Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
September 1-30, 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) 9/30 p.m. 40      Humpback Whales   700      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   4      Harbor Porpoise 9/30 a.m. 38      Humpback Whales   580      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   15      Harbor Porpoise 9/29 noon 40      Humpback Whales   1100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   6      Harbor Porpoise 9/28 p.m. 45      Humpback Whales   2500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/28 a.m. 60      Humpback Whales   2500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/27 4:30 p.m. 45      Humpback Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/27 1 p.m. 40      Humpback Whales   1      Gray Whale   350      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/27 8 a.m. 55      Humpback Whales   1500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/26 9 a.m. 28      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding groups)   250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/26 8 a.m. 22      Humpback Whales   600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/25 2 p.m. 30      Humpback Whales (active displays)   30      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/25 1 p.m. 28      Humpback Whales (active displays) 9/25 9 a.m. 55      Humpback Whales   650      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   65      Risso's Dolphins 9/25 8 a.m. 52      Humpback Whales   60      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   20      Risso's Dolphins 9/24 p.m. 36      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding) 9/24 a.m. 50      Humpback Whales   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   30      Risso's Dolphins 9/23 p.m. 35      Humpback Whales 9/23 a.m. 58      Humpback Whales   700      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/22 p.m. 37      Humpback Whales   20      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/22 a.m. 40      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/21 p.m. 48      Humpback Whales   600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 9/21 a.m. 42      Humpback Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   1      Harbor Porpoise   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 9/20 late p.m. 40      Humpback Whales   3500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/20 p.m. 45      Humpback Whales   1200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/20 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales   1500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/19 late p.m. 42      Humpback Whales   450      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/19 p.m. 22      Humpback Whales   1800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/19 a.m. 36      Humpback Whales   2200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/18 a.m. 45      Humpback Whales   2000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/17 p.m. 31      Humpback Whales   6      Risso's Dolphins 9/17 a.m. 34      Humpback Whales   325      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   20      Risso's Dolphins 9/16 4:30 p.m. 30      Humpback Whales   14      Killer Whales (predation on Common Dolphins)   2000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/16 2 p.m. 16      Humpback Whales   7      Killer Whales   150      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/16 1 p.m. 45      Humpback Whales   7      Killer Whales   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/16 9 a.m. 36      Humpback Whales   7      Killer Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/16 8 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales   7      Killer Whales   2000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/15 9 a.m. 55      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/15 8 a.m. 45      Humpback Whales   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   4      Northern Fur Seals   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)   4      Ashy Storm Petrels   1      Black-footed Albatross 9/14 late p.m. 35      Humpback Whales   7      Killer Whales   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/14 p.m. 56      Humpback Whales (lots of breaching)   1      Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) 9/14 a.m. 43      Humpback Whales   750      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/13 p.m. 75      Humpback Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/13 a.m. 65      Humpback Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/12 late p.m. 25      Humpback Whales   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/12 p.m. 60      Humpback Whales   2000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/12 a.m. 60      Humpback Whales   1200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/11 p.m. 50      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales 9/11 a.m. 45      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/10 late p.m. 40      Humpback Whales   150      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/10 p.m. 30      Humpback Whales 9/10 a.m. 34      Humpback Whales   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/8 late p.m. 52      Humpback Whales (50+ lunge feeding)   650      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/8 p.m. 50      Humpback Whales (2 friendly)   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/8 a.m. 60      Humpback Whales   1800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/7 late p.m. 80      Humpback Whales   1500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/7 p.m. 110      Humpback Whales   850      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/7 a.m. 80      Humpback Whales   1500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/6 late p.m. 50      Humpback Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/6 p.m. 44      Humpback Whales   350      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/6 a.m. 40      Humpback Whales   700      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/5 late p.m. 50+      Humpback Whales   2000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/5 p.m. 50+      Humpback Whales   2000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/5 a.m. 80+      Humpback Whales   2000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/4  9 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales   350      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/4  8 a.m. 43      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   2      Risso's Dolphins 9/3 a.m. 32      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   3      Harbor Porpoise 9/2 late p.m. 60+      Humpback Whales (breaching and lunge feeding)   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/2 p.m. 45      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/2 a.m. 37      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   10      Risso's Dolphins 9/1 late p.m. 44      Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 9/1 p.m. 32      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales 9/1 a.m. 37      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins           Sea Otter mother and pup (Sept. 28, 2015) Humpback Whale lunge feeding - Note anchovies (Sept. 28, 2015) California Brown Pelican at sunset (Sept. 27, 2015) Humpback Whales lunge feeding (Sept. 26, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Sept. 26, 2015) Humpback Whale close-up (Sept. 21, 2015) Humpback Whale tails (Sept. 21, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphins at sunset (Sept. 19, 2015) Common Murre chick (Sept. 19, 2015) Humpback Whale breaching (Sept. 12, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Sept. 12, 2015) Humpback Whale kelping (playing with kelp - Sept. 12, 2015) Harbor Seal (Sept. 12, 2015) Killer Whales (Sept. 11, 2015) Humpback Whale tail by Sea Wolf II (Sept. 7, 2015) Father Common Murre feeding chick (Sept. 7, 2015) Humpback Whale at sunset (Sept. 6, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphins at sunset (Sept. 6, 2015) Lunge feeding Humpback Whales in front of Blackfin (Sept. 6, 2015) Male Belted Kingfisher (Sept. 6, 2015) Elegant Terns (Sept. 4, 2015) Humpback Whale by the break wall (Sept. 4, 2015)   Humpback Whales lunge feeding (Sept. 4, 2015) All photos © 2015 Daniel Bianchetta

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