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) Humpback Whale breaching (July 28, 2014) Mola Mola eating a By-the-wind Sailor (July 27, 2014) By-the-wind Sailor (Velella Velella) (July 27, 2014) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (July 25, 2014) HumpbackWhale lunge-feeding (July 21, 2014) Bottlenose Dolphins near Cannery Row (July 21, 2014) Leatherback Sea Turtle (July 20, 2014) Humpback Whale tail throw by Pt. Sur Clipper (July 19, 2014) Breaching Humpback Whale at sunset (July 18, 2014) Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales (July 17, 2014) © 2014 Melissa Galieti Long-beaked Common Dolphin near Sea Wolf II (July 17, 2014)  © 2014 Melissa Galieti Brown Pelican swallowing anchovies (July 14, 2014) Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales (July 14, 2014) California Sea Otters (July 14, 2014) Egg Yolk Jelly and Moon Jelly (July 12, 2014) How many Sea Lions will fit on a raft? (July 12, 2014) Humpback Whale tail (July 12, 2014) Risso's Dolphins at sunset (July 11, 2014) Humpback Whale breaching (July 11, 2014) Dall's Porpoise (July 11, 2014) Humpback Whales and Pt. Sur Clipper (July 11, 2014) Sooty Shearwaters and Humpback Whale (July 7, 2014) Breaching Risso's Dolphin (July 6, 2014) Humpback Whale tail throw (July 4, 2014) All photos © 2014 Daniel Bianchetta except where otherwise noted Southern Sea Otter eating a crab (July 5, 2014) Northern Fulmar and Black-footed Albatross (July 4, 2014)

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