White Shark
	50,000	Sooty Shearwaters

9/10 8 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	4	Harbor Porpoise

9/9 4:30 p.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	10	Harbor Porpoise

9/9 2 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales

9/9 1 p.m.	19	Humpback Whales
	20	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/9 9 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/9 8 a.m.	15	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Bottlenose Dolphins

9/9 8 a.m. All Day	38	Humpback Whales
	12	Blue Whales
	3	Fin Whalse
	110	Risso’s Dolphins

9/8 2 p.m.	30	Humpback Whales (mother&calf; calf tail slap)
	1500	Common Dolphins

9/8 1 p.m.	42	Humpback Whales
	1500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	4	Harbor Porpoise

9/8 9 a.m.	37	Humpback Whales
	1000	Common Dolphins

9/8 8 a.m.	40	Humpback Whales
	2000	Common Dolphins
	5	Harbor Porpoise

9/8 8 a.m. All Day	46	Humpback Whales
	3	Blue Whales
	1	Fin Whale
	800	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/7 2 p.m.	23	Humpback Whales

9/7 9 a.m.	32	Humpback Whales
	32	Common Dolphins
	1	Elephant Seal
	1	Northern Fur Seal
	2	Black-footed Albatross

9/7 8 a.m.	26	Humpback Whales
	5	Dall’s Porpoise
	1	Black-footed Albatross

9/7 8 a.m. All Day	26	Humpback Whales
	8	Blue Whales
	5	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	500	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

9/6 2 p.m.	28	Humpback Whales
	9	Blue Whales
	300	Common Dolphins

9/6 9 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	400	Common Dolphins

9/6 8 a.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	200	Common Dolphins
	1	Northern Elephant Seal

9/5 2 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales

9/5 9 a.m.	28	Humpback Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Bottlenose Dolphin

9/5 8 a.m.	50	Humpback Whales
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	100	Risso’s Dolphins
	3	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/4 4:30 p.m.	11	Humpback Whales

9/4 2 p.m.	27	Humpback Whales

9/4 1 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	5	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/4 9 a.m.	19	Humpback Whales
	9	Blue Whales

9/4 8 a.m.	18	Humpback Whales
	2	Blue Whales
	1	Black-footed Albatross

9/4 8 a.m. All Day	72	Humpback Whales
	26	Blue Whales
	5	Harbor Porpoise
	10	Dall’s Porpoise

9/3 5:30 p.m.	28	Humpback Whales

9/3 4:30 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales

9/3 2 p.m.	36	Humpback Whales

9/3 1 p.m.	25	Humpback Whales

9/3 10 a.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	4	Blue Whales
	1	Black-footed Albatross

9/3 9 a.m.	24	Humpback Whales
	13	Blue Whales

9/3 8 a.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	5	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/2 4:30 p.m.	14	Humpback Whales

9/2 2 p.m.	20	Humpback Whales
	8	Risso’s Dolphins

9/2 1 p.m.	13	Humpback Whales
	8	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/2 10 a.m.	12	Humpback Whales
	16	Blue Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

9/2 9 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	12	Blue Whales
	24	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	6	Common Dolphins
	24	Risso’s Dolphins
	4	Harbor Porpoise
	4	Dall’s Porpoise

9/2 8 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	15	Blue Whales
	75	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	75	Common Dolphins
	75	Risso’s Dolphins

9/1 4:30 p.m.	25	Humpback Whales

9/1 2 p.m.	13	Humpback Whales

9/1 1 p.m.	35	Humpback Whales

9/1 9 a.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	9	Blue Whales

9/1 8 a.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	16	Blue Whales

Blue Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail (September 29, 2017)

Harbor Porpoise, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Porpoise (September 29, 2017)

Snowy Egret, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Snowy Egret (September 26, 2017)

Sea Otter eating a crab, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Otter eating a crab (September 26, 2017)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (September 25, 2017)

Chrysaora (Sea Nettles), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Chrysaora (Sea Nettles) (September 25, 2017)

California Sea Lion, Great Blue Heron
and Snowy Egret (September 24, 2017)

Killer Whale Rainblow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale Rainblow (September 23, 2017)

Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins (September 22, 2017)

Male Killer Whale pectoral fin slapping
(September 20, 2017)

Breaching Killer Whale by the Blackfin
(September 20, 2017)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (September 19, 2017)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (September 19, 2017)

Humpback Whale and California Sea Lions
(September 17, 2017)

Buller's Shearwater, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Buller’s Shearwater (September 16, 2017)

Blue Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whales (September 14, 2017)

Elegant Tern, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Elegant Tern (September 14, 2017)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (September 12, 2017)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (September 12, 2017)

Humpback Whale and thousands of
Sooty Shearwaters (September 10, 2017)

Friendly Humpback Whale close up, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
“Friendly” Humpback Whale close up
(September 9, 2017)

Breaching Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Risso’s Dolphin (September 9, 2017)

Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin (September 8, 2017)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (September 8, 2017)

Humpback Whale pectoral slapping
(September 7, 2017)

Humpback Whales lunge-feeding at sunset
(September 4, 2017)

Great Blue Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Blue Heron (September 4, 2017)

Humpback Whales tail-throwing, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales tail-throwing (September 4, 2017)

Humpback Whale chin-slapping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale chin-slapping (September 3, 2017)

3 Mola Mola, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
3 Mola Mola (September 3, 2017)

Humpback Whales with rain-blows
(September 3, 2017)

Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins (September 2, 2017)

Humpback Whales lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (September 2, 2017)

Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales (September 1, 2017)

Pigeon Guillemot with lunch, photo by Daniel Bianchetta

Pigeon Guillemot with lunch (September 2, 2017)

Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (September 1, 2017)

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