January 2020 Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
January 2020

Note — This list includes reported sightings from Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips. Unusual sightings of other marine animals such as Leatherback Sea Turtles and Basking Sharks are also listed, in addition to unusual seabirds such as Albatross and Brown Boobies. California Sea Lions are mentioned only if numbers or behavior are of interest. 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)
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1/31 1:30 p.m.	23	Gray Whales
	6	Bottlenose Dolphins
	1	Brown Booby

1/31 10 a.m.	20	Gray Whales
	45	Risso’s Dolphins

1/30 1:30 p.m.	14	Gray Whales (migrating, spouting, and fluking!)

1/30 10 a.m.	12	Gray Whales
	45	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Black-footed Albatross
	1	Brown Booby

1/29 10 a.m.	20	Gray Whales
	1	Black-footed Albatross
	1	Brown Booby

1/28 10 a.m.	30	Gray Whales
	35	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Bottlenose Dolphins
	1	Brown Booby

1/27 1:30 p.m.	23	Gray Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins

1/27 10 a.m.	26	Gray Whales
	1	Brown Booby

1/26 12 noon	23	Gray Whales

1/26 10 a.m.	25	Gray Whales

1/25 1:30 p.m.	5	Killer Whales
	11	Gray Whales

1/25 12 noon	5	Killer Whales
	11	Gray Whales

1/25 10 a.m.	22	Gray Whales
	3	Dall’s Porpoise

1/25 8:30 a.m.	22	Gray Whales

1/25 8 a.m.	5	Killer Whales
All-day	17	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales
	2	Bottlenose Dolphins
	8	Dall’s Porpoise

1/24 1:30 p.m.	16	Gray Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

1/24 10 a.m.	29	Gray Whales, migrating south

1/23 1:30 p.m.	24	Gray Whales

1/23 10 a.m.	44	Gray Whales
	3	Humpback Whales

1/23 9 a.m.	11	Gray Whales

1/22 1:30 p.m.	21	Gray Whales
	15	Dall’s Porpoise

1/22 10 a.m.	10	Gray Whales
	3	Humpback Whales (breaching, spy hops)

1/21 10 a.m.	18	Gray Whales
	18	Humpback Whales (breaching, head slapping, tail throwing)
	1000	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	400	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/20 12 noon	26	Gray Whales (including calf)
	600	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/20 10 a.m.	30	Gray Whales
	600	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	8	Risso’s Dolphins

1/19 1:30 p.m.	27	Gray Whales
	600	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/19 12 noon	21	Gray Whales
	600	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/19 10 a.m.	23	Gray Whales
	600	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/19 8:30 a.m.	11	Gray Whales
	600	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/18 1:30 p.m.	41	Gray Whales
	14	Humpback Whales (feeding)
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

1/18 12 noon	41	Gray Whales
	14	Humpback Whales (feeding)
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

1/18 10 a.m.	38	Gray Whales
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

1/17 1:30 p.m.	9	Gray Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

1/17 10 a.m.	12	Gray Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	2	Bottlenose Dolphins

1/15 10 a.m.	24	Gray Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

1/14 10 a.m.	21	Gray Whales

1/12 10 a.m.	14	Gray Whales

1/11 1:30 p.m.	3	Gray Whales

1/11 10 a.m.	11	Gray Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

1/11 8:30 a.m.	9	Gray Whales

1/10 1 p.m.	8	Gray Whales
	280	Risso’s Dolphins

1/10 10 a.m.	14	Gray Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

1/8 1:30 p.m.	8	Gray Whales

1/8 10 a.m.	19	Gray Whales

1/7 1:30 p.m.	3	Gray Whales (including cow/calf pair)

1/7 10 a.m.	10	Gray Whales
	1	Fin Whale

1/6 1:30 p.m.	1	Gray Whale
	6	Bottlenose Dolphins

1/6 10 a.m.	4	Gray Whales
	20	Bottlenose Dolphins
	30	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

1/5 10 a.m.	4	Gray Whales
	120	Risso’s Dolphins

1/4 1:30 p.m.	4	Gray Whales

1/4 12 noon	3	Gray Whales
	200	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper the albino)
	2	Black-footed Albatross

1/4 10 a.m.	5	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	750	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	750	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/4 8:30 a.m.	7	Gray Whales
	7	Humpback Whales

1/3 1:30 p.m.	4	Gray Whales
	6	Humpback Whales
	1000	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1000	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/3 10 a.m.	4	Gray Whales
	50	Risso’s Dolphins
	600	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/3 8:30 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	90	Risso’s Dolphins

1/2 10 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	12	Risso’s Dolphins

1/2 8:30 a.m.	5	Gray Whales (heading south to Mexico)

1/1 12 noon	2	Gray Whales

1/1 10 a.m.	2	Gray Whales
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

Brown Booby, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Booby (January 27, 2020)

Breaching Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Gray Whale (January 25, 2020)

Male Killer Whale and Albatross at sunset
(January 25, 2020)

Breaching Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Killer Whale (January 25, 2020)

Male Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Male Killer Whale (January 25, 2020)

Humpback Whale tail with Orca rake marks, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail with Killer Whale rake marks
on underside of tail (January 23, 2020)

Humpback Whale with California Sea Lions and gull
(January 23, 2020)

Spy-hopping Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Spy-hopping Humpback Whale (January 22, 2020)

Oystercatcher, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Oystercatcher (January 20, 2020)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (January 20, 2020)

Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin (January 19, 2020)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin in front of
Humpback Whale (January 18, 2020)

Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin (January 18, 2020)

California Sea Lions and Brandt’s Cormorants
on the breakwater (January 14, 2020)

Southern Sea Otter eating a crab (January 11, 2020)

Baby Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Baby Gray Whale (January 7, 2020)

Bottlenose Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bottlenose Dolphin (January 6, 2020)

Southern Sea Otters mother and pup (January 6, 2020)

Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (January 4, 2020)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (January 3, 2020)

Heart-shaped Gray Whale blow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Heart-shaped Gray Whale blow (January 3, 2020)

Risso's Dolphins Casper the albino and friends, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins Casper the albino and friends
(January 3, 2020)

Brandt's Cormorant and Snowy Egret, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brandt’s Cormorant and Snowy Egret (January 2, 2020)

Gray Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale tail (January 2, 2020)

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