Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
February 2020

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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Visit our Facebook page for more photos. 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 (February 28, 2020) Brandt's Cormorant (February 27, 2020) Gray Whale Blow (February 25, 2020) Southern Sea Otter (February 25, 2020) Bottlenose Dolphin (February 24, 2020) Snowy Egret (February 24, 2020) Killer Whales with a Black-footed Albatross (February 23, 2020) Breaching Humpback Whale (February 22, 2020) Common Dolphins (February 21, 2020) Lunge feeding Humpback Whale (February 20, 2020) Breaching Humpback Whale (February 18, 2020) Black-footed Albatross (February 18, 2020) Humpback Whale tail (February 17, 2020) Brown Booby, California Sea Lion & Brandt’s Cormorant (February 17, 2020) Horned Grebe (February 16, 2020) Risso's Dolphin (February 15, 2020) Brown Booby (February 15, 2020) Killer Whale breaching (February 14, 2020) Breaching Humpback Whale (February 11, 2020) Pacific White-sided Dolphin Somersault (February 10, 2020) Humpback Whale tail (February 10, 2020) Southern Sea Otters mom and pup (February 10, 2020) California Sea Lions (February 7, 2020) Gray Whale tail (February 6, 2020) Brown Booby with Brandt's Cormorants (February 1, 2020) Long-beaked Common Dolphins (February 1, 2020) Harbor Seal (February 1, 2020) All photos © 2020 Daniel Bianchetta

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