Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List March 2014

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
March 1-31, 2014

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)

3/31 a.m.	7	Humpback Whales

3/30 p.m.	10	Humpback Whales

3/30 a.m.	9	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

3/29 p.m.	4	Humpback Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

3/29 a.m.	6	Humpback Whales

3/28 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	75	Risso’s Dolphins

3/28 a.m.	2	Gray Whales
	4	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale (Fat Fin)
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

3/27 p.m.	5	Humpback Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

3/27 a.m.	2	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale (Fat Fin)
	300	Risso’s Dolphins

3/25 p.m.	8	Humpback Whales

3/25 a.m.	4	Gray Whales
	9	Humpback Whales
	25	Risso’s Dolphins

3/24 p.m.	2	Gray Whales
	9	Humpback Whales

3/24 a.m.	11	Gray Whales
	3	Humpback Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins

3/23 p.m.	7	Gray Whales
	5	Humpback Whales

3/23 a.m.	7	Gray Whales
	3	Humpback Whales
	25	Risso’s Dolphins

3/22 p.m.	8	Gray Whales
	6	Humpback Whales

3/22 a.m.	2	Gray Whales (friendly)
	4	Humpback Whales
	500	Risso’s Dolphins

3/22 early a.m.	7	Gray Whales
	4	Humpback Whales
	500	Risso’s Dolphins

3/21 p.m.	16	Gray Whales (3 mating/social whales)
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

3/21 a.m.	5	Gray Whales
	4	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales (transient type)

3/20 p.m.	7	Gray Whales
	3	Humpback Whales

3/20 a.m.	6	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale

3/19 p.m.	6	Gray Whales
	4	Killer Whales

3/19 a.m.	15	Gray Whales
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	75	Risso’s Dolphins

3/18 a.m.	6	Gray Whales

3/17 a.m.	49	Risso’s Dolphins

3/16 p.m.	1	Humpback Whale
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

3/16 a.m.	4	Gray Whales
	150	Risso’s Dolphins
	3	Bottlenose Dolphins

3/15 a.m.	16	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales

3/15 early a.m.	18	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales
	1	Killer Whale (Stumpy)
	600	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	400	Risso’s Dolphins

3/14 p.m.	3	Gray Whales
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

3/14 a.m.	14	Gray Whales
	350	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

3/13 p.m.	10	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales
	300	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

3/13 a.m.	11	Gray Whales
	900	Risso’s Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

3/12 p.m.	20	Gray Whales
	70	Risso’s Dolphins

3/12 a.m.	25	Gray Whales
	10	Killer Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

3/11 p.m.	12	Gray Whales
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	60	Risso’s Dolphins

3/11 a.m.	8	Gray Whales (northbound)
	2	Humpback Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

3/10 a.m.	2	Gray Whales
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

3/9 p.m.	23	Gray Whales

3/9 a.m.	14	Gray Whales
	3	Humpback Whales
	75	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	120	Risso’s Dolphins

3/8 p.m.	3	Gray Whales
	140	Risso’s Dolphins

3/8 a.m.	12	Gray Whales
	250	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1300	Risso’s Dolphins
	20	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

3/7 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	150	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

3/6 p.m.	11	Gray Whales
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	300	Risso’s Dolphins
	150	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

3/6 a.m.	7	Gray Whales
	4	Humpback Whales (breaching)
	150	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	300	Risso’s Dolphins

3/5 p.m.	6	Gray Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

3/5 a.m.	5	Gray Whales
	500	Risso’s Dolphins

3/4 p.m.	5	Gray Whales
	150	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	25	Risso’s Dolphins

3/4 a.m.	7	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales
	600	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	350	Risso’s Dolphins

3/3 p.m.	11	Gray Whales (4 southbound, 7 northbound)
	25	Risso’s Dolphins

3/3 a.m.	4	Gray Whales (1 southbound, 3 northbound)
	1	Blue Whale
	6	Killer Whales

3/2 p.m.	8	Gray Whales
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1	Laysan Albatross
	2	Black-footed Albatross

3/2 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	1	Blue Whale
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	20	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Layson Albatross
	1	Black-footed Albatross

Risso's Dolphins in front of the lighthouse, photo by Daniel Bianchetta

Risso’s Dolphins in front of the lighthouse
(March 30, 2014) Humpback Whale tail throw, photo by Daniel Bianchetta

Humpback Whale tail throw (March 29, 2014) California Sea Lion and Great Egret, photo by Daniel Bianchetta

California Sea Lion checking out a Great Egret
(March 29, 2014)

Killer Whale Fat Fin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale “Fat Fin” (March 28, 2014)

Black Turnstone between 2 California Sea Lions
(March 24, 2014)

Humpback Whale with Pt Sur Clipper in background
(March 23, 2014)

Tails of two "friendly" Gray Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Tails of two “friendly” Gray Whales
(March 22, 2014)

Horned Grebe, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Horned Grebe (March 22, 2014)

Gray Whale with barnacles, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale – Notice fewer barnacles on the right side.
Gray Whales are benthic feeders (they feed in mud)
and most are right fluked (handed) so they go into
the mud to feed on their right sides (March 21, 2014)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (March 21, 2014)

Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales (March 15, 2014)

California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lion (March 15, 2014)

Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (March 15, 2014)

Laysan Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Laysan Albatross (March 14, 2014)

Gray Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whales (Note eye above end of mouth)
(March 14, 2014)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (March 13, 2014)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (March 12, 2014)

Northern Right Whale Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Right Whale Dolphin (March 6, 2014)

Blue Whale tail throw, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail throw (Note blood on tip of fluke
from being nipped by Killer Whale) (March 3, 2014)