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

January 1-31, 2018
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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)

1/31 11:30 a.m.   Gray Whales
    Humpback Whales

1/31 10 a.m. 22    Gray Whales

1/30 1:30 p.m.   Gray Whales

1/30 10 a.m. 32    Gray Whales

1/29 1:30 p.m.   Gray Whales
    Humpback Whales

1/29 10 a.m. 12    Gray Whales

1/28 3 p.m. 31    Gray Whales

1/28 1:30 p.m. 50    Gray Whales

1/28 11:30 a.m. 22    Gray Whales
    Minke Whale

1/28 10 a.m. 11    Gray Whales

1/28 8 a.m. 23    Gray Whales

1/27 3 p.m. 28    Gray Whales

1/27 1:30 p.m. 21    Gray Whales

1/27 11:30 a.m. 26    Gray Whales

1/27 10 a.m. 24    Gray Whales

1/27 8 a.m. 27    Gray Whales

1/26 1:30 p.m. 16    Gray Whales
    Humpback Whale

1/26 10 a.m. 12    Gray Whales
    Humpback Whale
    Black-footed Albatross

1/25 10 a.m. 16    Gray Whales
    Humpback Whales

1/24 10 a.m. 15    Gray Whales

1/23 10 a.m. 19    Gray Whales

1/22 10 a.m.   Gray Whales

1/21 1:30 p.m.   Gray Whales

1/21 11:30 a.m. 12    Gray Whales

1/21 10 a.m. 18    Gray Whales
  15    Risso's Dolphins

1/20 10 a.m.   Gray Whales
    Risso's Dolphins

1/20 8 a.m.   Gray Whales
    Humpback Whale

1/18 10 a.m. 14    Gray Whales

1/17 10 a.m.   Humpback Whale
    Bottlenose Dolphin

1/16 10 a.m. 30    Gray Whales

1/15 1:30 p.m. 11    Gray Whales
  40    Risso's Dolphins

1/15 10 a.m. 15    Gray Whales

1/15 8 a.m. 23    Gray Whales
    Humpback Whales
  60    Risso's Dolphins

1/14 1:30 p.m. 16    Gray Whales

1/14 11:30 a.m. 42    Gray Whales

1/14 10 a.m.   Gray Whale (breaching)
    Humpback Whales

1/13 1:30 p.m. 14    Gray Whales

1/13 11:30 a.m.   Humpback Whales

1/13 10 a.m.   Gray Whales
    Humpback Whalse

1/12 11:30 a.m.   Gray Whale
    Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)

1/12 10 a.m.   9    Gray Whales
    Humpback Whales

1/11 10 a.m.   5    Gray Whales
    Humpback Whales

1/10 1:30 p.m.   Gray Whale
    Humpback Whales

1/10 10 a.m.   1    Gray Whale
    Humpback Whales

1/8 11:30 a.m.   Gray Whales
    Humpback Whales
  20    Risso's Dolphins
    Harbor Porpoise

1/7 1:30 p.m. 17    Gray Whales
    Humpback Whales

1/7 11:30 a.m.   22    Gray Whales
    Humpback Whales

1/7 10 a.m.   Gray Whales
    Humpback Whalse

1/6 1:30 p.m.   Humpback Whales

1/6 11:30 a.m.   Humpback Whales

1/6 10 a.m. 18    Gray Whales

1/6 8 a.m. 24    Gray Whales

1/5 1:30 p.m.   Gray Whales
    Humpback Whales

1/5 11:30 a.m.   Humpback Whales
  10    Harbor Porpoise

1/5 10 a.m. 12    Gray Whales
  45    Pacific White-sided Dolphins

1/5 8 a.m.   Gray Whales
    Humpback Whales

1/4 10 a.m.   Gray Whales
    Killer Whale (Lonesome George)
    Humpback Whales

1/3 11:30 a.m.   Humpback Whales

1/3 10 a.m. 10    Gray Whales

1/3 8 a.m.   Gray Whales
    Humpback Whale

1/2 1:30 p.m.   Gray Whales
    Killer Whales

1/2 11:30 a.m.   Gray Whales
    Killer Whales
    Humpback Whale
    Harbor Porpoise

1/2 10 a.m.   Gray Whales
    Killer Whales
    Humpback Whales
  50    Dall's Porpoise
    Blue Shark

1/2 8 a.m.   Gray Whales
    Humpback Whale

1/1 1:30 p.m.   Gray Whales
    Humpback Whales

1/1 10 a.m.   Gray Whales
    Blue Whales

  

Southern Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter (January 26, 2018)
(If you're happy and you know it, clap your paws)

Very young Gray Whale calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Very young Gray Whale calf (January 29, 2018)

Sunset on the water, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sunset on the Water (January 28, 2018)

Southern Sea Otters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otters (January 27, 2018)

Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale (January 26, 2018)

Oyster Catchers, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Oyster Catchers (January 24, 2018)

Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale (January 21, 2018)

Gray Whales and Brandt's Cormorants, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whales and Brandt's Cormorants
(January 18, 2018)

Gray Whale Tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale tail (January 15, 2018)

Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale (January 14, 2018)

Southern Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter (January 13, 2018)

Great Egret, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Egret (January 12, 2018)

Humpback Whale tail (good ID shot), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (good ID shot)
(January 11, 2018)

California Brown Pelican, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Brown Pelican (January 7, 2018)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (January 6, 2018)

Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale (January 2, 2018)


All photos © 2018 Daniel Bianchetta


 


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