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

February 1-28, 2018
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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)

2/28 1:30 p.m. 3 Gray Whales
  4 Humpback Whales
  60 Common Dolphins

2/28 10 a.m. 3 Gray Whales
  6 Humpback Whales
  60 Common Dolphins

2/27 10 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales

2/26 10 a.m. 9 Gray Whales
  1 Humpback Whales
  60 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

2/25 1:30 p.m. 5 Gray Whales

2/25 11:30 a.m. 5 Gray Whales

2/25 10 a.m. 5 Gray Whales

2/25 8 a.m. 7 Gray Whales

2/24 11:30 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale

2/24 10 a.m. 5 Humpback Whales
  50 Risso's Dolphins

2/24 8 a.m. 9 Gray Whales
  75 Risso's Dolphins

2/23 11:30 a.m. 4 Gray Whales mating!

2/23 10 a.m. 3 Gray Whales
  2 Humpback Whales
  1 Black-footed Albatross

2/21 1:30 p.m. 13 Gray Whales
  Humpback Whales

2/21 10 a.m. 13 Gray Whales

2/20 1:30 p.m. 3 Gray Whales
  1 Black-footed Albatross

2/20 10 a.m. 1 Gray Whales
  2 Humpback Whales
  10 Harbor Porpoise

2/18 10 a.m. 5 Gray Whales

2/18 8 a.m. 7 Gray Whales

2/17 3 p.m. 12 Killer Whales
  20 Risso's Whales

2/17 1:30 p.m. 6 Gray Whales
  12 Killer Whales
  40 Risso's Dolphins

2/17 11:30 a.m. 10 Gray Whales
  50 Risso's Dolphins

2/17 10 a.m. 11 Gray Whales
  55 Risso's Dolphins

2/17 8 a.m. 3 Killer Whales
  1 Minke Whale
  130 Risso's Dolphins
  25 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

2/16 1:30 p.m. 8 Gray Whales

2/16 11:30 a.m. 10 Gray Whales

2/16 10 a.m. 9 Gray Whales
  2 Humpback Whales

2/15 1:30 p.m. 6 Gray Whales
  1 Humpback Whale
  40 Risso's Dolphins

2/15 11:30 a.m. 11 Gray Whales
  300 Risso's Dolphins

2/15 10 a.m. 6 Gray Whales
  300 Risso's Dolphins

2/14 1:30 p.m. 7 Gray Whales
  1 Humpback Whale

2/14 11:30 a.m. 7 Gray Whales
  1 Steller Sea Lion

2/14 10 a.m. 8 Gray Whales
  4 Killer Whales

2/13 1:30 p.m. 14 Gray Whales
  1 Humpback Whale
  1 Black-footed Albatross

2/13 10 a.m. 11 Gray Whales

2/11 11:30 a.m. 9 Gray Whales
  150 Common Dolphins

2/11 10 a.m. 24 Gray Whales
  100 Common Dolphins

2/10 11:30 a.m. 11 Gray Whales
  2 Bottlenose Dolphins

2/10 10 a.m. 10 Gray Whales

2/10 8 a.m. 20 Gray Whales

2/9 11:30 a.m. 7 Gray Whales
  450 Common Dolphins

2/9 10 a.m. 19 Gray Whales
  300 Common Dolphins

2/8 1:30 p.m. 15 Gray Whales

2/8 10 a.m. 23 Gray Whales

2/7 1:30 p.m. 2 Gray Whales
  400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
& Northern Right-whale Dolphins

2/6 1:30 p.m. 14 Gray Whales
  1 Humpback Whale

2/6 10:00 a.m. 25 Gray Whales
  600 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

2/5 1:30 p.m. 11 Gray Whales

2/5 10:00 a.m. 8 Gray Whales
  2 Humpback Whales
  1 Fin Whale
  100 Pacific white-sided Dolphins

2/4 3 p.m. 20 Gray Whales

2/4 11:30 a.m. 15 Gray Whales
  10 Killer Whales

2/4 10 a.m. 28 Gray Whales
  8 Killer Whales
  1 Humpback Whale
  1 Fin Whale

2/3 3 p.m. 4 Killer Whales
  2 Humpback Whales

2/3 1:30 p.m. 10 Gray Whales
  4 Killer Whales
  1 Humpback Whale
  400 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

2/3 11:30 a.m. 19 Gray Whales
  600 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

2/3 10 a.m. 25 Gray Whales
  500 Long-beaked Common Dolphins

2/3 8 a.m. 27 Gray Whales
  700 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100 Northern Right-whale Dolphins

2/2 1:30 p.m. 27 Gray Whales

2/2 10 a.m. 25 Gray Whales
  1 Bottlenose Dolphin

2/1 12:30 p.m. 14 Gray Whales

2/1 10 a.m. 14 Gray Whales
  12 Humpback Whales
  1 Minke Whale

  
Southern Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter (February 25, 2018)

Belted Kingfisher, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Belted Kingfisher (February 25, 2018)

Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin (February 24, 2018)

smack of Moon Jellies, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
A smack of Moon Jellies (February 23, 2018)

Humpback Whale's pectoral fin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale's pectoral fin
(February 20, 2018)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (February 17, 2018)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (February 17, 2018)

Gray Whales, Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whales, Risso's Dolphin (February 15, 2018)

Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (February 11, 2018)

Long-Beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphin
(February 9, 2018)

Southern Sea Otters, mom and pup, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otters, mom & pup
(February 9, 2018)

Gray Whale Breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale breaching, note baleen in open mouth
(February 8, 2018)

Gray Whales with rainblow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whales with heart-shaped rainblow
(February 6, 2018)

Fin Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Fin Whale (February 5, 2018)

Killer Whales coming by the Sea Wolf, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales coming by the Sea Wolf
(February 4, 2018)

Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale (February 4, 2018)

Long-beaked common dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-Beaked Common Dolphin (February 3, 2018)

Brandt's Cormorants starting their nesting, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brandt's Cormorants starting their nesting
(February 1, 2018)



All photos © 2018 Daniel Bianchetta


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