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

January 1-31, 2014
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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)

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
      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, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mother and baby Gray Whale (Jan. 31, 2014)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Jan. 26, 2014)

Northern Right Whale Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Right Whale Dolphins (Jan. 26, 2014)

Risso's Dolphins near Monterey Bay Aquarium, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphins near Monterey Bay Aquarium
(Jan. 25, 2014)

Mother and baby Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mother and baby Risso's Dolphin (Jan. 20, 2014)

Two Gray Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Two Gray Whales (Jan. 19, 2014)

Risso's Dolphin Tail-slapping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin Tail-slapping (Jan. 18, 2014)

Brown Pelican, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Pelican (Jan. 18, 2014)

Pacific White-sided Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphins (Jan. 12, 2014)

Gray Whale upside down, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale upside down (Jan. 11, 2014)

Sea Otter and Harbor Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Otter and Harbor Seal (Jan. 11, 2014)

Gray Whale back and Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale back (knuckles) and
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Jan. 11, 2014)

Snowy Egret, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Snowy Egret (Jan. 6, 2014)

Gray Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whales (Jan. 5, 2014)

Southern Sea Otter eating a red rock crab, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter eating a red rock crab
(Jan. 5, 2014)

California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lions (Jan. 5, 2014)

Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin (Jan. 4, 2014)

Gray Whale Flukes, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale Flukes (Jan. 4, 2014)


All photos © 2014 Daniel Bianchetta


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