Whale Watching Sightings Log 2006 | Capt. Dave's Whale Watching Safari

Date	Bottlenose Dolphin	Common Dolphin	Pacific White-sided Dolphin	Risso’s Dolphin	Whales	Other
December 31	50 Bottlenose	1000 Common’s	8 Pacific White Sided Dolphins	80 Risso’s	1 Mola Mola
December 30		200 Common’s	70 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		2 Dall’s Porpoise & 2 Mola Mola
December 29	6 Bottlenose			30 Risso’s
December 28		300 Common’s	12 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
December 26		5 Common’s	14 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		1 Gray Whale
December 24		320 Common’s
December 23		250 Common’s
December 21		350 Common’s
December 17	4 Bottlenose	100 Common’s	5 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
December 15		25 Common’s
December 13			30 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		1 Minke Whale	Very friendly
December 9			20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		2 Gray Whales
December 7	4 Bottlenose		8 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
December 5	6 Bottlenose	4 Common’s			1 Minke Whale
December 4			2 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		2 Fin Whales by Capt. Tommy
December 2		600 Common’s	12 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
December 1		20 Common’s	7 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
November 30		2000 Common’s
November 27
November 26
November 25		450 Common’s
November 24	10 Bottlenose	2000 Common’s		10 Risso’s
November 22		1000 Common’s			1 Minke Whale
November 19		1000 Common’s
November 18			30 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
November 17		30 Common’s
November 16	2 Bottlenose	250 Common’s
November 15		6000 Common’s				2 Grays by Early Bird 2 in HB
November 13		200 Common’s		15 Risso’s
November 12	15 Bottlenose	200 Common’s	7 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		1 Minke Whale
November 11		300 Common’s	50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
November 10	75 Bottlenose	40 Common’s		20 Risso’s
November 9		1000 Common’s
November 8		200 Common’s
November 7		250 Common’s				Fin Whale called in by Sea Explorer
November 5		300 Common’s
November 4	180 Bottlenose
November 3						Humpback Whales called in
November 2	100 Bottlenose	60 Common’s				Gray Whale by DW
October 31						Gray Whale by OI
October 30		750 Common’s				Gray Whale by OI
October 29		300 Common’s				1 Swordfish
October 28	3 Bottlenose		40 Pacific White Sided Dolphins	20 Risso’s
October 27	48 Bottlenose	100 Common’s			1 Minke Whale	1 Swordfish
October 26		2500 Common’s
October 24	10 Bottlenose			20 Risso’s
October 22				20 Risso’s	1 Minke Whale 2 Sei Whales
October 21		2000 Common’s
October 20		350 Common’s
October 17		20 Common’s		6 Risso’s	1 Minke Whale, 1 Mola mola	1 unidentified whale, sei whale??
October 16	2 Bottlenose			30 Risso’s
October 15		600 Common’s
October 14	30 Bottlenose	300 Common’s			3 Minke Whales
October 13		2000 Common’s			7 Minke Whales!
October 12	45 Bottlenose	100 Common’s	1 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		2 Minke Whales
October 11	35 Bottlenose
October 10		6 Common’s			2 Minke Whales
October 9				20 Risso’s
October 8			8 Pacific White Sided Dolphins	20 Risso’s	1 Minke Whale
October 7	30 Bottlenose	6 Common’s	66 Pacific White Sided Dolphins	50 Risso’s
October 6		500 Common’s
October 4		450 Common’s			1 Minke Whale,2 Fin Whales
October 3		500 Common’s	75 Pacific White Sided Dolphin	60 Risso’s
October 1		1200 Common’s
September 30		100 Common’s
September 29		1003 Common’s			1 Minke Whale	200 Short Beaked Common Dolphin
September 26		200 Common’s
September 25		500 Common’s			2 Blue Whales
September 24		1000 Common’s
September 23		3050 Common’s
September 22		6 Common’s
September 21		1000 Common’s
September 20		500 Common’s
September 19		100 Common’s
September 18	60 Bottlenose	200 Common’s
September 17	6 Bottlenose	50 Common’s		35 Risso’s
September 16		200 Common’s		100 Risso’s
September 15	100 Bottlenose	350 Common’s (200 long beaked)
September 14					2 Blue Whales	(Mother & calf)
September 13		500 Common’s			1 Minke whale
September 12	4 Bottlenose					2 mola molas
September 11		1000 Common’s
September 10	8 Bottlenose	1300 Common’s			1 Blue Whale
September 9		100 Common’s			1 Blue Whale	1 elephant seal
September 6		200 Common’s
September 4		1200 Common’s			1 Blue Whale
September 3		1100 Common’s			1 Blue Whale
September 2	100 Bottlenose	3000Common’s
September 1		200 Common Dolphin
August 31		200 Common’s			Humpback Whale breaching	!
August 30		200 Common’s				1 striped marlin breaching!
August 29	2 Bottlenose	70 Common’s		12 Risso’s		1 mola mola
August 28					1 Blue Whale	1 mola mola
August 27		300 Common’s				1 mola mola
August 26					4 Blue Whales
August 25		700 Common’s		25 Risso’s	1 Blue Whale
August 24	75 Bottlenose			225 Risso’s
August 23		300 Common’s			4 Blue Whales
August 22	6 Bottlenose	1300 Common’s		30 Risso’s	1 Blue Whale
August 21		75 Common’s		110 Risso’s	5 Blue Whales	1 mola mola
August 20		500 Common’s			2 Blue Whales
August 19	200 Bottlenose	60 Common’s		50 Risso’s	2 Blue Whales in the distance
August 18		200 Common’s		50 Risso’s	2 Blue Whales	Mother/calf
August 17		3000Common’s
August 16	2 Bottlenose	1000 Common Dolphin		15 Risso’s
August 15	2 Bottlenose	800 Common’s		15 Risso’s
August 14		200 Common’s			2 Blue Whales	50 DAYS OF BLUE WHALES!
August 13		300 Common’s			6 Blue Whales
August 12		200 Common’s			11 Blue Whales	Mother/calf
August 11		200 Common’s			22 Blue Whales	1 mola mola/ 1 elephant seal
August 10		200 Common’s				Heavy fog all day
August 9		75 Common’s			11 Blue Whales
August 8		900 Common’s			14 Blue Whales
August 7	5 Bottlenose	1025 Common’s			8 Blue Whales
August 6		500 Common’s			8 Blue Whales
August 5		300 Common’s			6 Blue Whales
August 4		300 Common’s			3 Blue Whales
August 3		600 Common’s			5 Blue Whales
August 2		1600 Common’s			3 Blue Whales
August 1		1400 Common’s	(long beaked)		5 Blue Whales	700 Common’s (short beaked)
July 31		800 Common’s			1 Blue Whale
July 30		506 Common’s			8 Blue Whales
July 29	8 Bottlenose	200 Common’s			32 Blue Whales
July 28		50 Common’s			20 Blue Whales	1 Mola Mola
July 27		140 Common’s			9 Blue Whales	1 Blue Shark
July 26		750 Common’s			4 Blue Whales
July 25	100 Bottlenose	1000 Common’s			3 Blue Whales
July 24	14 Bottlenose	1000 Common’s	15 Risso’s	15 Risso’s	6 Blue Whales
July 23		1600 Common’s
July 22		100 Common’s			8 Blue Whales
July 21	50 Bottlenose			6 Risso’s		1 Fin Whale
July 20					13 Blue Whales	2 Fin Whales
July 19	12 Bottlenose	700 Common’s			11 Blue Whales	1 Fin Whales
July 18	10 Bottlenose	125 Common’s			10 Blue Whales
July 17		215 Common’s			2 Blue Whales
July 16	200 Bottlenose	120 Common’s			4 Blue Whales	4 Fin Whales & 1 Elephant Seal, 1 Mola mola
July 15	200 Bottlenose	250 Common’s			12 Blue Whales	1 Fin Whale
July 14		900 Common’s		50 Risso’s	11 Blue Whales
July 13		850 Common’s			8 Blue Whales	4 Fin Whale
July 12		1550 Common’s			2 Fin Whales	2 Elephant seal, 2 Mola Molas
July 11	12 Bottlenose	2200 Common’s		12 Risso’s	2Blue Whale	Short beaked & long beaked common feeding together!
July 11
July 10		520 Common’s			5 Blue Whales
July 9		1000 Common’s			17 Blue Whales & 1 Calf
July 8		800 Common’s			16 Blue Whales	1 Fin Whale
July 7		4000 Common’s			17 Blue Whales
July 6		400 Common’s			21 Blue Whales & 3 calves	2 Fin whales
July 5		880 Common’s			5 Blue Whales	8 Fin Whales feeding (one close encounter)
July 4		700 Common’s			1Blue Whale	(1 mother with calf breaching!!!)
July 3		760 Common’s			7 Blue Whales
July 2	24 Bottlenose	150 Common’s		70 Risso’s	4 Blue Whales	1 Mola Mola
July 1		52 Common’s			13 Blue whales
June 30		1000 Common’s			14 Blue whales	(2 were Fluking)
June 29		200 Common’s			17 Blue Whales
June 28		200 Common’s
June 27		400 Common’s
June 26	2 Bottlenose	850 Common’s			1 Blue Whale
June 25		50 Common’s			3 Blue Whales
June 24		500 Common’s			1 Blue Whale
June 23		230 Common Dolphin
June 22		1500 Common Dolphin
June 21	27 Bottlenose	1200 Common Dolphin		43 Rissos
June 20	10 Bottlenose	2000 Common Dolphin
June 19
June 18		2000 Common Dolphin			1 shark/1 Mola Mola
June 17	20 Bottlenose Dolphin			15 Risso’s	2 Mola Mola
June 16		550 Common Dolphin			1 Humpback (caught in net)
June 15	25 Bottlenose Dolphin	400 Common Dolphin
June 14	15 Bottlenose Dolphin	1000 Common Dolphin			1 Blue whale
June 13	15 Bottlenose Dolphin				2 Blue whale
June 12		200 Common Dolphin			1 Mola Mola	2 Blue whale
June 11		100 Common Dolphin
June 10	30 Bottlenose Dolphin
June 9	24 Bottlenose Dolphin
June 8	50 Bottlenose Dolphin				3 Mola Mola
June 7	48 Bottlenose Dolphin	800 Common Dolphin		24 Risso’s
June 6		4000 Common Dolphin
June 5
June 4		4000 Common Dolphin			3 Mola Mola
June 3	30 Bottlenose Dolphin	2000 Common Dolphin			2 Mola Mola
June 2	30 Bottlenose Dolphin
June 1		mega pod 2000 Common dolphin			1gray whale	1 Humpback whale
May 31		100 Common Dolphin
May 30	30 Bottlenose Dolphin
May 28	30 Bottlenose dolphin		12 Pacific white Sided Dolphin
May 27					3 Mola Mola
may 26	25 bottlenose dolphin	1000 common dolphin
may 25
May 24		1500 Common Dolphin
May 23
May 22	NO TRIPS
May 21		3000 Common Dolphin
May 20			12 Pacific white Sided Dolphin
May 19	100 Bottlenose dolphin
May 18	5 Bottlenose dolphin
May 17	12 Bottlenose
May 16		3 Common’s
May 15		1000 Common’s
May 14		3 Common’s
May 13		2700 Common’s
May 12		1700 Common’s
May 11		3400 Common’s
May 9	48 Bottlenose
May 9	24 Bottlenose
May 7	4 Bottlenose
May 4	35 Bottlenose	30 Common’s
May 2	12 Bottlenose	2500 Common’s			1 MOLA MOLA
April 30	30 Bottlnose Dolphins
April 29					1 Gray Whale & Calf
April 28				24 Rissos
April 26		50 Common’s
April 23	12 Bottlenose		24 Pacific White sided Dolphins		5 Gray Whales
April 22	2 Bottlenose				4 grey whales
April 21	6 Bottlenose				1 Gray Whale & Calf
April 20	32 Bottlenose
April 19	24 Bottlenose	200 Common’s			2 Gray Whales
April 18	12 Bottlenose	300 Common’s			13 gray whales/1 calf/1 breaching
April 17					1 Gray Whale & Calf
April 15	6 Bottlenose	100 Common’s			1 Gray Whale & Calf
April 12	24 Bottlenose				2 Gray Whales
April 11					2 Gray Whales – 1 breaching
April 10	12 Bottlenose				1 Gray Whale & Calf
April 9	6 Bottlenose	50 Common’s			1 Gray Whale & Calf
April 8	20 Bottlenose
April 6	100 Bottlenose				1 Gray Whale
April 4			20 Pacific Whitesided Dolphins
April 3		200 Common’s	24 Pacific Whitesided Dolphins		1 Gray Whale
April 2	20 Bottlenose				3 Gray Whales
April 1		3 Common’s			1 Gray Whale (breaching)
Mar 31	200 Bottlenose	200 Common’s		10 Risso’s	1 Beaked Whale 1 Gray Whale
Mar 30	100 Bottlenose				1 Breaching Gray Whale
Mar 29		1200 Common’s
Mar 28					1 Breaching Humpback Whale!
Mar 27	4 Bottlenose	200 Common’s		24 Risso Dolphins	2 Gray Whales
Mar 26	4 Bottlenose	3000 Common’s	50 Pacific Whitesided Dolphins	24 Risso Dolphins	30 Melon Head Dolphins, 1 Fin & 1Minke Whale, 8 Gray Whales
Mar 25		500 Common’s	20 Pacific Whitesided Dolphins	20 Risso’s	1 Gray Whale
Mar 23		2000 Common’s			1 Gray Whale
Mar 22	3 Bottlenose	200 Common’s			3 Gray Whales
Mar 21	3 Bottlenose				3 Gray Whales
Mar 20		250 Common’s			2 Gray Whales
Mar 19			20 Pacific Whitesided Dolphins		5 Gray Whales
Mar 18		2000 Common’s
Mar 16		300 Common’s			4 Gray Whales
Mar 15			12 Pacific Whitesided Dolphins		3 Gray Whales
Mar 14	12 Bottlenose			3 Risso’s	2 Gray Whales
Mar 13	12 Bottlenose				6 Gray Whales
Mar 12					4 Gray Whales
Mar 9		2000 Common’s			4 Gray Whales
Mar 8		400 Common’s			1 Gray Whale
Mar 6			2 Pacific Whitesided Dolphins	12 Risso’s
Mar 5	6 Bottlenose	2000 Common’s			7 Gray Whales
Mar 4	6 Bottlenose	1000 Common’s			10 Gray Whales
Mar 1	24 Bottlenose	1000 Common’s			7 Gray Whales
Feb 28			12 Pacific Whitesided Dolphins		1 Gray Whale
Feb 26	30 Bottlenose			20 Risso’s	1 Gray Whale – Breaching
Feb 25		300 Common’s		30 Risso’s
Feb 24		1000 Common’s			2 Gray Whales
Feb 23		1000 Common’s			1 Gray Whale
Feb 21		50 Common’s			3 Gray Whales
Feb 20		1500+ Common’s	8 Pacific White-sided		2 Gray Whales
Feb 19		500 Common’s			2 Gray Whales
Feb 18	40 Bottlenose	500 Common’s			4 Gray Whales
Feb 17	35 Bottlenose			6 Risso’s	2 Gray Whales
Feb 16	6 Bottlenose	40 Common’s			2 Gray Whales
Feb 13	6 Bottlenose	500+ Common’s			2 Gray Whales
Feb 12		100 Common’s		20 Risso’s
Feb 11		200 Common’s	12 Pacific Whitesided Dolphins
Feb 9		3000 Common’s			1 Gray Whale
Feb 8	12 Bottlenose	3000 Common’s			3 Gray Whales
Feb 7	24 Bottlenose				1 Gray Whale
Feb 6	24 Bottlenose	50 Common’s			2 Gray Whales	1 hybrid Bottlenose/Risso’s dolphin!!
Feb 5	24 Bottlenose	100 Common’s			1 Gray Whale
Feb 4		60 Common’s			1 Shark
Feb 3	12 Bottlenose
Feb 2				12 Risso’s	2 Gray Whales
Feb 1			12 Pacific Whitesided Dolphins		2 Gray Whales
Jan 31				2 Risso’s		2 Gray Whales
Jan 30						1 Gray Whale
Jan 29		2000 Common’s
Jan 28		3000 Common’s		24 Risso’s		4 Gray Whales
Jan 27						4 Gray Whales-1 breaching!!
Jan 26		4000 Common’s				1 Grey Whale
Jan 22						2 Gray Whales
Jan 21		4500 Common’s				3 Gray Whales-mother & calf
Jan 18		2000 Common’s				2 Gray Whales
Jan 17		100 Common’s				4 Gray Whales
Jan 16		150 Common’s				2 Gray Whales-mother & calf
Jan 15						3 Gray Whales
Jan 14	12 Bottlenose			25 Risso’s		2 Gray Whales-mother & calf
Jan 13	12 Bottlenose	1000 Common’s		24 Risso’s		2 Gray Whales-mother & calf
Jan 12	12 Bottlenose	6 Common’s		20 Risso’s		2 Gray Whales-mother & calf
Jan 11						3 Gray Whales
Jan 9		2000 Common’s
Jan 8				6 Risso’s		4 Gray Whales including 1 calf
Jan 7	20 Bottlenose			30 Risso’s
Jan 6		10 Common’s
Jan 5		200 Common’s
Jan 4	8 Bottlenose	2000 Common’s

2006 Whale Watching Sightings Log