Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
January 1-31, 2019
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) |
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1/31 10 a.m. |
30 |
Gray Whales |
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80 |
Risso's Dolphins (breaching) |
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1/30 3 p.m. |
12 |
Gray Whales |
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1/30 9 a.m. |
31 |
Gray Whales |
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60 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1/29 11 a.m. |
38 |
Gray Whales |
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1/28 3 p.m. |
35 |
Gray Whales |
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1/28 11 a.m. |
37 |
Gray Whales |
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12 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1/28 9 a.m. |
55 |
Gray Whales |
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1/27 3 p.m. |
17 |
Gray Whales |
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1/27 1 p.m. |
45 |
Gray Whales |
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1/27 11 a.m. |
51 |
Gray Whales |
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1/27 10 a.m. |
35 |
Gray Whales (breaching and tail throws) |
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1/27 9 a.m. |
51 |
Gray Whales |
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1/26 3 p.m. |
34 |
Gray Whales (fluking, spouting, and fabulous sunset) |
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1/26 1 p.m. |
31 |
Gray Whales |
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2 |
Bottlenose Dolphins |
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1/26 11 a.m. |
58 |
Gray Whales |
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22 |
Risso's Dolphins (mating) |
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1/26 9 a.m. |
39 |
Gray Whales |
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5 |
Bottlenose Dolphins |
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1/25 3 p.m. |
25 |
Gray Whales (breaching) |
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1 |
Incredible Sunset |
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1/25 10 a.m. |
41 |
Gray Whales |
|
80 |
Risso's Dolphins (breaching) |
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1/25 9 a.m. |
44 |
Gray Whales |
|
100 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1/24 11:30 a.m. |
25 |
Gray Whales |
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2 |
Bottlenose Dolphins |
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1/24 9 a.m. |
38 |
Gray Whales |
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1/23 3 p.m. |
14 |
Gray Whales |
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1/23 11 a.m. |
13 |
Gray Whales |
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1/22 3 p.m. |
16 |
Gray Whales |
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1/22 11 a.m. |
8 |
Gray Whales |
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1 |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
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1/22 9 a.m. |
12 |
Gray Whales (breaching) |
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1/21 10 a.m. |
12 |
Gray Whales |
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1/20 11 a.m. |
15 |
Gray Whales (fluking and traveling) |
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1/20 9 a.m. |
16 |
Gray Whales |
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1/19 3 p.m. |
7 |
Gray Whales |
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1/19 2 p.m. |
10 |
Gray Whales |
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12 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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2 |
Harbor Porpoise |
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1/19 11 a.m. |
4 |
Gray Whales |
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20 |
Risso's Dolphins (including Casper) |
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1/19 9 a.m. |
10 |
Gray Whales |
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50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1/19 9 a.m. |
29 |
Gray Whales |
8 hour All Day |
120 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1 |
Albatross |
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1/18 3 p.m. |
5 |
Gray Whales |
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100 |
Risso's Dolphins and Casper! |
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1/18 10 a.m. |
15 |
Gray Whales |
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1/15 9 a.m. |
8 |
Gray Whales |
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30 |
Pacific White-sided Dolphins |
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1 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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1 |
Egg Yolk Jellyfish |
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1/14 9 a.m. |
8 |
Gray Whales |
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3 |
Egg Yolk Jellyfish |
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1/13 3 p.m. |
5 |
Gray Whales |
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50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1/13 11 a.m. |
11 |
Gray Whales |
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275 |
Risso's Dolphins (breaching, tail slaps, head slaps, and mating) |
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1/13 9 a.m. |
12 |
Gray Whales |
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200 |
Risso's Dolphins (breaching and head slaps) |
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1/12 3 p.m. |
1 |
Gray Whale |
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1 |
Humpback Whale (tail throws and breaching) |
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1/12 2 p.m. |
1 |
Humpback Whale (breaching, tail slaps, chin slaps) |
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1/12 11 a.m. |
2 |
Gray Whales |
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2 |
Humpback Whales |
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1/12 9 a.m. |
4 |
Gray Whales |
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1 |
Humpback Whale |
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1 |
Black-footed Albatross |
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1/11 9 a.m. |
11 |
Gray Whales |
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10 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1/10 11:30 a.m. |
4 |
Gray Whales (fluking and traveling) |
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1/10 9 a.m. |
6 |
Gray Whales |
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30 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1/8 9 a.m. |
4 |
Gray Whales |
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1/7 2 p.m. |
2 |
Gray Whales |
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10 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1/7 9 a.m. |
9 |
Gray Whales |
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30 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1 |
Egg Yolk Jellyfish |
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1/4 3 p.m. |
13 |
Gray Whales (fluking up) |
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1/4 2 p.m. |
2 |
Gray Whales |
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1/4 10 a.m. |
11 |
Gray Whales (fluking up) |
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1/4 9 a.m. |
8 |
Gray Whales |
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1/3 3 p.m. |
4 |
Gray Whales |
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150 |
Risso's Dolphins (breaching) |
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1/3 2 p.m. |
2 |
Gray Whales (breaching) |
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15 |
Risso's Dolphins (feeding, breaching) |
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1/3 10 a.m. |
14 |
Gray Whales |
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40 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1/3 9 a.m. |
12 |
Gray Whales |
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250 |
Risso's Dolphins (breaching) |
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1/2 3 p.m. |
7 |
Gray Whales |
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300 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1/2 2 p.m. |
9 |
Gray Whales |
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100 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1/2 10 a.m. |
6 |
Gray Whales (mother and calf) |
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20 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1/2 9 a.m. |
6 |
Gray Whales (mother and calf) |
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50 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1/1 3 p.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
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3 |
Gray Whales |
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1/1 2 p.m. |
3 |
Humpback Whales |
|
2 |
Gray Whales |
|
100 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1/1 10 a.m. |
3 |
Humpback Whales |
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5 |
Gray Whales |
|
15 |
Risso's Dolphins |
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1/1 9 a.m. |
2 |
Humpback Whales |
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6 |
Gray Whales |
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All photos © 2019 Daniel Bianchetta
![Gray Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/GrayWhalesDB20190127_7G8A6655-2.jpg)
Gray Whales (January 27, 2019)
![Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/GrayWhaleDB20190126_7G8A6432-2.jpg)
Gray Whale (January 26, 2019)
![Gray Whales, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/GrayWhalesDB20190126_7G8A6277.jpg)
Gray Whales (January 26, 2019)
![Gray Whale tail at sunset, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/GrayWhaleTailSunsetDB20190125_7G8A5625.jpg)
Gray Whale tail at sunset (January 25, 2019)
![Southern Sea Otter, tethering to a buoy, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/SouthernSeaOtterBuoyDB20190122_7G8A3853.jpg)
Southern Sea Otter, tethering to a buoy (January 22, 2019)
![Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/GrayWhaleDB20190119_7G8A2841-2.jpg)
Gray Whale (January 19, 2019)
![Gray Whale heart blow, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/GrayWhaleHeartBlowDB20190119_7G8A2894.jpg)
Gray Whale heart blow (January 19, 2019)
![Albino Risso's Dolphin, Casper, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/RissosDolphinCasperDB20190118_7G8A1964.jpg)
Albino Risso's Dolphin, Casper (January 18, 2019)
![Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/RissosDolphinsDB20190118_7G8A2302-2.jpg)
Risso's Dolphins (January 18, 2019)
![Risso's Dolphin breaching near shore, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/RissosDolphinBreachingDB20190113_7G8A0681-2.jpg)
Risso's Dolphin breaching near shore (January 13, 2019)
![Great Egret, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/GreatEgretDB20190110_7G8A9380.jpg)
Great Egret (January 10, 2019)
![Brown Pelican and Sea Lion, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/BrownPelicanSeaLionDB20190110_7G8A9243.jpg)
Brown Pelican and Sea Lion (January 10, 2019)
![Risso's Dolphins by the lighthouse, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/RissosDolphinsLightHouseDB2019110_7G8A9421.jpg)
Risso's Dolphins by the lighthouse (January 10, 2019)
![Black Turnstone, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/BlackTurnstoneDB20190107_7G8A9036-2.jpg)
Black Turnstone (January 7, 2019)
![Risso's Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/RissosDolphinDB20190107_7G8A8546.jpg)
Risso's Dolphin (January 7, 2019)
![Gray Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/GrayWhaleTailDB20190104_7G8A8129.jpg)
Gray Whale tail (January 4, 2019)
![Gray Whale tail, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/GrayWhaleTailDB20190104_7G8A8305.jpg)
Gray Whale tail (January 4, 2019)
![Squid boat at sunset, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/SquidBoatAtSunsetDB20190103_7G8A7798.jpg)
Squid boat at sunset (January 3, 2019)
![Gray Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/GrayWhaleDB20190103_7G8A7496.jpg)
Gray Whale (January 3, 2019)
![Mother and very young pup Sea Otter, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/MotherAndVeryYoungPupSeaOtterDB20190103_7G8A7415.jpg)
Mother and very young pup Sea Otter (January 3, 2019)
![Risso's Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta](../images/SightingsPhotos/2019/RissosDolphinsDB20190103_7G8A6966.jpg)
Risso's Dolphins (January 3, 2019)
All photos © 2019 Daniel Bianchetta
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