MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST JANUARY 2014

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