Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List 2/1

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
February 1-28, 2005

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.

Date	#	Type of Animal(s)

2/28 p.m.	6	Gray Whales
	600	Risso’s Dolphins

2/28 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	2300	Risso’s Dolphins
	50	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	3	Bottlenose Dolphins

2/27 a.m.	2	Gray Whales
	300	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	2500	Risso’s Dolphins
	20	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/27 early	8	Gray Whales
morning	18	Risso’s Dolphins

2/26 p.m.	13	Gray Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

2/26 a.m.	20	Gray Whales
	150	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

2/26 early	14	Gray Whales
morning

2/25 p.m.	7	Gray Whales
	20	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

2/25 a.m.	8	Gray Whales

2/24 p.m.	11	Gray Whales
	40	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	2500	Risso’s Dolphins

2/24 a.m.	7	Gray Whales
	250	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	380	Risso’s Dolphins

2/23 p.m.	5	Gray Whales
	20	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

2/23 a.m.	6	Gray Whales
	25	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

2/22 p.m.	6	Gray Whales
	35	Risso’s Dolphins

2/22 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

2/21 p.m.	4	Gray Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

2/21 a.m.	4	Gray Whales
	30	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1240	Risso’s Dolphins

2/21 early	5	Gray Whales
morning	38	Risso’s Dolphins

2/20 p.m.	5	Gray Whales

2/20 a.m.	4	Gray Whales
	50	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1125	Risso’s Dolphins
	35	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/20 early	6	Gray Whales
morning	55	Risso’s Dolphins

2/19 p.m.		No trip (poor weather)

2/19 a.m.	6	Gray Whales
	250	Risso’s Dolphins

2/19 early	4	Gray Whales
morning	25	Risso’s Dolphins

2/18 p.m.	6	Gray Whales
	60	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1800	Risso’s Dolphins
	45	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/18 a.m.	7	Gray Whales
	60	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1800	Risso’s Dolphins
	45	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/17	4	Gray Whales
	1600	Risso’s Dolphins

2/16 p.m.	5	Gray Whales
	30	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1400	Risso’s Dolphins
	25	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/16 a.m.	2	Gray Whales
	120	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1000	Risso’s Dolphins
	50	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/15	4	Gray Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

2/14 p.m.	2	Gray Whales
	7	Killer Whales (transient type, predation on Risso’s dolphin)
	40	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	800	Risso’s Dolphins

2/14 a.m.	5	Gray Whales
	45	Risso’s Dolphins

2/13 p.m.	8	Gray Whales
	60	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	800	Risso’s Dolphins
	80	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/13 a.m.	7	Gray Whales
	1	Minke Whales
	750	Risso’s Dolphins
	120	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/13 early	9	Gray Whales
morning	75	Risso’s Dolphins

2/12 p.m.	6	Gray Whales
	30	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1200	Risso’s Dolphins
	40	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/12 a.m.	4	Gray Whales
	1050	Risso’s Dolphins
	120	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/12 early	10	Gray Whales
morning

2/11 p.m.	1	Gray Whale
	25-30	Killer Whales (offshore type)
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

2/11 a.m.	4	Gray Whales
	40	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	650	Risso’s Dolphins
	75	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/10	4	Gray Whales

2/9	3	Gray Whales
	50	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	2500	Risso’s Dolphins
	500	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/8	7	Gray Whales
	2	Killer Whales (transient type)
	50	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	2000	Risso’s Dolphins
	1000	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/7	9	Gray Whales
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	900	Risso’s Dolphins
	250	Northern Right Whale Dolphins
	8	Bottlenose Dolphins

2/6 a.m.	6	Gray Whales

2/6 early	2	Gray Whales
morning		(poor weather)

2/5 p.m.	6	Gray Whales

2/5 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	90	Risso’s Dolphins

2/5 early	5	Gray Whales
morning

2/4 p.m.	9	Gray Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins

2/4 a.m.	20	Gray Whales
	30	Risso’s Dolphins

2/3	8	Gray Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

2/2	19	Gray Whales
	250	Risso’s Dolphins

2/1	10	Gray Whales

Last updated March 11, 2005

MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST 2/1 – 2/28/05

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION