Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List July 2014

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

Brown Pelicans with Pt Sur Clipper in background
at sunset (July 28, 2014)

animal on the water Humpback Whale breaching (July 28, 2014)

a fish swimming under water Mola 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 water Long-beaked Common Dolphins (July 25, 2014)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dall’s Porpoise (July 11, 2014)

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

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

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

a whale jumping out of the water Humpback 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 water Northern Fulmar and Black-footed Albatross
(July 4, 2014)

MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST JULY 2014

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION