Whale Watching Sightings Log 2007 | Capt. Dave's Whale Watching Safari

Date	Bottlenose Dolphin	Common Dolphin	Pacific White-sided Dolphin	Risso’s Dolphin	Whales	Other
December 31		4 Common’s		8 Risso’s
December 30	20 Bottlenose	50 Common’s			1 Gray Whale
December 29	25 Bottlenose	20 Common’s
December 28		700 Common’s
December 27	50 Bottlenose	200 Common’s	20 Pacific White-sided
December 26		50 Common’s
December 24			6 Pacific White-sided
December 23	50 Bottlenose				1 Whale
December 22	200 Bottlenose			10 Risso’s
December 20		1000 Common’s
December 16		1100 Common’s
December 15			20 Pacific White-sided
December 12	4 Bottlenose	150 Common’s
December 10	24 Bottlenose	200 Common’s			2 Fin Whales
December 10	24 Bottlenose	200 Common’s			2 Fin Whales
December 7	RAIN
December 5		200 Common’s
November 30	RAIN!
November 29		1000 Common’s
November 26		500 Common’s
November 25		50 Common’s
November 24	25 Bottlenose
November 23		500 Common’s
November 18	30 Bottlenose	500 Common’s
November 17	12 Bottlenose	25 Common’s
November 16		75 Common’s
November 15	20 Bottlenose	75 Common’s
November 14		200 Common’s				1 Mako Shark & 1 Swordfish
November 13		225 Common’s			1 Blue Whale
November 11	50 Bottlenose
November 10	50 Bottlenose
November 9		200 Common’s
November 7		100 Common’s
November 6					1 Blue Whale	1 Elephant Seal
November 4		200 Common’s			1 Blue Whale	1 Albino Common Dolphin
November 3					1 BlueWhale
November 2		300 Common’s
November 1	12 Bottlenose
October 29		200 Common’s
October 28		500 Common’s
October 25		12 Common’s
October 23	12 Bottlenose	100 Common’s		25 Risso’s
October 22		35 Common’s			3 Blue Whales
October 21	20 Bottlenose	500 Common’s		15 Risso’s
October 20	20 Bottlenose	1000 Common’s		5 Risso’s	5 Blue Whales
October 19		350 Common’s			2 Blue Whales
October 18		700 Common’s	20 Pacific White-sided They’re BACK!
October 16					2 Blue Whales
October 15				12 Risso’s	3 Blue Whales
October 14		500 Common’s
October 13	3 Bottlenose	80 Common’s			2 Blue Whales
October 11	35 Bottlenose
October 10	No sightings
October 9		500 Common’s			2 Blue Whales (inc. calf)
October 8					3 Blue Whales (inc. calf)
October 7	75 Bottlenose			25 Risso’s	4 Blue Whales	2 Mola mola
October 6		100 Common’s			2 Blue Whales
October 5	No sightings
October 4	No sightings
October 3		25 Common’s		50 Risso’s	2 Blue Whales
October 2	10 Bottlenose			24 Risso’s
October 1	2 Bottlenose
September 30	20 Bottlenose	300 Common’s		24 Risso’s	1 Fin Whale
September 29		1200 Common’s
September 28	100 Bottlenose			15 Risso’s
September 27		1000 Common’s
September 26		12 Common’s
September 25		1025 Common’s
September 24	No sightings	100 Common’s
September 23		1000 Common’s			1 Blue Whale	1 Mola mola
September 22	50 Bottlenose	500 Common’s
September 21		300 Common’s				1 Mola mola
September 20	No sightings
September 19	No sightings
September 18		60 Common’s		6 Risso’s	1 Minke Whale
September 17	35 Bottlenose
September 16	No sightings
September 15	20 Bottlenose			40 Risso’s	3 Blue Whales
September 14		600 Common’s			2 Blue Whale
September 13		1100 Common’s
September 11	No sightings
September 9		100 Common’s		50 Risso’s
September 8				1 Risso’s
September 7				40 Risso’s
September 6		5 Common’s		12 Risso’s	1 Minke Whale, 2 Brydes Whales	1 Mola mola
September 5		500 Common’s		20 Risso’s		2 Mola molas
September 4				12 Risso’s
September 3				60 Risso’s
September 2		400 Common’s			1 Minke Whale
September 1	30 Bottlenose	4 Common’s		150 Risso’s	4 Blue Whales
August 31		2400 Common’s
August 30		2000 Common’s
August 29		50 Common’s
August 28		600 Common’s			1 Blue Whale
August 27		1000 Common’s			1 Minke Whale	3 Mola mola
August 26		200 Common’s
August 25		1060 Common’s
August 24	25 Bottlenose	1000 Common’s
August 23		50 Common’s
August 22	40 Bottlenose	200 Common’s
August 21		300 Common’s		80 Risso’s
August 20		800 Common’s		40 Risso’s	2 Blue Whales
August 19		400 Common’s		12 Risso’s	1 Blue Whale
August 18	12 Bottlenose	215 Common’s		6 Risso’s	1 baby Minke whale
August 17	6 Bottlenose	2000 Common’s		44 Risso’s		2 Mola mola
August 16	6 Bottlenose	650 Common’s		20 Risso’s	1 Blue Whale	1 Mola mola
August 15	15 Bottlenose	225 Common’s		60 Risso’s		1 Mako Shark, 3 Mola mola.
August 14		225 Common’s		100 Risso’s	1 Minke whale
August 13		300 Common’s		10 Risso’s
August 12	40 Bottlenose	750 Common’s		10 Risso’s
August 11		600 Common’s		11 Risso’s
August 10		100 Common’s		15 Risso’s
August 9		1700 Common’s		25 Risso’s		3 Mola mola. 1 striped marlin, Hammerhead shark
August 8	12 Bottlenose	350 Common’s		20 Risso’s	1 Minke whale
August 7	28 Bottlenose	100 Common’s		75 Risso’s	1 Blue Whale
August 6		600 Common’s			6 Blue Whale
August 5		300 Common’s		100 Risso’s	14 Blue Whales
August 4	1 Bottlenose	900 Common’s		60 Risso’s	11 Blue Whales
August 3	6 Bottlenose	1000 Common’s		140 Risso’s	4 Blue Whale
August 2		900 Common’s			8 Blue Whales
August 1		700 Common’s		14 Risso’s	5 Blue Whales
July 31	1 Bottlenose Dolphin	900 Common’s		75 Risso’s	1 Blue Whale
July 30		300 Common’s		20 Risso’s	3 Blue Whales
July 29	18 Bottlenose	300 Common’s		30 Risso’s	3 Blue Whales
July 28		160 Common’s			4 Blue Whales
July 27	25 Bottlenose	130 Common’s		50 Risso’s	4 Blue Whales
July 26	28 Bottlenose	150 Common’s		75 Risso’s
July 25	30 Bottlenose	150 Common’s		110 Risso’s
July 24		350 Common’s		20 Risso’s	1 Blue Whale 1 Minke Whale	4 Mola mola
July 23	40 Bottlenose	600 Common’s		120 Risso’s		6 Mola mola
July 22		250 Common’s		112 Risso’s
July 21		2800 Common’s		56 Risso’s
July 20	15 Bottlenose	1000 Common’s		160 Risso’s		5 Mola mola
July 19		1000 Common’s			3 Blue Whales
July 18		30 Common’s			6 Blue Whales	50 SB Common Dolphin
July 17	5 Bottlenose	230 Common’s		250 Risso’s	1 Minke Whale	2 Mola mola
July 16	15 Bottlenose	515 Common’s		22 Risso’s		1 Albino Common Dolphin, 5 Mola mola, 1 Elephant Seal
July 15		300 Common’s		20 Risso’s		410 SB Common Dolphin
July 14	20 Bottlenose	275 Common’s		40 Risso’s	1 Minke Whale	3 Mola mola
July 13		600 Common’s		40 Risso’s
July 12		2000 Common’s		20 Risso’s
July 11	2 Bottlenose	1200 Common’s		50 Risso’s
July 10		7 Common’s		65 Risso’s
July 9		900 Common’s		100 Risso’s	2 Blue Whales	Mother & calf
July 8		2000 Common’s		35 Risso’s	1 Blue Whales
July 7		1600 Common’s		30 Risso’s	4 Blue Whales	1 Mola mola
July 6		1500 Common’s			13 Blue Whales (4 calves)	2 Mola mola
July 5		600 Common’s		30 Risso’s	13 Blue Whales
July 4	2 Bottlenose	400 Common’s		70 Risso’s	5 Blue Whales
July 3	30 Bottlenose	700 Common’s			17 Blue Whales	700 SB Common’s
July 2	1 Bottlenose	300 Common’s		35 Risso’s	9 Blue Whales	2 Elephant Seal
July 1	12 Bottlenose	120 Common’s		70 Risso’s	2 Blue Whales	1 Mola mola
June 30	30 Bottlenose	4 Common’s		90 Risso’s	1 Blue Whale	1Mola mola
June 29		400 Common’s		120 Risso’s	6 Blue Whales
June 28	70 Bottlenose	150 Common’s		25 Risso’s	1 Blue Whale
June 27	100 Bottlenose			40 Risso’s	10 Blue Whales	2 Mola mola & Elephant & hundreds of Humbolt Squid
June 26	2 Bottlenose	700 Common’s		50 Risso’s	5 Blue Whales	2 Humpback Whales
June 25		500 Common’s		60 Risso’s		1 Mola mola
June 24		100 Common’s			4 Blue Whales	Elephant Seal & Mako Shark
June 23	25 Bottlenose				2 Blue Whales
June 22	12 Bottlenose	300 Common’s			4 Blue Whale
June 21	12 Bottlenose	1 Common’s		15 Risso’s	3 Blue Whales
June 20		3 Common’s
June 19	6 Bottlenose			240 Risso’s	4 Blue Whales
June 18		900 Common’s	10 Pacific White-sided	80 Risso’s	10 Blue Whales	Thousands of Humbolt Squid, 100 SB Commons 1 Mola mola
June 17		600 Common’s			20 Blue Whales	2Calves 1 Mola mola
June 16		200 Common’s		50 Risso’s	11 Blue Whales	Thousands of Humbolt Squid, Elephant Seal
June 15		1600 Common’s		25 Risso’s	8 Blue Whales
June 14	3 Bottlenose	700 Common’s
June 13		2000 Common’s				Elephant Seal
June 12	3 Bottlenose	300 Common’s		40 Risso’s
June 11		1000 Common’s
June 10		250 Common’s		16 Risso’s		1 Humpback whale, 50 long beaked Common
June 9	40 Bottlenose	850 Common’s
June 8	20 Bottlenose	200 Common’s
June 7	12 Bottlenose	120 Common’s
June 6	21 Bottlenose			50 Risso’s		1 mola mola
June 5		50 Common’s	28 Pacific White-sided		1 Gray Whale Breaching
June 4	No Sightings
June 3		500 Common’s		50Risso’s
June 2		30 Common’s
June 1	12 Bottlenose			22 Risso’s
May 31		100 Common’s	25 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		1 BLUE WHALE
May 30					1 BLUE WHALE
May 29	50 Bottlenose	1500 Common’s	6 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		1 BLUE WHALE
May 28		2000 Common’s				30 Short Beaked Dolphin 7 Mola Mola Elephant Seal
May 27	8 Bottlenose	800 Common’s			1 BLUE WHALE 1 Humpback Whale	1 Mola mola 12 Short Beaked Dolphin unusual colors
May 26	10 Bottlenose	750 Common’s			1 BLUE WHALE 1 Minke Whale
May 25		50 Common’s
May 24	6 Bottlenose
May 23		600 Common’s			1 BLUE WHALE
May 22	No sightings
May 21		500 Common’s
May 20					1 BLUE WHALE Our first of the Year
May 19	90 Bottlenose		1 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
May 18	8 Bottlenose	1000 Common’s
May 17	50 Bottlenose	300 Common’s
May 16	120 Bottlenose
May 14						Thresher Shark
May 13		20 Common’s
May 12		80 Common’s
May 11		500 Common’s
May 10						Humpback caught in net
May 9		2000 Common’s			2 Gray Whales (mother & calf)
May 8		2000 Common’s
May 7		1000 Common’s
May 6						1 Mola mola
May 5	200 Bottlenose	25 Common’s		6 Risso’s
May 3	9 Bottlenose	60 Common’s
May 2		50 Common’s
May 1		4500 Common’s			2 Humpback Whales (Adult & juvenile)	Juvenile had dorsal missing
April 30		500 Common’s
April 29	15 Bottlenose	400 Common’s
April 28		25 Common’s			2 Gray Whales (mother & calf)
April 27	30 Bottlenose
April 26		100 Common’s
April 25	40 Bottlenose					1 Mola mola
April 24	50 Bottlenose	24 Common’s
April 23					1 Gray Whale Spyhopping
April 22			24 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
April 21		90 Common’s			2 Gray Whales (including mother & calf)
April 20	4 Bottlenose
April 19			24 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		3 Gray Whales
April 18
April 17	7 Bottlenose	625 Common’s
April 16			6 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
April 15		1015 Common’s
April 14		400 Common’s
April 13	25 Bottlenose	2250 Common’s			1 Gray Whales	3 Mola mola
April 12					1 Gray Whale Mother & calf
April 10		1015 Common’s
April 9			6 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
April 7	10 Bottlenose	300 Common’s			1 Gray Whale (Breaching!)
April 6						1 Fin Whale
April 5			30 Pacific White Sided Dolphins			2 Fin Whales 2 Mola mola
April 4	6 Bottlenose	1500 Common’s				1 Elephant Seal
April 3	6 Bottlenose	100 Common’s			2 Gray Whales	2 Dahls Porpoise
April 2	100 Bottlenose	500 Common’s	8 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		2 Gray Whales	4 Fin Whales 1 Minke Whale 1 Elephant Seal
April 1	25 Bottlenose	1100 Common’s	25 Pacific White Sided Dolphins			3 Mola mola
March 31		400 Common’s	30 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
March 30	35 Bottlenose	1650 Common’s			8 Gray Whales
March 29	25 Bottlenose	100 Common’s	55 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		5 Gray Whales
March 28	50 Bottlenose				5 Gray Whales
March 26	1	5000 Common’s			2 Gray Whales
March 25	200 Bottlenose				1 Gray Whale	3 Mola mola
March 24	80 Bottlenose	5300 Common’s			7 Gray Whales	1 Mola mola 1 Humpback
March 23		5000 Common’s			1 Gray Whale	1 Albino Common Dolphin
March 22	15 Bottlenose		20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		1 Gray Whales	Pacific Whitesided Dolphin playing with Gray Whales
March 21					2 Gray Whale
March 20		1000 Common Dolphin			2 Gray Whales
March 19	22 Bottlenose	300 Short-Beaked Common’s	75		2 Gray Whales	2 Fin Whales 1 Elephant Seal
March 18	12 Bottlenose	500 Common’s		30 Risso’s	3 Gray Whales	4 Fin Whales 1 Minke Whale 1 Elephant Seal Mola mola
March 17	25 Bottlenose	1625 Common’s			4 Gray Whales	4 Fin Whales
March 16					8 Gray Whales
March 15		20 Common’s	50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		5 Gray Whales	2 Fin Whales 1 Elephant Seal
March 14	25 Bottlenose	55 Common’s			2 Gray Whales	1 Fin Whale
March 13	3 Bottlenose	600 Common’s			2 Gray Whales	1 Fin Whale
March 12	12 Bottlenose	200 Common’s			1 Gray Whale	Fluking
March 11		6000 Common’s			4 Gray Whales	1 Mola mola
March 10		7000 Common’s			1 Humpback	Lunge feeding 1 Albino Com Dol 1 Elephant Seal
March 9	20 Bottlenose	120 Common’s			6 Gray Whales	Breaching!
March 8		100 Common Dolphin	12 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		7 Gray Whales	Breaching!
March 7					1 Gray Whale
March 6	10 Bottlenose				2 Gray Whales
March 4	2 Bottlenose	8 Short-Beaked Common’s	75 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		3 Gray Whales
March 3	25 Bottlenose	500 Common’s	80 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		6 Gray Whales	2 Breaching!
March 2					4 Gray Whales
March 1			6 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		7 Gray Whales	NORTH BOUND!!!
February 27	8 Bottlenose
February 26					2 Gray Whales
February 25			50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
February 24		300 Common’s	20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins			1 Mola mola
February 21	130 Bottlenose		20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		3 Gray Whales 1 Fin Whale
February 20	250 Bottlenose				1 Gray Whale 5 Fin Whales	Gray Whale feeding, rolling
February 18			25 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		4 Fin Whales!
February 17	10 Bottlenose	2400 Common’s			1 Gray Whale 1 Fin Whale	1 Mola mola
February 16		120 Common’s			2 Gray Whales	1 Mola mola
February 15		1 Common Dolphin	90 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		1 Gray Whales
February 14			24 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		1 Gray Whale
February 13					1 Gray Whale
February 12					1 Gray Whale	Breaching next to boat!
February 11		500 Common’s			4 Gray Whales	1 Mola mola
February 10		1000 Common’s			4 Gray Whales
February 9			12 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		2 Gray Whales
February 8	8 Bottlenose		20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		1 Gray Whale
February 6			20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		1 Gray Whale
February 5			20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		6 Gray Whales!	Mating
February 4		4 Common’s	80 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		4 Gray Whales
February 3	9 Bottlenose	125 Common’s	20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		5 Gray Whales	1 Mola mola
February 2			20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		1 Gray Whales
February 1			25 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		1 Gray Whale
January 31		1000 Common’s			1 Gray Whale	Breached 4 times!
January 29		50 Common’s			1 Gray Whale	Very friendly!!
January 28	2 Bottlenose Dolphin	12 Common’s	60 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		4 Gray Whales!
January 27		1 Common’s	10 Pacific White Sided Dolphins	25 Risso’s	2 Fin WHales & 3 Gray Whales!	1 Mola Mola
January 26	1 Bottlenose Dolphin	200 Common’s	80 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		3 Gray Whales!
January 24	12 Bottlenose	2000 Common’s			2 Gray Whales!
January 23					3 Gray Whales!
January 21			12 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		8 Gray Whales!
January 20		20 Common’s			4 Gray Whales
January 19	10 Bottlenose				2 Gray Whales
January 18	30 Bottlenose	1 Common Dolphin (was w/ the bottlenose!)	30 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		3 Gray Whales
January 16			6 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		3 Gray Whales (1 Mother & Calf)
January 15	6 Bottlenose		15 Pacific White Sided Dolphins	80 Risso’s	3 Gray Whales (1 Mother & Calf)
January 14		12 Common’s	25 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		2 Gray Whales (Mother & Calf)
January 13	150 Bottlenose		20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins		2 Gray Whales (Mother & Calf)
January 11		400 Common’s			1 Gray Whale Fluking
January 9		1000 Common’s	3 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
January 7		2000 Common’s
January 6		200 Common’s	25 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
January 3		150 Common’s	20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
January 2	3 Bottlenose	1100 Common’s	12 Pacific White Sided Dolphins
January 1			20 Pacific White Sided Dolphins

2007 Whale Watching Sightings Log