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

January 2024
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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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   Killer Whale identifications by the California Killer Whale Project
Date # Type of Animal(s)

1/30 9 a.m. 29 Gray Whales (breaching)

1/29 9 a.m. 20 Gray Whales
  25 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  4 Risso's Dolphins (with calf)
  1 Steller Sea Lion (predating on a Bat Ray)

1/27 1:30 p.m. 6 Gray Whales
  100 Risso's Dolphins

1/27 9 a.m. 13 Gray Whales
  20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  400 Risso's Dolphins (including Casper)

1/26 9 a.m. 17 Gray Whales
  20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  1 Black-footed Albatross

1/25 9 a.m. 18 Gray Whales

1/24 9 a.m. 3 Gray Whales

1/23 9 a.m. 10 Gray Whales
  4 Killer Whales (Orcas - CA39As)
  2 Humpback Whales (breaching, friendly behavior)
  100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  200 Risso's Dolphins

1/21 9 a.m. 21 Gray Whales
  30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  350 Risso's Dolphins
  40 Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/20 10 a.m. 15 Gray Whales
  40 Risso's Dolphins

1/20 9 a.m. 16 Gray Whales
  40 Risso's Dolphins

1/18 9 a.m. 48 Gray Whales
  12 Risso's Dolphins
  15 Bottlenose Dolphins
  1 Black-footed Albatross

1/16 9 a.m. 24 Gray Whales
  200 Risso's Dolphins

1/15 10 a.m. 36 Gray Whales (breach!)
  300 Risso's Dolphins

1/15 9 a.m. 35 Gray Whales
  20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
  300 Risso's Dolphins

1/14 1:30 p.m. 11 Gray Whales
  20 Risso's Dolphins

1/14 10 a.m. 12 Gray Whales

1/14 9 a.m. 20 Gray Whales

1/13 9 a.m. 31 Gray Whales

1/12 9 a.m. 27 Gray Whales

1/11 9 a.m. 10 Gray Whales

1/9 9 a.m. 8 Gray Whales
  100 Risso's Dolphins

1/7 9 a.m. 7 Gray Whales
  100 Risso's Dolphins

1/6 9 a.m. 14 Gray Whales

1/5 1:30 p.m. 4 Gray Whales
  1 Humpback Whale

1/5 9 a.m. 3 Gray Whales
  350 Risso's Dolphins
  7 Bottlenose Dolphins

1/4 1:30 p.m. 1 Gray Whale
  5 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
  many Sea Otters

1/4 9 a.m. 4 Gray Whales
  30 Risso's Dolphins
  5 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
  many Sea Otters

1/2 9 a.m. 4 Gray Whales
  30 Risso's Dolphins
  5 Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
    Raft of Sea Otters

1/1 9 a.m. 2 Gray Whales

  

Photos © 2024 Daniel Bianchetta


Steller Sea Lion with Bat Ray photo by daniel bianchetta
Steller Sea Lion with Bat Ray (January 29, 2024)

Breaching Humpback Whale photo by daniel bianchetta
Breaching Humpback Whale (January 23, 2024)

Killer Whale (Orca) photo by daniel bianchetta
Killer Whale (Orca - January 23, 2024)

Risso's Dolphin calf photo by daniel bianchetta
Risso's Dolphin calf (January 21, 2024)

White Risso's Dolphin Casper & friends photo by daniel bianchetta
White Risso's Dolphin Casper and friends
(January 21, 2024)

Black-footed Albatross photo by daniel bianchetta
Black-footed Albatross (January 18, 2024)

Sea Lion and Bottlenose Dolphins photo by daniel bianchetta
Sea Lion and Bottlenose Dolphins (January 18, 2024)

Mother and pup Sea Otters photo by daniel bianchetta
Mother and pup Sea Otters (January 13, 2024)

<Great Egret photo by daniel bianchetta
Great Egret (January 12, 2024)

<Gray Whale heart-shaped blow photo by daniel bianchetta
Gray Whale heart-shaped blow (January 11, 2024)

<Southern Sea Otters photo by daniel bianchetta
Southern Sea Otters (January 9, 2024)

Gray Whale tail  photo by daniel bianchetta
Gray Whale tail (January 7, 2024)

Breaching Risso's Dolphins photo by daniel bianchetta
Breaching Risso's Dolphins (January 5, 2024)

Brown Pelicans photo by daniel bianchetta
Brown Pelicans (January 4, 2024)

Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish) photo by daniel bianchetta
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish - January 2, 2024)


Photos © 2024 Daniel Bianchetta



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