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

February 1-29, 2012
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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 p.m.     Gray Whales (mating behavior)   Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

 
2/28 a.m.     Gray Whales  
   15      Long-beaked Common Dolphins  

 
2/27 a.m.     Gray Whales  

 
2/26 a.m.     Gray Whales  
   300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  

 
2/25 a.m.     Gray Whales  

   
2/24 p.m.     Gray Whales    

  Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
First Black-footed Albatross of the season
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
2/24 a.m.     Gray Whales  

 
2/22 p.m.     Gray Whales  
   30      Risso's Dolphins, including 5 calves  

 
2/22 a.m. 15      Gray Whales  
   60      Risso's Dolphins, including 5 calves  

 
2/21 a.m.     Gray Whales  

 
2/20 p.m.     Gray Whales  

 
2/20 a.m.     Gray Whales  
   75      Long-beaked Common Dolphins    

  Sea Otter mother and pup, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Otter mother and pup
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
2/19 p.m.     Gray Whales  
   30      Risso's Dolphins  

 
2/19 a.m.     Gray Whales  
   25      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
   25      Risso's Dolphins  

 
2/19 early a.m.  100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  

 
2/18 a.m.     Gray Whales  

 
2/17 p.m.     Gray Whales    
   1000      Risso's Dolphins   Breaching Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Risso's Dolphin
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

 
2/17 a.m.     Gray Whales  
   350      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
   700      Risso's Dolphins  
   300      Northern Right Whale Dolphins  

 
2/16 p.m.     Gray Whales  
   15      Risso's Dolphins  

 
2/16 a.m.     Gray Whales  
      Minke Whale  
   200      Risso's Dolphins  

 
2/14 a.m.     Killer Whales  
   1200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins  

 
2/12 p.m.     Gray Whales  
   33      Risso's Dolphins  

 
2/12 a.m.     Gray Whales  
   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins    

   
2/11 a.m.     Gray Whales   Brown Pelican in breeding plumage, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Pelican in breeding plumage
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

 
2/10 a.m.     Gray Whales  

 
2/9 p.m.     Gray Whales  

 
2/9 a.m.     Gray Whales  
   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins  

 
2/8 a.m.     Gray Whales  

 
2/7 p.m.     Gray Whales  

 
2/5 p.m. 10      Gray Whales  
   1500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins    

  Long-beaked Common Dolphins in Monterey Bay, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta
2/5 a.m. 10      Gray Whales  
   2      Harbor Porpoise  

 
2/4 p.m.     Gray Whales  
   45      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins  

 
2/4 a.m.     Gray Whales  
   400      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins  

 
2/4 early a.m.     Gray Whales  
   30      Long-beaked Common Dolphins    
   30      Risso's Dolphins   Two Gray Whales in Monterey Bay, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Two Gray Whales in Monterey Bay
Photo © 2012 Daniel Bianchetta

 
2/3 p.m. 11      Gray Whales  
   50      Long-beaked Common Dolphins  

 
2/3 a.m.     Gray Whales  
   4      Pacific White-sided Dolphins  
   50      Risso's Dolphins  

 
2/2 a.m. 17      Gray Whales  
   250      Common Dolphins  
   12      Risso's Dolphins  

 
2/1 a.m. 16      Gray Whales    


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