2006 Sightings Log

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  Bottlenose Dolphins Common Dolphins Pacific White-sided Dolphins Risso's Dolphins Whales Other
December 31 50 Bottlenose Dolphins 1000 Common Dolphins 8 Pacific White Sided Dolphins 80 Risso's Dolphins 1 Mola Mola  
December 30   200 Common Dolphins 70 Pacific White Sided Dolphins  

2 Dahl's Porpoise
& 2 Mola Mola

  
December 29 6 Bottlenose Dolphins     30 Risso's Dolphins    
December 28   300 Common Dolphins 12 Pacific White Sided Dolphins      
December 26   5 Common Dolphins 14 Pacific White Sided Dolphins   1 Gray Whale  
December 24   320 Common Dolphins        
December 23   250 Common Dolphins        
December 21   350 Common Dolphins        
December 17 4 Bottlenose Dolphins 100 Common Dolphins 5 Pacific White Sided Dolphins      
December 15   25 Common Dolphins        
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 Dolphins   8 Pacific White Sided Dolphins      
December 5 6 Bottlenose Dolphins 4 Common Dolphins     1 Minke Whale  
December 4     2 Pacific White Sided Dolphins   2 Fin Whales by Capt. Tommy  
December 2   600 Common Dolphins 12 Pacific White Sided Dolphins      
December 1   20 Common Dolphins 7 Pacific White Sided Dolphins      
November 30   2000 Common Dolphins        
November 27            
November 26            
November 25   450 Common Dolphins        
November 24 10 Bottlenose Dolphins 2000 Common Dolphins   10 Risso's Dolphins    
November 22   1000 Common Dolphins     1 Minke Whale  
November 19   1000 Common Dolphins        
November 18     30 Pacific White Sided Dolphins      
November 17   30 Common Dolphins        
November 16 2 Bottlenose Dolphins 250 Common Dolphins        
November 15   6000 Common Dolphins       2 Grays by Early Bird 2 in HB
November 13   200 Common Dolphins   15 Risso's Dolphins    
November 12 15 Bottlenose Dolphins 200 Common Dolphins 7 Pacific White Sided Dolphins   1 Minke Whale  
November 11   300 Common Dolphins 50 Pacific White Sided Dolphins      
November 10 75 Bottlenose Dolphins 40 Common Dolphins   20 Risso's Dolphins    
November 9   1000 Common Dolphins    

 

  
November 8   200 Common Dolphins        
November 7   250 Common Dolphins       Fin Whale called in by Sea Explorer
November 5   300 Common Dolphins    


 
November 4 180 Bottlenose Dolphins          
November 3           Humpback Whales called in
November 2 100 Bottlenose Dolphins 60 Common Dolphins       Gray Whale by DW
October 31           Gray Whale by OI
October 30   750 Common Dolphins       Gray Whale by OI
October 29   300 Common Dolphins       1 Swordfish
October 28 3 Bottlenose Dolphins   40 Pacific White Sided Dolphins 20 Risso's Dolphins    
October 27 48 Bottlenose Dolphins 100 Common Dolphins     1 Minke Whale 1 Swordfish
October 26   2500 Common Dolphins        
October 24 10 Bottlenose Dolphins     20 Risso's Dolphins    
October 22       20 Risso's Dolphins

1 Minke Whale
2 Sei Whales

  
October 21   2000 Common Dolphins        
October 20   350 Common Dolphins        
October 17   20 Common Dolphins   6 Risso's Dolphins

1 Minke Whale,
1 Mola mola

1 unidentified whale, sei whale??
October 16 2 Bottlenose Dolphins     30 Risso's Dolphins    
October 15   600 Common Dolphins        
October 14 30 Bottlenose Dolphins 300 Common Dolphins     3 Minke Whales  
October 13   2000 Common Dolphins    

7 Minke Whales!

  
October 12 45 Bottlenose Dolphins 100 Common Dolphins 1 Pacific White Sided Dolphins   2 Minke Whales  
October 11  35 Bottlenose Dolphins          
October 10   6 Common Dolphins     2 Minke Whales  
October 9       20 Risso's Dolphins    
October 8      8 Pacific White Sided Dolphins 20 Risso's Dolphins 1 Minke Whale  
October 7 30 Bottlenose Dolphins 6 Common Dolphins  66 Pacific White Sided Dolphins  50 Risso's Dolphins    
October 6   500 Common Dolphins        
October 4   450 Common Dolphins    

1 Minke Whale,
2 Fin Whales

 
October 3   500 Common Dolphins 75 Pacific White Sided Dolphin 60 Risso's Dolphins    
October 1   1200 Common Dolphins        
September 30   100 Common Dolphins        
September 29   1003 Common Dolphins     1 Minke Whale 200 Short Beaked Common Dolphin
September 26   200 Common Dolphins        
September 25   500 Common Dolphins     2 Blue Whales  
September 24   1000 Common Dolphins        
September 23   3050 Common Dolphins        
September 22   6 Common Dolphins        
September 21   1000 Common Dolphins        
September 20   500 Common Dolphins        
September 19   100 Common Dolphins        
September 18  60 Bottlenose Dolphins 200 Common Dolphins        
September 17 6 Bottlenose Dolphins 50 Common Dolphins   35 Risso's Dolphins    
September 16   200 Common Dolphins   100 Risso's Dolphins    
September 15 100 Bottlenose Dolphins 350 Common Dolphins
(200 long beaked)		        
September 14         2 Blue Whales (Mother & calf)
September 13   500 Common Dolphins     1 Minke whale  
September 12 4 Bottlenose Dolphins         2 mola molas
September 11   1000 Common Dolphins        
September 10 8 Bottlenose Dolphins 1300 Common Dolphins     1 Blue Whale  
September 9   100 Common Dolphins     1 Blue Whale 1 elephant seal
September 6   200 Common Dolphins        
September 4   1200 Common Dolphins     1 Blue Whale  
September 3   1100 Common Dolphins     1 Blue Whale  
September 2 100 Bottlenose Dolphins 3000Common Dolphins        
September 1   200 Common Dolphin        
August 31   200 Common Dolphins     Humpback Whale breaching !
August 30   200 Common Dolphins       1 striped marlin breaching!
August 29 2 Bottlenose Dolphins 70 Common Dolphins   12 Risso's Dolphins   1 mola mola
August 28         1 Blue Whale 1 mola mola
August 27   300 Common Dolphins       1 mola mola
August 26         4 Blue Whales  
August 25   700 Common Dolphins   25 Risso's Dolphins 1 Blue Whale  
August 24 75 Bottlenose Dolphins     225 Risso's Dolphins    
August 23   300 Common Dolphins     4 Blue Whales  
August 22 6 Bottlenose Dolphins 1300 Common Dolphins   30 Risso's Dolphins 1 Blue Whale  
August 21   75 Common Dolphins   110 Risso's Dolphins 5 Blue Whales 1 mola mola
August 20   500 Common Dolphins     2 Blue Whales  
August 19   200 Bottlenose Dolphins 60 Common Dolphins     50 Risso's Dolphins 2 Blue Whales in the distance  
August 18   200 Common Dolphins    50 Risso's Dolphins 2 Blue Whales Mother/calf
August 17   3000Common Dolphins        
August 16  2 Bottlenose Dolphins 1000 Common Dolphin   15 Risso's Dolphins    
August 15  2 Bottlenose Dolphins 800 Common Dolphins    15 Risso's Dolphins    
August 14   200 Common Dolphins     2 Blue Whales 50 DAYS OF BLUE WHALES!
August 13   300 Common Dolphins     6 Blue Whales  
August 12   200 Common Dolphins     11 Blue Whales Mother/calf
August 11   200 Common Dolphins     22 Blue Whales 1 mola mola/
1 elephant seal
August 10   200 Common Dolphins       Heavy fog all day
August 9   75 Common Dolphins     11 Blue Whales  
August 8   900 Common Dolphins     14 Blue Whales  
August 7 5 Bottlenose Dolphins 1025 Common Dolphins     8 Blue Whales  
August 6   500 Common Dolphins     8 Blue Whales  
August 5   300 Common Dolphins     6 Blue Whales  
August 4   300 Common Dolphins     3 Blue Whales  
August 3   600 Common Dolphins     5 Blue Whales  
August 2   1600 Common Dolphins     3 Blue Whales  
August 1   1400 Common Dolphins (long beaked)   5 Blue Whales 700 Common Dolphins (short beaked)
July 31   800 Common Dolphins     1 Blue Whale  
July 30   506 Common Dolphins     8 Blue Whales  
July 29 8 Bottlenose Dolphins 200 Common Dolphins     32 Blue Whales  
July 28   50 Common Dolphins     20 Blue Whales 1 Mola Mola
July 27   140 Common Dolphins     9 Blue Whales 1 Blue Shark
July 26   750 Common Dolphins     4 Blue Whales  
July 25 100 Bottlenose Dolphins 1000 Common Dolphins     3 Blue Whales  
July 24 14 Bottlenose Dolphins 1000 Common Dolphins 15 Risso's Dolphins 15 Risso's Dolphins 6 Blue Whales  
July 23   1600 Common Dolphins        
July 22   100 Common Dolphins     8 Blue Whales  
July 21 50 Bottlenose Dolphins     6 Risso's Dolphins   1 Fin Whale
July 20         13 Blue Whales 2 Fin Whales
July 19 12 Bottlenose Dolphins 700 Common Dolphins     11 Blue Whales 1 Fin Whales
July 18 10 Bottlenose Dolphins 125 Common Dolphins     10 Blue Whales  
July 17   215 Common Dolphins     2 Blue Whales  
July 16 200 Bottlenose Dolphins 120 Common Dolphins     4 Blue Whales 4 Fin Whales & 1 Elephant Seal, 1 Mola mola
July 15 200 Bottlenose Dolphins 250 Common Dolphins     12 Blue Whales 1 Fin Whale
July 14   900 Common Dolphins   50 Risso's Dolphins 11 Blue Whales  
July 13   850 Common Dolphins     8 Blue Whales 4 Fin Whale
July 12   1550 Common Dolphins     2 Fin Whales 2 Elephant seal, 2 Mola Molas
July 11 12 Bottlenose Dolphins 2200 Common Dolphins   12 Risso's Dolphins 2Blue Whale Short beaked & long beaked common feeding together!
July 11            
July 10   520 Common Dolphins     5 Blue Whales  
July 9   1000 Common Dolphins     17 Blue Whales & 1 Calf  
July 8   800 Common Dolphins     16 Blue Whales 1 Fin Whale
July 7   4000 Common Dolphins     17 Blue Whales  
July 6   400 Common Dolphins     21 Blue Whales & 3 calves 2 Fin whales
July 5   880 Common Dolphins     5 Blue Whales 8 Fin Whales feeding (one close encounter)
July 4   700 Common Dolphins     1Blue Whale (1 mother with calf breaching!!!)
July 3   760 Common Dolphins     7 Blue Whales  
July 2 24 Bottlenose Dolphins 150 Common Dolphins   70 Risso's Dolphins 4 Blue Whales 1 Mola Mola
July 1   52 Common Dolphins     13 Blue whales  
June 30   1000 Common Dolphins     14 Blue whales (2 were Fluking)
June 29   200 Common Dolphins     17 Blue Whales  
June 28   200 Common Dolphins        
June 27   400 Common Dolphins        
June 26 2 Bottlenose Dolphins 850 Common Dolphins     1 Blue Whale  
June 25   50 Common Dolphins     3 Blue Whales  
June 24   500 Common Dolphins     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