Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List September 2015

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
September 1-30, 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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Date	#	Type of Animal(s)

9/30 p.m.	40	Humpback Whales
	700	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	4	Harbor Porpoise

9/30 a.m.	38	Humpback Whales
	580	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	15	Harbor Porpoise

9/29 noon	40	Humpback Whales
	1100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	6	Harbor Porpoise

9/28 p.m.	45	Humpback Whales
	2500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/28 a.m.	60	Humpback Whales
	2500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/27 4:30 p.m.	45	Humpback Whales
	400	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/27 1 p.m.	40	Humpback Whales
	1	Gray Whale
	350	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/27 8 a.m.	55	Humpback Whales
	1500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/26 9 a.m.	28	Humpback Whales (lunge feeding groups)
	250	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/26 8 a.m.	22	Humpback Whales
	600	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/25 2 p.m.	30	Humpback Whales (active displays)
	30	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/25 1 p.m.	28	Humpback Whales (active displays)

9/25 9 a.m.	55	Humpback Whales
	650	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	65	Risso’s Dolphins

9/25 8 a.m.	52	Humpback Whales
	60	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

9/24 p.m.	36	Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)

9/24 a.m.	50	Humpback Whales
	800	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

9/23 p.m.	35	Humpback Whales

9/23 a.m.	58	Humpback Whales
	700	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/22 p.m.	37	Humpback Whales
	20	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/22 a.m.	40	Humpback Whales
	500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/21 p.m.	48	Humpback Whales
	600	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/21 a.m.	42	Humpback Whales
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	1	Harbor Porpoise
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/20 late p.m.	40	Humpback Whales
	3500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/20 p.m.	45	Humpback Whales
	1200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/20 a.m.	35	Humpback Whales
	1500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/19 late p.m.	42	Humpback Whales
	450	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/19 p.m.	22	Humpback Whales
	1800	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/19 a.m.	36	Humpback Whales
	2200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/18 a.m.	45	Humpback Whales
	2000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/17 p.m.	31	Humpback Whales
	6	Risso’s Dolphins

9/17 a.m.	34	Humpback Whales
	325	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

9/16 4:30 p.m.	30	Humpback Whales
	14	Killer Whales (predation on Common Dolphins)
	2000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/16 2 p.m.	16	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales
	150	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/16 1 p.m.	45	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales
	800	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/16 9 a.m.	36	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales
	300	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/16 8 a.m.	35	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales
	2000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/15 9 a.m.	55	Humpback Whales
	300	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/15 8 a.m.	45	Humpback Whales
	800	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	4	Northern Fur Seals
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
	4	Ashy Storm Petrels
	1	Black-footed Albatross

9/14 late p.m.	35	Humpback Whales
	7	Killer Whales
	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/14 p.m.	56	Humpback Whales (lots of breaching)
	1	Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)

9/14 a.m.	43	Humpback Whales
	750	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/13 p.m.	75	Humpback Whales
	400	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/13 a.m.	65	Humpback Whales
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/12 late p.m.	25	Humpback Whales
	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/12 p.m.	60	Humpback Whales
	2000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/12 a.m.	60	Humpback Whales
	1200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/11 p.m.	50	Humpback Whales
	4	Killer Whales

9/11 a.m.	45	Humpback Whales
	4	Killer Whales
	200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/10 late p.m.	40	Humpback Whales
	150	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/10 p.m.	30	Humpback Whales

9/10 a.m.	34	Humpback Whales
	800	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/8 late p.m.	52	Humpback Whales (50+ lunge feeding)
	650	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/8 p.m.	50	Humpback Whales (2 friendly)
	800	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/8 a.m.	60	Humpback Whales
	1800	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/7 late p.m.	80	Humpback Whales
	1500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/7 p.m.	110	Humpback Whales
	850	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/7 a.m.	80	Humpback Whales
	1500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/6 late p.m.	50	Humpback Whales
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/6 p.m.	44	Humpback Whales
	350	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/6 a.m.	40	Humpback Whales
	700	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/5 late p.m.	50+	Humpback Whales
	2000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/5 p.m.	50+	Humpback Whales
	2000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/5 a.m.	80+	Humpback Whales
	2000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/4 9 a.m.	35	Humpback Whales
	350	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/4 8 a.m.	43	Humpback Whales
	300	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	2	Risso’s Dolphins

9/3 a.m.	32	Humpback Whales
	200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	3	Harbor Porpoise

9/2 late p.m.	60+	Humpback Whales (breaching and lunge feeding)
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/2 p.m.	45	Humpback Whales
	200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/2 a.m.	37	Humpback Whales
	200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	10	Risso’s Dolphins

9/1 late p.m.	44	Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
	200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

9/1 p.m.	32	Humpback Whales
	4	Killer Whales

9/1 a.m.	37	Humpback Whales
	200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

Sea Otter mother and pup, photo by Daniel Bianchetta

Sea Otter mother and pup (Sept. 28, 2015) Humpback Whale lunge feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta

Humpback Whale lunge feeding – Note anchovies
(Sept. 28, 2015)

California Brown Pelican at sunset (Sept. 27, 2015)

Humpback Whales lunge feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge feeding (Sept. 26, 2015)

Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Sept. 26, 2015)

Humpback Whale close-up, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale close-up (Sept. 21, 2015)

Humpback Whale tails, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tails (Sept. 21, 2015)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins at sunset
(Sept. 19, 2015)

Common Murre chick, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Common Murre chick (Sept. 19, 2015)

Humpback Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (Sept. 12, 2015)

Long-beaked Common Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Sept. 12, 2015)

Humpback Whale playing with kelp, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale kelping
(playing with kelp – Sept. 12, 2015)

Harbor Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seal (Sept. 12, 2015)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (Sept. 11, 2015)

Humpback Whale tail by Sea Wolf II (Sept. 7, 2015)

Father Common Murre feeding chick (Sept. 7, 2015)

Humpback Whale at sunset, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale at sunset (Sept. 6, 2015)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins at sunset
(Sept. 6, 2015)

Humpback Whales lunge feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge feeding Humpback Whales
in front of Blackfin (Sept. 6, 2015)

Humpback Whales lunge feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Male Belted Kingfisher (Sept. 6, 2015)

Elegant Terns, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Elegant Terns (Sept. 4, 2015)

Humpback Whale by the break wall (Sept. 4, 2015)

Humpback Whales lunge feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge feeding (Sept. 4, 2015)

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