MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST NOVEMBER 2012

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
November 1-30, 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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Visit our Facebook page for more photos. Humpback Whale Tail Throw (Nov. 26, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta Side-lunging Humpback Whale with jumping anchovies (Nov. 24, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta Common Murre and Tufted Puffin (Nov. 23, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta Humpback Whales and tall ship (Nov. 14, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta Two pelicans in flight (Nov. 13, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta Killer Whales (Nov. 10, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Nov. 9, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta Risso’s Dolphins at sunset (Nov. 5, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta Long-beaked Common Dolphins by the aquarium (Nov. 2, 2012) Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta Date # Type of Animal(s) 11/27 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales 30 Harbor Porpoise 11/26 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales 11/25 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales (“friendly”) 11/25 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales 1000 Risso’s Dolphins 11/24 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales 11/24 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales 20 Risso’s Dolphins 11/23 p.m. 1 Tufted Puffin 11/23 a.m. 30 Risso’s Dolphins 11/21 a.m. 5 Killer Whales 11/20 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale 11/19 a.m. 4 Killer Whales (predation behavior) 11/18 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales 11/18 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales 10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 1000 Risso’s Dolphins 10 Harbor Porpoise 11/17 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales 2 Harbor Porpoise 11/15 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales 11/14 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales 800-1000 Risso’s Dolphins 1 Mola Mola 11/13 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales 11/12 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales 1000 Risso’s Dolphins 11/11 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale 500 Risso’s Dolphins 11/11 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale 800 Risso’s Dolphins 11/10 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale 500 Risso’s Dolphins 11/10 a.m. 2 Humpback Whales 8 Killer Whales 1000 Risso’s Dolphins 10 Harbor Porpoise 11/09 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale 50 Risso’s Dolphins 11/09 a.m. 5 Killer Whales 100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins 200 Risso’s Dolphins 50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins 11/07 a.m. 100 Risso’s Dolphins 11/06 a.m. 6 Killer Whales 11/05 p.m. 8 Risso’s Dolphins 11/05 a.m. 3 Humpback Whales 1000 Risso’s Dolphins 11/04 pm. 2500 Risso’s Dolphins 11/04 a.m. 2500 Risso’s Dolphins 11/03 p.m. 2 Dall’s Porpoise 11/03 a.m. 250 Risso’s Dolphins Humboldt Squid 11/02 p.m. 10 Dall’s Porpoise 11/02 a.m. 100 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 10 Risso’s Dolphins 11/01 a.m. 250 Risso’s Dolphins