Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
February 1-28, 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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Visit our Facebook page for more photos. Date #     Type of Animal(s) 2/28 p.m. 6      Gray Whales   8      Humpback Whales   120      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/28 a.m. 6      Gray Whales   14      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   5      Bottlenose Dolphins 2/26 a.m. 7      Humpback Whales   150      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/25 a.m. 1      Gray Whale   13      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/24 p.m. 13      Gray Whales   3      Humpback Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/24 a.m. 5      Humpback Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   50      Risso's Dolphins 2/23 p.m. 1      Gray Whale   5      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/23 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/22 p.m. 4      Gray Whales   600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/22 a.m. 12      Gray Whales   3      Humpback Whales   2      Harbor Porpoise 2/21 p.m. 2      Gray Whales   10      Humpback Whale   2      Harbor Porpoise 2/21 a.m. 18      Gray Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/21 early a.m. 5      Gray Whales   1      Fin Whale   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/20 p.m. 7      Humpback Whales   700      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/20 a.m. 5      Gray Whales   700      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   100      Risso's Dolphins 2/19 p.m. 1      Humpback Whale   1200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   30      Risso's Dolphins 2/19 a.m. 9      Gray Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/18 p.m. 7      Gray Whales   50      Risso's Dolphins 2/18 a.m. 7      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale ("friendly")   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/17 p.m. 11      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale   350      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/17 a.m. 6      Gray Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/16 p.m. 6      Gray Whales   2      Humpback Whales   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   75      Risso's Dolphins 2/16 a.m. 27      Gray Whales   50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   100      Risso's Dolphins 2/15 p.m. 4      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   200      Risso's Dolphins 2/15 a.m. 13      Gray Whales   7      Humpback Whales   1250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/14 p.m. 4      Gray Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   30      Risso's Dolphins 2/14 a.m. 14      Gray Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   100      Risso's Dolphins 2/14 early a.m. 15      Gray Whales   250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   100      Risso's Dolphins 2/13 p.m. 6      Gray Whales   1200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/13 a.m. 11      Gray Whales   1200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   600      Risso's Dolphins 2/12 p.m. 16      Gray Whales   1300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/12 a.m. 8      Gray Whales   2      Humpback Whales   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   130      Risso's Dolphins 2/11 a.m. 5      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale   10      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/10 p.m. 8      Gray Whales   2      Humpback Whales   1100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/10 a.m. 10      Gray Whales   30      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/9 a.m. 11      Gray Whales   140      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/7 p.m. 2      Gray Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/7 a.m. 6      Gray Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   2      Harbor Porpoise 2/5 a.m. 11      Gray Whales   3      Humpback Whales   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/4 p.m. 20      Gray Whales   75      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 2/4 a.m. 15      Gray Whales 2/3 p.m. 11      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale   150      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   25      Risso's Dolphins 2/3 a.m. 10      Gray Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   50      Risso's Dolphins 2/2 p.m. 12      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale   700      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   1      Northern Fur Seal 2/2 a.m. 22      Gray Whales 2/1 p.m. 23      Gray Whales 2/1 a.m. 7      Gray Whales   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   10      Risso's Dolphins Humpback Whales lunge-feeding (Feb. 28, 2015) Black-footed Albatross (Feb. 22, 2015) Breaching Humpback Whale (Feb. 21, 2015) Breaching Gray Whale (Feb. 21, 2015) Humpback Whale tail (Feb. 20, 2015) Brandt's Cormorant and Snowy Egret (Feb. 15, 2015) Monterey Harbor at sunrise (Feb. 14, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Feb. 13, 2015) Risso's Dolphin on its back with pectoral flippers in the air (Feb. 13, 2015) Gray Whale (Feb. 13, 2015) California Brown Pelican (Feb. 7, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Feb. 2, 2015) Gray Whales off Carmel Beach (Feb. 2, 2015) Black-crowned Night Heron (Feb. 2, 2015) Northern Fur Seal (Feb. 2, 2015) Gray Whale with monastery in background (Feb. 1, 2015) All photos © 2015 Daniel Bianchetta

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