Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List January 2015

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
January 1-31, 2015

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)

1/31 p.m.	16	Gray Whales
	400	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	40	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

1/31 a.m.	13	Gray Whales
	300	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	500	Short-beaked Common Dolphins
	30	Risso’s Dolphins
	1	Fur Seal

1/30 p.m.	20	Gray Whales

1/30 a.m.	17	Gray Whales
	1500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	500	Risso’s Dolphins

1/29 p.m.	21	Gray Whales
	25	Risso’s Dolphins

1/29 a.m.	27	Gray Whales
	500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/28 p.m.	11	Gray Whales
	350	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	25	Risso’s Dolphins

1/28 a.m.	15	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale

1/27 p.m.	28	Gray Whales
	500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

1/27 a.m.	20	Gray Whales
	460	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	65	Risso’s Dolphins

1/26 p.m.	29	Gray Whales
	250	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	25	Risso’s Dolphins

1/26 a.m.	15	Gray Whales
	150	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/25 p.m.	27	Gray Whales
	800	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	200	Risso’s Dolphins
	10	Harbor Porpoise

1/25 a.m.	36	Gray Whales
	300	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	250	Risso’s Dolphins

1/24 p.m.	56	Gray Whales

1/24 a.m.	30	Gray Whales
	700	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/24 early a.m.	22	Gray Whales
	900	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/23 p.m.	12	Gray Whales
	3	Risso’s Dolphins

1/23 a.m.	19	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale

1/22 p.m.	46	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale

1/22 a.m.	25	Gray Whales
	4	Humpback Whales

1/21 p.m.	12	Gray Whales
	600	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/21 a.m.	32	Gray Whales
	300	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/20 p.m.	8	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales
	15	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/20 a.m.	23	Gray Whales
	600	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/19 p.m.	37	Gray Whales
	5	Humpback Whales
	1200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/19 a.m.	34	Gray Whales
	150	Long-Beaked Common Dolphins
	4	Risso’s Dolphins

1/18 p.m.	20	Gray Whales

1/18 a.m.	17	Gray Whales
	650	Long-Beaked Common Dolphins
	350	Risso’s Dolphins

1/17 p.m.	27	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	4000+	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/17 a.m.	38	Gray Whales
	250	Long-Beaked Common Dolphins
	80	Risso’s Dolphins

1/17 early a.m.	22	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales
	900	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/16 p.m.	11	Gray Whales
	10	Humpback Whales
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/16 a.m.	10	Gray Whales
	10	Humpback Whales
	1000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/15 p.m.	18	Gray Whales
	500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/15 a.m.	9	Gray Whales
	7	Humpback Whales
	500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/14 p.m.	34	Gray Whales
	400	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/14 a.m.	36	Gray Whales
	800	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/13 p.m.	9	Gray Whales

1/13 a.m.	17	Gray Whales
	1500	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	500	Risso’s Dolphins

1/12 p.m.	2	Gray Whales
	5	Humpback Whales
	470	Risso’s Dolphins

1/12 a.m.	8	Humpback Whales
	1	Minke Whale
	350	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	25	Harbor Porpoise

1/11 p.m.	29	Gray Whales

1/11 a.m.	30	Gray Whales

1/10 p.m.	22	Gray Whales
	200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/10 a.m.	13	Gray Whales
	300	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/10 early a.m.	11	Gray Whales
	600	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/9 p.m.	14	Gray Whales
	4	Humpback Whales

1/9 a.m.	26	Gray Whales
	3	Humpback Whales
	550	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/8 p.m.	27	Gray Whales
	2000+	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/8 a.m.	9	Gray Whales
	2000	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/7 p.m.	11	Gray Whales
	5	Humpback Whales
	600	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

1/7 a.m.	23	Gray Whales
	66	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	20	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

1/6 p.m.	10	Gray Whales
	5	Humpback Whales
	20	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/6 a.m.	18	Gray Whales
	3	Humpback Whales
	1500+	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/5 p.m.	10	Gray Whales
	2	Risso’s Dolphins

1/5 a.m.	17	Gray Whales
	1200	Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/4 p.m.	22	Gray Whales

1/4 a.m.	19	Gray Whales
	300	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

1/4 early a.m.	23	Gray Whales
	400	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	200	Risso’s Dolphins

1/3 p.m.	24	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale (breaching)

1/3 a.m.	17	Gray Whales
	100	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	100	Risso’s Dolphins

1/3 early a.m.	31	Gray Whales

1/2 p.m.	23	Gray Whales

1/2 a.m.	22	Gray Whales
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

1/2 early a.m.	29	Gray Whales
	60	Long-beaked Common Dolphins
	500	Risso’s Dolphins

1/1 p.m.	11	Gray Whales
	1000+	Risso’s Dolphins

1/1 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	500	Risso’s Dolphins

1/1 early a.m.	14	Gray Whales
	3	Bottlenose Dolphins

Two Gray Whales Spyhopping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta

Two Gray Whales Spyhopping (Jan. 31, 2015) Great Blue Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta

Great Blue Heron (Jan. 30, 2015)

Albino or leucistic Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Albino or leucistic Risso’s Dolphin (Jan. 25, 2015)

Gray Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale tail (Jan. 25, 2015)

Risso's Dolphins near Pt. Sur Clipper, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins near Pt. Sur Clipper (Jan. 25, 2015)

Four Gray Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Four Gray Whales (Jan. 24, 2015)

Loon in artistic morning reflections (Jan. 24, 2015)

Baby Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Baby Gray Whale (Jan. 23, 2015)

Breaching baby Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching baby Risso’s Dolphin (Jan. 18, 2015)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins by Pt. Sur Clipper
(Jan. 17, 2015)

Mother and calf Long-beaked Common Dolphins
(Jan. 17, 2015)

Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (Jan. 16, 2015)

Two Humpback Whales breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Two Humpback Whales breaching (Jan. 12, 2015)

Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin (Jan. 12, 2015)

Breaching Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Gray Whale (Jan. 10, 2015)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Jan. 5, 2015)

California Brown Pelicans in flight (Jan. 5, 2015)

5 Gray Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
5 Gray Whales (Jan. 4, 2015)

Sunrise on 7 a.m. trip, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sunrise on 7 a.m. trip (Jan. 4, 2015)

Humpback Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching (Jan. 3, 2015)

California Brown Pelican, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Brown Pelican (Jan. 3, 2015)

Southern Sea Otters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otters (Jan. 2, 2015)

Aquarium on 7 a.m. trip, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Cannery Row and Aquarium on 7 a.m. trip
(Jan. 2, 2015)

Gray Whale rainbow blow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale rainbow blow (Jan. 2, 2015)

Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Jan. 2, 2015)

MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST JANUARY 2015

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION