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

September 1-30, 2014
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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)

9/30 p.m.     Humpback Whales

9/30 a.m. 21      Humpback Whales
  600      Risso's Dolphins

9/29 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales
  100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/29 a.m. 23      Humpback Whales
  25      Risso's Dolphins

9/28 p.m. 18      Humpback Whales

9/28 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales
  150      Risso's Dolphins

9/27 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales

9/27 a.m. 34      Humpback Whales
      Harbor Porpoise

9/26 p.m. 34      Humpback Whales
  800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  200      Risso's Dolphins

9/26 a.m. 48      Humpback Whales
  800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  200      Risso's Dolphins

9/25 p.m.     Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  200      Risso's Dolphins
   21      Harbor Porpoise

9/25 a.m. 34      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales

9/24 p.m. 41      Humpback Whales
      Harbor Porpoise

9/24 a.m. 34      Humpback Whales
  500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise
   6      Dall's Porpoise

9/23 p.m. 24      Humpback Whales
  250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/23 a.m. 48      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  700      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/22 p.m. 38      Humpback Whales
  300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/22 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/22 all day 48      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (predation on California Sea
Lions, interaction with Humpbacks)
  200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/21 late p.m. 41      Humpback Whales

9/21 p.m. 44      Humpback Whales

9/21 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales

9/20 late p.m. 34      Humpback Whales
   8      Harbor Porpoise

9/20 p.m. 35      Humpback Whales
  30      Risso's Dolphins
   10      Harbor Porpoise

9/20 a.m. 42      Humpback Whales

9/19 late p.m. 15      Humpback Whales

9/19 p.m. 31      Humpback Whales
  200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/19 a.m. 47      Humpback Whales
      Minke Whale
  200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/18 late p.m. 29      Humpback Whales
  50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/18 p.m. 33      Humpback Whales
  800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/18 a.m. 49      Humpback Whales

9/17 late p.m. 43      Humpback Whales
  350      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/17 p.m. 33      Humpback Whales
  25      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/17 a.m. 48      Humpback Whales
  370      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  50      Risso's Dolphins
   4      Harbor Porpoise

9/16 late p.m. 54      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale

9/16 p.m. 65      Humpback Whales

9/16 a.m. 87      Humpback Whales
  600      Common Dolphins
  300      Risso's Dolphins

9/15 late p.m. 84      Humpback Whales

9/15 p.m. 79      Humpback Whales
  200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/15 a.m. 70      Humpback Whales
  200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/14 late p.m. 30      Humpback Whales

9/14 p.m. 56      Humpback Whales
  200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/14 a.m. 72      Humpback Whales
  50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/13 late p.m. 32      Humpback Whales
  200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
   5      Harbor Porpoise

9/13 p.m. 64      Humpback Whales
  1500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/13 a.m. 60      Humpback Whales
  1500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/12 p.m. 35      Humpback Whales
  700      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  300      Risso's Dolphins

9/12 a.m. 36      Humpback Whales
  200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  300      Risso's Dolphins

9/11 late p.m. 49      Humpback Whales

9/11 p.m. 33      Humpback Whales

9/11 a.m. 32      Humpback Whales
  50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  75      Risso's Dolphins

9/10 late p.m. 15      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)

9/10 p.m.     Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  160      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/10 a.m. 27      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales
  400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/9 late p.m. 20      Humpback Whales

9/9 p.m. 47      Humpback Whales

9/9 a.m. 53      Humpback Whales
  150      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  75      Risso's Dolphins

9/8 p.m. 26      Humpback Whales
  50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/8 a.m. 42      Humpback Whales
  200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/7 p.m. 35      Humpback Whales
  300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/7 a.m. 37      Humpback Whales with 2 "friendlies"
  250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/6 late p.m. 38      Humpback Whales
   30      Harbor Porpoise

9/6 p.m. 30      Humpback Whales

9/6 a.m. 48      Humpback Whales
  100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
   10      Dall's Porpoise
   5      Harbor Porpoise
   1      Mola Mola

9/5 late p.m. 52      Humpback Whales

9/5 p.m. 16      Humpback Whales
  250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  35      Risso's Dolphins
   3      Black-footed Albatross

9/5 a.m. 42      Humpback Whales
  15      Risso's Dolphins

9/4 late p.m. 28      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)

9/4 p.m. 33      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)

9/4 a.m. 37      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale
  40      Risso's Dolphins
   25      Dall's Porpoise

9/3 late p.m. 26      Humpback Whales (mom/calf pair lunge feeding)

9/3 p.m. 28      Humpback Whales
      Minke Whale
  25      Risso's Dolphins
   3      Harbor Porpoise

9/3 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales
      Minke Whale
  80      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
      Risso's Dolphins
   3      Harbor Porpoise

9/2 late p.m. 15      Humpback Whales

9/2 p.m. 32      Humpback Whales
  20      Risso's Dolphins

9/2 a.m. 45      Humpback Whales
  450      Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/1 late p.m. 20      Humpback Whales

9/1 p.m. 27      Humpback Whales
  200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  12      Risso's Dolphins
   4      Harbor Porpoise

9/1 a.m. 33      Humpback Whales
  280      Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  25      Risso's Dolphins

       
Humpback Whale tail throw, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail throw (Sept. 26, 2014)

California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lions (Sept. 26, 2014)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (Sept. 22, 2014)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins and Sea Lion near Moss Landing, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins and Sea Lion
near Moss Landing (Sept. 22, 2014)

Sea Otters with Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Otters with Sea Lion (Sept. 22, 2014)

Elephant Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Elephant Seal (Sept. 22, 2014)

Killer Whales Fat Fin and Lonesome George, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales Fat Fin and Lonesome George
(Sept. 21, 2014)

Harbor Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seal (Sept. 20, 2014)

Red-necked Phalarope, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Red-necked Phalarope (Sept. 19, 2014)

Common Tern by Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Common Tern by Humpback Whale (Sept. 19, 2014)

Minke Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Minke Whale (Sept. 19, 2014)

Humpback Whales lunge feeding at sunset, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge feeding at sunset
(Sept. 15, 2014)

Humpback Whale at dusk, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale at dusk (Sept. 14, 2014)

Southern Sea Otter in kelp, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter in kelp (Sept. 13, 2014)

Risso's Dolphin tail-slapping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin tail-slapping (Sept. 12, 2014)

Risso's Dolphin in front of lighthouse, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin in front of lighthouse (Sept. 12, 2014)

California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lions (Sept. 8, 2014)

Humpback Whales at sunset, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales at sunset (Sept. 6, 2014)

Humpback Whales lunge feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge feeding (Sept. 6, 2014)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (Sept. 1, 2014)

Long-beaked Common Dolphin by Pt. Sur Clipper, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin
by Pt. Sur Clipper (Sept. 1, 2014)

  Humpback Whale tail with Killer Whale rake marks, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail with Killer Whale rake marks
(Sept. 6, 2014)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Sept. 1, 2014)



All photos © 2014 Daniel Bianchetta


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