MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST DECEMBER 2014

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
December 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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Visit our Facebook page for more photos. Date # Type of Animal(s) 12/31 p.m. 13 Gray Whales 200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/31 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales 300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/30 p.m. 6 Gray Whales 12/30 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales 2 Gray Whales 300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/30 early a.m. 14 Gray Whales 12/29 p.m. 8 Gray Whales 12/29 a.m. 18 Gray Whales 700 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1200 Risso’s Dolphins 12/29 early a.m. 26 Gray Whales 1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 800 Risso’s Dolphins 12/27 p.m. 18 Gray Whales 12/27 a.m. 36 Humpback Whales 2 Gray Whales 6 Bottlenose Dolphins 12/26 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales 1 Gray Whale 12/26 a.m. 7 Gray Whales 30 Risso’s Dolphins 12/24 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales 2 Gray Whales 80 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 100 Risso’s Dolphins 12/23 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales 2 Gray Whales 12/23 a.m. 15 Gray Whales 1500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 15 Risso’s Dolphins 12/22 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales 4 Gray Whales 12/22 a.m. 11 Humpback Whales 2 Gray Whales 2 Harbor Porpoise 12/21 p.m. 22 Humpback Whales 1300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/21 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales 1400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 10 Harbor Porpoise 12/20 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales 1 Gray Whale 300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 75 Risso’s Dolphins 12/19 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales 75 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/18 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales  10000+ Black-vented Shearwaters 12/18 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales 750 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 5000 Black-vented Shearwaters 12/17 p.m. 12 Humpback Whales 12/17 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales 3 Gray Whales 30 Risso’s Dolphins 1 Harbor Porpoise 12/14 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales 4 Gray Whales 70 Risso’s Dolphins 12/14 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales 2 Gray Whales 60 Risso’s Dolphins 12/13 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales 2 Harbor Porpoise 12/13 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales 20 Risso’s Dolphins 12/9 a.m. 7 Humpback Whales 2 Harbor Porpoise 12/8 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales 1300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/8 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales 200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/7 p.m. 17 Humpback Whales 30 Risso’s Dolphins (cow/calf pairs) 12/7 a.m. 24 Humpback Whales 2 Gray Whales 300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/6 p.m. 9 Humpback Whales 600 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/6 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales 300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins 12/5 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales 12 Risso’s Dolphins 2 Harbor Porpoise 12/4 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales 20 Harbor Porpoise 1 Brown Booby 12/4 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales 1 Gray Whale 3 Black-footed Albatross Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Dec. 29, 2014) Gray Whale rainbow (Dec. 29, 2014) Gray Whale spyhopping (Dec. 29, 2014) Bottlenose Dolphins (Dec. 27, 2014) California Brown Pelican (Dec. 27, 2014) Risso’s Dolphins (Dec. 26, 2014) Gray Whale (Dec. 26, 2014) Breaching Humpback Whale with splash from Humpback that just breached (Dec. 21, 2014) Risso’s Dolphin kelping (Dec. 20, 2014) Festival of the Lights (Dec. 7, 2014) Great Egret (Dec. 7, 2014) Gray Whale tail (Dec. 7, 2014) Returning to port at sunset (Dec. 6, 2014) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Dec. 6, 2014) Harbor Seal (Dec. 5, 2014) Humpback Whale tail (Dec. 6, 2014) Humpback Whale (Dec. 6, 2014) Sea Otter mother and pup (Dec. 5, 2014) All photos © 2014 Daniel Bianchetta