MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST JANUARY 2012

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
January 1-31, 2012

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 a.m. 10 Gray Whales (+5 in the distance) 1/30 a.m. 36 Gray Whales Bat Ray Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta  5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins  250 Risso’s Dolphins 1/29 p.m. 9 Gray Whales  75 Risso’s Dolphins 1/29 a.m. 20 Gray Whales  250 Risso’s Dolphins  1 Bat Ray 1/28 p.m. 11 Gray Whales  100 Risso’s Dolphins 1/28 a.m. 25 Gray Whales  100 Risso’s Dolphins Seagull Approaching Sea Otter with Crab Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 1/27 a.m. 15 Gray Whales  100 Risso’s Dolphins 1/26 a.m.  30 Risso’s Dolphins 1/25 a.m. 10 Gray Whales 1/24 p.m. 2 Gray Whales 1/24 a.m. 8 Gray Whales  8 Dall’s Porpoise 1/22 a.m. 2 Gray Whales  20 Risso’s Dolphins 1/20 a.m. 13 Gray Whales Two Gray Whale Tails Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 1/19 a.m. 10 Gray Whales 1/18 a.m. 15 Gray Whales  5 Risso’s Dolphins 1/17 p.m. 6 Killer Whales  20 Harbor Porpoise 1/17 a.m. 25 Gray Whales  200 Risso’s Dolphins 1/16 p.m. 6 Gray Whales 1/16 a.m. 40 Gray Whales  12 Risso’s Dolphins 1/15 p.m. 15 Gray Whales 1/15 a.m. 45 Gray Whales  200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins  300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins Spy-hopping Gray Whale (at right) and Pacific White-sided Dolphin Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta  500 Risso’s Dolphins 1/14 p.m. 23 Gray Whales  5 Risso’s Dolphins 1/14 a.m. 21 Gray Whales  40 Risso’s Dolphins 1/13 p.m. 13 Gray Whales 1/13 a.m. 25 Gray Whales  150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/12 p.m. 12 Gray Whales 1/12 a.m. 5 Gray Whales 1/11 a.m. 14 Gray Whales Risso’s Dolphin Flipping Kelp Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta  15 Risso’s Dolphins 1/10 p.m. 15 Gray Whales 1/10 a.m. 5 Gray Whales 1/9 a.m. 30 Gray Whales 1/8 p.m. 10 Gray Whales  30 Long-beaked Common Dolphins  200 Risso’s Dolphins Long-beaked Common Dolphin Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 1/8 a.m. 13 Gray Whales 1/7 p.m. 10 Gray Whales 1/7 a.m. 7 Gray Whales  20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins  50 Long-beaked Common Dolphins  100 Risso’s Dolphins 1/5 a.m. 19 Gray Whales 1/4 a.m. 5 Gray Whales  100 Risso’s Dolphins 1/3 p.m. 9 Gray Whales Two Gray Whale Tails Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta  50 Risso’s Dolphins 1/3 a.m. 21 Gray Whales 1/2 p.m. 6 Gray Whales  40 Risso’s Dolphins 1/2 a.m. 15 Gray Whales  20 Risso’s Dolphins 1/1 p.m. 15 Gray Whales  6 Risso’s Dolphins 1/1 a.m. 20 Gray Whales  7 Risso’s Dolphins