Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
March 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) 3/31 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales   50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/30 a.m. 2      Humpback Whales (cow & calf)   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   20      Risso's Dolphins 3/29 a.m. 4      Gray Whales   7      Humpback Whales   1      Minke Whale   1200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   3      Harbor Porpoise 3/28 p.m. 2      Humpback Whales   15      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   20      Risso's Dolphins 3/28 a.m. 2      Gray Whales   12      Humpback Whales   350      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   5      Harbor Porpoise 3/27 a.m. 2      Gray Whales   6      Humpback Whales   150      Risso's Dolphins 3/26 p.m. 4      Gray Whales   4      Humpback Whales   80      Risso's Dolphins 3/26 a.m. 5      Humpback Whales   250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   300      Risso's Dolphins 3/25 a.m. 5      Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/24 a.m. 22      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   40      Risso's Dolphins 3/23 p.m. 4      Killer Whales   11      Gray Whales   8      Humpback Whales   600      Common Dolphins 3/23 a.m. 8      Gray Whales   6      Humpback Whales   2      Harbor Porpoise 3/22 p.m. 21      Gray Whales   5      Humpback Whales   50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/22 a.m. 3      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale   150      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   40      Risso's Dolphins 3/21 p.m. 19      Gray Whales   3      Humpback Whales 3/21 a.m. 7      Killer Whales   6      Gray Whales   600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   500      Risso's Dolphins 3/21 early a.m. 3      Gray Whales   7      Humpback Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/20 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/20 a.m. 5      Gray Whales   15      Humpback Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/19 p.m. 6      Humpback Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/19 a.m. 5      Humpback Whales   1      Sei Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/18 a.m. 1      Gray Whale   8      Humpback Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   25      Risso's Dolphins 3/15 p.m. 6      Gray Whales   1200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/15 a.m. 13      Gray Whales   3      Humpback Whales   150      Risso's Dolphins   10      Dall's Porpoise   3      Harbor Porpoise 3/14 p.m. 10      Gray Whales   5      Humpback Whales   600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/14 a.m. 11      Gray Whales Pt. Sur Clipper 9      Humpback Whales   10      Bottlenose Dolphins 3/14 a.m. 4      Gray Whales - extra friendly Sea Wolf II          mating for two hours 3/14 early a.m. 7      Gray Whales   3      Humpback Whales   50      Risso's Dolphins 3/13 p.m. 20      Gray Whales   4      Humpback Whales 3/13 a.m. 15      Gray Whales   800      Risso's Dolphins 3/12 p.m. 6      Gray Whales   16      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/12 a.m. 8      Gray Whales   11      Humpback Whales   20      Risso's Dolphins 3/11 p.m. 25      Gray Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   100      Risso's Dolphins 3/11 a.m. 21      Gray Whales   2      Humpback Whales   250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/10 p.m. 16      Gray Whales 3/10 a.m. 4      Gray Whales   2      Humpback Whales   7      Bottlenose Dolphins 3/9 p.m. 8      Killer Whales   32      Gray Whales   2      Humpback Whales 3/9 a.m. 2      Gray Whales   4      Humpback Whales   700      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/8 p.m. 4      Humpback Whales   1400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/8 a.m. 8      Humpback Whales   1400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/7 p.m. 1      Killer Whale (Fat Fin)   700      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/7 a.m. 10      Killer Whales   7      Gray Whales   700      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/7 early a.m. 11      Gray Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/6 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/6 a.m. 1      Killer Whale   15      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale 3/5 p.m. 1      Killer Whale   15      Gray Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   300      Risso's Dolphins 3/5 a.m. 7      Killer Whales   2      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/4 p.m. 17      Gray Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   20      Risso's Dolphins 3/4 a.m. 3      Gray Whales   3      Humpback Whales   450      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/3 p.m. 1      Gray Whale   14      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/3 a.m. 1      Gray Whale   15      Humpback Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/2 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales (lunge-feeding)   125      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 3/1 p.m. 1      Gray Whale   5      Humpback Whales 3/1 a.m. 2      Gray Whales   3      Humpback Whales   700      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   30      Risso's Dolphins         Humpback Whale breaching (March 28, 2015) Risso's Dolphins by Pt. Sur Clipper (March 27, 2015) Brandt's Cormorant and Snowy Egret (March 27, 2015) Breaching Humpback Whale (March 23, 2015) Gray Whale tail (March 22, 2015) Killer Whales (March 21, 2015) Humpback Whale tail (March 21, 2015) Risso's Dolphins (March 21, 2015) Humpback Whales (March 20, 2015) Female Red-breasted Merganser (March 20, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (March 15, 2015) Close encounter with Gray Whales (March 14, 2015) Gray Whales spy-hopping (March 14, 2015) Southern Sea Otter and Sea Lions (Note that the Otter has wrapped a bouy rope around itself as it would wrap itself in kelp) (March 13, 2015) Risso's Dolphin (March 13, 2015) Killer Whale mother and calf (March 9, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphins running (March 7, 2015) Male Killer Whale Fat Fin on his side (March 7, 2015) Gray Whale breaching (March 7, 2015) Male Killer Whale CA-171b (Fat Fin) (March 6, 2015) Humpback Whale lunge-feeding (Note Anchovies) (March 2, 2015) Mother and pup Sea Otter (March 2, 2015)   Three Gray Whales (March 6, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Mar. 1, 2015) All photos © 2015 Daniel Bianchetta

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