Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
January 1-31, 2016

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) 1/29 p.m. 11      Gray Whales   2      Humpback Whales   3000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   350      Short-beaked Common Dolphins 1/29 a.m. 13      Gray Whales   350      Short-beaked Common Dolphins   20      Risso's Dolphins 1/27 a.m. 20      Gray Whales   15      Risso's Dolphins 1/26 a.m. 20      Gray Whales (1 newborn calf)   1      Humpback Whale   150      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/25 p.m. 16      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale   800      Common Dolphins 1/25 a.m. 28      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/24 p.m. 26      Gray Whales 1/24 a.m. 17      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale 1/23 a.m. 12      Gray Whales   1500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/21 p.m. 1      Humpback Whale   1      Blue Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   15      Risso's Dolphins 1/21 a.m. 12      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   400      Short-beaked Common Dolphins    7      Bottlenose Dolphins 1/20 p.m. 13      Gray Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/20 a.m. 8      Gray Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/18 p.m. 14      Gray Whales   850      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   1      Black-footed Albatross 1/18 a.m. 9      Gray Whales   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/17 p.m. 7      Gray Whales   1200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/17 a.m. 12      Gray Whales   1200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/16 p.m. 5      Gray Whales   4      Humpback Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/16 a.m. 7      Gray Whales   3      Humpback Whales   7      Killer Whales   1300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/15 p.m. 17      Gray Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/15 a.m. 10      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale   1      Fin Whale   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/14 p.m. 12      Gray Whales   5      Risso's Dolphins 1/14 a.m. 17      Gray Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/12 p.m. 15      Gray Whales   4      Humpback Whales   150      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/12 a.m. 9      Gray Whales   2      Humpback Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/11 p.m. 11      Gray Whales   3      Humpback Whales   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   50      Short-beaked Common Dolphins   15      Risso's Dolphins 1/11 a.m. 14      Gray Whales   600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   6      Harbor Porpoise   1      Black-footed Albatross 1/10 1:30 p.m. 3      Gray Whales   1200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   5      Harbor Porpoise 1/10 noon 15      Gray Whales   2      Humpback Whales 1/10 10 a.m. 19      Gray Whales + 1 calf   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/10 8:30 a.m. 22      Gray Whales   1500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/9 p.m. 32      Gray Whales   1      Humpback Whale   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/9 a.m. 22      Gray Whales   1200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/8 p.m. 12      Gray Whales   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/8 a.m. 22      Gray Whales   2      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/7 a.m. 15      Gray Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   5      Pacific White-sided Dolphins 1/4 a.m. 8      Gray Whales   7      Humpback Whales   1800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   15      Risso's Dolphins 1/3 noon 3      Gray Whales   1200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/3 10 a.m. 10      Gray Whales   5      Humpback Whales   600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   400      Short-beaked Common Dolphins   8      Bottlenose Dolphins 1/3 8:30 a.m. 22      Gray Whales   800      Common Dolphins 1/2 1:30 p.m. 11      Gray Whales   600      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   80      Risso's Dolphins 1/2 noon 22      Gray Whales   1500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   60      Risso's Dolphins 1/2 10 a.m. 16      Gray Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   80      Risso's Dolphins   1      Northern Fur Seal 1/2 8:30 a.m. 28      Gray Whales   800      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/1 1:30 p.m. 14      Gray Whales   5      Killer Whales   1      Humpback Whale   100      Common Dolphins 1/1 noon 9      Gray Whales   5      Killer Whales   2      Humpback Whales   50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 1/1 10 a.m. 20      Gray Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   30      Risso's Dolphins 1/1 8:30 a.m. 14      Gray Whales   2500      Short-beaked Common Dolphins           Gray Whale tail with rake marks (Jan. 25, 2016) Gray Whale breaching off Pacific Grove (Jan. 25, 2016) Egret (Jan. 24, 2016) High jumping Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Jan. 23, 2016) Gray Whale spyhopping and Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Jan. 18, 2016) Partial Albinistic Black-vented Shearwater (Jan. 17, 2016) Female Killer Whales (Jan. 16, 2016) Mother and calf Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Jan. 16, 2016) Risso's Dolphins (Jan. 15, 2016) Southern Sea Otter in kelp (Jan. 8, 2016) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Jan. 8, 2016) Marbeled Godwits (Jan. 4, 2016) Gray Whale tail (Jan. 3, 2016) Southern Sea Otter with Brandt's Cormorants (Jan. 3, 2016) Black Turnstone (Jan.2, 2016) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Jan. 2, 2016) Gray Whales and Risso's Dolphin (Jan. 1, 2016) Mother and calf Killer Whales (Jan. 1, 2016)   Mother and calf Killer Whales (Jan. 1, 2016) All photos © 2016 Daniel Bianchetta

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