Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
January 1-31, 2014

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. Date #     Type of Animal(s) 1/31 a.m.  9      Gray Whales (one Gray Whale calf)   50      Risso's Dolphins 1/29 p.m.  27      Gray Whales 1/29 a.m.  13      Gray Whales 1/28 p.m.  14      Gray Whales (2 northbound!)   40      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   50      Risso's Dolphins 1/28 a.m.  18      Gray Whales   20      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   60      Risso's Dolphins 1/27 p.m.  27      Gray Whales   50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 1/27 a.m.  25      Gray Whales   30      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   6      Northern Right Whale Dolphins 1/26 p.m.  7      Gray Whales   3000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   800      Northern Right Whale Dolphins 1/26 a.m.  52      Gray Whales   500      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 1/25 p.m.  22      Gray Whales   500      Risso's Dolphins 1/25 a.m.  23      Gray Whales   30      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   350      Risso's Dolphins 1/25 early a.m.  20      Gray Whales   30      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   350      Risso's Dolphins 1/24 p.m.  10      Gray Whales   700      Risso's Dolphins 1/24 a.m.  11      Gray Whales    1      Humpback Whale   200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 1/23 a.m.  19      Gray Whales 1/22 p.m.  10      Gray Whales   20      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300      Risso's Dolphins 1/22 a.m.  13      Gray Whales    1      Humpback Whale   100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300      Risso's Dolphins 1/21 p.m.  11      Gray Whales (one breaching 6 times) 1/21 a.m.  17      Gray Whales   40      Risso's Dolphins 1/20 p.m.  37      Gray Whales   750      Risso's Dolphins 1/20 a.m.  14      Gray Whales   350      Risso's Dolphins 1/19 p.m.  8      Gray Whales   150      Risso's Dolphins 1/19 a.m.  25      Gray Whales   100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   350      Risso's Dolphins 1/18 p.m.  32      Gray Whales (mega pod of 17 Gray Whales)   15      Risso's Dolphins 1/18 a.m.  29      Gray Whales   350      Risso's Dolphins 1/18 early a.m.  42      Gray Whales    2      Humpback Whales   30      Risso's Dolphins 1/17 p.m.  19      Gray Whales   30      Risso's Dolphins 1/17 a.m.  22      Gray Whales   150      Risso's Dolphins 1/16 p.m.  33      Gray Whales   45      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   150      Risso's Dolphins 1/16 a.m.  18      Gray Whales    1      Humpback Whale   60      Risso's Dolphins 1/15 p.m.  15      Gray Whales    1      Humpback Whale   150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 1/15 a.m.  13      Gray Whales   60      Risso's Dolphins 1/14 p.m.  18      Gray Whales   30      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   700+      Risso's Dolphins 1/14 a.m.  33      Gray Whales   18      Risso's Dolphins 1/13 p.m.  17      Gray Whales 1/13 a.m.  14      Gray Whales 1/12 a.m.  13      Gray Whales   10      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 1/11 p.m.  11      Gray Whales   30      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 1/11 a.m.  22      Gray Whales   250      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 1/10 p.m.  3      Gray Whales 1/10 a.m.  16      Gray Whales   10      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 1/9 a.m.  15      Gray Whales   30      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 1/8 a.m.  3      Gray Whales   15      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   15      Risso's Dolphins 1/7 p.m.  19      Gray Whales   400      Risso's Dolphins 1/7 a.m.  10      Gray Whales   200      Risso's Dolphins 1/6 a.m.  20      Gray Whales   150      Risso's Dolphins 1/5 p.m.  4      Gray Whales   10      Risso's Dolphins 1/5 a.m.  23      Gray Whales   400      Risso's Dolphins 1/5 early a.m.  17      Gray Whales   300      Risso's Dolphins 1/4 p.m.  16      Gray Whales    2      Humpback Whales   30      Risso's Dolphins 1/4 a.m.  33      Gray Whales   300      Risso's Dolphins 1/4 early a.m.  29      Gray Whales   75      Pacific White-sided Dolphins   300      Risso's Dolphins 1/3 p.m.  12      Gray Whales   75      Risso's Dolphins 1/3 a.m.  4      Gray Whales   150      Risso's Dolphins 1/2 p.m.  14      Gray Whales   60      Risso's Dolphins 1/2 a.m.  16      Gray Whales   55      Risso's Dolphins 1/1 p.m.  14      Gray Whales   20      Risso's Dolphins 1/1 a.m.  15      Gray Whales   35      Risso's Dolphins Mother and baby Gray Whale (Jan. 31, 2014) Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Jan. 26, 2014) Northern Right Whale Dolphins (Jan. 26, 2014) Risso's Dolphins near Monterey Bay Aquarium (Jan. 25, 2014) Mother and baby Risso's Dolphin (Jan. 20, 2014) Two Gray Whales (Jan. 19, 2014) Risso's Dolphin Tail-slapping (Jan. 18, 2014) Brown Pelican (Jan. 18, 2014) Pacific White-sided Dolphins (Jan. 12, 2014) Gray Whale upside down (Jan. 11, 2014) Sea Otter and Harbor Seal (Jan. 11, 2014) Gray Whale back (knuckles) and Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Jan. 11, 2014) Snowy Egret (Jan. 6, 2014) Gray Whales (Jan. 5, 2014) Southern Sea Otter eating a red rock crab (Jan. 5, 2014) California Sea Lions (Jan. 5, 2014) Risso's Dolphin (Jan. 4, 2014) Gray Whale Flukes (Jan. 4, 2014) All photos © 2014 Daniel Bianchetta

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