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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST NOVEMBER 2014

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

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

November 1-30, 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)

11/30 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
100 Risso’s Dolphins

11/29 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/29 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales
700 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
20 Risso’s Dolphins

11/28 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales

11/28 a.m. 30 Humpback Whales
1200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
25 Risso’s Dolphins

11/26 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale
40 Risso’s Dolphins

11/26 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
1 Gray Whale
5 Common Dolphins
300 Risso’s Dolphins

11/25 p.m. 24 Humpback Whales
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/25 a.m. 21 Humpback Whales
1500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/24 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales

11/24 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
220 Risso’s Dolphins

11/23 p.m. 19 Humpback Whales

11/23 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales
800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
600 Risso’s Dolphins

11/22 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
600 Risso’s Dolphins

11/21 p.m. 19 Humpback Whales
800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/21 a.m. 26 Humpback Whales
2300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
100 Risso’s Dolphins

11/20 a.m. 24 Humpback Whales
1 Killer Whale (Fat Fin)
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
500 Risso’s Dolphins

11/19 a.m. 21 Humpback Whales
2 Killer Whales (Stumpy & Fat Fin)

11/18 p.m. 30 Humpback Whales
1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/18 a.m. 44 Humpback Whales
2500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
110 Risso’s Dolphins
1 Northern Fur Seal

11/17 p.m. 37 Humpback Whales
2 Killer Whales

11/17 a.m. 32 Humpback Whales
800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

11/16 p.m. 35 Humpback Whales

11/16 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
5 Killer Whales
800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/15 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
5 Killer Whales

11/15 a.m. 34 Humpback Whales
1200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
6 Bottlenose Dolphins

11/14 p.m. 43 Humpback Whales
1400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/14 a.m. 41 Humpback Whales
1200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/13 a.m. 24 Humpback Whales (lots of breaching)
1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
30 Risso’s Dolphins (nursery group)

11/12 p.m. 34 Humpback Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins (nursery group)

11/12 a.m. 22 Humpback Whales
1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
40 Risso’s Dolphins
1 Mola Mola

11/11 p.m. 26 Humpback Whales
250 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/11 a.m. 35 Humpback Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
20 Risso’s Dolphins

11/10 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/10 a.m. 27 Humpback Whales
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
50 Risso’s Dolphins

11/9 p.m. 11 Humpback Whales

11/9 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
3 Killer Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
3 Bottlenose Dolphins

11/8 p.m. 17 Humpback Whales

11/8 a.m. 28 Humpback Whales
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
25 Risso’s Dolphins

11/7 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales
30 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/7 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
7 Risso’s Dolphins

11/6 p.m. 37 Humpback Whales
60 Risso’s Dolphins

11/6 a.m. 40 Humpback Whales
1 Killer Whale
550 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
80 Risso’s Dolphins

11/5 p.m. 21 Humpback Whales
1 Killer Whale
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
40 Risso’s Dolphins

11/5 a.m. 29 Humpback Whales
1 Killer Whale
10 Risso’s Dolphins

11/4 p.m. 28 Humpback Whales
4 Killer Whales

11/4 a.m. 28 Humpback Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/3 p.m. 19 Humpback Whales

11/3 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales
250 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
300 Risso’s Dolphins
150 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/2 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales

11/2 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
100 Risso’s Dolphins

11/2 all-day 32 Humpback Whales
1 Minke Whale
1500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
250 Risso’s Dolphins

11/1 p.m. 22 Humpback Whales
80 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
250 Risso’s Dolphins

11/1 a.m. 28 Humpback Whales
600 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
50 Risso’s Dolphins
Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Nov. 28, 2014)Rainblow from Humpback Whale, with Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Rainblow from Humpback Whale, with
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Nov. 23, 2014)

Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (Nov. 23, 2014)

Double Humpback Whale breach, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Double Humpback Whale breach (Nov. 22, 2014)

Great Egret photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Egret (Nov. 22, 2014)

Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Nov. 17, 2014)

Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (Nov. 17, 2014)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (Nov. 16, 2014)

Long beaked Common Dolphins running in front of Aquarium, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long beaked Common Dolphins running
in front of Aquarium (Nov. 16, 2014)

Humpback Whale breaching at sunset, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching at sunset (Nov. 15, 2014)

Humpback Whale lunge feeding, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale lunge feeding, (Nov. 15, 2014)

Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Nov. 14, 2014)

Killer Whale Can Opener by Pt Sur Clipper, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale ‘Can Opener’ by Pt Sur Clipper
(Nov. 9, 2014)

Bottlenose Dolphin and Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bottlenose Dolphin and Sea Lions (Nov. 9, 2014)

Southern Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter (Nov. 8, 2014)

California Brown Pelican, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Brown Pelican (Nov. 7, 2014)

California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lion (Nov. 2, 2014)

Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (Nov. 1, 2014)

Humpback Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (Nov. 7, 2014)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Nov. 2, 2014)

Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin (Nov. 1, 2014)

All photos © 2014 Daniel Bianchetta

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