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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST JULY 2012

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

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

July 1-31, 2012
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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)

Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale (July 29, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
7/31 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales

7/31 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales
11 Blue Whales
1 Northern Fur Seal

7/30 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales Humpback Whale Breaching and Spinning, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale Breaching, Spinning
(July 28, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

7/30 a.m. 28 Humpback Whales
8 Blue Whales
6 Harbor Porpoise

7/29 p.m. 20 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales

7/29 a.m. 26 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
2 Killer Whales (transient type)
1 Minke Whale
6 Dall’s Porpoise Laysan Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Laysan Albatross (July 28, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

7/28 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
1 Laysan Albatross

7/28 a.m. 32 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales

7/27 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
8 Risso’s Dolphins

Blue Whale Lunge Feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale Lunge Feeding (July 27, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
7/27 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
4 Blue Whales
1 Minke Whale
4 Harbor Porpoise

7/26 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
6 Harbor Porpoise

Minke Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Minke Whale (July 27, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
7/26 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
1 Minke Whale
6 Harbor Porpoise

7/25 late p.m. 11 Humpback Whales

7/25 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale

7/25 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales  Humpback Whale Mother and Calf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale Mother and Calf (July 27, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
3 Blue Whales
40 Risso’s Dolphins

7/24 p.m. 17 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale

7/24 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
25 Risso’s Dolphins
12 Harbor Porpoise

7/23 p.m. 25 Humpback Whales (some double breaching)

 Two Sea Otters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Two Sea Otters (July 22, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
7/23 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
60 Risso’s Dolphins
5 Harbor Porpoise

7/22 late p.m. 22 Humpback Whales (some lunge feeding)
2 Blue Whales (some lunge feeding)

7/22 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales
4 Blue Whales
3 Bottlenose Dolphins

Common Murre (leucistic), photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Common Murre (leucistic) (July 21, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
7/22 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
60 Risso’s Dolphins

7/21 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales (cow & calf)
2 Blue Whales

7/21 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales
4 Blue Whales

7/20 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales Humpback Whale tail and boat, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale Tail and Pt. Sur Clipper
(July 21, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
4 Blue Whales
1 Pacific White-sided Dolphin
15 Risso’s Dolphins

7/19 p.m. 35 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales

7/19 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
4 Blue Whales
1 Mola Mola

Two Blue Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Two Blue Whales (July 20, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
7/18 p.m. 8 Blue Whales

7/18 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales
7 Blue Whales
10 Risso’s Dolphins
1 Leatherback Sea Turtle

7/17 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale

Risso's Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin (July 16, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
7/17 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
100 Risso’s Dolphins
100 Northern Right-whale Dolphins
1 Elephant Seal
1 Mola Mola

7/16 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales
2 Blue Whales
25 Risso’s Dolphins

7/16 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales
10 Blue Whales Humpback Whale Tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale Tail (July 14, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
50 Risso’s Dolphins

7/15 late p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
7 Blue Whales

7/15 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales
7 Blue Whales

7/15 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales
10 Blue Whales
2 Minke Whales

7/14 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales Blue Whale on its side lunge feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale Lunge Feeding (July 14, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
12 Risso’s Dolphins

7/14 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
10 Blue Whales
1 Fin Whale
1 Minke Whale
1 Mola Mola

7/13 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales Sea Otter with Gull, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Otter with Gull (July 13, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
2 Blue Whales

7/13 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
10 Blue Whales

7/12 p.m. 20 Humpback Whales
20 Blue Whales

7/12 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales
12 Blue Whales

7/11 p.m. 5 Humpback Whales
12 Blue Whales
6 Risso’s Dolphins

Pigeon Guillemot, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pigeon Guillemot, (July 13, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
7/11 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
12 Blue Whales

7/10 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales
4 Blue Whales

7/10 a.m. 28 Humpback Whales
7 Blue Whales

7/9 a.m. 37 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
150 Risso’s Dolphins Humpback Whale lunge feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale Lunge Feeding (July 8, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

7/8 late p.m. 3 Blue Whales

7/8 p.m. 28 Humpback Whales
5 Blue Whales
75 Risso’s Dolphins
4 Harbor Porpoise

7/8 a.m. 35 Humpback Whales
14 Blue Whales

7/7 p.m. 6 Blue Whales Blue Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale (July 6, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

7/7 a.m. 38 Humpback Whales
200 Risso’s Dolphins
50 Northern Right-whale Dolphins

7/6 late p.m. 25 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales

7/6 p.m. 30 Humpback Whales
4 Blue Whales

Bottlenose Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bottlenose Dolphins (July 6, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
7/6 a.m. 40 Humpback Whales
6 Blue Whales
8 Bottlenose Dolphins

7/5 p.m. 8 Blue Whales
150 Risso’s Dolphins

7/5 a.m. 40 Humpback Whales
12 Blue Whales
250 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
400 Risso’s Dolphins
300 Northern Right-whale Dolphins Humpback Whale with Brown Pelicans, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale with Brown Pelicans
(July 6, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

7/4 p.m. 30 Humpback Whales
12 Blue Whales
2 Minke Whales
6 Dall’s Porpoise

7/4 a.m. 35 Humpback Whales
15 Blue Whales
1 Minke Whale

7/3 p.m. 16 Humpback Whales
5 Blue Whales
7 Pacific White-sided Dolphins Humpback Whale Breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale Breaching (July 3, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
10 Risso’s Dolphins

7/3 a.m. 50 Humpback Whales
20 Blue Whales (lunge feeding)
20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
100 Risso’s Dolphins

7/2 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
3 Blue Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins (with 5 calves)

7/1 p.m. 40 Humpback Whales Blue Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail (July 1, 2012)
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
15 Blue Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins

7/1 a.m. 60+ Humpback Whales
40+ Blue Whales
75 Risso’s Dolphins

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