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

October 1-31, 2013
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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)

10/31 p.m. 100      Humpback Whales
  50      Risso's Dolphins

10/31 a.m.  50      Humpback Whales
  10      Killer Whales
  300      Risso's Dolphins

10/30 p.m. 30      Humpback Whales
  300      Risso's Dolphins

10/30 a.m. 60      Humpback Whales
  300      Risso's Dolphins

10/29 p.m. 35      Humpback Whales
  300      Risso's Dolphins
      Dall's Porpoise

10/29 a.m. 45      Humpback Whales
  300      Risso's Dolphins
      Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (rare sighting)

10/27 a.m. 85      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Fat Fin)
  40      Risso's Dolphins
  20      Harbor Porpoise

10/26 p.m. 80      Humpback Whales

10/26 a.m.  75      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (Fat Fin & Stumpy)
  25      Risso's Dolphins

10/25 p.m. 50      Humpback Whales (some breaching)

10/25 a.m. 100      Humpback Whales (some breaching)
  70      Risso's Dolphins

10/24 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales (in foggy conditions)

10/24 a.m.  20      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (Fat Fin & Stumpy)

10/23 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (Fat Fin & Stumpy)

10/23 a.m.  40      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (Fat Fin & Stumpy)
  70      Risso's Dolphins

10/22 p.m. 28      Humpback Whales

10/22 a.m. 50      Humpback Whales
      Dall's Porpoise
      Harbor Porpoise

10/21 p.m.  50+      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales

10/21 a.m. 38      Humpback Whales (in foggy conditions)

10/20 p.m.  42      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (Fat Fin & Stumpy)

10/20 a.m. 48      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (Fat Fin & Stumpy)
  60      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200      Risso's Dolphins

10/19 p.m. 60      Humpback Whales (very active)

10/19 a.m. 150      Humpback Whales
  300      Risso's Dolphins

10/18 p.m.  150      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (Fat Fin & Stumpy)

10/18 a.m.  220      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (Fat Fin & Stumpy)
  150      Risso's Dolphins

10/17 p.m. 120      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (Fat Fin & Stumpy)

10/17 a.m. 90      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  800      Risso's Dolphins
  15      Harbor Porpoise

10/16 p.m. 120      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (Fat Fin & Stumpy)
  700      Risso's Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

10/16 a.m. 120      Humpback Whales
  700      Risso's Dolphins
  10      Harbor Porpoise

10/15 p.m. 100+      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale
  100      Risso's Dolphins

10/15 a.m.  60+      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (Fat Fin & Stumpy)
  600      Risso's Dolphins
      Dall's Porpoise

10/14 p.m. 35      Humpback Whales (including calf
breaching & surface feeding)
  250      Risso's Dolphins

10/14 a.m. 90      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Fat Fin)
      Dall's Porpoise

10/13 p.m. 80      Humpback Whales

10/13 a.m. 90      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Fat Fin)
  75      Risso's Dolphins

10/12 p.m. 90      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Fat Fin, breaching)

10/12 a.m. 34      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Fat Fin)
  45      Risso's Dolphins

10/11 p.m. 60      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Fat Fin, breaching)
  700      Risso's Dolphins (breaching)

10/11 a.m. 60      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Fat Fin)
  700      Risso's Dolphins

10/10 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales

10/10 a.m. 24      Humpback Whales
  35      Risso's Dolphins

10/8 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales
  30      Risso's Dolphins

10/8 a.m. 50      Humpback Whales
  10      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  700      Risso's Dolphins

10/7 p.m. 30+      Humpback Whales
  300      Risso's Dolphins

10/7 a.m. 30+      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Fat Fin)
  300      Risso's Dolphins

10/6 p.m. 35      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Fat Fin)
  100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  700      Risso's Dolphins

10/6 a.m. 60      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Fat Fin)
  700      Risso's Dolphins
      Bottlenose Dolphins

10/5 p.m. 45      Humpback Whales
  12      Harbor Porpoise

10/5 a.m. 80      Humpback Whales
  120      Risso's Dolphins
  15      Harbor Porpoise

10/4 p.m. 50      Humpback Whales
  30      Risso's Dolphins

10/4 a.m. 19      Humpback Whales
  100      Risso's Dolphins
  30      Northern Right Whale Dolphins

10/3 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales

10/2 a.m. 25      Humpback Whales
      Harbor Porpoise

10/1 a.m. 45+      Humpback Whales
Killer Whale with rainblow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale with rainblow (Oct. 31, 2013)

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Oct. 29, 2013)

Killer Whale Fat Fin flipping Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale Fat Fin flipping Sea Lion (Oct. 20, 2013)

Killer Whales Stumpy and Fat Fin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales Stumpy and Fat Fin (Oct. 20, 2013)

Baby Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Baby Risso's Dolphin (Oct. 19, 2013)

California Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Otter (Oct. 19, 2013)

Tail throwing Humpback Whale with Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Tail throwing Humpback Whale with Sea Lions
(Oct. 19, 2013)

Killer Whale by Pt. Sur Clipper, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale by Pt. Sur Clipper (Oct. 14, 2013)

Breaching Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale calf (Oct. 14, 2013)

Breaching Humpback Whale mother, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale mother (Oct. 14, 2013)

California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lions (Oct. 14, 2013)

Humpback Whale pec slapping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale pec slapping (Oct. 13, 2013)

Breaching Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Killer Whale (Oct. 12, 2013)

Breaching Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Risso's Dolphin (Oct. 11, 2013)

Humpback Whale lunge-feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale lunge-feeding (note baleen)
(Oct. 5, 2013)

All photos © 2013 Daniel Bianchetta


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