Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
January 1-31, 2017
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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1/31 1:30 p.m. |
9 |
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Gray Whales |
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5 |
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Bottlenose Dolphins |
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1/31 10 a.m. |
26 |
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Gray Whales (friendlies) |
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3 |
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Humpback Whales |
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400+ |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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1/30 1:30 p.m. |
16 |
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Gray Whales |
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50 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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1/29 2:30 p.m. |
26 |
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Gray Whales |
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200 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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45 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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4 |
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Bottlenose Dolphins |
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1/29 1:30 p.m. |
31 |
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Gray Whales |
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15 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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1/29 11:30 a.m. |
40 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/29 10 a.m. |
33 |
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Gray Whales |
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15 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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40 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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1/29 8 a.m. |
32 |
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Gray Whales |
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45 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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1/28 2:30 p.m. |
24 |
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Gray Whales |
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4 |
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Killer Whales |
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1/28 1:30 p.m. |
12 |
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Gray Whales |
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4 |
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Killer Whales |
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4 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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1/28 11:30 a.m. |
23 |
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Gray Whales |
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500 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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1/28 10 a.m. |
42 |
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Gray Whales |
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30 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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1/28 8 a.m. |
33 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/27 1:30 p.m. |
6 |
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Gray Whales |
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15 |
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Risso's Dolphins |
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1/27 10 a.m. |
10 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/25 1:30 p.m. |
22 |
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Gray Whales (southbound - See our
Facebook
page for video from
pod of 5 Gray whales) |
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1/25 10 a.m. |
25 |
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Gray Whales (southbound) |
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1/24 10 a.m. |
5 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/19 10 a.m. |
28 |
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Gray Whales (peak southbound migration) |
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1/18 10 a.m. |
4 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/17 1:30 p.m. |
26 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/17 10 a.m. |
30 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/16 1:30 p.m. |
4 |
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Humpback Whales |
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200 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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1/16 10 a.m. |
21 |
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Gray Whales |
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3 |
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Humpback Whales |
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100 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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1/16 8 a.m. |
21 |
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Gray Whales |
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400 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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1/15 1:30 p.m. |
21 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/15 11:30 a.m. |
12 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/15 10 a.m. |
4 |
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Gray Whales |
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2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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1/15 8 a.m. |
17 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/14 1:30 p.m. |
19 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/14 10 a.m. |
21 |
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Gray Whales |
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19 |
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Humpback Whales |
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250 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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1 |
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Black-footed Albatross |
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1/14 7 a.m. |
16 |
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Gray Whales |
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10 |
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Humpback Whales |
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300 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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20 |
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Long-beaked Common Dolphins |
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1/13 1:30 p.m. |
13 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/13 10 a.m. |
18 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/12 10 a.m. |
10 |
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Gray Whales |
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12 |
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Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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1/9 10 a.m. |
12 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/6 1:30 p.m. |
15 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/6 10 a.m. |
6 |
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Gray Whales |
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2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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1/5 10 a.m. |
6 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/4 10 a.m. |
4 |
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Gray Whales |
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4 |
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Humpback Whales |
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1/3 10 a.m. |
8 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/2 1:30 p.m. |
6 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/2 10 a.m. |
6 |
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Gray Whales |
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1/1 10 a.m. |
2 |
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Humpback Whales |
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![Gray Whale breaching, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2017/GrayWhaleBreachingDB20170130_7G8A7163-2ab.jpg)
Gray Whale breaching (Jan. 30, 2017)
![Rhinocerous Auklet, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2017/RhinocerousAukletDB20170130_7G8A7082ab.jpg)
Rhinocerous Auklet (Jan. 30, 2017)
![Bottlenose Dolphins near Hopkins Marine Station, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2017/RissosDolphinsDB20170129_7G8A6804ab.jpg)
Risso's Dolphins (Jan. 29, 2017)
![Bottlenose Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2017/BottlenoseDolphinDB20170129_7G8A6453ab.jpg)
Bottlenose Dolphin (Jan. 29, 2017)
![Bottlenose Dolphins near Hopkins Marine Station, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2017/BottlenoseDolphinsNearHopkinsMarineStationDB20170129_7G8A6537-2ab.jpg)
Bottlenose Dolphins near Hopkins Marine Station
(Jan. 29, 2017)
![Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2017/PacificWhiteSidedDolphinDB20170128_7G8A5438ab.jpg)
Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Jan. 28, 2017)
![Brandt's Cormorants at Sunset, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2017/BrandtsCormorantsAtSunsetDB20170128_7G8A5697ab.jpg)
Brandt's Cormorants at Sunset (Jan. 28, 2017)
![Killer Whale by Pt. Lobos, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2017/KillerWhaleByPtLobosDB20170128_7G8A5538-2ab.jpg)
Killer Whale by Pt. Lobos (Jan. 28, 2017)
![Raft of Southern Sea Otters, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2017/RaftOfSeaOttersDB20170116_7G8A4645ab.jpg)
Raft of Southern Sea Otters (Jan. 16, 2017)
![Lunge-feeding Humpbacks and Pelican, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2017/LungeFeedingHumpbacksAndBrownPelicanDB20170116_7G8A4335ab.jpg)
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whales and
California Brown Pelican (Jan. 16, 2017)
![Breaching Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2017/BreachingHumpbackWhaleDB20170115_7G8A4117ab.jpg)
Breaching Humpback Whale (Jan. 15, 2017)
![Gray Whales and the Pt Sur Clipper, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2017/GrayWhalesAndThePtSurClipperDB20170114_7G8A3694ab.jpg)
Gray Whales and the Pt Sur Clipper (Jan. 14, 2017)
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![Black-footed Albatross, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2017/BlackFootedAlbatrossDB20170113_7G8A3042ab.jpg)
Black-footed Albatross (Jan. 13, 2017)
![Humpback Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2017/HumpbackWhaleTailDB20170106_7G8A2149ab.jpg)
Humpback Whale tail (Jan. 6, 2017)
![Southern Sea Otter eating Pelagic Red Crabs, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2017/SeaOtterEatingPelagicRedCrabsDB20170106_7G8A2337ab.jpg)
Southern Sea Otter eating Pelagic Red Crabs
(Jan. 6, 2017)
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![Gray Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2017/GrayWhaleTailDB20170106_7G8A2442ab.jpg)
Gray Whale tail (Jan. 6, 2017)
![Great Blue Heron, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2017/GreatBlueHeronDB20170106_7G8A2571ab.jpg)
Great Blue Heron (Jan. 6, 2017)
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