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MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST OCTOBER 2015

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

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

These sightings are copyright protected and may not be used without permission from Nancy Black. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use of this information is a violation of federal copyright law, and is subject to prosecution to the full extent of the law.


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Date # Type of Animal(s)
10/31 all day 24 Humpback Whales
800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/31 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
7 Risso’s Dolphins
10/30 all day 11 Humpback Whales
700 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/30 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
1 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
10/28 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/28 a.m. 17 Humpback Whales
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/26 p.m. 21 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail & pec slaps)
20 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/26 a.m. 27 Humpback Whales
200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
1 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
10/25 all day 15 Humpback Whales
1 Killer Whale (CA49B)
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/25 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
1 Killer Whale
2 Fin Whales
350 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/24 all day 12 Humpback Whales
2 Fin Whales
200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
600 Short-beaked Common Dolphins
10/24 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
1 Fin Whale
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/24 a.m. 20 Humpback Whales
1 Fin Whale
2000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/23 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale
3 Killer Whales
10/23 a.m. 16 Humpback Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
40 Risso’s Dolphins
10/22 p.m. 30 Humpback Whales
10/22 a.m. 34 Humpback Whales
330 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/21 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
10/21 a.m. 9 Humpback Whales
1 Fin Whale
1500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
500 Risso’s Dolphins
10/20 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales
600 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
30 Short-beaked Common Dolphins
10/18 p.m. 10 Humpback Whales
1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/18 a.m. 14 Humpback Whales
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
100 Risso’s Dolphins
10/17 p.m. 21 Humpback Whales
600 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/17 a.m. 25 Humpback Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/16 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
1000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
30 Short-beaked Common Dolphins
100 Risso’s Dolphins
10/16 a.m. 25 Humpback Whales
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
100 Risso’s Dolphins
10/15 p.m. 25 Humpback Whales
100 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/15 a.m. 12 Humpback Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/14 p.m. 17 Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
1 Killer Whale (“Stumpy”)
20 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
20 Risso’s Dolphins
10/14 a.m. 15 Humpback Whales
6 Killer Whales
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
40 Risso’s Dolphins including “albino” calf
10/12 p.m. 19 Humpback Whales (breaching)
2 Harbor Porpoise
10/12 a.m. 25 Humpback Whales
900 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
2 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
10/11 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales
6 Killer Whales
10/11 a.m. 20+ Humpback Whales
6 Killer Whales (predation event)
900 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/10 9 a.m. 30 Humpback Whales
800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
1 Bottlenose Dolphin
1 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
10/10 8 a.m. 38 Humpback Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/9 2 p.m. 25 Humpback Whales (breaching)
10/9 1 p.m. 15 Humpback Whales (breaching & tail throwing)
40 Short-beaked Common Dolphins
10/9 9 a.m. 35 Humpback Whales
450 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
75 Short-beaked Common Dolphins
10/9 8 a.m. 25 Humpback Whales
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
400 Short-beaked Common Dolphins
10/7 p.m. 14 Humpback Whales
3 Bottlenose Dolphins
10/7 a.m. 40 Humpback Whales
680 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/6 All day 45 Humpback Whales
15 Killer Whales
1 Blue Whale
1 Fin Whale
800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/6 p.m. 26 Humpback Whales
10 Harbor Porpoise
10/6 a.m. 35 Humpback Whales
900 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10 Harbor Porpoise
10/5 p.m. 47 Humpback Whales
500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/5 p.m. 45 Humpback Whales
300 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/5 a.m. 52 Humpback Whales
200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/4 4:30 p.m. 48 Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
50 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/4 2 p.m. 30 Humpback Whales
10/4 1 p.m. 40 Humpback Whales
800 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/4 9 a.m. 40 Humpback Whales
10/4 8 a.m. 35 Humpback Whales
2000 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/3 9 a.m. 40 Humpback Whales
10/3 8 a.m. 40 Humpback Whales
200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/2 late p.m. 110 Humpback Whales
75 Short-beaked Common Dolphins
10/2 p.m. 85 Humpback Whales
10/2 a.m. 40 Humpback Whales
400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/1 p.m. 42 Humpback Whales
450 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
10/1 a.m. 32 Humpback Whales
200 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
1 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
Mother and calf Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mother and calf Long-beaked Common Dolphins
(Oct. 30, 2015)Brandt's Cormorant and Snowy Egret, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brandt’s Cormorant and Snowy Egret
(Oct. 30, 2015)

Killer Whale tail throwing with Black-vented Shearwater, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale tail throwing with Black-vented
Shearwater (Oct. 25, 2015)

Breaching Mola Mola, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Mola Mola (Oct. 25, 2015)

Short-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Short-beaked Common Dolphin catching some air
(Oct. 24, 2015)

Humpback Whale kelping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale kelping (playing with kelp)
(Oct. 24, 2015)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Oct. 17, 2015)

Black Turnstone, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black Turnstone (Oct. 17, 2015)

Southern Sea Otters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otters (Oct. 16, 2015)

Breaching Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Killer Whale (Oct. 11, 2015)

Killer Whale playing with kelp, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale playing with kelp (Oct. 11, 2015)

Killer Whale spy-hopping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale spy-hopping (Oct. 11, 2015)

Lunge feeding Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge feeding Humpback Whales (note anchovies)
(Oct. 9, 2015)

Blackfin and Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blackfin and Killer Whales (Oct. 5, 2015)

Killer Whale tail throw, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale tail throw (Oct. 5, 2015)

Lunge feeding Humpback Whales at sunset, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge feeding Humpback Whales at sunset
(Oct. 4, 2015)

Leaping Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Leaping Long-beaked Common Dolphin
(Oct. 4, 2015)

Humpback Whale up close, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale up close (Oct. 3, 2015)

Humpback Whale breaching close to shore, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale breaching close to shore
(Oct. 2, 2015)

All photos © 2015 Daniel Bianchetta

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