Monterey Bay Whale Watch Marine Mammal Sightings List 1/1

Monterey Bay Whale Watch
List of Marine Mammal Sightings
in the Monterey Bay Region
January 1-31, 2004
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)

1/31 p.m.	2	Gray Whales
	120	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	600	Risso's Dolphins

1/31 a.m.	6	Gray Whales

1/30 p.m.	12	Gray Whales
	200	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/30 a.m.	15	Gray Whales
	200	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/29 p.m.	13	Gray Whales

1/29 a.m.	18	Gray Whales
	250	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	2500	Risso's Dolphins

1/28 p.m.	15	Gray Whales

1/28 a.m.	48	Gray Whales
	45	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/27	25	Gray Whales

1/26 p.m.	15	Gray Whales
	25	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	40	Risso's Dolphins

1/26 a.m.	22	Gray Whales

1/25 p.m.	27	Gray Whales

1/25 a.m.	52	Gray Whales
	7	Killer Whales (transient type)
	250	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	75	Risso's Dolphins

1/24 p.m.	25	Gray Whales
	150	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

1/24 a.m.	28	Gray Whales
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1200	Risso's Dolphins

1/23	12	Gray Whales
	32	Killer Whales (transient type)

1/22 p.m.	17	Gray Whales
	200	Risso's Dolphins

1/22 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	3	Killer Whales (transient type)
	150	Risso's Dolphins

1/21 p.m.	45	Gray Whales
	1500	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	200	Risso's Dolphins

1/21 a.m.	38	Gray Whales
	30	Risso's Dolphins

1/20 p.m.	41	Gray Whales
	15	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	300	Risso's Dolphins

1/20 a.m.	45	Gray Whales

1/19	28	Gray Whales
	350	Risso's Dolphins

1/18 p.m.	22	Gray Whales
	35	Risso's Dolphins

1/18 a.m.	18	Gray Whales
	40	Risso's Dolphins

1/17 p.m.	23	Gray Whales
	35	Risso's Dolphins

1/17 a.m.	26	Gray Whales
	25	Risso's Dolphins

1/16	25	Gray Whales
	150	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1500	Risso's Dolphins
	100	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/15 p.m.	26	Gray Whales
	300	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	20	Risso's Dolphins
	150	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/15 a.m.	24	Gray Whales
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

1/14	30	Gray Whales
	40	Risso's Dolphins

1/13 p.m.	21	Gray Whales

1/13 a.m.	23	Gray Whales

1/12 p.m.	11	Gray Whales

1/12 a.m.	17	Gray Whales
	600	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	400	Northern Right Whale Dolphins

1/11 p.m.	16	Gray Whales
	800	Risso's Dolphins

1/11 a.m.	25	Gray Whales
	30	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	200	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1000	Risso's Dolphins

1/10 p.m.	18	Gray Whales
	75	Risso's Dolphins

1/10 a.m.	16	Gray Whales
	25	Risso's Dolphins

1/9	8	Gray Whales
	500	Long Beaked Common Dolphins

1/8	12	Gray Whales
	25	Risso's Dolphins

1/7	11	Gray Whales
	750	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	1500	Risso's Dolphins

1/6 p.m.	15	Gray Whales
	700	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	25	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	2200	Risso's Dolphins

1/6 a.m.	16	Gray Whales
	700	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	25	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	2200	Risso's Dolphins

1/5 p.m.	9	Gray Whales
	2000	Risso's Dolphins

1/5 a.m.	8	Gray Whales
	25	Risso's Dolphins

1/4 p.m.	21	Gray Whales
	250	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	2000	Risso's Dolphins

1/4 a.m.	18	Gray Whales
	250	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	2000	Risso's Dolphins

1/3 p.m.	12	Gray Whales

1/3 a.m.	10	Gray Whales
	35	Killer Whales - offshore type
	15	Pacific White Sided Dolphins

1/2 p.m.	10	Gray Whales
	25	Pacific White Sided Dolphins
	1500	Risso's Dolphins

1/2 a.m.	10	Gray Whales
	75	Long Beaked Common Dolphins
	1500	Risso's Dolphins

1/1		No trips (weather)

Sightings map is not available for this month.

Copyright © 2004 R. Ternullo. No use of the sightings information is permitted without prior approval.

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