MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST FEBRUARY 2015

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
February 1-28, 2015

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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Visit our Facebook page for more photos. Date # Type of Animal(s) 2/28 p.m. 6 Gray Whales 8 Humpback Whales 120 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/28 a.m. 6 Gray Whales 14 Humpback Whales 500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5 Bottlenose Dolphins 2/26 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales 150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/25 a.m. 1 Gray Whale 13 Humpback Whales 500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/24 p.m. 13 Gray Whales 3 Humpback Whales 1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/24 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales 1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 50 Risso’s Dolphins 2/23 p.m. 1 Gray Whale 5 Humpback Whales 200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/23 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales 1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/22 p.m. 4 Gray Whales 600 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/22 a.m. 12 Gray Whales 3 Humpback Whales 2 Harbor Porpoise 2/21 p.m. 2 Gray Whales 10 Humpback Whale 2 Harbor Porpoise 2/21 a.m. 18 Gray Whales 300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/21 early a.m. 5 Gray Whales 1 Fin Whale 300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/20 p.m. 7 Humpback Whales 700 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/20 a.m. 5 Gray Whales 700 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 100 Risso’s Dolphins 2/19 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale 1200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 30 Risso’s Dolphins 2/19 a.m. 9 Gray Whales 300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/18 p.m. 7 Gray Whales 50 Risso’s Dolphins 2/18 a.m. 7 Gray Whales 1 Humpback Whale (“friendly”) 800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/17 p.m. 11 Gray Whales 1 Humpback Whale 350 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/17 a.m. 6 Gray Whales 300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/16 p.m. 6 Gray Whales 2 Humpback Whales 800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 75 Risso’s Dolphins 2/16 a.m. 27 Gray Whales 50 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 100 Risso’s Dolphins 2/15 p.m. 4 Gray Whales 1 Humpback Whale 400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 200 Risso’s Dolphins 2/15 a.m. 13 Gray Whales 7 Humpback Whales 1250 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/14 p.m. 4 Gray Whales 200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 30 Risso’s Dolphins 2/14 a.m. 14 Gray Whales 300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 100 Risso’s Dolphins 2/14 early a.m. 15 Gray Whales 250 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 100 Risso’s Dolphins 2/13 p.m. 6 Gray Whales 1200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/13 a.m. 11 Gray Whales 1200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 600 Risso’s Dolphins 2/12 p.m. 16 Gray Whales 1300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/12 a.m. 8 Gray Whales 2 Humpback Whales 100 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 130 Risso’s Dolphins 2/11 a.m. 5 Gray Whales 1 Humpback Whale 10 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/10 p.m. 8 Gray Whales 2 Humpback Whales 1100 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/10 a.m. 10 Gray Whales 30 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/9 a.m. 11 Gray Whales 140 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/7 p.m. 2 Gray Whales 300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/7 a.m. 6 Gray Whales 400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2 Harbor Porpoise 2/5 a.m. 11 Gray Whales 3 Humpback Whales 100 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/4 p.m. 20 Gray Whales 75 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/4 a.m. 15 Gray Whales 2/3 p.m. 11 Gray Whales 1 Humpback Whale 150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 25 Risso’s Dolphins 2/3 a.m. 10 Gray Whales 300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 50 Risso’s Dolphins 2/2 p.m. 12 Gray Whales 1 Humpback Whale 700 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1 Northern Fur Seal 2/2 a.m. 22 Gray Whales 2/1 p.m. 23 Gray Whales 2/1 a.m. 7 Gray Whales 800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 10 Risso’s Dolphins Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (Feb. 28, 2015) Black-footed Albatross (Feb. 22, 2015) Breaching Humpback Whale (Feb. 21, 2015) Breaching Gray Whale (Feb. 21, 2015) Humpback Whale tail (Feb. 20, 2015) Brandt’s Cormorant and Snowy Egret (Feb. 15, 2015) Monterey Harbor at sunrise (Feb. 14, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Feb. 13, 2015) Risso’s Dolphin on its back with pectoral flippers in the air (Feb. 13, 2015) Gray Whale (Feb. 13, 2015) California Brown Pelican (Feb. 7, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Feb. 2, 2015) Gray Whales off Carmel Beach (Feb. 2, 2015) Black-crowned Night Heron (Feb. 2, 2015) Northern Fur Seal (Feb. 2, 2015) Gray Whale with monastery in background (Feb. 1, 2015) All photos © 2015 Daniel Bianchetta