2022 Capt. Dave's Whale Watching Sightings Log Archive

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Date	No. of Trips	Sightings
Dec 31	6	6 Gray Whales, 1,800 Common Dolphins
Dec 30	8	16 Gray Whales, 14,000 Common Dolphins, 20 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Unidentified Shark
Dec 29	9	9 Gray Whales, 2,565 Common Dolphins, 45 Bottlenose Dolphins
Dec 28	5	3 Gray Whales, 7,500 Common Dolphins, 70 Bottlenose Dolphins, 30 Risso’s Dolphins
Dec 27	6	1,300 Common Dolphins, 65 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 4 Mola mola, 1 Blue Shark
Dec 26	9	8 Fin Whales, 2 Gray Whales, 12,000 Common Dolphins, 150 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
Dec 25	0	Merry Christmas!
Dec 24	8	16 Gray Whales, 650 Common Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
Dec 23	3	2 Gray Whales, 500 Common Dolphins, 1 Mola mola, 1 Blue Shark
Dec 22	4	12,000 Common Dolphins, 35 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Shark, 1 Swordfish
Dec 21	4	8,000 Common Dolphins, 53 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 20 Risso’s Dolphins
Dec 20	2	10,000 Common Dolphins, 70 Bottlenose Dolphins
Dec 19	4	3 Fin Whales, 11,409 Common Dolphins
Dec 18	3	10 Fin Whales, 7,000 Common Dolphins, 6 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Dec 17	4	8 Fin Whales, 1 Gray Whale, 7,800 Common Dolphins, 1 Unidentified Shark
Dec 16	4	3,600 Common Dolphins, 12 Bottlenose Dolphins
Dec 15	2	200 Common Dolphins, 1 Unidentified Shark
Dec 14	1	No Sightings
Dec 13	4	2 Gray Whales, 500 Common Dolphins, 20 Bottlenose Dolphins
Dec 12	2	5,500 Common Dolphins, 40 Bottlenose Dolphins
Dec 11	0	Inclement Weather
Dec 10	4	2 Fin Whales, 1,000 Common Dolphins, 55 Bottlenose Dolphins
Dec 9	2	1 Gray Whale, 22 Bottlenose Dolphins
Dec 8	1	1 Gray Whale, 50 Bottlenose Dolphins
Dec 7	1	12 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Dec 6	1	10 Bottlenose Dolphins
Dec 5	1	500 Common Dolphins
Dec 4	3	6 Humpback Whales, 4 Fin Whales, 9,000 Common Dolphins
Dec 3	3	2 Humpback Whales, 4,000 Common Dolphins, 10 Bottlenose Dolphins
Dec 2	2	750 Common Dolphins, 70 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
Dec 1	1	100 Common Dolphins, 50 Bottlenose Dolphins

Date	No. of Trips	Sightings
Nov 30	2	375 Common Dolphins
Nov 29	2	400 Common Dolphins
Nov 28	2	4 Fin Whales, 1 Unidentified Baleen Whale
Nov 27	3	11 Fin Whales, 1,100 Common Dolphins, 20 Bottlenose Dolphins
Nov 26	4	1 Humpback Whale
Nov 25	7	1 Fin Whale, 3,700 Common Dolphins, 1 Blue Shark
Nov 24	0	Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 23	4	4 Humpback Whales, 900 Common Dolphins, 20 Bottlenose Dolphins, 2 Mola mola, 1 Elephant Seal
Nov 22	3	3 Humpback Whales, 6,000 Common Dolphins, 95 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
Nov 21	4	7 Humpback Whales, 4 Fin Whales, 2 Bryde’s Whales, 14,000 Common Dolphins, 40 Bottlenose Dolphins
Nov 20	4	10 Humpback Whales, 2 Fin Whales, 7,000 Common Dolphins, 40 Bottlenose Dolphins
Nov 19	4	4 Fin Whales, 4 Humpback Whales, 1 Bryde’s Whale, 12,000 Common Dolphins, 40 Bottlenose Dolphins
Nov 18	2	1 Fin Whale, 3,000 Common Dolphins, 30 Bottlenose Dolphins
Nov 17	3	1 Humpback Whale, 4,200 Common Dolphins
Nov 16	2	1 Fin Whale, 1 Humpback Whale, 5,300 Common Dolphins
Nov 15	3	3 Humpback Whales, 2,500 Common Dolphins, 80 Bottlenose Dolphins, 80 Risso’s Dolphins
Nov 14	3	2 Humpback Whales, 6,500 Common Dolphins
Nov 13	4	5 Humpback Whales, 2,800 Common Dolphins, 45 Bottlenose Dolphins, 2 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
Nov 12	5	6 Humpback Whales, 7,000 Common Dolphins, 210 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
Nov 11	4	3,100 Common Dolphins, 120 Risso’s Dolphins
Nov 10	3	9 Humpback Whales, 4 Fin Whales, 4,200 Common Dolphins, 10 Bottlenose Dolphins
Nov 9	2	100 Common Dolphins, 15 Bottlenose Dolphins
Nov 8	0	Inclement Weather
Nov 7	4	3 Fin Whales, 885 Common Dolphins, 80 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Nov 6	5	5 Humpback Whales, 4 Fin Whales, 2,500 Common Dolphins
Nov 5	6	10 Humpback Whales, 2,850 Common Dolphins, 195 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Nov 4	5	1 Minke Whale, 3,250 Common Dolphins, 30 Bottlenose Dolphins
Nov 3	0	Inclement Weather
Nov 2	1	No Sightings
Nov 1	4	1,700 Common Dolphins

Date	No. of Trips	Sightings
Oct 31	1	2 Humpback Whales
Oct 30	4	1 Fin Whale, 1 Humpback Whale, 900 Common Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
Oct 29	4	12 Humpback Whales, 8 Fin Whales, 4,000 Common Dolphins
Oct 28	5	16 Humpback Whales, 2,500 Common Dolphins
Oct 27	4	18 Humpback Whales, 4,800 Common Dolphins, 105 Bottlenose Dolphins
Oct 26	3	2 Humpback Whales, 1,700 Common Dolphins
Oct 25	4	3 Humpback Whales, 2,600 Common Dolphins, 120 Bottlenose Dolphins
Oct 24	3	300 Common Dolphins, 65 Bottlenose Dolphins
Oct 23	5	750 Common Dolphins, 45 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Oct 22	7	4 Humpback Whales, 950 Common Dolphins, 95 Bottlenose Dolphins
Oct 21	3	550 Common Dolphins, 40 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Oct 20	2	1 Humpback Whale, 530 Common Dolphins, 115 Bottlenose Dolphins
Oct 19	5	2 Minke Whales, 1 Humpback Whales, 1 Bryde’s Whale, 1,500 Common Dolphins, 150 Bottlenose Dolphins
Oct 18	3	14 Humpback Whales, 2 Fin Whales, 1 Bryde’s Whale, 3,600 Common Dolphins, 100 Bottlenose Dolphins
Oct 17	3	1 Humpback Whale, 700 Common Dolphins, 25 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Oct 16	6	7 Humpback Whales, 4 Fin Whales, 5,075 Common Dolphins, 45 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 12 Risso’s Dolphins
Oct 15	5	9 Humpback Whales, 4 Fin Whales, 1 Minke Whale, 4,250 Common Dolphins, 1 Red-footed Booby
Oct 14	4	2 Fin Whales, 975 Common Dolphins, 2 Mola mola
Oct 13	3	1,400 Common Dolphins
Oct 12	3	1,500 Common Dolphins, 45 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Oct 11	3	420 Common Dolphins, 60 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Oct 10	5	2,400 Common Dolphins
Oct 9	7	1 Entangled Humpback Whale (Most of the line was successfully removed by trained rescuers), 1 Minke Whale, 3,200 Common Dolphins, 14 Bottlenose Dolphins
Oct 8	7	2 Bryde’s Whales, 1 Entangled Humpback Whale, 775 Common Dolphins, 700 Bottlenose Dolphins
Oct 7	9	4,800 Common Dolphins, 350 Bottlenose Dolphins
Oct 6	5	1 Fin Whale, 3,800 Common Dolphins, 125 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Oct 5	2	2 Fin Whales, 2 Humpback Whales, 15 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Swordfish, 1 Sea Turtle
Oct 4	3	2,200 Common Dolphins, 115 Risso’s Dolphins, 12 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
Oct 3	5	2 Minke Whales, 1,750 Common Dolphins, 30 Risso’s Dolphins
Oct 2	9	3,150 Common Dolphins, 73 Bottlenose Dolphins
Oct 1	7	5,200 Common Dolphins, 50 Bottlenose Dolphins

Date	No. of Trips	Sightings
Sept 30	5	800 Common Dolphins, 145 Bottlenose Dolphins
Sept 29	4	1,800 Common Dolphins, 80 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Sept 28	5	650 Common Dolphins, 50 Bottlenose Dolphins, 8 Risso’s Dolphins
Sept 27	4	2 Blue Whales, 170 Bottlenose Dolphins, 115 Common Dolphins
Sept 26	3	1,100 Common Dolphins, 50 Bottlenose Dolphins
Sept 25	6	1,150 Common Dolphins, 80 Bottlenose Dolphins
Sept 24	8	1,700 Common Dolphins, 6 Harbor Seals, 1 Mola mola
Sept 23	4	3 Blue Whales, 1,000 Common Dolphins, 200 Bottlenose Dolphins
Sept 22	5	4,600 Common Dolphins, 295 Bottlenose Dolphins
Sept 21	4	400 Common Dolphins
Sept 20	2	900 Common Dolphins, 50 Bottlenose Dolphins
Sept 19	3	1 Humpback Whale, 1 Minke Whale, 300 Common Dolphins, 10 Bottlenose Dolphins
Sept 18	5	1,900 Common Dolphins, 30 Bottlenose Dolphins
Sept 17	8	7,472 Common Dolphins,
Sept 16	7	5 Blue Whales, 3,500 Common Dolphins, 55 Risso’s Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
Sept 15	4	1,100 Common Dolphins, 70 Bottlenose Dolphins
Sept 14	5	1,600 Common Dolphins
Sept 13	3	1,800 Common Dolphins, 100 Bottlenose Dolphins
Sept 12	4	875 Common Dolphins
Sept 11	3	3 Blue Whales, 875 Common Dolphins, 40 Bottlenose Dolphins
Sept 10	0	Inclement Weather
Sept 9	0	Inclement Weather
Sept 8	3	3 Blue Whales, 250 Common Dolphins
Sept 7	2	425 Common Dolphins, 150 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Sept 6	3	2 Blue Whales, 1,400 Common Dolphins, 150 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 30 Risso’s Dolphins
Sept 5	10	10 Blue Whales, 1 Minke Whale, 5,500 Common Dolphins, 150 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
Sept 4	14	14 Blue Whales, 5 Fin Whales, 1,700 Common Dolphins, 8 Bottlenose Dolphins
Sept 3	11	11 Blue Whales, 325 Common Dolphins, 150 Bottlenose Dolphins, 3 Mola mola
Sept 2	6	6 Fin Whales, 1,000 Common Dolphins, 5 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Elephant Seal, 1 Ray
Sept 1	5	1,500 Common Dolphins, 130 Risso’s Dolphins

Date	No. of Trips	Sightings
Aug 31	5	1,730 Common Dolphins, 75 Risso’s Dolphins, 3 Bottlenose Dolphins, 7 Harbor Seals
Aug 30	4	2,100 Common Dolphins, 30 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Nazca Booby
Aug 29	4	2 Blue Whales, 890 Common Dolphins
Aug 28	9	7 Blue Whales, 3,400 Common Dolphins, 62 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
Aug 27	9	5 Blue Whales, 3,200 Common Dolphins, 50 Risso’s Dolphins, 15 Bottlenose Dolphins
Aug 26	8	16 Blue Whales, 2,400 Common Dolphins
Aug 25	8	30 Blue Whales, 1,800 Common Dolphins, 10 Bottlenose Dolphins
Aug 24	6	25 Blue Whales, 800 Common Dolphins, 100 Bottlenose Dolphins, 20 Risso’s Dolphins, 1 Mola mola, 1 Unidentified Shark
Aug 23	3	9 Blue Whales, 110 Bottlenose Dolphins, 100 Common Dolphins
Aug 22	7	31 Blue Whales, 1,000 Common Dolphins
Aug 21	10	8 Blue Whales, 3,800 Common Dolphins, 2 Bottlenose Dolphins
Aug 20	10	17 Blue Whales, 2,365 Common Dolphins, 14 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
Aug 19	7	17 Blue Whales, 2,900 Common Dolphins, 80 Bottlenose Dolphins
Aug 18	4	800 Common Dolphins, 40 Risso’s Dolphins, 30 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola mola, 1 Sea Turtle
Aug 17	4	880 Common Dolphins, 80 Risso’s Dolphins, 60 Bottlenose Dolphins
Aug 16	7	8 Blue Whales, 2 Minke Whales, 4,750 Common Dolphins, 105 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
Aug 15	9	2,250 Common Dolphins, 335 Risso’s Dolphins, 190 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 1 Blue Marlin
Aug 14	11	2,385 Common Dolphins, 445 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 1 Mola mola
Aug 13	11	1 Minke Whale, 3,525 Common Dolphins, 395 Risso’s Dolphins, 80 Bottlenose Dolphins, 2 Mola mola, 1 Harbor Seal
Aug 12	11	5,920 Common Dolphins, 8 Mola mola, 1 Green Sea Turtle
Aug 11	6	1,000 Common Dolphins, 205 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Aug 10	9	2,630 Common Dolphins, 60 Bottlenose Dolphins, 8 Mola mola, 1 Thresher Shark
Aug 9	4	6 Minke Whales, 740 Common Dolphins, 220 Bottlenose Dolphins
Aug 8	9	2,600 Common Dolphins, 250 Risso’s Dolphins, 4 Harbor Seals, 3 Mola mola, 2 Flying Fish, 1 Unidentified Shark
Aug 7	9	3,050 Common Dolphins, 50 Bottlenose Dolphins, 4 Harbor Seals, 3 Mola mola
Aug 6	11	1 Bryde’s Whale, 2,325 Common Dolphins, 415 Bottlenose Dolphins, 2 Mola mola
Aug 5	7	5 Bryde’s Whales, 2 Minke Whales, 3,000 Common Dolphins, 6 Mola mola, 1 Harbor Seal
Aug 4	10	5 Minke Whales, 3,900 Common Dolphins, 75 Bottlenose Dolphins, 5 Mola mola
Aug 3	8	1,425 Common Dolphins, 355 Bottlenose Dolphins, 13 Mola mola
Aug 2	8	2,950 Common Dolphins, 2 Mola mola, 2 Flying Fish
Aug 1	4	1,600 Common Dolphins, 50 Risso’s Dolphins

Date	No. of Trips	Sightings
July 31	9	4,250 Common Dolphins, 3 Mola mola
July 30	11	3 Blue Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 1 Minke Whale, 2,700 Common Dolphins, 50 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola mola, 1 Harbor Seal
July 29	10	1 Minke Whale, 2,900 Common Dolphins, 20 Bottlenose Dolphins
July 28	8	4,800 Common Dolphins, 5 Bottlenose Dolphins, 2 Mola mola
July 27	12	700 Common Dolphins, 365 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
July 26	8	4,150 Common Dolphins, 2 Mola mola, 1 Nazca Booby
July 25	5	900 Common Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
July 24	14	3,650 Common Dolphins, 448 Bottlenose Dolphins, 3 Mola mola, 1 Blue Shark
July 23	10	2,300 Common Dolphins, 215 Risso’s Dolphins, 52 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
July 22	8	3,700 Common Dolphins, 235 Bottlenose Dolphins, 200 Risso’s Dolphins, 3 Mola mola
July 21	6	1,350 Common Dolphins, 130 Risso’s Dolphins, 5 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Sea Turtle, 2 Peregrine Falcons
July 20	10	1,350 Common Dolphins, 100 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 10 Mola mola
July 19	8	2 Blue Whales, 1,350 Common Dolphins, 103 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 5 Mola mola
July 18	6	1,150 Common Dolphins, 169 Bottlenose Dolphins, 7 Mola mola
July 17	12	2,200 Common Dolphins, 320 Risso’s Dolphins, 3 Mola mola
July 16	12	2,050 Common Dolphins, 395 Bottlenose Dolphins, 305 Risso’s Dolphins, 6 Mola mola
July 15	6	3 Blue Whales, 1,100 Common Dolphins, 180 Risso’s Dolphins, 6 Mola mola
July 14	8	27 Blue Whales, 1,525 Common Dolphins, 100 Bottlenose Dolphins, 5 Mola mola
July 13	9	26 Blue Whales, 475 Common Dolphins, 5 Mola mola
July 12	7	2 Blue Whales, 1,650 Common Dolphins, 5 Mola mola, 1 Shark
July 11	5	7 Blue Whales, 400 Common Dolphins, 25 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
July 10	10	14 Blue Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 1,220 Common Dolphins, 130 Risso’s Dolphins, 6 Mola mola
July 9	12	10 Blue Whales, 1,025 Common Dolphins, 185 Risso’s Dolphins, 50 Bottlenose Dolphins, 3 Mola mola
July 8	7	26 Blue Whales, 2 Minke Whales, 550 Common Dolphins
July 7	9	23 Blue Whales, 1,800 Common Dolphins, 30 Bottlenose Dolphins, 2 Mola mola
July 6	9	20 Blue Whales, 750 Common Dolphins, 70 Risso’s Dolphins, 3 Bottlenose Dolphins, 14 Mola mola
July 5	5	4 Blue Whales (Cow/Calf), 1,150 Common Dolphins, 3 Mola mola
July 4	6	740 Common Dolphins, 110 Risso’s Dolphins, 30 Bottlenose Dolphins
July 3	11	3 Humpback Whales, 2,000 Common Dolphins, 12 Risso’s Dolphins, 10 Mola mola
July 2	11	6 Blue Whales, 2,400 Common Dolphins, 95 Risso’s Dolphins, 29 Mola mola
July 1	6	1,800 Common Dolphins, 100 Risso’s Dolphins, 23 Mola mola

Date	No. of Trips	Sightings
June 30	5	705 Common Dolphins, 60 Bottlenose Dolphins, 13 Mola mola, 1 Swordfish
June 29	6	900 Common Dolphins, 165 Bottlenose Dolphins, 21 Mola mola
June 28	6	2 Minke Whales, 2,100 Common Dolphins, 13 Bottlenose Dolphins, 17 Mola mola, 1 Entangled Fur Seal
June 27	5	420 Common Dolphins, 186 Bottlenose Dolphins, 5 Mola mola
June 26	7	4 Minke Whales, 4,000 Common Dolphins, 8 Mola Mola, 2 Purple-striped Jellyfish
June 25	6	1,900 Common Dolphins, 30 Risso’s Dolphins
June 24	7	1 Minke Whale, 1,215 Common Dolphins, 3 Mola mola
June 23	3	500 Common Dolphins
June 22	8	1,050 Common Dolphins, 170 Risso’s Dolphins
June 21	7	10 Blue Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 2,000 Common Dolphins, 145 Risso’s Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
June 20	5	1,085 Common Dolphins, 3 Mola mola
June 19	12	7 Blue Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 5,175 Common Dolphins, 200 Bottlenose Dolphins, 2 Mola mola
June 18	8	3,775 Common Dolphins, 150 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
June 17	5	2 Fin Whales, 1,150 Common Dolphins, 2 Mola mola
June 16	5	1,800 Common Dolphins, 121 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 100 Risso’s Dolphins
June 15	4	1 Gray Whale (Entangled), 460 Common Dolphins, 50 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
June 14	4	1,100 Common Dolphins, 300 Risso’s Dolphins, 2 Mola mola
June 13	3	200 Bottlenose Dolphins, 100 Common Dolphins
June 12	6	500 Common Dolphins, 300 Bottlenose Dolphins, 50 Risso’s Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
June 11	10	5 Humpback Whales, 2 Blue Whales, 2,800 Common Dolphins, 208 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola mola
June 10	5	1,700 Common Dolphins, 40 Bottlenose Dolphins, 2 Harbor Seals
June 9	5	500 Common Dolphins, 305 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 8 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
June 8	5	700 Common Dolphins, 140 Bottlenose Dolphins, 65 Risso’s Dolphins, 4 Mola mola
June 7	5	7 Humpback Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 1 Blue Whale, 950 Common Dolphins, 90 Bottlenose Dolphins, 50 Risso’s Dolphins, 2 Mola mola
June 6	3	450 Common Dolphins
June 5	6	6,400 Common Dolphins, 100 Bottlenose Dolphins, 51 Risso’s Dolphins, 2 Mola mola
June 4	7	5 Blue Whales, 2,150 Common Dolphins, 220 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 1 Mola mola, 1 Elephant Seal
June 3	4	2,350 Common Dolphins, 40 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 1 Mola mola
June 2	4	275 Common Dolphins, 70 Risso’s Dolphins
June 1	3	1,300 Common Dolphins, 1 Mola mola

Date	No. of Trips	Sightings
May 31	3	600 Common Dolphins, 40 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 5 Mola mola
May 30	4	1,100 Common Dolphins
May 29	7	275 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 170 Common Dolphins
May 28	8	410 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 100 Common Dolphins, 2 Mola Mola
May 27	4	900 Common Dolphins, 25 Bottlenose Dolphins
May 26	3	100 Common Dolphins, 65 Bottlenose Dolphins
May 25	3	725 Common Dolphins
May 24	5	850 Common Dolphins, 150 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 1 Mola Mola
May 23	5	120 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
May 22	7	475 Common Dolphins, 60 Bottlenose Dolphins, 2 Mola Mola
May 21	6	3 Fin Whales, 555 Common Dolphins, 130 Risso’s Dolphins, 15 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mako Shark
May 20	7	754 Common Dolphins
May 19	3	310 Common Dolphins, 20 Bottlenose Dolphins
May 18	5	5 Fin Whales, 400 Common Dolphins
May 17	2	10 Fin Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 15 Risso’s Dolphins, 3 Northern Right Whale Dolphins (Rare)
May 16	5	23 Fin Whales, 3 Humpback Whales, 10 Bottlenose Dolphins, 10 Risso’s Dolphins, 8 Mola Mola
May 15	6	6 Fin Whales, 1 Unidentified Baleen Whale, 1,200 Common Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
May 14	9	6 Fin Whales, 1,450 Common Dolphins, 40 Bottlenose Dolphins, 5 Mola Mola
May 13	5	1 Minke Whale, 3,800 Common Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
May 12	2	150 Common Dolphins, 40 Bottlenose Dolphins
May 11	1	500 Common Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
May 10	2	200 Common Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
May 9	1	500 Common Dolphins
May 8	6	650 Common Dolphins
May 7	9	2,260 Common Dolphins, 200 Risso’s Dolphins
May 6	8	4 Humpback Whales, 2,050 Common Dolphins, 215 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola, 1 Fur Seal
May 5	5	2,750 Common Dolphins
May 4	1	300 Common Dolphins, 20 Bottlenose Dolphins
May 3	2	2 Fin Whales, 400 Common Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
May 2	3	10 Fin Whales, 400 Common Dolphins
May 1	7	750 Common Dolphins, 40 Bottlenose Dolphins

Date	No. of Trips	Sightings
Apr 30	7	1,400 Common Dolphins, 210 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola, 2 Harbor Seals
Apr 29	6	2 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf), 2,175 Common Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
Apr 28	6	3 Humpback Whales, 1 Minke Whale, 2,600 Common Dolphins, 2 Mola Mola
Apr 27	3	650 Common Dolphins, 95 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
Apr 26	5	6 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 1 Minke Whale, 1,730 Common Dolphins, 160 Risso’s Dolphins, 9 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
Apr 25	5	7 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 1,300 Common Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
Apr 24	8	2 Fin Whales, 1,700 Common Dolphins, 50 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 2 Mola Mola
Apr 23	9	12 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 600 Common Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
Apr 22	5	No Sightings
Apr 21	6	11 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 500 Common Dolphins, 320 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Apr 20	6	1,500 Common Dolphins, 1 Swordfish
Apr 19	7	8 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 2,000 Common Dolphins, 12 Bottlenose Dolphins, 2 Swordfish
Apr 18	7	9,230 Common Dolphins, 75 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Swordfish, 1 Mola Mola
Apr 17	0	Happy Easter!
Apr 16	11	340 Bottlenose Dolphins, 267 Common Dolphins
Apr 15	7	2,200 Common Dolphins, 35 Bottlenose Dolphins, 3 Mola Mola
Apr 14	8	3 Gray Whales, 4,400 Common Dolphins, 35 Bottlenose Dolphins, 2 Mola Mola
Apr 13	8	17 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 32 Bottlenose Dolphins, 3 Mola Mola
Apr 12	0	Inclement Weather
Apr 11	3	6 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 2 Bottlenose Dolphins
Apr 10	8	14 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 1,400 Common Dolphins, 10 Bottlenose Dolphins, 3 Mola Mola, 1 Sea Turtle
Apr 9	8	6 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 4,800 Common Dolphins, 12 Bottlenose Dolphins, 4 Mola Mola
Apr 8	6	1,400 Common Dolphin, 140 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Apr 7	7	9 Gray Whales, 2 Humpback Whales, 5,600 Common Dolphins, 20 Bottlenose Dolphins
Apr 6	6	1 Gray Whale, 120 Bottlenose Dolphins, 60 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 2 Mola Mola
Apr 5	5	1 Gray Whale, 247 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
Apr 4	5	2 Gray Whales, 3,975 Common Dolphins, 115 Bottlenose Dolphins, 4 Mola Mola, 1 Unidentified Shark
Apr 3	4	5 Gray Whales, 400 Common Dolphins
Apr 2	12	20 Gray Whales, 350 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 350 Common Dolphins, 2 Mola Mola
Apr 1	8	17 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 2,600 Common Dolphins, 11 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Unidentified Shark, 1 Mola Mola

Date	No. of Trips	Sightings
Mar 31	4	1 Blue Whale (Our 1st of the Year), 1,000 Common Dolphins
Mar 30	7	11 Gray Whales, 303 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 1 Mola Mola
Mar 29	5	6 Gray Whales (including Cow/Calf), 300 Common Dolphins, 80 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Elephant Seal
Mar 28	0	Inclement Weather
Mar 27	7	4 Gray Whales, 800 Common Dolphins, 70 Bottlenose Dolphins, 2 Mola Mola
Mar 26	10	22 Gray Whales, 750 Common Dolphins, 70 Bottlenose Dolphins, 2 Mola Mola
Mar 25	5	2 Gray Whales, 700 Common Dolphins, 30 Bottlenose Dolphins, 2 Mola Mola
Mar 24	5	3,100 Common Dolphins, 40 Bottlenose Dolphins
Mar 23	9	10 Gray Whales, 1,800 Common Dolphins, 205 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 105 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Mar 22	5	3 Gray Whales, 250 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 4 Mola Mola, 2 Harbor Seals, 1 Green Sea Turtle
Mar 21	8	26 Gray Whales, 10 Bottlenose Dolphins, 2 Mola Mola
Mar 20	8	3 Gray Whales, About 30 False Killer Whales (Rare!), 3,100 Common Dolphins, 15 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 5 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
Mar 19	10	15 Gray Whales, 5,200 Common Dolphins, 80 Bottlenose Dolphins
Mar 18	6	10 Gray Whales, 600 Common Dolphins, 190 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 1 Mola Mola
Mar 17	6	12 Gray Whales, 350 Common Dolphins, 200 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
Mar 16	8	12 Gray Whales, 3 Fin Whales, 104 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
Mar 15	4	4 Gray Whales, 130 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola, 1 Possible Thresher Shark
Mar 14	6	11 Gray Whales, 1,300 Common Dolphins
Mar 13	11	22 Gray Whales, 800 Common Dolphins, 7 Mola Mola
Mar 12	11	15 Gray Whales, 4 Fin Whales, 3 Minke Whales, 3,900 Common Dolphins, 15 Bottlenose Dolphins, 2 Mola Mola
Mar 11	6	5 Fin Whales, 5 Gray Whales, 105 Common Dolphins, 104 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 1 Pacific White-sided Dolphin, 1 Mola Mola
Mar 10	4	7 Fin Whales, 4 Gray Whales, 900 Common Dolphins, 50 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 1 Mola Mola
Mar 9	3	8 Humpback Whales, 5 Fin Whales, 5 Gray Whales, 500 Common Dolphins, 220 Bottlenose Dolphins, 3 Mola Mola
Mar 8	6	9 Fin Whales, 1 Gray Whale, 225 Bottlenose Dolphins
Mar 7	5	4 Gray Whales, 2,500 Common Dolphins, 65 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
Mar 6	13	30 Gray Whales, 425 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Mar 5	0	Inclement Weather
Mar 4	2	3 Gray Whales, 800 Common Dolphins, 5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Mar 3	4	14 Gray Whales, 105 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 75 Common Dolphins
Mar 2	4	5 Gray Whales, 1,400 Common Dolphins, 105 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Mar 1, 2022	5	10 Gray Whales, 140 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 2 Mola Mola

Date	No. of Trips	Sightings
Feb 28	3	2 Gray Whales, 3 Common Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
Feb 27	10	30 Gray Whales, 1 Fin Whale, 30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 5 Bottlenose Dolphins
Feb 26	9	6 Gray Whales, 445 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 70 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Feb 25	3	6 Gray Whales, 35 Bottlenose Dolphins, 27 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Feb 24	6	18 Gray Whales, 65 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 3 Mola Mola
Feb 23	0	Inclement Weather
Feb 22	0	Inclement Weather
Feb 21	7	4 Gray Whales, 165 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 2 Mola Mola
Feb 20	13	29 Gray Whales, 760 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 115 Bottlenose Dolphins
Feb 19	11	6 Gray Whales, 4 Fin Whales, 15,500 Common Dolphins, 95 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 20 Bottlenose Dolphins
Feb 18	6	15 Gray Whales, 1,200 Common Dolphins, 150 Bottlenose Dolphins, 30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
Feb 17	3	7 Gray Whales, 177 Bottlenose Dolphins
Feb 16	4	11 Gray Whales, 1,700 Common Dolphins, 12 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 3 Mola Mola
Feb 15	2	10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 4 Bottlenose Dolphins, 1 Mola Mola
Feb 14	3	2 Gray Whales, 1,800 Common Dolphins, 100 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Feb 13	8	16 Gray Whales, 1,505 Common Dolphins, 185 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 1 Mola Mola
Feb 12	10	11 Gray Whales, 2 Fin Whales, 332 Common Dolphins, 312 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 75 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 51 Mola Mola, 3 Mako Sharks, 5 Unidentified Sharks
Feb 11	3	1 Gray Whale, 4,000 Common Dolphins, 155 Bottlenose Dolphins, 15 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 1 Mako Shark
Feb 10	4	3 Gray Whales, 100 Bottlenose Dolphins, 85 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 40 Risso’s Dolphins
Feb 9	3	3 Gray Whales, 150 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 100 Bottlenose Dolphins, 40 Common Dolphins
Feb 8	4	4 Gray Whales, 300 Common Dolphins, 165 Bottlenose Dolphins, 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Feb 7	3	5 Gray Whales, 4 Humpback Whales, 375 Common Dolphins, 50 Bottlenose Dolphins
Feb 6	8	8 Gray Whales, 445 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 300 Common Dolphins
Feb 5	6	9 Gray Whales, 1,230 Common Dolphins, 80 Bottlenose Dolphins, 30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Feb 4	3	2 Fin Whales, 1 Gray Whale, 200 Bottlenose Dolphins
Feb 3	3	11 Gray Whales, 800 Common Dolphins, 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Feb 2	1	2 Gray Whales
Feb 1, 2022	1	3 Gray Whales, 10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 5 Common Dolphins

Date	No. of Trips	Sightings
Jan 31	2	1 Fin Whale, 1 Gray Whale, 175 Risso’s Dolphins, 15 Bottlenose Dolphins
Jan 30	6	10 Gray Whales, 1 Humpback Whale, 10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Jan 29	6	9 Fin Whales, 2 Gray Whales, 2,550 Common Dolphins, 75 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Jan 28	2	3 Fin Whales, 1,000 Common Dolphins, 40 Bottlenose Dolphins
Jan 27	3	4 Gray Whales, 150 Bottlenose Dolphins, 25 Common Dolphins, 10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Jan 26	4	6 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 1,800 Common Dolphins
Jan 25	2	1 Gray Whale, 100 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 50 Common Dolphins, 40 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Jan 24	2	1 Fin Whale, 200 Common Dolphins, 55 Bottlenose Dolphins
Jan 23	5	6 Gray Whales, 1,000 Common Dolphins, 125 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Jan 22	6	7 Fin Whales, 6 Humpback Whales, 45 Bottlenose Dolphins
Jan 21	4	8 Gray Whales, 2 Fin Whales, 401 Common Dolphins
Jan 20	4	8 Gray Whales, 4 Fin Whales, 350 Common Dolphins, 55 Bottlenose Dolphins
Jan 19	3	6 Gray Whales, 1 Fin Whale, 525 Common Dolphins
Jan 18	2	2 Fin Whales, 1 Gray Whale, 600 Common Dolphins
Jan 17	4	6 Fin Whales, 4 Gray Whales, 225 Common Dolphins, 110 Bottlenose Dolphins
Jan 16	4	6 Gray Whales, 2 Fin Whales, 1,500 Common Dolphins
Jan 15	0	Harbor Closed
Jan 14	3	6 Gray Whales, 500 Common Dolphins, 100 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Jan 13	1	2 Gray Whales, 35 Bottlenose Dolphins
Jan 12	2	4 Fin Whales, 4 Gray Whales, 4 Bottlenose Dolphins
Jan 11	2	4 Fin Whales, 70 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Jan 10	1	150 Common Dolphins, 30 Bottlenose Dolphins
Jan 9	2	8 Gray Whales, 1,500 Common Dolphins
Jan 8	5	13 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 1 Fin Whale, 1,150 Common Dolphins, 35 Pacific White-sided Dolphins, 6 Bottlenose Dolphins
Jan 7	3	8 Gray Whales, 10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Jan 6	2	4 Gray Whales, 275 Common Dolphins, 30 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)
Jan 5	3	1 Gray Whale, 350 Common Dolphins, 115 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches), 45 Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Jan 4	2	4 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 250 Common Dolphins, 100 Bottlenose Dolphins
Jan 3	3	1 Gray Whale, 1,000 Common Dolphins, 55 Bottlenose Dolphins
Jan 2	8	9 Gray Whales, 1,300 Common Dolphins, 310 Bottlenose Dolphins
Jan 1, 2022	8	2 Gray Whales, 10,000 Common Dolphins, 215 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches)

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