MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST FEBRUARY 2012

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
February 1-29, 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) 2/28 p.m. 4 Gray Whales (mating behavior) Gray Whale Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 2/28 a.m. 4 Gray Whales  15 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/27 a.m. 4 Gray Whales 2/26 a.m. 3 Gray Whales  300 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 2/25 a.m. 2 Gray Whales 2/24 p.m. 2 Gray Whales First Black-footed Albatross of the season Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 2/24 a.m. 8 Gray Whales 2/22 p.m. 3 Gray Whales  30 Risso’s Dolphins, including 5 calves 2/22 a.m. 15 Gray Whales  60 Risso’s Dolphins, including 5 calves 2/21 a.m. 8 Gray Whales 2/20 p.m. 6 Gray Whales 2/20 a.m. 6 Gray Whales  75 Long-beaked Common Dolphins Sea Otter mother and pup Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 2/19 p.m. 3 Gray Whales  30 Risso’s Dolphins 2/19 a.m. 5 Gray Whales  25 Pacific White-sided Dolphins  25 Risso’s Dolphins 2/19 early a.m.  100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 2/18 a.m. 7 Gray Whales 2/17 p.m. 5 Gray Whales  1000 Risso’s Dolphins Breaching Risso’s Dolphin Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 2/17 a.m. 6 Gray Whales  350 Pacific White-sided Dolphins  700 Risso’s Dolphins  300 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 2/16 p.m. 3 Gray Whales  15 Risso’s Dolphins 2/16 a.m. 6 Gray Whales 1 Minke Whale  200 Risso’s Dolphins 2/14 a.m. 4 Killer Whales  1200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/12 p.m. 2 Gray Whales  33 Risso’s Dolphins 2/12 a.m. 3 Gray Whales  1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/11 a.m. 8 Gray Whales Brown Pelican in breeding plumage Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 2/10 a.m. 8 Gray Whales 2/9 p.m. 4 Gray Whales 2/9 a.m. 5 Gray Whales  400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/8 a.m. 3 Gray Whales 2/7 p.m. 6 Gray Whales 2/5 p.m. 10 Gray Whales  1500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins Long-beaked Common Dolphins Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 2/5 a.m. 10 Gray Whales  2 Harbor Porpoise 2/4 p.m. 5 Gray Whales  45 Pacific White-sided Dolphins  100 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/4 a.m. 3 Gray Whales  400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins  100 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/4 early a.m. 3 Gray Whales  30 Long-beaked Common Dolphins  30 Risso’s Dolphins Two Gray Whales in Monterey Bay Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta 2/3 p.m. 11 Gray Whales  50 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/3 a.m. 3 Gray Whales  4 Pacific White-sided Dolphins  50 Risso’s Dolphins 2/2 a.m. 17 Gray Whales  250 Common Dolphins  12 Risso’s Dolphins 2/1 a.m. 16 Gray Whales