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FEBRUARY 2020 MONTEREY BAY WHALE WATCH MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS LIST

MARINE MAMMAL SIGHTINGS IN THE MONTEREY BAY REGION

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

February 2020
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Note — This list includes reported sightings from Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips. Unusual sightings of other marine animals such as Leatherback Sea Turtles and Basking Sharks are also listed, in addition to unusual seabirds such as Albatross and Brown Boobies. California Sea Lions are mentioned only if numbers or behavior are of interest. 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. 1 Humpback Whale (breaching)
8 Gray Whales
350 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
150 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
1 Short-tailed Albatross

2/28 10 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales (breaching 30x)
800 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
150 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/27 10 a.m. 9 Gray Whales
18 Risso’s Dolphins

2/26 1:30 p.m. 8 Humpback Whales
20 Gray Whales
30 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
400 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
40 Risso’s Dolphins

2/26 10 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
8 Gray Whales
700 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins

2/26 9 a.m. (charter) 12 Humpback Whales(breaching and lunge feeding)
12 Gray Whales
700 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
500 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
1 Brown Booby

2/25 1:30 p.m. 16 Gray Whales

2/25 10 a.m. 3 Gray Whales
1 Humpback Whale

2/24 1:30 p.m. 8 Gray Whales
3 Bottlenose Dolphins (socializing)

2/24 10 a.m. 5 Gray Whales
40 Risso’s Dolphins

2/23 10 a.m. 10 Killer Whales
2 Black-footed Albatross
1 Brown Booby

2/23 8:30 a.m. 10 Killer Whales
1 Gray Whale
1 Laysan Albatross
8 Black-footed Albatross

2/22 1:30 p.m. 2 Humpback Whales
2 Black-footed Albatross
1 Brown Booby

2/22 12 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales (breaching, tail throws)
2 Gray Whales
200 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
1 Black-footed Albatross
1 Brown Booby

2/22 10 a.m. 4 Humpback Whales (breaching)
4 Gray Whales
100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
1 Black-footed Albatross
1 Brown Booby

2/21 1:30 p.m. 6 Gray Whales (northbound)
60 Long-beaked Common Dolphins
2 Black-footed Albatross

2/21 10 a.m. 2 Gray Whales (northbound)

2/20 1:30 p.m. 6 Humpback Whales
70 Risso’s Dolphins
450 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
100 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/20 10 a.m. 8 Humpback Whales (lunge feeding)
5 Gray Whales
50 Risso’s Dolphins
250 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
50 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
1 Brown Booby

2/19 1:30 p.m. 1 Humpback Whale
17 Gray Whales
250 Common Dolphins
1 Brown Booby

2/19 10 a.m. 1 Humpback Whale
3 Gray Whales
250 Common Dolphins
1 Brown Booby

2/18 1:30 p.m. 3 Humpback Whales (pec slapping, tail slapping, breaching)
300 Common Dolphins

2/18 10 a.m. 6 Humpback Whales
5 Gray Whales
250 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
1 Black-footed Albatross
1 Brown Booby

2/17 1:30 p.m. 3 Gray Whales
1 Humpback Whale
10 Risso’s Dolphins

2/17 12 p.m. 7 Gray Whales
1 Humpback Whale
1 Brown Booby

2/17 10 a.m. 11 Gray Whales
1 Humpback Whale
1 Brown Booby

2/17 8:30 a.m. 15 Gray Whales
1 Humpback Whale
1 Stellar Sea Lion
1 Brown Booby

2/16 12 p.m. 7 Gray Whales
1 Brown Booby

2/16 10 a.m. 10 Humpback Whales
10 Common Dolphins
400 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
400 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
1 Brown Booby

2/16 8:30 a.m. 3 Gray Whales
10 Risso’s Dolphins
1 Brown Booby

2/15 3 p.m. 6 Gray Whales

2/15 1:30 p.m. 8 Gray Whales
25 Risso’s Dolphins (northbound)

2/15 12 p.m. 4 Gray Whales
20 Risso’s Dolphins

2/15 11 a.m. 10 Gray Whales

2/15 10 a.m. 16 Gray Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins

2/15 8:30 a.m. 17 Gray Whales
5 Risso’s Dolphins

2/14 1:30 p.m. 10 Gray Whales (1st Gray Whale seen going North!)

2/14 10 a.m. 4 Killer Whales (Louise & calf)
5 Gray Whales

2/13 1:30 p.m. 7 Gray Whales
3 Humpback Whales
300 Risso’s Dolphins

2/13 10 a.m. 5 Gray Whales
7 Humpback Whales
300 Risso’s Dolphins
600 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
400 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/12 1:30 p.m. 10 Gray Whales (breaching)
150 Common Dolphins
250 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
250 Risso’s Dolphins
30 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/12 10 a.m. 17 Gray Whales
250 Common Dolphins
15 Risso’s Dolphins

2/11 1:30 p.m. 4 Humpback Whales (breaching)
3 Gray Whales

2/11 10 a.m. 32 Gray Whales
30 Risso’s Dolphins
50 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
20 Northern Right Whale Dolphins
80 Common Dolphins

2/10 1:30 p.m. 4 Gray Whales
12 Humpback Whales
mega pod of Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
500 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/10 10 a.m. 15 Gray Whales
6 Humpback Whales
90 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
10 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/8 10 a.m. 8 Gray Whales
4 Bottlenose Dolphins
1 Brown Booby

2/7 1:30 p.m. 9 Gray Whales
8 Risso’s Dolphins

2/7 10 a.m. 21 Gray Whales
80 Risso’s Dolphins
50 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins
1 Brown Booby

2/6 10 a.m. 11 Gray Whales
600 Common Dolphins (about 20 calves)
200 Risso’s Dolphins

2/6 9 a.m. 15 Gray Whales

2/5 10 a.m. 12 Gray Whales

2/4 1:30 p.m. 7 Gray Whales
1 Brown Booby

2/4 10 a.m. 22 Gray Whales
10 Risso’s Dolphins
300 Black-legged Kittiwakes

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

2/1 12 noon 6 Gray Whales (including mom and newborn calf)

2/1 10 a.m. 14 Gray Whales
750 Common Dolphins

2/1 8:30 a.m. 24 Gray Whales
750 Common Dolphins

All photos © 2020 Daniel Bianchetta

Tail-throwing Humpback Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Tail-throwing Humpback Whale (February 28, 2020)

/Brandt's Cormorant photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brandt’s Cormorant (February 27, 2020)

Gray Whale blow photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale Blow (February 25, 2020)

Southern Sea Otter photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otter (February 25, 2020)

Bottlenose Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bottlenose Dolphin (February 24, 2020)

Snowy Egret photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Snowy Egret (February 24, 2020)

Killer Whales with a Black-footed Albatross photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales with a Black-footed Albatross
(February 23, 2020)

Breaching Humpback Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (February 22, 2020)

Common Dolphins photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Common Dolphins (February 21, 2020)

Lunge feeding Humpback Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge feeding Humpback Whale
(February 20, 2020)

Breaching Humpback Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale
(February 18, 2020)

Black footed Albatross photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (February 18, 2020)

Humpback Whale tail photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (February 17, 2020)

Brown Booby California Sea Lion Brandt’s Cormorant photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Booby, California Sea Lion & Brandt’s Cormorant
(February 17, 2020)

Horned Grebe photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Horned Grebe (February 16, 2020)

Risso's Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin (February 15, 2020)

Brown Booby photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Booby (February 15, 2020)

Killer Whale breaching photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale breaching (February 14, 2020)

Breaching Humpback Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale
(February 11, 2020)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin Somersault photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin Somersault
(February 10, 2020)

Humpback Whale Tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (February 10, 2020)

Southern Sea Otters mom and pup, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Southern Sea Otters mom and pup
(February 10, 2020)

California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lions (February 7, 2020)

Gray Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale tail (February 6, 2020)

Brown Booby with Brandt's Cormorants, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Booby with Brandt’s Cormorants
(February 1, 2020)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (February 1, 2020)

Harbor Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Harbor Seal (February 1, 2020)

All photos © 2020 Daniel Bianchetta

Copyright © 2020 Monterey Bay Whale Watch, LLC. No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

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