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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST OCTOBER 2014

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

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

October 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)

10/31 a.m. 31 Humpback Whales
2300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
75 Risso’s Dolphins

10/30 p.m. 33 Humpback Whales

10/30 a.m. 38 Humpback Whales
1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
400 Risso’s Dolphins

10/29 p.m. 19 Humpback Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
75 Risso’s Dolphins
 4 Harbor Porpoise

10/29 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales
250 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10 Risso’s Dolphins

10/28 p.m. 24 Humpback Whales

10/28 a.m. 43 Humpback Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
200 Risso’s Dolphins
 8 Dall’s Porpoise

10/27 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales
7 Risso’s Dolphins

10/26 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales (very active)

10/26 a.m. 13 Humpback Whales
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
20 Risso’s Dolphins

10/26 all-day 30 Humpback Whales
1300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
150 Risso’s Dolphins

10/25 p.m. 27 Humpback Whales

10/25 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins

10/24 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales

10/24 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales
350 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
160 Risso’s Dolphins

10/23 p.m. 24 Humpback Whales
20 Dall’s Porpoise

10/23 a.m. 29 Humpback Whales
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
75 Risso’s Dolphins

10/22 p.m. 17 Humpback Whales

10/22 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
120 Risso’s Dolphins

10/21 p.m. 17 Humpback Whales
150 Risso’s Dolphins

10/21 a.m. 21 Humpback Whales
40 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
250 Risso’s Dolphins

10/20 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales (one breached over 70 times)
5 Risso’s Dolphins

10/20 a.m. 38 Humpback Whales
150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
200 Risso’s Dolphins

10/19 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales (foggy conditions)

10/19 a.m. 32 Humpback Whales
200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

10/18 p.m. 30 Humpback Whales
200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
150 Risso’s Dolphins
 5 Harbor Porpoise

10/18 a.m. 42 Humpback Whales
200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
300 Risso’s Dolphins
 5 Bottlenose Dolphins

10/17 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
6 Killer Whales
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

10/17 a.m. 30 Humpback Whales
2 Killer Whales

10/16 a.m. 35 Humpback Whales
150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

10/15 p.m. 25 Humpback Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

10/15 a.m. 26 Humpback Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

10/14 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
100 Risso’s Dolphins

10/13 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales (active)

10/13 a.m. 18 Humpback Whales
1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
200 Risso’s Dolphins
 20 Harbor Porpoise

10/12 p.m. 26 Humpback Whales
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
250 Risso’s Dolphins

10/12 a.m. 48 Humpback Whales
450 Risso’s Dolphins
6 Bottlenose Dolphins

10/11 p.m. 20 Humpback Whales

10/11 a.m. 40 Humpback Whales
100 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
30 Risso’s Dolphins

10/10 p.m. 45 Humpback Whales

10/10 a.m. 29 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale
10 Risso’s Dolphins

10/9 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales (active!)
1 Tufted Puffin (rare)

10/9 a.m. 53 Humpback Whales
60 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

10/8 p.m. 52 Humpback Whales

10/8 a.m. 50 Humpback Whales
4 Killer Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins

10/7 p.m. 70 Humpback Whales

10/7 a.m. 28 Humpback Whales
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
30 Risso’s Dolphins

10/6 p.m. 28 Humpback Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
30 Risso’s Dolphins

10/6 a.m. 47 Humpback Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

10/5 p.m. 23 Humpback Whales
15 Risso’s Dolphins

10/5 a.m. 46 Humpback Whales

10/4 p.m. 16 Humpback Whales

10/4 a.m. 42 Humpback Whales

10/3 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
5 Dall’s Porpoise

10/3 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale
150 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
 12 Harbor Porpoise

10/2 p.m. 17 Humpback Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins

10/2 a.m. 43 Humpback Whales
30 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
300 Risso’s Dolphins

10/1 p.m. 18 Humpback Whales
250 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

10/1 a.m. 27 Humpback Whales
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
130 Risso’s Dolphins
 5 Harbor Porpoise
Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (Oct. 31, 2014)Sea Otter enjoying lunch, photo by Alisa Schulman-Janiger
Sea Otter enjoying lunch
Photo by Alisa Schulman-Janiger (Oct. 27, 2014)

Young Humpback Whale playing in kelp, photo by Jodi Frediani
Young Humpback Whale playing in kelp
Photo by Jodi Frediani (Oct. 27, 2014)

Dall's Porpoise, photo by Katlyn Taylor
Dall’s Porpoise
Photo by Katlyn Taylor (Oct. 23, 2014)

Humpback Whale with rainblow, photo by Katlyn Taylor
Humpback Whale with rainblow
Photo by Katlyn Taylor (Oct. 22, 2014)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins "running", photo by Katlyn Taylor
Long-beaked Common Dolphins “running”
Photo by Katlyn Taylor (Oct. 22, 2014)

Transient Killer Whale family group, photo by Katlyn Taylor
Transient Killer Whale family group
Photo by Katlyn Taylor (Oct. 17, 2014)

Great Egret, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Egret (Oct. 17, 2014)

Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin (Oct. 12, 2014)

Humpback Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (Oct. 11, 2014)

Risso's Dolphin mother and baby, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin mother and baby (Oct. 11, 2014)

Southern Sea Otter mother and pup, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter mother and pup (Oct. 10, 2014)

Minke Whale by Pt Sur Clipper, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Minke Whale by Pt Sur Clipper (Oct. 10, 2014)

Humpback Whale tail with sailboats, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail with sailboats (Oct. 5, 2014)

Lunge feeding Humpback Whales showing baleen, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge feeding Humpback Whales
(Note baleen) (Oct. 4, 2014)

Elegant Tern, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Elegant Tern (Oct. 4, 2014)

California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lion (Oct. 4, 2014)

Mola Mola photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mola Mola (Oct. 3, 2014)

Anchovies chased to the surface, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Anchovies chased to the surface (Oct. 3, 2014)

Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Oct. 3, 2014)

Lunge Feeding Humpback Whales a moment after the photo below, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge Feeding Humpback Whales a moment after
the anchovy photo at left (Oct. 3, 2014)

All photos © 2014 Daniel Bianchetta
unless otherwise noted.

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

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