Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region

November 1-30, 2016
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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)

11/30 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  850    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  80      Risso's Dolphins

11/29 9 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales
        Large feeding groups of Sea Lions

11/26 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales

11/26 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  2000    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
    Elephant Seal

11/25 2 p.m. 10      Humpback Whales
  500    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/25 12:30 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales
  300    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/25 9 a.m. 13      Humpback Whales
  20      Risso's Dolphins

11/25 8 a.m. 18      Humpback Whales

11/23 2 p.m. 13      Humpback Whales

11/23 12:30 p.m. 12      Humpback Whales (breaching)
  1000      Phalaropes

11/23 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  700      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

11/22 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  Fin Whales
  400      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

11/22 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  Fin Whales
  1000      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

11/22 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
    Blue Whales
  Gray Whale
  650      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  100    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/22 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
    Blue Whales
  Gray Whale

11/21 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  40      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  20      Risso's Dolphins
    Northern Right Whale Dolphins
      Bottlenose Dolphin

11/21 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  Fin Whales
  50      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  50      Risso's Dolphins

11/21 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
    Blue Whale
  Fin Whales
  10      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  20      Risso's Dolphins
    Northern Right Whale Dolphins

11/21 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Harbor Porpoise

11/20 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales (breaching
and pectoral flipper slapping)
  450    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/20 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  500    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/19 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  250    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  70      Risso's Dolphins

11/18 2 p.m. 13      Humpback Whales
  300    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
      Leach's storm petrel

11/18 9 a.m. 13      Humpback Whales

11/17 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Bottlenose Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

11/15 9 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales
  600    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/14 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  raft of    Sea Otters and Sea Lions

11/14 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  675    Sea Lions

11/13 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales (thick fog)

11/13 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whale (thick fog)

11/13 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  350    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
      Bottlenose Dolphins

11/13 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  700    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/12 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales

11/12 12:30 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  50    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/12 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  500    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

11/12 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  500    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

11/11 ACS 11      Humpback Whales
Fundraiser   Killer Whale
  300      Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  250      Risso's Dolphins

11/10 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  10-12    Killer Whales
  500-600    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/10 9 a.m. 20      Humpback Whales
  500-600    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/9 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  10    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/9 9 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales
    Killer Whale
      Harbor Porpoise

11/8 9 a.m. 12      Humpback Whales
  200      Risso's Dolphins

11/7 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
      Risso's Dolphins
      Bottlenose Dolphins

11/7 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
      Bottlenose Dolphins

11/6 2 p.m.     Humpback Whale
      Bottlenose Dolphins

11/6 9 a.m. 10      Humpback Whales

11/6 8 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  20      Risso's Dolphins

11/5 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales ( 2 breaching, lobtailing
& flipper slapping for 25 minutes)
  800    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

11/5 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales
  800    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  20      Risso's Dolphins
  10      Bottlenose Dolphins

11/4 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales (including Friendly Fran
and one other curious whale for over an hour)

11/4 9 a.m.     Humpback Whales (1 lunge-feeding on
anchovies right outside our harbor)
  100    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
      Bottlenose Dolphins

11/2 2 p.m.     Humpback Whales
  350    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  20      Risso's Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

11/2 9 a.m. 21      Humpback Whales
  350    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
  30      Pacific White-sided Dolphins

11/1 2 p.m. 21      Humpback Whales
  350    Long-beaked Common Dolphins
      Harbor Porpoise

11/1 9 a.m. 14      Humpback Whales
  350    Long-beaked Common Dolphins

       
  

Humpback Whale close-up, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale close-up (Nov. 20, 2016)

Risso's Dolphin close to harbor, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin close to the harbor (Nov. 19, 2016)

Risso's Dolphins close to harbor, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso's Dolphins close to the harbor (Nov. 19, 2016)

Humpback Whale tails, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tails (Nov. 18, 2016)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Nov. 18, 2016)

California Brown Pelican plunge-diving, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
California Brown Pelican plunge-diving
(Nov. 17, 2016)

Mother and calf Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Mother and calf Long-beaked Common Dolphins
(Nov. 12, 2016)

Breaching Pacific White-sided Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Pacific White-sided Dolphin
(Nov. 11, 2016)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale
(Note anchovies - Nov. 11, 2016)

Killer Whale, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale (Nov. 10, 2016)

Brown Pelicans, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Pelicans, (Nov. 10, 2016)

Breaching Humpback Whale and  Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (Nov. 5, 2016)

Sea Otter breaking clam on rock, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Sea Otter breaking a clam with the rock
on her belly (Nov. 5, 2016)

Long-beaked Common Dolphins, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Nov. 5, 2016)

Bottlenose Dolphins close to shore, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bottlenose Dolphins close to shore (Nov. 4, 2016)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale and  Long-beaked Common Dolphin, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (Nov. 4, 2016)

Bluefin Tuna feeding on Anchovies, photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Bluefin Tuna feeding on Anchovies (Nov. 4, 2016)


All photos © 2016 Daniel Bianchetta



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