Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List 2/1

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
Febuary 1-28, 2006
compiled by Richard Ternullo

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.

Date	#	Type of Animal(s)

2/28	5	Gray Whales
	40	Risso's Dolphins

2/27		No trip, poor weather

2/26 p.m.		No trip, poor weather

2/26 a.m.	3	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	1	Minke Whale

2/26 early a.m.	11	Gray Whales
	2200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1600	Risso's Dolphins
	800	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/25 p.m.	4	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	2500	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	2000	Risso's Dolphins
	1500	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/25 a.m.	6	Gray Whales
	300	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	900	Risso's Dolphins
	250	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/25 early a.m.	3	Gray Whales
	200	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

2/24 p.m.	2	Gray Whales
	600	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	500	Risso's Dolphins

2/24 a.m.	3	Gray Whales
	1000	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	30	Risso's Dolphins

2/23 p.m.	2	Gray Whales

2/23 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	800	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	25	Risso's Dolphins

2/22 p.m.	4	Gray Whales
	45	Risso's Dolphins

2/22 a.m.	5	Gray Whales
	75	Risso's Dolphins

2/21 p.m.	3	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	50	Risso's Dolphins

2/21 a.m.	2	Gray Whales

2/20 p.m.	1	Gray Whale
	1	Humpback Whale

2/20 a.m.	2	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales

2/19 p.m.	2	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whale
	45	Risso's Dolphins

2/19 a.m.	3	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	12	Short-beaked Common Dolphins
	60	Risso's Dolphins

2/19 early a.m.	2	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales

2/18 p.m.	3	Humpback Whales
	600	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	500	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/18 a.m.	3	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	30	Pacific White-sided Dolphins


2/18 early a.m.	180	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

2/17	8	Gray Whales
	150	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	2100	Risso's Dolphins
	800	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

2/16	2	Gray Whales
	120	Risso's Dolphins

2/15		No trip

2/14	4	Gray Whales
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	300	Risso's Dolphins

2/13 p.m.	5	Gray Whales
	50	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	250	Risso's Dolphins

2/13 a.m.	2	Gray Whales

2/12 p.m.	6	Gray Whales
	450	Risso's Dolphins

2/12 a.m.	6	Gray Whales
	20	Risso's Dolphins

2/12 early a.m.	11	Gray Whales


2/11 p.m.	5	Gray Whales

2/11 a.m.	4	Gray Whales

2/11 early a.m.	3	Gray Whales

2/10 p.m.	8	Gray Whales
	15	Risso's Dolphins

2/10 a.m.	9	Gray Whales
	30	Risso's Dolphins

2/9	4	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	20	Risso's Dolphins

2/8 p.m.	10	Gray Whales
	55	Risso's Dolphins
	1	Northern Right Whale Dolphin

2/8 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	10	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

2/7 p.m.	3	Gray Whales
	200	Risso's Dolphins

2/7 a.m.	4	Gray Whales
	1000	Risso's Dolphins

2/6 p.m.	6	Gray Whales

2/6 a.m.	8	Gray Whales

2/5 p.m.	2	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale

2/5 a.m.	6	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale

2/5 early a.m.	400	Pacific White-sided Dolphins

2/4 p.m.	6	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale

2/4 a.m.	4	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales
	4	Harbor Porpoise

2/4 early a.m.	1	Humpback Whale

2/3 p.m.	3	Gray Whales
	10	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	3	Dall's Porpoise

2/3 a.m.	4	Gray Whales
	25	Risso's Dolphins

2/2	8	Gray Whales

2/1 p.m.	4	Gray Whales
	35	Risso's Dolphins

2/1 a.m.	12	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	60	Risso's Dolphins

Sightings map is not available for this month.

Copyright © 2006 R. Ternullo. No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

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