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Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
January 1-31, 2017
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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Type of Animal(s) |
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| 1/31 1:30 p.m. |
9 |
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Gray Whales |
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5 |
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Bottlenose Dolphins |
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| 1/31 10 a.m. |
26 |
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Gray Whales (friendlies) |
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3 |
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Humpback Whales |
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400+ |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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| 1/30 1:30 p.m. |
16 |
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Gray Whales |
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50 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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| 1/29 2:30 p.m. |
26 |
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Gray Whales |
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200 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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45 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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4 |
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Bottlenose Dolphins |
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| 1/29 1:30 p.m. |
31 |
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Gray Whales |
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15 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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| 1/29 11:30 a.m. |
40 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/29 10 a.m. |
33 |
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Gray Whales |
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15 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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40 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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| 1/29 8 a.m. |
32 |
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Gray Whales |
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45 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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| 1/28 2:30 p.m. |
24 |
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Gray Whales |
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4 |
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Killer Whales |
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| 1/28 1:30 p.m. |
12 |
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Gray Whales |
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4 |
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Killer Whales |
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4 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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| 1/28 11:30 a.m. |
23 |
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Gray Whales |
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500 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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| 1/28 10 a.m. |
42 |
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Gray Whales |
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30 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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| 1/28 8 a.m. |
33 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/27 1:30 p.m. |
6 |
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Gray Whales |
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15 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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| 1/27 10 a.m. |
10 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/25 1:30 p.m. |
22 |
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Gray Whales (southbound - See our
Facebook
page for video from
pod of 5 Gray whales) |
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| 1/25 10 a.m. |
25 |
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Gray Whales (southbound) |
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| 1/24 10 a.m. |
5 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/19 10 a.m. |
28 |
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Gray Whales (peak southbound migration) |
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| 1/18 10 a.m. |
4 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/17 1:30 p.m. |
26 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/17 10 a.m. |
30 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/16 1:30 p.m. |
4 |
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Humpback Whales |
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200 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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| 1/16 10 a.m. |
21 |
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Gray Whales |
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3 |
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Humpback Whales |
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100 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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| 1/16 8 a.m. |
21 |
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Gray Whales |
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400 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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| 1/15 1:30 p.m. |
21 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/15 11:30 a.m. |
12 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/15 10 a.m. |
4 |
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Gray Whales |
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2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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| 1/15 8 a.m. |
17 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/14 1:30 p.m. |
19 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/14 10 a.m. |
21 |
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Gray Whales |
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19 |
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Humpback Whales |
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250 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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1 |
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Black-footed Albatross |
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| 1/14 7 a.m. |
16 |
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Gray Whales |
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10 |
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Humpback Whales |
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300 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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20 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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| 1/13 1:30 p.m. |
13 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/13 10 a.m. |
18 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/12 10 a.m. |
10 |
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Gray Whales |
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12 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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| 1/9 10 a.m. |
12 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/6 1:30 p.m. |
15 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/6 10 a.m. |
6 |
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Gray Whales |
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2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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| 1/5 10 a.m. |
6 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/4 10 a.m. |
4 |
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Gray Whales |
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4 |
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Humpback Whales |
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| 1/3 10 a.m. |
8 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/2 1:30 p.m. |
6 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/2 10 a.m. |
6 |
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Gray Whales |
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| 1/1 10 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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Gray Whale breaching (Jan. 30, 2017)
Rhinocerous Auklet (Jan. 30, 2017)
Risso's Dolphins (Jan. 29, 2017)
Bottlenose Dolphin (Jan. 29, 2017)
Bottlenose Dolphins near Hopkins Marine Station
(Jan. 29, 2017)
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Jan. 28, 2017)
Brandt's Cormorants at Sunset (Jan. 28, 2017)
Killer Whale by Pt. Lobos (Jan. 28, 2017)
Raft of Southern Sea Otters (Jan. 16, 2017)
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales and
California Brown Pelican (Jan. 16, 2017)
Breaching Humpback Whale (Jan. 15, 2017)
Gray Whales and the Pt Sur Clipper (Jan. 14, 2017)
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Black-footed Albatross (Jan. 13, 2017)
Humpback Whale tail (Jan. 6, 2017)
Southern Sea Otter eating Pelagic Red Crabs
(Jan. 6, 2017)
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Gray Whale tail (Jan. 6, 2017)
Great Blue Heron (Jan. 6, 2017)
All photos © 2017 Daniel Bianchetta |
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Sightings List 1/1-1/31/17 |
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