Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
April 1-30, 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) |
|
| 4/30 p.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/30 a.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
30 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/30 early |
4 |
|
Gray Whales |
| morning |
50 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
8 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) * |
|
| 4/29 p.m. |
8 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, feeding on Gray Whale) |
|
3 |
|
Humpback Whales * |
|
| 4/29 a.m. |
5 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/28 p.m. |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/28 a.m. |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/27 |
4 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
45 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
20 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 4/26 p.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
35 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
| 4/26 a.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 4/25 p.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
60 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
25 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
| 4/25 a.m. |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
80 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
3 |
|
Humpback Whales * |
|
| 4/24 p.m. |
8 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
12 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
250 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
800 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
60 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 4/24 a.m. |
11 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
350 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/24 early |
3 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
| morning |
|
|
|
|
| 4/23 p.m. |
4 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
150 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
720 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
40 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 4/23 a.m. |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
1400 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
400 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 4/23 early |
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
| morning |
1400 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
15 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
200 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
2 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 4/22 |
25 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
4 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
| 4/21 p.m. |
4 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, predation on pinniped) |
|
| 4/21 a.m. |
12 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
|
| 4/20 |
4 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type) |
|
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
350 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/19 |
10 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, feeding on Gray Whale) |
|
4 |
|
Gray Whales * |
|
8 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, predation on Gray Whale) * |
|
| 4/18 |
|
|
Poor weather |
|
| 4/17 early |
15 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, feeding on Gray Whale) |
| morning |
|
|
(poor weather rest of the day) |
|
| 4/16 p.m. |
11 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, feeding on Gray Whale) |
|
| 4/16 a.m. |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
11 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, predation on Gray Whale) |
|
25 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/15 |
5 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
150 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
640 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
20 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
20 |
|
Killer Whales * |
|
| 4/14 |
6 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/13 |
1 |
|
Gray Whale |
|
| 4/12 |
5 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, predation on Harbor Seal) |
|
| 4/11 |
11 |
|
Killer Whales (transient type, predation on Gray Whale) |
|
| 4/10 p.m. |
1 |
|
Gray Whale |
|
| 4/10 a.m. |
60 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/10 early |
75 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
| morning |
400 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
20 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 4/9 |
|
|
Poor weather, no trip |
|
| 4/8 |
|
|
Poor weather |
|
| 4/7 |
3 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/6 |
3 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
1 |
|
Humpback Whale |
|
| 4/5 p.m. |
2 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
| 4/5 a.m. |
4 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
1 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
45 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
1 |
|
Elephant Seal |
|
| 4/4 |
2 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
1 |
|
Sperm Whale |
|
300 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
200 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
| 4/3 p.m. |
50 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/3 a.m. |
1 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
320 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/3 early |
4 |
|
Gray Whales |
| morning |
210 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
150 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
350 |
|
Northern Right Whale Dolphins |
|
5 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 4/2 a.m. |
6 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
20 |
|
Pacific White Sided Dolphins |
|
| 4/2 early |
5 |
|
Gray Whales |
| morning |
|
|
|
|
| 4/1 p.m. |
3 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
35 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 4/1 a.m. |
4 |
|
Gray Whales |
|
40 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
Last updated May 6, 2005
|
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