Date | No. of Trips | Bottlenose Dolphin | Common Dolphin | Pacific White-sided Dolphin | Risso’s Dolphin | Whales | Other |
Dec 31 | 3 | 2,825 Common Dolphins | 4 Gray Whales, 1 Humpback Whale |
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Dec 30 | 3 | 2,250 Common Dolphins | 3 Gray Whales | ||||
Dec 29 | 2 | 18 Bottlenose Dolphins | 40 Common Dolphins | 2 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf) | |||
Dec 28 | 3 | 130 Common Dolphins | 2 Humpback Whales, 1 Gray Whale, 1 Unidentified Whale |
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Dec 27 | 4 | 13 Bottlenose Dolphins | 327 Common Dolphins | 2 Gray Whales | |||
Dec 26 | 3 | 2,060 Common Dolphins | 1 Humpback Whale, 1 Gray Whale |
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Dec 25 | 0 | No Trips – Merry Christmas! | |||||
Dec 24 | 3 | 45 Common Dolphins | 1 Gray Whale | ||||
Dec 23 | 2 | 50 Common Dolphins | |||||
Dec 22 | 0 | No Trips – Inclement Weather | |||||
Dec 21 | 1 | 6 Gray Whales | 1 Elephant Seal | ||||
Dec 20 | 1 | 25 Common Dolphins | 1 Gray Whale | ||||
Dec 19 | 2 | 3 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 2 Gray Whales | ||||
Dec 18 | 0 | No Trips | |||||
Dec 17 | 1 | 100 Common Dolphins | 1 Gray Whale, 1 Unidentified Baleen Whale | ||||
Dec 16 | 2 | 350 Common Dolphins | 6 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 1 Minke Whale | |||
Dec 15 | 1 | 30 Common Dolphins | 1 Gray Whale (“Scarback”) | ||||
Dec 14 | 0 | No Trips – Inclement Weather | |||||
Dec 13 | 1 | 15 Common Dolphins | |||||
Dec 12 | 1 | 15 Common Dolphins | 3 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | ||||
Dec 11 | 0 | No Trips – Inclement Weather | |||||
Dec 10 | 1 | 2 Bottlenose Dolphins | 100 Common Dolphins | ||||
Dec 9 | 1 | 200 Common Dolphins | 1 Humpback Whale | ||||
Dec 8 | 1 | 100 Common Dolphins | |||||
Dec 7 | 1 | 20 Common Dolphins | 1 Minke Whale | ||||
Dec 6 | 1 | 100 Common Dolphins | |||||
Dec 5 | 1 | 250 Common Dolphins | |||||
Dec 4 | 2 | 62 Common Dolphins | |||||
Dec 3 | 1 | 20 Common Dolphins | 1 Gray Whale | ||||
Dec 2 | 2 | 10 Bottlenose Dolphins | 375 Common Dolphins | ||||
Dec 1 | 1 | 100 Common Dolphins | 6 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 1 Gray Whale (Our 1st of the season) | |||
Nov 30 | 1 | 1 Bottlenose Dolphins | 6 Common Dolphins | 8 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | |||
Nov 29 | 2 | 400 Common Dolphins | 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | ||||
Nov 29 | 2 | 400 Common Dolphins | 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | ||||
Nov 28 | 3 | 4 Bottlenose Dolphins | 300 Common Dolphins | 4 Humpback Whales | |||
Nov 27 | 5 | 375 Common Dolphins | 2 Fin Whales | ||||
Nov 26 | 0 | Closed Today – Happy Thanksgiving! | |||||
Nov 25 | 0 | No Trips – Inclement Weather | |||||
Nov 24 | 2 | 50 Common Dolphins | 3 Humpback Whales | ||||
Nov 23 | 4 | 390 Common Dolphins | 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | ||||
Nov 22 | 2 | 150 Common Dolphins | 11 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 1 Humpback Whale | |||
Nov 21 | 3 | 10 Common Dolphins | 2 Humpback Whales | ||||
Nov 20 | 2 | 10 Bottlenose Dolphins | 225 Common Dolphins | 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 1 Humpback Whale (Entangled) | ||
Nov 19 | 2 | 300 Common Dolphins | 1 Humpback Whale | ||||
Nov 18 | 1 | 50 Common Dolphins | |||||
Nov 17 | 3 | 275 Common Dolphins | 12 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 1 Minke Whale | |||
Nov 16 | 0 | No Trips – Inclement Weather | |||||
Nov 15 | 2 | 200 Common Dolphins | |||||
Nov 14 | 3 | 160 Common Dolphins | 1 Humpback Whale | ||||
Nov 13 | 1 | 400 Common Dolphins | |||||
Nov 12 | 1 | 80 Common Dolphins | 2 Humpback Whales | ||||
Nov 11 | 2 | 50 Common Dolphins | 1 Elephant Seal | ||||
Nov 10 | 0 | No Trips – Inclement Weather | |||||
Nov 9 | 2 | 8 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 1 Humpback Whale | ||||
Nov 8 | 2 | 300 Common Dolphins | 10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 1 Humpback Whale | 1 Elephant Seal | ||
Nov 7 | 6 | 900 Common Dolphins | 1 Pacific White-sided Dolphin | ||||
Nov 6 | 2 | 200 Common Dolphins | 4 Humpback Whales | ||||
Nov 5 | 2 | 75 Common Dolphins | 3 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 1 Minke Whale | |||
Nov 4 | 0 | No Trips | |||||
Nov 3 | 1 | No Sightings – Rough Seas | |||||
Nov 2 | 1 | 3 Common Dolphins | 1 Humpback Whale | ||||
Nov 1 | 2 | 305 Common Dolphins | 1 Pacific White-sided Dolphin | ||||
Oct 31 | 1 | 15 Common Dolphins | 2 Humpback Whales | ||||
Oct 30 | 1 | 100 Common Dolphins | 3 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | ||||
Oct 29 | 2 | 200 Common Dolphins | |||||
Oct 28 | 2 | 3 Bottlenose Dolphins | 400 Common Dolphins | ||||
Oct 27 | 1 | 1 Humpback Whale, 1 Minke Whale |
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Oct 26 | 2 | 300 Common Dolphins | 7 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | ||||
Oct 25 | 3 | 170 Common Dolphins | 1 Unidentified Shark | ||||
Oct 24 | 5 | 1,050 Common Dolphins | 1 Mako Shark | ||||
Oct 23 | 2 | 30 Common Dolphins | 1 Blue Whale | ||||
Oct 22 | 4 | 2,300 Common Dolphins | 2 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 2 Humpback Whales | |||
Oct 21 | 1 | 50 Common Dolphins | 10 Flying Fish | ||||
Oct 20 | 3 | 520 Common Dolphins | 3 Humpback Whales | ||||
Oct 19 | 1 | 10 Common Dolphins | |||||
Oct 18 | 4 | 1,450 Common Dolphins | 12 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 5 Flying Fish | |||
Oct 17 | 5 | 1,212 Common Dolphins | 3 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 6 Humpback Whales | 25 Flying Fish, 1 Bat Ray | ||
Oct 16 | 3 | 250 Common Dolphins | |||||
Oct 15 | 2 | 250 Common Dolphins | 3 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | ||||
Oct 14 | 1 | 300 Common Dolphins | |||||
Oct 13 | 2 | 200 Common Dolphins | 50 Short-finned Pilot Whales, 1 Unidentified Beaked Whale |
2 Mola Mola | |||
Oct 12 | 3 | 575 Common Dolphins | 5 Mola Mola | ||||
Oct 11 | 4 | 950 Common Dolphins | 3 Humpback Whales | ||||
Oct 10 | 5 | 940 Common Dolphins | 3 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 7 Humpback Whales | 1 Mola Mola, 1 Pufferfish | ||
Oct 9 | 2 | 275 Common Dolphins | 1 Fin Whale (Entangled) | ||||
Oct 8 | 2 | 250 Common Dolphins | 11 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 3 Minke Whales, 1 Humpback Whale |
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Oct 7 | 3 | 800 Common Dolphins | 1 Humpback Whale | 1 Hammerhead Shark | |||
Oct 6 | 2 | 600 Common Dolphins | 1 Unidentified Whale | ||||
Oct 5 | 1 | 25 Common Dolphins | 8 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 1 Humpback Whale, 1 Minke Whale |
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Oct 4 | 2 | 75 Common Dolphins | 26 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 7 Humpback Whales, 2 Minke Whales |
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Oct 3 | 4 | 400 Common Dolphins | 12 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 5 Humpback Whales, 1 Bryde’s Whale, 1 Minke Whale |
2 Hammerhead Sharks | ||
Oct 2 | 3 | 650 Common Dolphins | 6 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | ||||
Oct 1 | 1 | 400 Common Dolphins | 25 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 1 Humpback Whale | |||
Sept 30 | 3 | 50 Bottlenose Dolphins | 2,500 Common Dolphins | 120 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 1 Flying Fish | ||
Sept 29 | 2 | 550 Common Dolphins | 1 Pacific White-sided Dolphin | 2 Humpback Whales | 1 Mako Shark | ||
Sept 28 | 3 | 115 Common Dolphins | 3 Humpback Whales | ||||
Sept 27 | 3 | 1,025 Common Dolphins | 3 Humpback Whales | ||||
Sept 26 | 6 | 2 Bottlenose Dolphins | 3,475 Common Dolphins | 27 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 4 Flying Fish | ||
Sept 25 | 4 | 1,900 Common Dolphins | 8 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 7 Flying Fish | |||
Sept 24 | 2 | 1,150 Common Dolphins | 3 Flying Fish | ||||
Sept 23 | 2 | 200 Common Dolphins | 6 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 2 Humpback Whales | 1 Malolo (Flying Fish) | ||
Sept 22 | 2 | 16 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,000 Common Dolphins | 1 Hammerhead Shark | |||
Sept 21 | 1 | 1 Hammerhead Shark | |||||
Sept 20 | 3 | 800 Common Dolphins | 70 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 3 Humpback Whales, 1 Blue Whale |
1 Hammerhead Shark | ||
Sept 19 | 4 | 5 Bottlenose Dolphins | 580 Common Dolphins | 2 Humpback Whales | 1 Elephant Seal | ||
Sept 18 | 3 | 575 Common Dolphins | 85 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 4 Minke Whales | |||
Sept 17 | 3 | 380 Common Dolphins | 4 Minke Whales, 1 Humpback Whale |
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Sept 16 | 2 | 900 Common Dolphins | |||||
Sept 15 | 1 | 200 Common Dolphins | 1 Humpback Whale, 1 Minke Whale |
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Sept 14 | 2 | 650 Common Dolphins | |||||
Sept 13 | 2 | 1,500 Common Dolphins | 1 Humpback Whale | ||||
Sept 12 | 4 | 600 Common Dolphins | 2 Minke Whales | 2 Hammerhead Sharks | |||
Sept 11 | 3 | 600 Common Dolphins | 9 Minke Whales | ||||
Sept 10 | 4 | 35 Bottlenose Dolphins | 25 Common Dolphins | 9 Minke Whales, 1 Gray Whale (Breaching!) |
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Sept 9 | 2 | 2 Blue Whales, 2 Bryde’s Whales | |||||
Sept 8 | 2 | 3 Bottlenose Dolphins | 300 Common Dolphins | 50 Risso’s Dolphins | 1 Humpback Whale | ||
Sept 7 | 6 | 660 Common Dolphins | 5 Blue Whales | 1 Mola Mola | |||
Sept 6 | 9 | 4,550 Common Dolphins | 4 Blue Whales, 2 Humpback Whales, 1 Unidentified Whale |
1 Mola Mola | |||
Sept 5 | 8 | 2,390 Common Dolphins | 5 Blue Whales, 2 Bryde’s Whales, |
1 Mola Mola | |||
Sept 4 | 3 | 1,150 Comon Dolphins | 2 Humpback Whales, 2 Minke Whales |
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Sept 3 | 1 | 300 Common Dolphins | 1 Blue Whale | 1 Hammerhead Shark , 1 Mola Mola | |||
Sept 2 | 3 | 12 Bottlenose Dolphins | 550 Common Dolphins | 3 Blue Whales | |||
Sept 1 | 3 | 1,250 Common Dolphins | 4 Blue Whales, 3 Humpback Whales | ||||
Aug 31 | 1 | 2 Blue Whales | |||||
Aug 30 | 5 | 575 Common Dolphins | 1 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 9 Blue Whales, 1 Humpback Whale, 1 Minke Whale | 1 Hammerhead Shark | ||
Aug 29 | 5 | 1,450 Common Dolphins | 7 Blue Whales | ||||
Aug 28 | 1 | 200 Common Dolphins | 1 Blue Whale | 2 Hammerhead Sharks | |||
Aug 27 | 3 | 3 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,400 Common Dolphins | 2 Blue Whale | 2 Hammerhead Sharks | ||
Aug 26 | 2 | 12 Bottlenose Dolphins | 700 Common Dolphins | 2 Blue Whales | |||
Aug 25 | 3 | 200 Common Dolphins | 5 Blue Whales | 4 Hammerhead Sharks | |||
Aug 24 | 4 | 6 Bottlenose Dolphins | 4 Common Dolphins | 4 Blue Whales, 3 Humpback Whales, 1 Minke Whale | 1 Hammerhead Shark | ||
Aug 23 | 4 | 25 Bottlenose Dolphins | 400 Common Dolphins | 9 Blue Whales, 2 Humpback Whales, 1 Minke Whale | |||
Aug 22 | 3 | 13 Blue Whales | 2 Mola Mola | ||||
Aug 21 | 5 | 140 Common Dolphins | 10 Blue Whales, 1 Fin Whale | 1 Unidentified Shark | |||
Aug 20 | 3 | 25 Bottlenose Dolphins | 600 Common Dolphins | 5 Blue Whales, 2 Humpback Whales | |||
Aug 19 | 4 | 1,450 Common Dolphins | 10 Blue Whales, 1 Humpback Whale | ||||
Aug 18 | 5 | 400 Common Dolphins | 20 Blue Whales, 1 Fin Whale | ||||
Aug 17 | 3 | 41 Bottlenose Dolphins | 17 Blue Whales, 2 Fin Whales | 1 Hammerhead Shark | |||
Aug 16 | 5 | 1 Bottlenose Dolphin | 83 Common Dolphins | 23 Blue Whales, 2 Minke Whales | |||
Aug 15 | 6 | 90 Bottlenose Dolphins | 2,700 Common Dolphins | 19 Blue Whales (Including Cow/Calf) | |||
Aug 14 | 4 | 20 Bottlenose Dolphins | 700 Common Dolphins | 3 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 3 Fin Whales, 1 Blue Whale | ||
Aug 13 | 4 | 6 Bottlenose Dolphins | 2,700 Common Dolphins | 30 Risso’s Dolphins | 7 Blue Whales, 1 Unidentified Baleen Whale | ||
Aug 12 | 5 | 12 Bottlenose Dolphins | 5,500 Common Dolphins | 6 Risso’s Dolphins | 1 Unidentified Baleen Whale | ||
Aug 11 | 4 | 2,750 Common Dolphins | 12 Risso’s Dolphins | 1 Blue Whale, 1 Minke Whale | |||
Aug 10 | 4 | 1,050 Common Dolphins | |||||
Aug 9 | 8 | 2,400 Common Dolphins | 3 Humpback Whales, 2 Blue Whales, 2 Minke Whales | ||||
Aug 8 | 8 | 4,950 Common Dolphins | 8 Minke Whales, 2 Bryde’s Whales, 1 Fin Whale | 1 Elephant Seal | |||
Aug 7 | 4 | 60 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches) | 975 Common Dolphins | 3 Minke Whales | 1 Hammerhead Shark, 1 Loggerhead Turtle | ||
Aug 6 | 5 | 25 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,550 Common Dolphins | 1 Humpback Whale | 1 Thresher Shark, 1 Hammerhead Shark | ||
Aug 5 | 7 | 2,650 Common Dolphins | 3 Humpback Whales | ||||
Aug 4 | 6 | 8,900 Common Dolphins | 7 Blue Whales | ||||
Aug 3 | 6 | 25 Bottlenose Dolphins | 4,865 Common Dolphins | 8 Blue Whales, 1 Minke Whale | 1 Hammerhead Shark | ||
Aug 2 | 5 | 18 Bottlenose Dolphins | 2,300 Common Dolphins | 3 Blue Whales, 2 Bryde’s Whales, 1 Minke Whale | 1 Elephant Seal | ||
Aug 1 | 8 | 153 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,550 Common Dolphins | 12 Blue Whales, 1 Gray Whale (In Dana Point Harbor) | |||
July 31 | 6 | 12 Bottlenose Dolphins | 2,150 Common Dolphins | 3 Blue Whales, 2 Humpback Whales, 1 Minke Whale | |||
July 30 | 4 | 20 Bottlenose Dolphins | 4,500 Common Dolphins | 9 Blue Whales, 1 Minke Whale | |||
July 29 | 6 | 12 Bottlenose Dolphins | 4,650 Common Dolphins | 12 Blue Whales, 1 Minke Whales | 1 Hammerhead Shark | ||
July 28 | 4 | 3,350 Common Dolphins | 4 Minke Whales, 3 Bryde’s Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 2 Blue Whales, 2 Humpback Whales, 1 Fin Whale, | ||||
July 27 | 5 | 3,100 Common Dolphins | 10 Humpback Whales | ||||
July 26 | 5 | 2,200 Common Dolphins | 2 Humpback Whales, 1 Minke Whale | ||||
July 25 | 6 | 4,900 Common Dolphins | 10 Humpback Whales, 1 Fin Whale, 1 Minke Whale | 1 Hammerhead Shark | |||
July 24 | 6 | 3,600 Common Dolphins | 11 Humpback Whales, 4 Minke Whales | ||||
July 23 | 6 | 5,800 Common Dolphins | 19 Blue Whales, 1 Minke Whale | 1 Hammerhead Shark | |||
July 22 | 6 | 3,250 Common Dolphins | 9 Blue Whales, 1 Humpback Whale | 1 Mako Shark | |||
July 21 | 6 | 3,900 Common Dolphins | 17 Minke Whales, 6 Humpback Whales, 2 Blue Whales | 1 Hammerhead Shark | |||
July 20 | 4 | 1,575 Common Dolphins | 2 Minke Whales, 1 Blue Whale | ||||
July 19 | 5 | 25 Bottlenose Dolphins | 900 Common Dolphins | 3 Minke Whales, 2 Blue Whales (Cow/Calf) | 1 Hammerhead Shark | ||
July 18 | 7 | 100 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches) | 4,000 Common Dolphins | 5 Blue Whales, 1 Minke Whale | |||
July 17 | 8 | 6,360 Common Dolphins | 11 Blue Whales, 2 Minke Whales | ||||
July 16 | 8 | 56 Bottlenose Dolphins | 6,512 Common Dolphins | 7 Blue Whales, 6 Minke Whales | |||
July 15 | 8 | 183 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,750 Common Dolphins | 2 Fin Whales, 1 Blue Whale | |||
July 14 | 7 | 2,600 Common Dolphins | 15 Blue Whales | ||||
July 13 | 5 | 170 Bottlenose Dolphins (Including Patches) | 1,340 Common Dolphins | 18 Blue Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 3 Humpback Whales, 1 Minke Whale | |||
July 12 | 10 | 5 Bottlenose Dolphins | 4,430 Common Dolphins | 31 Blue Whales, 6 Fin Whales, 1 Humpback Whale, 1 Minke Whale | |||
July 11 | 9 | 4,300 Common Dolphins | 29 Blue Whales, 1 Minke Whale | 1 Mola Mola | |||
July 10 | 4 | 57 Blue Whales | 2 Hammerhead Sharks, 1 Mako Shark, 1 Mola Mola | ||||
July 9 | 3 | 30 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,500 Common Dolphins | 16 Blue Whales, 3 Minke Whales, 2 Fin Whales, 1 Humpback Whale | |||
July 8 | 3 | 1,100 Common Dolphins | 7 Blue Whales, 2 Minke Whales, 1 Humpback Whale | ||||
July 7 | 4 | 2,500 Common Dolphins | 11 Blue Whales, 1 Minke Whale | ||||
July 6 | 2 | 3,000 Common Dolphins | 3 Blue Whales, 1 Humpback Whale | ||||
July 5 | 3 | 1,400 Common Dolphins | 2 Minke Whales, 1 Fin Whale, 1 Humpback Whale | ||||
July 4 | 6 | 15 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,225 Common Dolphins | 4 Blue Whales, 3 Minke Whales, 2 Humpback Whales | |||
July 3 | 7 | 3,050 Common Dolphins | 10 Fin Whales, 9 Blue Whales, 1 Bryde’s Whale | ||||
July 2 | 4 | 3 Bottlenose Dolphins | 2,350 Common Dolphins | 4 Minke Whales, 3 Blue Whales, 2 Humpback Whales | |||
July 1 | 4 | 6 Bottlenose Dolphins | 975 Common Dolphins | 4 Minke Whales, 1 Blue Whale | |||
June 30 | 3 | 20 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,700 Common Dolphins | 2 Blue Whales (Cow/Calf), 2 Fin Whales, 1 Humpback Whale | 1 Mola Mola | ||
June 29 | 2 | 250 Common Dolphins | 2 Blue Whales (Cow/Calf) | 1 Mola Mola | |||
June 28 | 4 | 53 Common Dolphins | 1 Blue Whale | ||||
June 27 | 4 | 24 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,700 Common Dolphins | 4 Blue Whales (Including Cow/Calf) | |||
June 26 | 6 | 15 Bottlenose Dolphins | 525 Common Dolphins | 6 Blue Whales | |||
June 25 | 6 | 4,125 Common Dolphins | 4 Humpback Whales, 2 Bryde’s Whales, 1 Minke Whale | ||||
June 24 | 5 | 1,500 Common Dolphins | 2 Humpback Whales | ||||
June 23 | 4 | 5,750 Common Dolphins | 5 Blue Whales (Including Cow/Calf) | ||||
June 22 | 2 | 5 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,350 Common Dolphins | 1 Blue Whale, 1 Fin Whale, 1 (Breaching) Minke Whale | 2 Mola Mola | ||
June 21 | 8 | 3,200 Common Dolphins | 5 Minke Whales, 3 Humpback Whales, 2 Blue Whales, 2 Fin Whales, 2 Bryde’s Whales | 2 Mola Mola | |||
June 20 | 6 | 8,000 Common Dolphins | 6 Humpback Whales | 2 Mola Mola | |||
June 19 | 2 | 5,000 Common Dolphins | 2 Fin Whales, 2 Bryde’s Whales, 1 Humpback Whale | ||||
June 18 | 3 | 1,350 Common Dolphins | 3 Humpback Whales, 1 Minke Whale | 1 Mola Mola | |||
June 17 | 4 | 3,050 Common Dolphins | 1 Mola Mola | ||||
June 16 | 2 | 40 Bottlenose Dolphins | 6 Blue Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 1 Minke Whale | ||||
June 15 | 2 | 600 Common Dolphins | 2 Blue Whales (Cow/Calf) | ||||
June 14 | 4 | 30 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,000 Common Dolphins | 2 Blue Whales (Delta & Calf) | |||
June 13 | 4 | 1,450 Common Dolphins | 1 Loggerhead Sea Turtle | ||||
June 12 | 3 | 25 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,000 Common Dolphins | ||||
June 11 | 2 | 1,115 Common Dolphins | 2 Fin Whales (Cow/Calf) | ||||
June 10 | 1 | 75 Bottlenose Dolphins | |||||
June 9 | 2 | 2 Blue Whales, 2 Fin Whales | |||||
June 8 | 3 | 40 Bottlenose Dolphins | 340 Common Dolphins | 3 Blue Whales (Including Cow/Calf) | |||
June 7 | 6 | 4,200 Common Dolphins | 3 Fin Whales, 2 Bryde’s Whales, 2 Minke Whales | ||||
June 6 | 5 | 19 Bottlenose Dolphins | 3,095 Common Dolphins | 22 Risso’s Dolphins | 2 Fin Whales | 1 Mako Shark | |
June 5 | 5 | 4 Bottlenose Dolphins | 3,500 Common Dolphins | 6 Blue Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 2 Humpback Whales, 1 Fin Whale | |||
June 4 | 3 | 40 Bottlenose Dolphins | 800 Common Dolphins | 2 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf), 1 Blue Whale | |||
June 3 | 2 | 5 Bottlenose Dolphins | 2,300 Common Dolphins | 2 Fin Whales, 2 Humpback Whales, 2 Minke Whales | |||
June 2 | 3 | 1,300 Common Dolphins | 2 Blue Whales, 2 Fin Whales, 2 Humpback Whales, 1 Minke Whale | 1 Mako Shark | |||
June 1 | 1 | 500 Common Dolphins | 3 Gray Whales (Mom and 2 Calves) | ||||
May 31 | 5 | 12 Bottlenose Dolphins | 4,400 Common Dolphins | 2 Minke Whales, 1 Blue Whale | |||
May 30 | 3 | 9 Bottlenose Dolphins | 2,000 Common Dolphins | 4 Blue Whales, 4 Fin Whales, 2 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf) | |||
May 29 | 2 | 2,300 Common Dolphin | 2 Blue Whales, 2 Humpback Whales | ||||
May 28 | 2 | 50 Bottlenose (Including Patches) | 750 Common Dolphins | 2 Humpback Whales, 2 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf), 1 Blue Whale | |||
May 27 | 2 | 500 Common Dolphins | 2 Blue Whales, 1 Humpback Whale | ||||
May 26 | 2 | 1,500 Common Dolphins | 3 Fin Whales | ||||
May 25 | 3 | 4,500 Common Dolphins | 40 Pilot Whales, 14 Fin Whales, 2 Blue Whales, 2 Gray Whales, 2 Minke Whales, 1 Humpback Whale | ||||
May 24 | 3 Trips | 3,000 Common Dolphins | 6 Fin Whales | ||||
May 23 | 3 Trips | 1,100 Common Dolphins | 3 Humpback Whales, 2 Blue Whales | ||||
May 22 | 3 | 1,525 Common Dolphins | 3 Blue Whales (Including Cow/Calf) | ||||
May 21 | 3 | 1,300 Common Dolphins | |||||
May 20 | 2 | 35 Bottlenose Dolphins | 2,000 Common Dolphins | 2 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf) | 2 Mola Mola | ||
May 19 | 1 | 1,000 Common Dolphins | 6 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | ||||
May 18 | 2 | 50 Bottlenose Dolphins | 100 Common Dolphins | 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 2 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf) | ||
May 17 | 3 | 400 Common Dolphins | 12 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 6 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs) | |||
May 16 | 2 | 4 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs) | |||||
May 15 | 2 | 6 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,050 Common Dolphins | ||||
May 14 | 1 | 4 Bottlenose Dolphins | 5 Gray Whales | ||||
May 13 | 1 | 75 Common Dolphins | |||||
May 12 | 2 | 500 Common Dolphins | 2 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf), 1 Humpback Whale | 1 Mola Mola | |||
May 11 | 2 | 1,100 Common Dolphins | 2 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf) | ||||
May 10 | 7 | 4,200 Common Dolphins | 1 Humpback Whale | ||||
May 9 | 3 | 920 Common Dolphins | 12 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs) | ||||
May 8 | 1 | 9 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf Pairs) | |||||
May 7 | 2 | 3 Bottlenose Dolphins | 200 Common Dolphins | 12 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs) | |||
May 6 | 2 | 950 Common Dolphins | 4 Gray Whales, (Cow/Calf Pairs), 4 Minke Whales, 3 Humpback Whales | ||||
May 5 | 4 | 3 Bottlenose Dolphins | 2,600 Common Dolphins | 4 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs), 3 Humback Whales, 3 Minke Whales | |||
May 4 | 2 | 1,200 Common Dolphins | 4 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs), 2 Humpback Whales, 1 Fin Whale | ||||
May 3 | 3 | 2,250 Common Dolphins | 14 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs) | ||||
May 2 | 3 | 2,500 Common Dolphins | 12 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs) | ||||
May 1 | 4 | 12 Bottlenose Dolphins | 400 Common Dolphins | 12 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs), | |||
Apr 30 | 2 | 1,050 Common Dolphins | 6 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs) | ||||
Apr 29 | 2 | 75 Bottlenose Dolphins | 2 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 2 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs), 2 Humpback Whales | |||
Apr 28 | 2 | 4 Bottlenose Dolphins | 9 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calves), 2 Fin Whales | ||||
Apr 27 | 3 | 10 Bottlenose Dolphins | 125 Common Dolphins | 24 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 12 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs), 2 Fin Whales | ||
Apr 26 | 3 | 200 Common Dolphins | 4 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 8 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs) | |||
Apr 25 | 6 Bottlenose Dolphins | 600 Common Dolphins | 6 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 10 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs) | |||
Apr 24 | 4 | 184 Common Dolphins | 3 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 6 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs) | 1 Sea Turtle, 1 Mako Shark | ||
Apr 23 | 2 | 2 Common Dolphins | 4 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs), 1 Fin Whale, 1 Minke Whale | ||||
Apr 22 | 3 | 2,500 Common Dolphins | 4 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs) | ||||
Apr 21 | 2 | 40 Bottlenose Dolphins | 750 Common Dolphins | 10 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs), | |||
Apr 20 | 2 | 200 Common Dolphins | 3 Gray Whales, 2 Fin Whales | ||||
Apr 19 | 5 | 100 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,500 Common Dolphins | 9 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf Pairs) | |||
Apr 18 | 5 | 180 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,400 Common Dolphins | 4 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs), 3 Fin Whales | |||
Apr 17 | 5 | 2 Bottlenose Dolphins | 2,250 Common Dolphins | 4 Gray Whales, 2 Fin Whales | |||
Apr 16 | 2 | 500 Common Dolphins | 12 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 6 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs), 1 Fin Whale | |||
Apr 15 | 2 | 500 Common Dolphins | 2 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs) | ||||
Apr 14 | 2 | 625 Common Dolphins | 2 Gray Whales (Cow/Calf Pairs) | ||||
Apr 13 | 2 | 75 Bottlenose Dolphins | 25 Common Dolphins | 4 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 2 Fin Whales | |||
Apr 12 | 3 | 375 Common Dolphins | 5 Gray Whales, 1 Humpback Whale | ||||
Apr 11 | 7 | 102 Bottlenose Dolphins | 975 Common Dolphins | 11 Fin Whales, 2 Blue Whales (Cow/Calf), 1 Gray Whale | |||
Apr 10 | 5 | 100 Bottlenose Dolphins | 260 Common Dolphins | 7 Gray Whales, 2 Fin Whales | |||
Apr 9 | 5 | 50 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,600 Common Dolphins | 8 Gray Whales, 3 Fin Whales | |||
Apr 8 | 6 | 1,115 Common Dolphins | 6 Gray Whales, 3 Humpback Whales, 2 Fin Whales | 1 Mola Mola | |||
Apr 7 | 6 | 103 Bottlenose Dolphins | 440 Common Dolphins | 13 Gray Whales, 3 Fin Whales | 1 Harbor Seal | ||
Apr 6 | 6 | 62 Bottlenose Dolphins | 962 Common Dolphins | 18 Fin Whales | |||
Apr 5 | 0 | Happy Easter! | |||||
Apr 4 | 8 | 6 Bottlenose Dolphins | 2,675 Common Dolphins | 6 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 8 Fin Whales, 6 Gray Whales, 1 Minke Whale | ||
Apr 3 | 7 | 1,736 Common Dolphins | 4 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 15 Gray Whales, 12 Fin Whales | |||
Apr 2 | 6 | 18 Bottlenose Dolphins | 135 Common Dolphins | 11 Gray Whales, 2 Fin Whales | |||
Apr 1 | 7 | 1,100 Common Dolphins | 14 Gray Whales | ||||
Mar 31 | 6 | 20 Bottlenose Dolphins | 620 Common Dolphins | 6 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 9 Gray Whales, 6 Fin Whales | 1 Mola Mola, 1 Mako Shark | |
Mar 30 | 9 | 44 Bottlenose Dolphins | 4,680 Common Dolphins | 11 Fin Whales, 2 Gray Whales | |||
Mar 29 | 8 | 120 Bottlenose Dolphins | 812 Common Dolphins | 116 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 7 Gray Whales, 2 Fin Whales, 1 Minke Whale | ||
Mar 28 | 8 | 2 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,805 Common Dolphins | 32 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 6 Gray Whales, 5 Fin Whales, 2 Humpback Whales, 1 Blue Whale, 1 Minke Whale | ||
Mar 27 | 6 | 30 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,200 Common Dolphins | 18 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 4 Gray Whales, 3 Blue Whales, 3 Fin Whales, 2 Minke Whales, 1 Humpback Whale | ||
Mar 26 | 6 | 6,700 Common Dolphins | 10 Gray Whales, 1 Minke Whale | ||||
Mar 25 | 1,860 Common Dolphins | 54 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 14 Gray Whales, 1 Minke Whale | 1 Mola Mola | |||
Mar 24 | 6 | 4 Bottlenose Dolphins | 255 Common Dolphins | 25 Gray Whales, 1 Humpback Whale | |||
Mar 23 | 4 | 3,200 Common Dolphins | 6 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 24 Gray Whales, 4 Fin Whales | |||
Mar 22 | 6 | 2,350 Common Dolphins | 30 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 24 Gray Whale, 1 Fin Whale | 1 Mola Mola | ||
Mar 21 | 6 | 6 Bottlenose Dolphins | 7,700 Common Dolphins | 8 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 23 Gray Whales, 4 Fin Whales | ||
Mar 20 | 6 | 2 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,225 Common Dolphins | 33 Gray Whales, 1 Blue Whale | |||
Mar 19 | 4 | 350 Common Dolphins | 15 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 36 Gray Whales | 2 Mola Mola | ||
Mar 18 | 5 | 7 Bottlenose Dolphins | 2,010 Common Dolphins | 5 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 22 Gray Whales | 4 Mola Mola | |
Mar 17 | 4 | 4 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,700 Common Dolphins | 6 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 21 Gray Whales, 2 Fin Whales, 1 Humpback Whale, 1 Minke Whale | 1 Elephant Seal | |
Mar 16 | 4 | 8 Bottlenose Dolphins | 186 Common Dolphins | 17 Gray Whales (1 Entangled), 7 Fin Whales | |||
Mar 15 | 7 | 2,214 Common Dolphins | 12 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 14 Gray Whales, 8 Fin Whales | Dana Point Festival of Whales | ||
Mar 14 | 11 | 12 Bottlenose Dolphins | 113 Common Dolphins | 12 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 46 Gray Whales, 21 Fin Whales | Dana Point Festival of Whales | |
Mar 13 | 8 | 7,858 Common Dolphins | 12 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 27 Gray Whales, 4 Fin Whales | 1 Mola Mola | ||
Mar 12 | 4 | 4,000 Common Dolphins | 28 Gray Whales | ||||
Mar 11 | 5 | 7 Bottlenose Dolphins | 2,000 Common Dolphins | 2 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 23 Gray Whales, 3 Fin Whales | 4 Mola Mola | |
Mar 10 | 4 | 6 Bottlenose Dolphins | 2,170 Common Dolphins | 4 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 36 Gray Whales, 1 Fin Whale | 1 Elephant Seal, 1 Unidentified Shark | |
Mar 9 | 5 | 150 Bottlenose Dolphins | 105 Common Dolphins | 14 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 40 Gray Whales | ||
Mar 8 | 7 | 2 Bottlenose Dolphins | 385 Common Dolphins | 55 Gray Whales | Dana Point Festival of Whales | ||
Mar 7 | 10 | 411 Common Dolphins | 11 Pacific White-Sided Dolphins | 54 Gray Whales, 2 Fin Whales | Dana Point Festival of Whales | ||
Mar 6 | 5 | 205 Common Dolphins | 17 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 14 Gray Whales, 2 Humpback Whales, 1 Fin Whale | |||
Mar 5 | 5 | 1,425 Common Dolphins | 1 Pacific White-sided Dolphin | 14 Gray Whales, 2 Fin Whales, 2 Minke Whales | |||
Mar 4 | 2 | 2,030 Common Dolphins | 12 Gray Whales | ||||
Mar 3 | 2 | 65 Common Dolphins | 9 Gray Whales | ||||
Mar 2 | 2 | 12 Common Dolphins | 5 Gray Whales | ||||
Mar 1 | 2 | 10 Gray Whales | |||||
Feb 28 | 4 | 27 Common Dolphins | 6 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 12 Gray Whales | 1 Mola Mola | ||
Feb 27 | 3 | 40 Common Dolphins | 6 Gray Whales | ||||
Feb 26 | 3 | 1 Bottlenose Dolphins | 190 Common Dolphins | 6 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 12 Gray Whale | ||
Feb 25 | 5 | 3 Bottlenose Dolphins | 15 Pacifci White-sided Dolphins | 15 Gray Whales | |||
Feb 24 | 3 | 12 Common Dolphins | 12 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 14 Gray Whales | |||
Feb 23 | 2 | 30 Bottlenose Dolphins | 10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 14 Gray Whales | |||
Feb 22 | 4 | 124 Common Dolphins | 14 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 7 Gray Whales, 1 Fin Whale | |||
Feb 21 | 8 | 2 Bottlenose Dolphins | 675 Common Dolphins | 18 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 25 Gray Whales, 10 Fin Whales | ||
Feb 20 | 3 | 2 Bottlenose Dolphins | 700 Common Dolphins | 3 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 18 Gray Whales | ||
Feb 19 | 3 | 6 Bottlenose Dolphins | 200 Common Dolphins | 6 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 7 Gray Whales, 1 Fin Whale | ||
Feb 18 | 3 | 300 Common Dolphins | 8 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 7 Gray Whales, 1 Fin Whale | |||
Feb 17 | 3 | 1,175 Common Dolphins | 10 Gray Whales | ||||
Feb 16 | 8 | 472 Bottlenose Dolphins | 64 Common Dolphins | 165 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 27 Gray Whales, 11 Fin Whales | 1 Mola Mola | |
Feb 15 | 9 | 212 Bottlenose Dolphins | 415 Common Dolphins | 33 Gray Whales, 1 Fin Whale | 1 Mola Mola | ||
Feb 14 | 10 | 2 Bottlenose Dolphins | 4,600 Common Dolphins | 16 Gray Whales, 7 Fin Whales | |||
Feb 13 | 5 | 450 Common Dolphins | 26 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 13 Gray Whales, 3 Humpback Whales | |||
Feb 12 | 3 | 1 Bottlenose Dolphin | 100 Common Dolphins | 33 Gray Whales, 1 Humpback Whale, 1 Minke Whale | |||
Feb 11 | 5 | 137 Bottlenose Dolphins | 15 Gray Whales, 3 Humpback Whales, 2 Blue Whales | ||||
Feb 10 | 3 | 109 Bottlenose Dolphins | 45 Common Dolphins | 7 Gray Whales | 1 Mola Mola | ||
Feb 9 | 2 | 25 Common Dolphins | 8 Pacifc White-sided Dolphins | 11 Gray Whales | |||
Feb 8 | 6 | 16 Common Dolphins | 9 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 51 Gray Whales | |||
Feb 7 | 5 | 158 Common Dolphins | 4 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 29 Gray Whales, 8 Fin Whales (1 Entangled), 1 Minke Whale | |||
Feb 6 | 3 | 225 Common Dolphins | 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 13 Gray Whales | |||
Feb 5 | 2 | 3 Gray Whales | |||||
Feb 4 | 2 | 30 Common Dolphins | 12 Gray Whales | ||||
Feb 3 | 2 | 8 Common Dolphins | 14 Gray Whales | ||||
Feb 2 | 3 | 700 Common Dolphins | 19 Gray Whales, 2 Humpback Whales | ||||
Feb 1 | 5 | 285 Common Dolphins | 16 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 16 Gray Whales, 1 Fin Whale | 5 Harbor Seals, Pelagic Red Crabs (“Tuna Crabs”) | ||
Jan 31 | 5 | 6 Bottlenose Dolphins | 61 Common Dolphins | 24 Gray Whales | |||
Jan 30 | 3 | 2 Bottlenose Dolphins | 180 Common Dolphins | 12 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 20 Gray Whales | ||
Jan 29 | 2 | 85 Common Dolphins | 7 Gray Whales | ||||
Jan 28 | 2 | 10 Gray Whales | |||||
Jan 27 | 1 | 20 Common Dolphins | 20 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 14 Gray Whales | |||
Jan 26 | 2 | 16 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 12 Gray Whales | ||||
Jan 25 | 7 | 50 Bottlenose Dolphins | 185 Common Dolphins | 34 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf), | |||
Jan 24 | 7 | 358 Common Dolphins | 40 – 50 Pilot Whales (RARE!), 21 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf), 3 Fin Whales, 2 Minke Whales | ||||
Jan 23 | 2 | 8 Bottlenose Dolphins | 200 Common Dolphins | 3 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 12 Gray Whales | ||
Jan 22 | 2 | 1,250 Common Dolphins | 4 Gray Whales | ||||
Jan 21 | 1 | 20 Common Dolphins | 10 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 3 Gray Whales | |||
Jan 20 | 2 | 4 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,100 Common Dolphins | 2 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 6 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf) | ||
Jan 19 | 6 | 2,000 Common Dolphins | 6 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 22 Gray Whales | |||
Jan 18 | 7 | 600 Common Dolphins | 25 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf Pairs) | ||||
Jan 17 | 7 | 2,620 Common Dolphins | 16 Gray Whales | ||||
Jan 16 | 3 | 2 Bottlenose Dolphins | 52 Common Dolphins | 6 Gray Whales | 1 Elephant Seal | ||
Jan 15 | 3 | 520 Common Dolphins | 22 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 9 Gray Whales | |||
Jan 14 | 2 | 150 Common Dolphins | 1 Gray Whale | ||||
Jan 13 | 3 | 220 Common Dolphins | 6 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 9 Gray Whales | |||
Jan 12 | 3 | 450 Common Dolphins | 24 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 3 Gray Whales | |||
Jan 11 | 2 | 4 Common Dolphins | 8 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 1 Fin Whale, 1 Gray Whale | |||
Jan 10 | 2 | 650 Common Dolphins | 50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 13 Fin Whales, 9 Gray Whales | |||
Jan 9 | 4 | 13 Bottlenose Dolphins | 2,200 Common Dolphins | 12 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 2 Fin Whale, 12 Gray Whales | ||
Jan 8 | 2 | 30 Bottlenose Dolphins | 201 Common Dolphins | 3 Fin Whales, 4 Gray Whales | |||
Jan 7 | 2 | 60 Common Dolphins | 4 Orca (CA51 Bigg’s Transient Killer Whales), 1 Gray Whale | ||||
Jan 6 | 2 | 1,250 Common Dolphins | 3 Gray Whales | ||||
Jan 5 | 3 | 300 Common Dolphins | 45 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 6 Gray Whales, 2 Minke Whales | |||
Jan 4 | 3 | 1,300 Common Dolphins | 24 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 4 Fin Whales, 5 Gray Whales | |||
Jan 3 | 5 | 1,050 Common Dolphins | 33 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 13 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf) | |||
Jan 2 | 5 | 1,850 Common Dolphins | 139 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 14 Gray Whales (Including Cow/Calf) | |||
Jan 1, 2015 | 4 | 40 Bottlenose Dolphins | 1,005 Common Dolphins | 50 Pacific White-sided Dolphins | 8 Gray Whales |