Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
October 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) 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 Dolphins (Oct. 30, 2015) Brandt's Cormorant and Snowy Egret (Oct. 30, 2015) Killer Whale tail throwing with Black-vented Shearwater (Oct. 25, 2015) Breaching Mola Mola (Oct. 25, 2015) Short-beaked Common Dolphin catching some air (Oct. 24, 2015) Humpback Whale kelping (playing with kelp) (Oct. 24, 2015) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Oct. 17, 2015) Black Turnstone (Oct. 17, 2015) Southern Sea Otters (Oct. 16, 2015) Breaching Killer Whale (Oct. 11, 2015) Killer Whale playing with kelp (Oct. 11, 2015) Killer Whale spy-hopping (Oct. 11, 2015) Lunge feeding Humpback Whales (note anchovies) (Oct. 9, 2015) Blackfin and Killer Whales (Oct. 5, 2015) Killer Whale tail throw (Oct. 5, 2015) Lunge feeding Humpback Whales at sunset (Oct. 4, 2015) Leaping Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Oct. 4, 2015) Humpback Whale up close (Oct. 3, 2015) Humpback Whale breaching close to shore (Oct. 2, 2015) All photos © 2015 Daniel Bianchetta

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