Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region

January 1-31, 2017
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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.

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Date #     Type of Animal(s)

1/31 1:30 p.m.     Gray Whales
    Bottlenose Dolphins

1/31 10 a.m. 26      Gray Whales (friendlies)
      Humpback Whales
  400+      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

1/30 1:30 p.m. 16      Gray Whales
  50      Risso's Dolphins

1/29 2:30 p.m. 26      Gray Whales
  200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  45      Risso's Dolphins
    Bottlenose Dolphins

1/29 1:30 p.m. 31      Gray Whales
  15      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

1/29 11:30 a.m. 40      Gray Whales

1/29 10 a.m. 33      Gray Whales
  15      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  40      Risso's Dolphins

1/29 8 a.m. 32      Gray Whales
  45      Risso's Dolphins

1/28 2:30 p.m. 24      Gray Whales
      Killer Whales

1/28 1:30 p.m. 12      Gray Whales
      Killer Whales
      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

1/28 11:30 a.m. 23      Gray Whales
  500      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

1/28 10 a.m. 42      Gray Whales
  30      Risso's Dolphins

1/28 8 a.m. 33      Gray Whales

1/27 1:30 p.m.     Gray Whales
  15      Risso's Dolphins

1/27 10 a.m. 10      Gray Whales

1/25 1:30 p.m. 22      Gray Whales (southbound - See our
Facebook page for video from
pod of 5 Gray whales)

1/25 10 a.m. 25      Gray Whales (southbound)

1/24 10 a.m.     Gray Whales

1/19 10 a.m. 28      Gray Whales (peak southbound migration)

1/18 10 a.m.     Gray Whales

1/17 1:30 p.m. 26      Gray Whales

1/17 10 a.m. 30      Gray Whales

1/16 1:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

1/16 10 a.m. 21      Gray Whales
    Humpback Whales
  100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

1/16 8 a.m. 21      Gray Whales
  400      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

1/15 1:30 p.m. 21      Gray Whales

1/15 11:30 a.m. 12      Gray Whales

1/15 10 a.m.     Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales

1/15 8 a.m. 17      Gray Whales

1/14 1:30 p.m. 19      Gray Whales

1/14 10 a.m. 21      Gray Whales
  19    Humpback Whales
  250      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
    Black-footed Albatross

1/14 7 a.m. 16      Gray Whales
  10    Humpback Whales
  300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  20    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

1/13 1:30 p.m. 13      Gray Whales

1/13 10 a.m. 18      Gray Whales

1/12 10 a.m. 10      Gray Whales
  12      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

1/9 10 a.m. 12      Gray Whales

1/6 1:30 p.m. 15      Gray Whales

1/6 10 a.m.     Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales

1/5 10 a.m.     Gray Whales

1/4 10 a.m.     Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales

1/3 10 a.m.     Gray Whales

1/2 1:30 p.m.     Gray Whales

1/2 10 a.m.     Gray Whales

1/1 10 a.m.     Humpback Whales

 
  


Gray Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale breaching (Jan. 30, 2017)

Rhinocerous Auklet, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Rhinocerous Auklet (Jan. 30, 2017)

Bottlenose Dolphins near Hopkins Marine Station, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphins (Jan. 29, 2017)

Bottlenose Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bottlenose Dolphin (Jan. 29, 2017)

Bottlenose Dolphins near Hopkins Marine Station, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bottlenose Dolphins near Hopkins Marine Station
(Jan. 29, 2017)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Jan. 28, 2017)

Brandt's Cormorants at Sunset, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brandt's Cormorants at Sunset (Jan. 28, 2017)

Killer Whale by Pt. Lobos, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale by Pt. Lobos (Jan. 28, 2017)

Raft of Southern Sea Otters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Raft of Southern Sea Otters (Jan. 16, 2017)

Lunge-feeding Humpbacks and Pelican, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales and
California Brown Pelican (Jan. 16, 2017)

Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (Jan. 15, 2017)

Gray Whales and the Pt Sur Clipper, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whales and the Pt Sur Clipper (Jan. 14, 2017)

Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (Jan. 13, 2017)

Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (Jan. 6, 2017)

Southern Sea Otter eating Pelagic Red Crabs, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter eating Pelagic Red Crabs
(Jan. 6, 2017)

  Gray Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale tail (Jan. 6, 2017)

Great Blue Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Great Blue Heron (Jan. 6, 2017)


All photos © 2017 Daniel Bianchetta


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