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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST JULY 2014

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

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

July 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)

7/31 late p.m. 25 Humpback Whales

7/31 p.m. 28 Humpback Whales
 9 Harbor Porpoise

7/31 a.m. 31 Humpback Whales
25 Risso’s Dolphins

7/30 late p.m. 32 Humpback Whales

7/30 p.m. 28 Humpback Whales

7/30 a.m. 28 Humpback Whales
20 Common Dolphins
 15 Dall’s Porpoise

7/29 late p.m. 25 Humpback Whales
25 Risso’s Dolphins

7/29 p.m. 17 Humpback Whales
40 Risso’s Dolphins

7/29 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales
1 Killer Whale (Lonesome George)

7/28 late p.m. 21 Humpback Whales

7/28 a.m. 27 Humpback Whales
200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

7/28 a.m. 29 Humpback Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

7/27 late p.m. 30 Humpback Whales

7/27 p.m. 37 Humpback Whales

7/27 a.m. 53 Humpback Whales
150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

7/26 late p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
 25 Harbor Porpoise

7/26 p.m. 39 Humpback Whales

7/26 a.m. 55 Humpback Whales
350 Common Dolphins

7/25 late p.m. 12 Humpback Whales

7/25 p.m. 24 Humpback Whales (very active)

7/25 a.m. 26 Humpback Whales
700 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

7/24 a.m. 29 Humpback Whales (very active)

7/23 late p.m. 21 Humpback Whales
5 Risso’s Dolphins

7/23 p.m. 32 Humpback Whales (breaching & tail throwing)

7/23 a.m. 40 Humpback Whales
350 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
3 Bottlenose Dolphins
12 Risso’s Dolphins
 6 Harbor Porpoise

7/22 late p.m. 35 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding & breaching)

7/22 p.m. 24 Humpback Whales
5 Risso’s Dolphins
 6 Dall’s Porpoise

7/22 a.m. 35 Humpback Whales
300 Common Dolphins
15 Risso’s Dolphins
 5 Harbor Porpoise
 45 Dall’s Porpoise

7/21 late p.m. 35 Humpback Whales

7/21 p.m. 55 Humpback Whales
 5 Harbor Porpoise

7/21 a.m. 54 Humpback Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
15 Risso’s Dolphins

7/20 late p.m. 34 Humpback Whales (continuous surface lunge-
feeding for over 2 hours, until the sun went down!)

7/20 p.m. 47 Humpback Whales (surface lunges)
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
1 Leatherback sea Turtle (rare)

7/20 a.m. 48 Humpback Whales (surface lunges)
15 Risso’s Dolphins
 5 Dall’s Porpoise
 3 Harbor Porpoise

7/19 late p.m. 34 Humpback Whales
 6 Harbor Porpoise
10,000 Sooty Shearwaters

7/19 p.m. 13 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding & breaching)
200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

7/19 a.m. 43 Humpback Whales (surface lunge-feeding)
200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

7/18 late p.m. 39 Humpback Whales (surface lunge-feeding)
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

7/18 p.m. 34 Humpback Whales (surface lunge-feeding)

7/18 a.m. 65 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding & breaching)
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
250 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

See our Facebook page for more photos & a video of the spectacular
lunge-feeding & breaching displays of Humpback Whales on July 17.
7/17 p.m. 22 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding & breaching)
100 Common Dolphins
3 Risso’s Dolphins

7/17 a.m. 34 Humpback Whales
100 Common Dolphins
 15 Dall’s Porpoise

7/16 late p.m. 22 Humpback Whales
 1 Harbor Porpoise
 35,000 Sooty Shearwaters

7/16 p.m. 24 Humpback Whales

7/16 a.m. 19 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale
120 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
 15 Dall’s Porpoise

7/15 p.m. 34 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)
 25,000 Sooty Shearwaters

7/15 p.m. 24 Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding & breaching)

7/15 a.m. 32 Humpback Whales
20 Risso’s Dolphins

7/14 late p.m. 20 Humpback Whales
15 Risso’s Dolphins
 10,000 Sooty Shearwaters

7/14 p.m. 20 Humpback Whales
15 Risso’s Dolphins
 20,000 Sooty Shearwaters

7/14 a.m. 27 Humpback Whales
 7 Dall’s Porpoise
 3 Harbor Porpoise
 2 Northern Elephant Seals

7/13 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
25 Risso’s Dolphins

7/12 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

7/12 a.m. 43 Humpback Whales
120 Risso’s Dolphins

7/11 late p.m. 36 Humpback Whales
120 Risso’s Dolphins

7/11 p.m. 31 Humpback Whales
60 Risso’s Dolphins

7/11 a.m. 29 Humpback Whales
 12 Dall’s Porpoise

7/10 late p.m. 31 Humpback Whales

7/10 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
12 Risso’s Dolphins

7/10 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
250 Risso’s Dolphins

7/9 late p.m. 12 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
10 Risso’s Dolphins
 12 Dall’s Porpoise

7/9 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
 12 Dall’s Porpoise

7/9 a.m. 24 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale

7/8 p.m. 18 Humpback Whales
1 Blue Whale
27 Risso’s Dolphins
 12 Dall’s Porpoise

7/8 a.m. 25 Humpback Whales
 1 Harbor Porpoise
 2 Mola Molas

7/7 late p.m. 12 Humpback Whales
 8 Harbor Porpoise
 70,000-
100,000
Sooty Shearwaters

7/7 p.m. 16 Humpback Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins
 1 Harbor Porpoise

7/7 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales
250 Risso’s Dolphins

7/6 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales
350 Risso’s Dolphins

7/5 late p.m. 12 Humpback Whales
50 Risso’s Dolphins

7/5 late p.m. 26 Humpback Whales
50 Risso’s Dolphins

7/5 a.m. 28 Humpback Whales
450 Risso’s Dolphins
 12 Harbor Porpoise

7/4 late p.m. 9 Humpback Whales
80 Risso’s Dolphins

7/4 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales

7/4 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales
400 Risso’s Dolphins
 6 Harbor Porpoise

7/3 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales (2 babies)
100 Risso’s Dolphins (including babies)

7/3 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales (breaching baby)
50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
50 Risso’s Dolphins

7/2 p.m. 19 Humpback Whales
60 Risso’s Dolphins

7/2 a.m. 23 Humpback Whales
60 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
30 Risso’s Dolphins

7/1 p.m. 24 Humpback Whales

7/1 a.m. 27 Humpback Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins

a sunset over a body of waterBrown Pelicans with Pt Sur Clipper in background
at sunset (July 28, 2014)

animal on the waterHumpback Whale breaching (July 28, 2014)

a fish swimming under waterMola Mola eating a By-the-wind Sailor (July 27, 2014)

By-the-wind Sailor (Velella Velella) (July 27, 2014)

a dolphin jumping out of the waterLong-beaked Common Dolphins (July 25, 2014)

a body of waterHumpbackWhale lunge-feeding (July 21, 2014)

a large body of water with a city in the backgroundBottlenose Dolphins near Cannery Row
(July 21, 2014)

an animal swimming in the waterLeatherback Sea Turtle (July 20, 2014)

a bird flying over a body of waterHumpback Whale tail throw by Pt. Sur Clipper
(July 19, 2014)

a sunset over a body of waterBreaching Humpback Whale at sunset (July 18, 2014)

a large body of waterLunge-feeding Humpback Whales (July 17, 2014)
© 2014 Melissa Galieti

a flock of seagulls flying over a body of waterLong-beaked Common Dolphin near Sea Wolf II
(July 17, 2014)  © 2014 Melissa Galieti

a bird swimming in waterBrown Pelican swallowing anchovies (July 14, 2014)

a flock of birds flying over a body of waterLunge-feeding Humpback Whales (July 14, 2014)

a duck in the waterCalifornia Sea Otters (July 14, 2014)

Egg Yolk Jelly and Moon Jelly (July 12, 2014)

a dog that is lying down in the waterHow many Sea Lions will fit on a raft? (July 12, 2014)

a whale jumping out of the waterHumpback Whale tail (July 12, 2014)

a large body of waterRisso’s Dolphins at sunset (July 11, 2014)

a whale jumping out of the waterHumpback Whale breaching (July 11, 2014)

Dall’s Porpoise (July 11, 2014)

a small boat in a large body of waterHumpback Whales and Pt. Sur Clipper (July 11, 2014)

a flock of seagulls flying in the skySooty Shearwaters and Humpback Whale
(July 7, 2014)

a bird flying over a body of waterBreaching Risso’s Dolphin (July 6, 2014)

a whale jumping out of the waterHumpback Whale tail throw (July 4, 2014)

a bird swimming in water
Southern Sea Otter eating a crab (July 5, 2014)

a flock of seagulls are swimming in a body of waterNorthern Fulmar and Black-footed Albatross
(July 4, 2014)

All photos © 2014 Daniel Bianchetta
except where otherwise noted

Copyright © 2014 Monterey Bay Whale Watch. No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

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