January 2022 Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
January 2022

Note — This list includes reported sightings from Monterey Bay Whale Watch trips. Unusual sightings of other marine animals such as Leatherback Sea Turtles and Basking Sharks are also listed, in addition to unusual seabirds such as Albatross and Brown Boobies. California Sea Lions are mentioned only if numbers or behavior are of interest. 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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Killer Whale identifications by the California Killer Whale Project

1/31 10 a.m.	11	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales
	10	Risso’s Dolphins

1/30 10 a.m.	26	Gray Whales
	55	Risso’s Dolphins (nursery pod)

1/29 2:30 p.m.	18	Gray Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

1/29 10 a.m.	26	Gray Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins (nursery pod)

1/28 2:30 p.m.	11	Gray Whales
	2	Killer Whales (including CA171B “Fatfin”)

1/28 10 a.m.	15	Gray Whales (migrating)

1/27 10 a.m.	17	Gray Whales
	9	Humpback Whales
	500	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	500	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/26 10 a.m.	25	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale

1/25 10 a.m.	21	Gray Whales
	100	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	200	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

1/24 10 a.m.	21	Gray Whales
	17	Humpback Whales
	4000	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	25	Risso’s Dolphins
	2000	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/23 10 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	6	Humpback Whales
	1500	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	1000	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/23 9 a.m.	16	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales

1/22 10 a.m.	29	Gray Whales
	1	Bottlenose Dolphin
	300	Risso’s Dolphins

1/21 10 a.m.	16	Gray Whales

1/19 10 a.m.	19	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	25	Risso’s Dolphins

1/18 10 a.m.	16	Gray Whales
	1	Short-tailed Albatross

1/17 10 a.m.	33	Gray Whales
	200	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

1/16 2:30 p.m.	9	Gray Whales

1/16 10 a.m.	32	Gray Whales (mom/calf pair)
	40	Risso’s Dolphins

1/16 9 a.m.	35	Gray Whales

1/15 2:30 p.m.	7	Gray Whales
	65	Risso’s Dolphins

1/15 10 a.m.	19	Gray Whales

1/14 10 a.m.	10	Gray Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins (nursery pod)

1/13 10 a.m.	11	Gray Whales
	2	Humpback Whales
	2	Black-footed Albatros

1/12 10 a.m.	57	Gray Whales

1/10 10 a.m.	20	Gray Whales
	9	Killer Whales (Orcas)
	50	Risso’s Dolphins

1/9 10 a.m.	27	Gray Whales

1/8 2:30 p.m.	12	Gray Whales
	15	Risso’s Dolphins

1/8 10 a.m.	39	Gray Whales

1/7 10 a.m.	15	Gray Whales
	60	Risso’s Dolphins (breaching)

1/6 10 a.m.	2	Gray Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

1/5 10 a.m.	27	Gray Whales
	20	Risso’s Dolphins

1/4 2:30 p.m.	7	Gray Whales (migrating south)

1/4 10 a.m.	17	Gray Whales
	160	Risso’s Dolphins

1/3 10 a.m.	35	Gray Whales (breaching)

1/2 2:30 p.m.	12	Gray Whales

1/2 10 a.m.	29	Gray Whales
	5	Humpback Whales

1/2 9 a.m.	18	Gray Whales
	1	Humpback Whale
	12	Risso’s Dolphins (including Casper)

1/1 2:30 p.m.	22	Gray Whales
	6	Pacific White-sided Dolphins
	150	Risso’s Dolphins

1/1 10 a.m.	21	Gray Whales
	5	Killer Whales (CA140Bs)
	100	Risso’s Dolphins

Humpback Whale tail photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Humpback Whale tail (January 31, 2022)

Eared Grebes photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Eared Grebes (January 31, 2022)

Killer Whale CA171B Fatfin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whale CA171B “Fatfin” (January 28, 2022)

Pacific White-sided Dolphin and Risso’s Dolphin
(January 25, 2022)

Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Lunge-feeding Humpback Whale (January 24, 2022)

Humpback Whale With Pacific White-sided Dolphins
(January 24, 2022)

Northern Right Whale Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Northern Right Whale Dolphin (January 24, 2022)

Sea Otter eating a Sea Urchin (January 19, 2022)

Short-tailed Albatross photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Immature Short-tailed Albatross (January 18, 2022)

Risso's Dolphin Casper photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin Casper (January 17, 2022)

Two Humpback Whales photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Two Humpback Whales (January 13, 2022)

Brown Pelicans photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Brown Pelicans (January 13, 2022)

Killer Whales photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (Orcas – January 10, 2022)

Risso's Dolphin photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphin (January 7, 2022)

Snowy Egret and Brandt's Cormorant photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Snowy Egret and Brandt’s Cormorant (January 5, 2022)

Risso's Dolphins photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Risso’s Dolphins (January 4, 2022)

Southern Sea Otter wrapped in kelp (January 2, 2022)

Gray Whale fluke photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Gray Whale fluke (January 2, 2022)

Killer Whales CA140Bs photo by Daniel Bianchetta
Killer Whales (Orcas – CA140Bs – January 1, 2022)

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