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Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
February 1-28, 2018
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 |
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Type of Animal(s) |
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| 2/28 1:30 p.m. |
3 |
Gray Whales |
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4 |
Humpback Whales |
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60 |
Common Dolphins |
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| 2/28 10 a.m. |
3 |
Gray Whales |
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6 |
Humpback Whales |
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60 |
Common Dolphins |
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| 2/27 10 a.m. |
5 |
Humpback Whales |
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| 2/26 10 a.m. |
9 |
Gray Whales |
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1 |
Humpback Whales |
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60 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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| 2/25 1:30 p.m. |
5 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/25 11:30 a.m. |
5 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/25 10 a.m. |
5 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/25 8 a.m. |
7 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/24 11:30 a.m. |
1 |
Humpback Whale |
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| 2/24 10 a.m. |
5 |
Humpback Whales |
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50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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| 2/24 8 a.m. |
9 |
Gray Whales |
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75 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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| 2/23 11:30 a.m. |
4 |
Gray Whales mating! |
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| 2/23 10 a.m. |
3 |
Gray Whales |
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2 |
Humpback Whales |
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1 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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| 2/21 1:30 p.m. |
13 |
Gray Whales |
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2 |
Humpback Whales |
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| 2/21 10 a.m. |
13 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/20 1:30 p.m. |
3 |
Gray Whales |
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1 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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| 2/20 10 a.m. |
1 |
Gray Whales |
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2 |
Humpback Whales |
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10 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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| 2/18 10 a.m. |
5 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/18 8 a.m. |
7 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/17 3 p.m. |
12 |
Killer Whales |
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20 |
Risso's Whales |
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| 2/17 1:30 p.m. |
6 |
Gray Whales |
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12 |
Killer Whales |
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40 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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| 2/17 11:30 a.m. |
10 |
Gray Whales |
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50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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| 2/17 10 a.m. |
11 |
Gray Whales |
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55 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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| 2/17 8 a.m. |
3 |
Killer Whales |
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1 |
Minke Whale |
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130 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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25 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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| 2/16 1:30 p.m. |
8 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/16 11:30 a.m. |
10 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/16 10 a.m. |
9 |
Gray Whales |
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2 |
Humpback Whales |
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| 2/15 1:30 p.m. |
6 |
Gray Whales |
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1 |
Humpback Whale |
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40 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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| 2/15 11:30 a.m. |
11 |
Gray Whales |
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300 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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| 2/15 10 a.m. |
6 |
Gray Whales |
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300 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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| 2/14 1:30 p.m. |
7 |
Gray Whales |
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1 |
Humpback Whale |
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| 2/14 11:30 a.m. |
7 |
Gray Whales |
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1 |
Steller Sea Lion |
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| 2/14 10 a.m. |
8 |
Gray Whales |
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4 |
Killer Whales |
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| 2/13 1:30 p.m. |
14 |
Gray Whales |
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1 |
Humpback Whale |
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1 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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| 2/13 10 a.m. |
11 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/11 11:30 a.m. |
9 |
Gray Whales |
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150 |
Common Dolphins |
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| 2/11 10 a.m. |
24 |
Gray Whales |
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100 |
Common Dolphins |
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| 2/10 11:30 a.m. |
11 |
Gray Whales |
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2 |
Bottlenose Dolphins |
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| 2/10 10 a.m. |
10 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/10 8 a.m. |
20 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/9 11:30 a.m. |
7 |
Gray Whales |
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450 |
Common Dolphins |
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| 2/9 10 a.m. |
19 |
Gray Whales |
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300 |
Common Dolphins |
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| 2/8 1:30 p.m. |
15 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/8 10 a.m. |
23 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/7 1:30 p.m. |
2 |
Gray Whales |
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400 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins
& Northern Right-whale Dolphins |
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| 2/6 1:30 p.m. |
14 |
Gray Whales |
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1 |
Humpback Whale |
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| 2/6 10:00 a.m. |
25 |
Gray Whales |
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600 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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| 2/5 1:30 p.m. |
11 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/5 10:00 a.m. |
8 |
Gray Whales |
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2 |
Humpback Whales |
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1 |
Fin Whale |
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100 |
Pacific white-sided Dolphins |
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| 2/4 3 p.m. |
20 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/4 11:30 a.m. |
15 |
Gray Whales |
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10 |
Killer Whales |
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| 2/4 10 a.m. |
28 |
Gray Whales |
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8 |
Killer Whales |
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1 |
Humpback Whale |
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1 |
Fin Whale |
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| 2/3 3 p.m. |
4 |
Killer Whales |
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2 |
Humpback Whales |
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| 2/3 1:30 p.m. |
10 |
Gray Whales |
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4 |
Killer Whales |
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1 |
Humpback Whale |
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400 |
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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| 2/3 11:30 a.m. |
19 |
Gray Whales |
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600 |
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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| 2/3 10 a.m. |
25 |
Gray Whales |
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500 |
Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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| 2/3 8 a.m. |
27 |
Gray Whales |
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700 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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100 |
Northern Right-whale Dolphins |
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| 2/2 1:30 p.m. |
27 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/2 10 a.m. |
25 |
Gray Whales |
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1 |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
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| 2/1 12:30 p.m. |
14 |
Gray Whales |
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| 2/1 10 a.m. |
14 |
Gray Whales |
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12 |
Humpback Whales |
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1 |
Minke Whale |
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Southern Sea Otter (February 25, 2018)
Belted Kingfisher (February 25, 2018)
Risso's Dolphin (February 24, 2018)
A smack of Moon Jellies (February 23, 2018)
Humpback Whale's pectoral fin
(February 20, 2018)
Killer Whales (February 17, 2018)
Killer Whales (February 17, 2018)
Gray Whales, Risso's Dolphin (February 15, 2018)
Black-footed Albatross (February 11, 2018)
Long-beaked Common Dolphin
(February 9, 2018)
Southern Sea Otters, mom & pup
(February 9, 2018)
Gray Whale breaching, note baleen in open mouth
(February 8, 2018)
Gray Whales with heart-shaped rainblow
(February 6, 2018)
Fin Whale (February 5, 2018)
Killer Whales coming by the Sea Wolf
(February 4, 2018)
Humpback Whale (February 4, 2018)
Long-Beaked Common Dolphin (February 3, 2018)
Brandt's Cormorants starting their nesting
(February 1, 2018)
All photos © 2018 Daniel Bianchetta |
Copyright © 2018 Monterey Bay Whale Watch, LLC. No use of the sightings
information is permitted without prior approval.
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Sightings List 2/1-2/28/18 |
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