Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
September 1-30, 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) 9/30 p.m. 6      Humpback Whales 9/30 a.m. 21      Humpback Whales   600      Risso's Dolphins 9/29 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/29 a.m. 23      Humpback Whales   25      Risso's Dolphins 9/28 p.m. 18      Humpback Whales 9/28 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales   150      Risso's Dolphins 9/27 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales 9/27 a.m. 34      Humpback Whales   3      Harbor Porpoise 9/26 p.m. 34      Humpback Whales   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   200      Risso's Dolphins 9/26 a.m. 48      Humpback Whales   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   200      Risso's Dolphins 9/25 p.m. 6      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   200      Risso's Dolphins    21      Harbor Porpoise 9/25 a.m. 34      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales 9/24 p.m. 41      Humpback Whales   3      Harbor Porpoise 9/24 a.m. 34      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   6      Harbor Porpoise    6      Dall's Porpoise 9/23 p.m. 24      Humpback Whales   250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/23 a.m. 48      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales   700      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/22 p.m. 38      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/22 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales   50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/22 all day 48      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales (predation on California Sea Lions, interaction with Humpbacks)   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/21 late p.m. 41      Humpback Whales 9/21 p.m. 44      Humpback Whales 9/21 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales   2      Killer Whales 9/20 late p.m. 34      Humpback Whales    8      Harbor Porpoise 9/20 p.m. 35      Humpback Whales   30      Risso's Dolphins    10      Harbor Porpoise 9/20 a.m. 42      Humpback Whales 9/19 late p.m. 15      Humpback Whales 9/19 p.m. 31      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/19 a.m. 47      Humpback Whales   1      Minke Whale   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/18 late p.m. 29      Humpback Whales   50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/18 p.m. 33      Humpback Whales   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/18 a.m. 49      Humpback Whales 9/17 late p.m. 43      Humpback Whales   350      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/17 p.m. 33      Humpback Whales   25      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/17 a.m. 48      Humpback Whales   370      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   50      Risso's Dolphins    4      Harbor Porpoise 9/16 late p.m. 54      Humpback Whales   1      Killer Whale 9/16 p.m. 65      Humpback Whales 9/16 a.m. 87      Humpback Whales   600      Common Dolphins   300      Risso's Dolphins 9/15 late p.m. 84      Humpback Whales 9/15 p.m. 79      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/15 a.m. 70      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/14 late p.m. 30      Humpback Whales 9/14 p.m. 56      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/14 a.m. 72      Humpback Whales   50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/13 late p.m. 32      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins    5      Harbor Porpoise 9/13 p.m. 64      Humpback Whales   1500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/13 a.m. 60      Humpback Whales   1500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/12 p.m. 35      Humpback Whales   700      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   300      Risso's Dolphins 9/12 a.m. 36      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   300      Risso's Dolphins 9/11 late p.m. 49      Humpback Whales 9/11 p.m. 33      Humpback Whales 9/11 a.m. 32      Humpback Whales   50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   75      Risso's Dolphins 9/10 late p.m. 15      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding) 9/10 p.m. 6      Humpback Whales   8      Killer Whales   160      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/10 a.m. 27      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/9 late p.m. 20      Humpback Whales 9/9 p.m. 47      Humpback Whales 9/9 a.m. 53      Humpback Whales   150      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   75      Risso's Dolphins 9/8 p.m. 26      Humpback Whales   50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/8 a.m. 42      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/7 p.m. 35      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/7 a.m. 37      Humpback Whales with 2 "friendlies"   250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/6 late p.m. 38      Humpback Whales    30      Harbor Porpoise 9/6 p.m. 30      Humpback Whales 9/6 a.m. 48      Humpback Whales   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins    10      Dall's Porpoise    5      Harbor Porpoise    1      Mola Mola 9/5 late p.m. 52      Humpback Whales 9/5 p.m. 16      Humpback Whales   250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   35      Risso's Dolphins    3      Black-footed Albatross 9/5 a.m. 42      Humpback Whales   15      Risso's Dolphins 9/4 late p.m. 28      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding) 9/4 p.m. 33      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding) 9/4 a.m. 37      Humpback Whales   1      Killer Whale   40      Risso's Dolphins    25      Dall's Porpoise 9/3 late p.m. 26      Humpback Whales (mom/calf pair lunge feeding) 9/3 p.m. 28      Humpback Whales   1      Minke Whale   25      Risso's Dolphins    3      Harbor Porpoise 9/3 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales   1      Minke Whale   80      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   6      Risso's Dolphins    3      Harbor Porpoise 9/2 late p.m. 15      Humpback Whales 9/2 p.m. 32      Humpback Whales   20      Risso's Dolphins 9/2 a.m. 45      Humpback Whales   450      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/1 late p.m. 20      Humpback Whales 9/1 p.m. 27      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   12      Risso's Dolphins    4      Harbor Porpoise 9/1 a.m. 33      Humpback Whales   280      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   25      Risso's Dolphins         Humpback Whale tail throw (Sept. 26, 2014) California Sea Lions (Sept. 26, 2014) Killer Whales (Sept. 22, 2014) Long-beaked Common Dolphins and Sea Lion near Moss Landing (Sept. 22, 2014) Sea Otters with Sea Lion (Sept. 22, 2014) Elephant Seal (Sept. 22, 2014) Killer Whales Fat Fin and Lonesome George (Sept. 21, 2014) Harbor Seal (Sept. 20, 2014) Red-necked Phalarope (Sept. 19, 2014) Common Tern by Humpback Whale (Sept. 19, 2014) Minke Whale (Sept. 19, 2014) Humpback Whales lunge feeding at sunset (Sept. 15, 2014) Humpback Whale at dusk (Sept. 14, 2014) Southern Sea Otter in kelp (Sept. 13, 2014) Risso's Dolphin tail-slapping (Sept. 12, 2014) Risso's Dolphin in front of lighthouse (Sept. 12, 2014) California Sea Lions (Sept. 8, 2014) Humpback Whales at sunset (Sept. 6, 2014) Humpback Whales lunge feeding (Sept. 6, 2014) Breaching Humpback Whale (Sept. 1, 2014) Long-beaked Common Dolphin by Pt. Sur Clipper (Sept. 1, 2014)   Humpback Whale tail with Killer Whale rake marks (Sept. 6, 2014) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Sept. 1, 2014) All photos © 2014 Daniel Bianchetta

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