Whale Watching Sightings Northern California

Filed under: General

	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUNE
DOLPHIN & PORPOISE:
Bottlenose Dolphin	X	X	X	X	X	X
Common Dolphin (long-beaked)	X	X	X	X	X	X
Common Dolphin (short-beaked)	X	X	X	X	X	X
Dall’s Porpoise	X	X	X	X	X	X
Orcas (Killer Whales)	P	P	P	P	P	P
Northern Right Whale Dolphin	P	P	P	P	P	-
Pacific White-sided Dolphin	X	X	X	X	X	X
Risso’s Dolphin	P	P	X	X	X	X
BALEEN WHALES:
Blue Whale	-	-	-	-	P	X
Fin Whale	P	P	P	P	X	X
Gray Whale	X	X	X	X	P	P
Humpback Whale	P	P	P	P	X	X
Minke Whale	P	P	P	P	P	X
TOOTHED WHALES:
Sperm Whales	P	P	P	P	P	P
PINNIPEDS:
California Sea Lions	X	X	X	X	X	X
Harbor Seals	X	X	X	X	X	X
Northern Elephant Seals	X	X	X	P	P	P
OTHER:
Mola Mola (Sun Fish)	P	P	P	P	P	X

X=Likely P=Possible

	JULY	AUG	SEPT	OCT	NOV	DEC
DOLPHIN & PORPOISE:
Bottlenose Dolphin	X	X	X	-	-	-
Common Dolphin (long-beaked)	X	X	X	X	P	P
Common Dolphin (short-beaked)	X	X	X	X	P	P
Dall’s Porpoise	X	X	X	X	X	X
Harbor Porpoise	X	X	X	X	X	-
Orcas (Killer Whales)	X	X	X	X	X	X
Northern Right Whale Dolphin	X	X	X	X	X	X
Pacific White-sided Dolphin	X	X	X	X	X	X
Risso’s Dolphin	X	X	X	X	X	X
BALEEN WHALES:
Blue Whales	X	X	X	P	-	-
Fin Whales	X	P	P	P	P	P
Gray Whales	P	P	P	P	X	X
Humpback Whales	X	X	X	X	X	X
Minke Whales	X	X	X	-	-	-
TOOTHED WHALES:
Sperm Whales	P	P	P	P	P	P
PINNIPEDS:
California Sea Lions	X	X	X	X	X	X
Harbor Seals	X	X	X	X	X	X
Northern Elephant Seals	X	X	X	-	-	-
Northern Fur Seals	X	X	P	-	-	-
Southern Sea Otters	X	X	-	-	-	-
OTHER:
Mola Mola (Sun Fish)	X	X	X	-	-	-
Basking Sharks	P	P	-	-	-	-

X=Likely P=Possible