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

March 1-31, 2014
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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)

3/31 a.m.     Humpback Whales

3/30 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales

3/30 a.m.  9      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whale
   150      Risso's Dolphins

3/29 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  30      Risso's Dolphins

3/29 a.m.     Humpback Whales

3/28 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  75      Risso's Dolphins

3/28 a.m.  2      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Fat Fin)
   20      Risso's Dolphins

3/27 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  40      Risso's Dolphins

3/27 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Fat Fin)
   300      Risso's Dolphins

3/25 p.m.     Humpback Whales

3/25 a.m.  4      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales
   25      Risso's Dolphins

3/24 p.m.  2      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales

3/24 a.m.  11      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales
   60      Risso's Dolphins

3/23 p.m.  7      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales

3/23 a.m.  7      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales
   25      Risso's Dolphins

3/22 p.m.  8      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales

3/22 a.m.  2      Gray Whales (friendly)
      Humpback Whales
   500      Risso's Dolphins

3/22 early a.m.  7      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales
   500      Risso's Dolphins

3/21 p.m.  16      Gray Whales (3 mating/social whales)
   200      Risso's Dolphins

3/21 a.m.  5      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whales (transient type)

3/20 p.m.  7      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales

3/20 a.m.  6      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whale

3/19 p.m.  6      Gray Whales
      Killer Whales

3/19 a.m.  15      Gray Whales
  200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
   75      Risso's Dolphins

3/18 a.m.  6      Gray Whales

3/17 a.m. 49      Risso's Dolphins

3/16 p.m.     Humpback Whale
   150      Risso's Dolphins

3/16 a.m.  4      Gray Whales
   150      Risso's Dolphins
   3      Bottlenose Dolphins

3/15 a.m.  16      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales

3/15 early a.m.  18      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales
      Killer Whale (Stumpy)
  600      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
   400      Risso's Dolphins

3/14 p.m.  3      Gray Whales
   200      Risso's Dolphins

3/14 a.m.  14      Gray Whales
  350      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
   200      Risso's Dolphins

3/13 p.m.  10      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales
  300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
   50      Risso's Dolphins

3/13 a.m.  11      Gray Whales
   900      Risso's Dolphins
   100      Northern Right Whale Dolphins

3/12 p.m.  20      Gray Whales
   70      Risso's Dolphins

3/12 a.m.  25      Gray Whales
  10      Killer Whales
   40      Risso's Dolphins

3/11 p.m.  12      Gray Whales
  50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
   60      Risso's Dolphins

3/11 a.m.  8      Gray Whales (northbound)
      Humpback Whales
  100      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
   200      Risso's Dolphins

3/10 a.m.  2      Gray Whales
   50      Risso's Dolphins

3/9 p.m.  23      Gray Whales

3/9 a.m.  14      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales
  75      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
   120      Risso's Dolphins

3/8 p.m.  3      Gray Whales
   140      Risso's Dolphins

3/8 a.m.  12      Gray Whales
  250      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
   1300      Risso's Dolphins
   20      Northern Right Whale Dolphins

3/7 a.m.  8      Gray Whales
  150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
   200      Risso's Dolphins

3/6 p.m.  11      Gray Whales
  200      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
   300      Risso's Dolphins
   150      Northern Right Whale Dolphins

3/6 a.m.  7      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales (breaching)
  150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
   300      Risso's Dolphins

3/5 p.m.  6      Gray Whales
   15      Risso's Dolphins

3/5 a.m.  5      Gray Whales
   500      Risso's Dolphins

3/4 p.m.  5      Gray Whales
  150      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
   25      Risso's Dolphins

3/4 a.m.  7      Gray Whales
      Humpback Whales
  600      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
   350      Risso's Dolphins

3/3 p.m.  11      Gray Whales (4 southbound, 7 northbound)
   25      Risso's Dolphins

3/3 a.m.  4      Gray Whales (1 southbound, 3 northbound)
   1      Blue Whale
      Killer Whales

3/2 p.m.  8      Gray Whales
  20      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
   1    Laysan Albatross
   2    Black-footed Albatross

3/2 a.m.  8      Gray Whales
   1      Blue Whale
  20      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
   20      Risso's Dolphins
   1    Layson Albatross
   1    Black-footed Albatross

Risso's Dolphins in front of the lighthouse, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphins in front of the lighthouse
(March 30, 2014)

Humpback Whale tail throw, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail throw (March 29, 2014)

California Sea Lion and Great Egret, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lion checking out a Great Egret
(March 29, 2014)

Killer Whale Fat Fin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale "Fat Fin" (March 28, 2014)

Black Turnstone between 2 California Sea Lions, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Black Turnstone between 2 California Sea Lions
(March 24, 2014)

Humpback Whale with Pt Sur Clipper in background, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale with Pt Sur Clipper in background
(March 23, 2014)

Tails of two "friendly" Gray Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Tails of two "friendly" Gray Whales
(March 22, 2014)

Horned Grebe, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Horned Grebe (March 22, 2014)

Gray Whale with barnacles, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale - Notice fewer barnacles on the right side.
Gray Whales are benthic feeders (they feed in mud)
and most are right fluked (handed) so they go into
the mud to feed on their right sides (March 21, 2014)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (March 21, 2014)

Humpback Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whales (March 15, 2014)

California Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Sea Lion (March 15, 2014)

Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (March 15, 2014)

Laysan Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Laysan Albatross (March 14, 2014)

Gray Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whales (Note eye above end of mouth)
(March 14, 2014)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (March 13, 2014)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (March 12, 2014)

Northern Right Whale Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Right Whale Dolphin (March 6, 2014)

Blue Whale tail throw, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail throw (Note blood on tip of fluke
from being nipped by Killer Whale) (March 3, 2014)

Killer Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (March 3, 2014)

Blue Whale tail throw, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Blue Whale tail throw (March 3, 2014)

 
Sea Otters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Otters (March 4, 2014)

Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin (March 4, 2014)

Gray Whale and Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale and Pacific White-sided Dolphin
(March 4, 2014)


 
All photos © 2014 Daniel Bianchetta


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