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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST SEPTEMBER 2013

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

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

September 1-30, 2013
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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.

These sightings are copyright protected and may not be used without permission from Nancy Black. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of this information is a violation of federal copyright law, and is subject to prosecution to the full extent of the law.

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Pelican at sunset, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pelican at sunset (Sept. 29, 2013)Bottlenose Dolphin close to shore, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bottlenose Dolphin close to shore (Sept. 29, 2013)

Exuberant California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Exuberant California Sea Lion (Sept. 29, 2013)

Humpback Whales lunge feeding with Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales lunge feeding with Sea Lions
(Sept. 22, 2013)

Two friendly humpback whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Two ‘friendly’ humpback whales (Sept. 20, 2013)

Sea Otters with soda can, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Otters with soda can (Sept. 20, 2013)

Great Egret, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Egret (Sept. 20, 2013)

Humpback Whale rain-blow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale rain-blow (Sept. 15, 2013)

Breaching Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Pacific White-sided Dolphin
(Sept. 14, 2013)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales
(Sept. 13, 2013)

Running Pacific White-sided Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Running Pacific White-sided Dolphins
(Sept. 7, 2013)

Humpback and heart-shaped blow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback and heart-shaped blow (Sept. 3, 2013)

Blue Whale and clouds photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale and clouds (Sept. 2, 2013)

Sea Otter mom and pup, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Otter mom and pup (Sept. 2, 2013)

Humpback Whale at dusk, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale at dusk (Sept. 1, 2013)

All photos © 2013 Daniel Bianchetta


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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