Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
December 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 |
# |
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Type of Animal(s) |
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12/31 p.m. |
13 |
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Gray Whales |
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200 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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12/31 a.m. |
12 |
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Humpback Whales |
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300 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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12/30 p.m. |
6 |
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Gray Whales |
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12/30 a.m. |
8 |
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Humpback Whales |
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2 |
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Gray Whales |
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300 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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12/30 early a.m. |
14 |
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Gray Whales |
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12/29 p.m. |
8 |
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Gray Whales |
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12/29 a.m. |
18 |
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Gray Whales |
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700 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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1200 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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12/29 early a.m. |
26 |
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Gray Whales |
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1000 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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800 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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12/27 p.m. |
18 |
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Gray Whales |
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12/27 a.m. |
36 |
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Humpback Whales |
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2 |
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Gray Whales |
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6 |
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Bottlenose Dolphins |
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12/26 p.m. |
6 |
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Humpback Whales |
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1 |
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Gray Whale |
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12/26 a.m. |
7 |
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Gray Whales |
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30 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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12/24 a.m. |
5 |
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Humpback Whales |
|
2 |
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Gray Whales |
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80 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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100 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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12/23 p.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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2 |
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Gray Whales |
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12/23 a.m. |
15 |
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Gray Whales |
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1500 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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15 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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12/22 p.m. |
14 |
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Humpback Whales |
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4 |
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Gray Whales |
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12/22 a.m. |
11 |
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Humpback Whales |
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2 |
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Gray Whales |
|
2 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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12/21 p.m. |
22 |
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Humpback Whales |
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1300 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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12/21 a.m. |
6 |
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Humpback Whales |
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1400 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
10 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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12/20 a.m. |
10 |
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Humpback Whales |
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1 |
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Gray Whale |
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300 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
|
75 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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12/19 a.m. |
20 |
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Humpback Whales |
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75 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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12/18 p.m. |
9 |
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Humpback Whales |
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10000+ |
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Black-vented Shearwaters |
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12/18 a.m. |
8 |
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Humpback Whales |
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750 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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5000 |
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Black-vented Shearwaters |
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12/17 p.m. |
12 |
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Humpback Whales |
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12/17 a.m. |
5 |
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Humpback Whales |
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3 |
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Gray Whales |
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30 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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1 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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12/14 p.m. |
9 |
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Humpback Whales |
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4 |
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Gray Whales |
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70 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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12/14 a.m. |
6 |
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Humpback Whales |
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2 |
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Gray Whales |
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60 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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12/13 p.m. |
4 |
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Humpback Whales |
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2 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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12/13 a.m. |
8 |
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Humpback Whales |
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20 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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12/9 a.m. |
7 |
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Humpback Whales |
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2 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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12/8 p.m. |
14 |
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Humpback Whales |
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1300 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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12/8 a.m. |
17 |
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Humpback Whales |
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200 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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12/7 p.m. |
17 |
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Humpback Whales |
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30 |
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Risso's Dolphins (cow/calf pairs) |
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12/7 a.m. |
24 |
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Humpback Whales |
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2 |
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Gray Whales |
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300 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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12/6 p.m. |
9 |
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Humpback Whales |
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600 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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12/6 a.m. |
14 |
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Humpback Whales |
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300 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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12/5 a.m. |
15 |
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Humpback Whales |
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12 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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2 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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12/4 p.m. |
6 |
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Humpback Whales |
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20 |
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Harbor Porpoise |
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1 |
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Brown Booby |
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12/4 a.m. |
12 |
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Humpback Whales |
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1 |
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Gray Whale |
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3 |
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Black-footed Albatross |
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![Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/LongBeakedCommonDolphinDB20141229_LA3A5556ab.jpg)
Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Dec. 29, 2014)
![Gray Whale rainbow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/GrayWhaleRainbowDB20141229_LA3A5442ab.jpg)
Gray Whale rainbow (Dec. 29, 2014)
![Gray Whale spyhopping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/GrayWhaleSpyhoppingDB20141229_LA3A6479-2ab.jpg)
Gray Whale spyhopping (Dec. 29, 2014)
![Bottlenose Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/BottlenoseDolphinsDB20141227_LA3A4299ab.jpg)
Bottlenose Dolphins (Dec. 27, 2014)
![California Brown Pelican, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/CaliforniaBrownPelicanDB20141227_LA3A4485ab.jpg)
California Brown Pelican (Dec. 27, 2014)
![Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/RissosDolphinsDB20141226_LA3A3693ab.jpg)
Risso's Dolphins (Dec. 26, 2014)
![Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/GrayWhaleDB20141226_LA3A3565-2ab.jpg)
Gray Whale (Dec. 26, 2014)
![Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/BreachingHumpbackWhaleDB20141221_LA3A3174-2ab.jpg)
Breaching Humpback Whale with splash from
Humpback that just breached (Dec. 21, 2014)
![Risso's Dolphin kelping, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/RissosDolphinKelpingDB20141220_LA3A1808ab.jpg)
Risso's Dolphin kelping (Dec. 20, 2014)
![Festival of the Lights, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/FestivalOfTheLightsDB20141207_LA3A9660-2ab.jpg)
Festival of the Lights (Dec. 7, 2014)
![Great Egret, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/GreatEgretDB20141207_LA3A9008ab.jpg)
Great Egret (Dec. 7, 2014)
![Gray Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/GrayWhaleTailDB20141207_LA3A9222ab.jpg)
Gray Whale tail (Dec. 7, 2014)
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![Returning to port at sunset, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/ReturningToPortAtSunsetDB20141206_LA3A8889ab.jpg)
Returning to port at sunset (Dec. 6, 2014)
![Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/LongBeakedCommonDolphinsDB20141206_LA3A8088ab.jpg)
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Dec. 6, 2014)
![Harbor Seal, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/HarborSealDB20141205_LA3A7959ab.jpg)
Harbor Seal (Dec. 5, 2014)
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![Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/HumpbackWhaleTailDB20141206_LA3A8495ab.jpg)
Humpback Whale tail (Dec. 6, 2014)
![Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/HumpbackWhaleDB20141206_LA3A8756ab.jpg)
Humpback Whale (Dec. 6, 2014)
![Sea Otter mother and pup, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2014/SeaOtterMotherAndPupDB20141205_LA3A7873ab.jpg)
Sea Otter mother and pup (Dec. 5, 2014)
All photos © 2014 Daniel Bianchetta
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