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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST JANUARY 2014

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

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
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, 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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