Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
October 1-31, 2014

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) 10/31 a.m. 31      Humpback Whales   2300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   75      Risso's Dolphins 10/30 p.m. 33      Humpback Whales 10/30 a.m. 38      Humpback Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   400      Risso's Dolphins 10/29 p.m. 19      Humpback Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   75      Risso's Dolphins    4      Harbor Porpoise 10/29 a.m. 22      Humpback Whales   250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   10      Risso's Dolphins 10/28 p.m. 24      Humpback Whales 10/28 a.m. 43      Humpback Whales   400      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   200      Risso's Dolphins    8      Dall's Porpoise 10/27 a.m. 22      Humpback Whales   7      Risso's Dolphins 10/26 p.m. 8      Humpback Whales (very active) 10/26 a.m. 13      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   20      Risso's Dolphins 10/26 all-day 30      Humpback Whales   1300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   150      Risso's Dolphins 10/25 p.m. 27      Humpback Whales 10/25 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales   30      Risso's Dolphins 10/24 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales 10/24 a.m. 18      Humpback Whales   350      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   160      Risso's Dolphins 10/23 p.m. 24      Humpback Whales   20      Dall's Porpoise 10/23 a.m. 29      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   75      Risso's Dolphins 10/22 p.m. 17      Humpback Whales 10/22 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   120      Risso's Dolphins 10/21 p.m. 17      Humpback Whales   150      Risso's Dolphins 10/21 a.m. 21      Humpback Whales   40      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   250      Risso's Dolphins 10/20 p.m. 6      Humpback Whales (one breached over 70 times)   5      Risso's Dolphins 10/20 a.m. 38      Humpback Whales   150      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   200      Risso's Dolphins 10/19 p.m. 14      Humpback Whales (foggy conditions) 10/19 a.m. 32      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 10/18 p.m. 30      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   150      Risso's Dolphins    5      Harbor Porpoise 10/18 a.m. 42      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   300      Risso's Dolphins    5      Bottlenose Dolphins 10/17 p.m. 15      Humpback Whales   6      Killer Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 10/17 a.m. 30      Humpback Whales   2      Killer Whales 10/16 a.m. 35      Humpback Whales   150      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 10/15 p.m. 25      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 10/15 a.m. 26      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 10/14 a.m. 16      Humpback Whales   200      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   100      Risso's Dolphins 10/13 p.m. 6      Humpback Whales (active) 10/13 a.m. 18      Humpback Whales   1000      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   200      Risso's Dolphins    20      Harbor Porpoise 10/12 p.m. 26      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   250      Risso's Dolphins 10/12 a.m. 48      Humpback Whales   450      Risso's Dolphins   6      Bottlenose Dolphins 10/11 p.m. 20      Humpback Whales 10/11 a.m. 40      Humpback Whales   100      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   30      Risso's Dolphins 10/10 p.m. 45      Humpback Whales 10/10 a.m. 29      Humpback Whales   1      Minke Whale   10      Risso's Dolphins 10/9 p.m. 2      Humpback Whales (active!)   1      Tufted Puffin (rare) 10/9 a.m. 53      Humpback Whales   60      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 10/8 p.m. 52      Humpback Whales 10/8 a.m. 50      Humpback Whales   4      Killer Whales   30      Risso's Dolphins 10/7 p.m. 70      Humpback Whales 10/7 a.m. 28      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   30      Risso's Dolphins 10/6 p.m. 28      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   30      Risso's Dolphins 10/6 a.m. 47      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 10/5 p.m. 23      Humpback Whales   15      Risso's Dolphins 10/5 a.m. 46      Humpback Whales 10/4 p.m. 16      Humpback Whales 10/4 a.m. 42      Humpback Whales 10/3 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales   300      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   5      Dall's Porpoise 10/3 a.m. 15      Humpback Whales   1      Minke Whale   150      Long-beaked Common Dolphins    12      Harbor Porpoise 10/2 p.m. 17      Humpback Whales   30      Risso's Dolphins 10/2 a.m. 43      Humpback Whales   30      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   300      Risso's Dolphins 10/1 p.m. 18      Humpback Whales   250      Long-beaked Common Dolphins 10/1 a.m. 27      Humpback Whales   500      Long-beaked Common Dolphins   130      Risso's Dolphins    5      Harbor Porpoise         Humpback Whale tail (Oct. 31, 2014) Sea Otter enjoying lunch Photo by Alisa Schulman-Janiger (Oct. 27, 2014) Young Humpback Whale playing in kelp Photo by Jodi Frediani (Oct. 27, 2014) Dall's Porpoise Photo by Katlyn Taylor (Oct. 23, 2014) Humpback Whale with rainblow Photo by Katlyn Taylor (Oct. 22, 2014) Long-beaked Common Dolphins "running" Photo by Katlyn Taylor (Oct. 22, 2014) Transient Killer Whale family group Photo by Katlyn Taylor (Oct. 17, 2014) Great Egret (Oct. 17, 2014) Risso's Dolphin (Oct. 12, 2014) Humpback Whale breaching (Oct. 11, 2014) Risso's Dolphin mother and baby (Oct. 11, 2014) Southern Sea Otter mother and pup (Oct. 10, 2014) Minke Whale by Pt Sur Clipper (Oct. 10, 2014) Humpback Whale tail with sailboats (Oct. 5, 2014) Lunge feeding Humpback Whales (Note baleen) (Oct. 4, 2014) Elegant Tern (Oct. 4, 2014) California Sea Lion (Oct. 4, 2014) Mola Mola (Oct. 3, 2014) Anchovies chased to the surface (Oct. 3, 2014)   Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Oct. 3, 2014) Lunge Feeding Humpback Whales a moment after the anchovy photo at left (Oct. 3, 2014) All photos © 2014 Daniel Bianchetta unless otherwise noted.

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