Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
September 1-30, 2013
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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Pelican at sunset (Sept. 29, 2013)
Bottlenose Dolphin close to shore (Sept. 29, 2013)
Exuberant California Sea Lion (Sept. 29, 2013)
Humpback Whales lunge feeding with Sea Lions
(Sept. 22, 2013)
Two ‘friendly’ humpback whales (Sept. 20, 2013)
Sea Otters with soda can (Sept. 20, 2013)
Great Egret (Sept. 20, 2013)
Humpback Whale rain-blow (Sept. 15, 2013)
Breaching Pacific White-sided Dolphin
(Sept. 14, 2013)
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales
(Sept. 13, 2013)
Running Pacific White-sided Dolphins
(Sept. 7, 2013)
Humpback and heart-shaped blow (Sept. 3, 2013)
Blue Whale and clouds (Sept. 2, 2013)
Sea Otter mom and pup (Sept. 2, 2013)
Humpback Whale at dusk (Sept. 1, 2013)
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| Date |
# |
|
Type of Animal(s) |
|
| 9/30 p.m. |
50 |
|
Humpback Whales
with hundreds of sea lions |
|
| 9/30 a.m. |
75 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
70 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
4 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 9/29 late p.m. |
22 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/29 p.m. |
70 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/29 a.m. |
150+ |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
25 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
30 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 9/28 late p.m. |
23 |
|
Humpback Whales (a full breach next to boat) |
|
| 9/28 p.m. |
65 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
400 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 9/28 a.m. |
80+ |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
15 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 9/26 a.m. |
13 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
2 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
11 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 9/25 a.m. |
25 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/24 a.m. |
50+ |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 9/23 p.m. |
40+ |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
2 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 9/23 a.m. |
80+ |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
10 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
20 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
1000 |
|
Sea Lions |
|
| 9/22 p.m. |
25 |
|
Humpback Whales surface feeding |
|
| 9/22 a.m. |
45 |
|
Humpback Whales surface feeding |
|
| 9/21 p.m. |
50 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/21 a.m. |
55 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/20 p.m. |
85 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/20 a.m. |
85 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
6 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 9/19 p.m. |
60 |
|
Humpback Whales, one surface feeding
with Sea Lions |
|
| 9/19 a.m. |
85 |
|
Humpback Whales surface feeding
with 1000 Sea Lions |
|
| 9/18 a.m. |
90+ |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
200 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
1 |
|
Blue Shark |
|
| 9/17 a.m. |
90+ |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
50 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
2 |
|
Bottlenose Dolphins |
|
| 9/15 a.m. |
150 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
250 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
12 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 9/14 p.m. |
6 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/14 a.m. |
75 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
3 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
3 |
|
Killer Whales |
|
600 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
150 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 9/13 p.m. |
8 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/13 a.m. |
90 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
25 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
50 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
50 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 9/12 p.m. |
100+ |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
25+ |
|
Blue Whales |
|
20 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 9/12 a.m. |
50+ |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
10 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
50 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
350 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
10 |
|
Harbor Porpoise |
|
| 9/11 p.m. |
100+ |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/11 a.m. |
100+ |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/10 p.m. |
100+ |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/10 a.m. |
100+ |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
20 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
250 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 9/9 p.m. |
100+ |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/9 a.m. |
100+ |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
250 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 9/8 p.m. |
50+ |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/8 a.m. |
50+ |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
200 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 9/7 p.m. |
10 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/7 a.m. |
200 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
200 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
300 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 9/6 p.m. |
70 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/6 a.m. |
65 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
5 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
| 9/5 a.m. |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
5 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
75 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 9/4 p.m. |
7 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/4 a.m. |
15 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
15 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
26 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 9/3 p.m. |
3 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
4 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
| 9/3 a.m. |
25 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
10 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
200 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 9/2 late p.m. |
15 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
6 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
| 9/2 p.m. |
27 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
5 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
30 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 9/2 a.m. |
35 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
15 |
|
Blue Whales |
|
25 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
350 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
| 9/1 late p.m. |
26 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/1 p.m. |
37 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
| 9/1 a.m. |
42 |
|
Humpback Whales |
|
50 |
|
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
|
300 |
|
Risso’s Dolphins |
|
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