Whale Watching Sightings Log 2008 | Capt. Dave's Whale Watching Safari

Date	Bottlenose Dolphin	Common Dolphin	Pacific White-sided Dolphin	Risso’s Dolphin	Whales	Other
December 31	80 Bottlenose Dolphin			80 Risso’s
December 30		900 Common Dolphin				1 Elephant Seal
December 29		100 Common Dolphin	24 Pacific White-sided
December 28		200 Common Dolphin		200 Risso’s
December 27		1040 Common Dolphin			1 Gray Whale
December 23	20 Bottlenose Dolphin
December 20		100 Common Dolphin	24 Pacific White-sided
December 19			20 Pacific White-sided
December 18		300 Common Dolphin			1 Gray Whale
December 11	15 Bottlenose Dolphin	400 Common Dolphin		100 Risso’s
December 7		10 Common Dolphin
December 6	3 Bottlenose Dolphin	30 Common Dolphin
December 4		300 Common Dolphin
December 3		400 Common Dolphin			1 BLUE WHALE
December 2			24 Pacific White-sided
November 30	12 Bottlenose Dolphin
November 29					1 Gray Whale
November 28		100 Common Dolphin			1 Fin Whale
November 26		25 Common Dolphin			1 Fin Whale
November 25					1 Fin Whale
November 24					1 BLUE WHALE1 Fin Whale
November 23		400 Common Dolphin			1 Fin Whale
November 22	10 Bottlenose Dolphin		10 Pacific White-sided	30 Risso’s
November 21	12 Bottlenose Dolphin			2 Risso’s	2 Fin Whales
November 19					1 Minke Whale
November 18					2 Minke Whales
November 16		500 Common Dolphin	20 Pacific White-sided
November 15	30 Bottlenose Dolphin	200 Common Dolphin			1 Fin Whale
November 14		200 Common Dolphin		40 Risso’s	2 BLUE WHALES2 Minke Whales
November 13	6 Bottlenose Dolphin			30 Risso’s	4 Minke Whales
November 12		2000 Common Dolphin		30 Risso’s	1 Minke Whale
November 11		30 Common Dolphin
November 10		700 Common’s		30 Risso’s
November 9		500 Common’s
November 8	3 Bottlenose Dolphin	25 Common’s
November 7		200 Common’s
November 6				50 Risso’s
November 5		500 Common’s
November 4		1250 Common’s		12 Risso’s
November 3		600 Common’s
November 2	45 Bottlenose Dolphin			30 Risso’s
November 1		500 Common’s
October 31	3 Bottlenose Dolphin	25 Common’s
October 30		200 Common’s
October 29				50 Risso’s
October 28		500 Common’s
October 27		1250 Common’s		12 Risso’s
October 26		600 Common’s
October 25		300 Common’s		20 Risso’s
October 24				35 Risso’s
October 23		50 Common’s
October 22		500 Common’s
October 21	3 Bottlenose Dolphin	25 Common’s				1 Mola mola
October 20		200 Common’s
October 19				50 Risso’s
October 18		500 Common’s
October 17		1250 Common’s		12 Risso’s
October 16		1600 Common’s			1Fin Whale	1 Mola mola
October 15	6 Bottlenose Dolphin	50 Common’s		30 Risso’s	1 Minke Whale
October 14		75 Common’s				1 Mola mola
October 13		500 Common’s
October 12		50 Common’s
October 11		500 Common’s
October 10		200 Common’s
October 9		100 Common’s
October 8		600 Common’s
October 7		150 Common’s
October 6	50 Bottlenose Dolphin				1 Blue Whale
October 5	50 Bottlenose Dolphin			25 Risso’s
October 4		220 Common’s
October 3		550 Common’s
October 2		1800 Common’s				1 Mola mola
October 1		100 Common’s	6 Pacific White-sided		1 Blue Whale
September 30
September 29		500 Common’s			1 Blue Whale
September 28		20 Common’s
September 27		1300 Common’s				1 Mola mola
September 26		100 Common’s
September 24		100 Common’s
September 23		1000 Common’s		30Risso’s		1 Mola mola
September 22	4 Bottlenose Dolphin	200 Common’s		150Risso’s	6 Blue Whales
September 21	2 Bottlenose Dolphin	200 Common’s		6Risso’s	2 Blue Whales
September 20		500 Common Dolphin		50Risso’s	1 Blue Whale, 1 Minke Whale,1 Fin Whale
September 19		200 Common Dolphin		20Risso’s	1 Blue Whale	1 Mola mola
September 18		300 Common’s
September 17		300 Common’s		25Risso’s	1 Blue Whale1 Minke Whale
September 16		800 Common’s				1 Elephant Seal
September 15				30Risso’s	4 Blue Whales
September 13		700 Common’s
September 12		300 Common’s				1 Mola mola
September 11		300 Common’s
September 10		400 Common’s		30Risso’s
September 9	100 Bottlenose Dolphin
September 8	25 Bottlenose				2 Blue Whales
September 7					3 Blue Whales
September 6	200 Bottlenose	2000 Common’s		70Risso’s		1 Mola mola
September 4		1000 Common’s
September 3				6Risso’s
September 2	6 Bottlenose Dolphin	600 Common’s		100Risso’s
September 1	20 Bottlenose Dolphin	100 Common’s			3 Blue Whales
August 31	12 Bottlenose					2 Blue Whales
August 30	30 Bottlenose	700 Common’s		15Risso’s	1 Fin Whale1 Minke Whale4 Blue Whales	1 Mola mola
August 29	200 Bottlenose				2 BLUE Whales
August 28	30 Bottlenose	20 Common’s		30Risso’s	1 BLUE Whale1 Fin Whale	1 Mola mola
August 27	60 Bottlenose			80Risso’s
August 26	50 Bottlenose	400 Common’s		5Risso’s
August 25	1 Bottlenose Dolphin	200 Common’s		20Risso’s
August 24				45Risso’s
August 23		1,000 Common’s		10Risso’s	2 BLUE Whales	1 Fin Whales
August 22		1050 Common’s		30Risso’s	3 BLUE Whales	1 Fin Whale1 Mola mola
August 21		100 Common’s		15Risso’s	6 BLUE Whales
August 20	140 Bottlenose	700 Common’s
August 19	20 Bottlenose	425 Common’s		80Risso’s	2 BLUE Whales
August 18	50 Bottlenose	200 Common’s			1 BLUE Whale
August 17	100 Bottlenose	700 Common’s			4 BLUE Whales
August 16		1200 Common’s		20Risso’s	1 BLUE Whale
August 15	200 Bottlenose			50Risso’s
August 14		400 Common’s		40Risso’s
August 13	100 Bottlenose	2,200 Common’s		30Risso’s	2 BLUE Whales
August 12	100 Bottlenose	200 Common’s		20Risso’s	1 BLUE Whale	1 Mola mola
August 11	75 Bottlenose	1000 Common’s		50Risso’s
August 10	50 Bottlenose	400 Common’s		20Risso’s	2 BLUE Whales
August 9		2200 Common’s		70Risso’s	3 BLUE Whales	1 Minke Whale,1 Fin Whale
August 8	25 Bottlenose	1470 Common’s			4 BLUE Whales
August 7	20 Bottlenose	1075 Common’s		45Risso’s	2 BLUE Whales
August 6		520 Common’s		20Risso’s	9 BLUE Whales
August 5		2200 Common’s		70Risso’s	3 BLUE Whales	3 Humpback Whales
August 4		1100 Common’s		50Risso’s
August 3	40 Bottlenose	300 Common’s		90Risso’s
August 2	40 Bottlenose	700 Common’s		20Risso’s
August 1		700 Common’s		30Risso’s	2 BLUE Whales	2 Minke Whales
July 31		1000 Common’s		30Risso’s	1 BLUE Whale
July 30	80 Bottlenose	1700 Common’s		20Risso’s	2 BLUE Whales
July 29	55 Bottlenose	220 Common’s		60Risso’s	6 BLUE Whales
July 28	40 Bottlenose	150 Common’s		40Risso’s	2 BLUE Whales
July 27		300 Common’s		40Risso’s	5 BLUE Whales	1Mola mola
July 26		650 Common’s		110Risso’s	3 BLUE Whales
July 25		250 Common’s		40Risso’s	2 BLUE Whales
July 24		700 Common’s			1 BLUE Whale
July 23		900 Common’s		40Risso’s	2 BLUE Whales
July 22	3 Bottlenose	500 Common’s		20Risso’s	2 BLUE Whales
July 21		225 Common’s			6 BLUE Whales
July 20		200 Common’s		30Risso’s	2 BLUE Whales	1 Albino Dolphin
July 19		1000 Common’s		18Risso’s	5 BLUE Whales1 Fin Whale
July 18		520 Common’s			3 BLUE Whales
July 17		150 Common’s		30 Rissos
July 16	2 Bottlenose	600 Common’s		140 Rissos
July 15		100 Common		17 Risso’s	2 Blue Whales	1 Swordfish
July 14	12 Bottlenose	300 Common’s		6 Rissos
July 13		700 Common
July 12		400 Common		150 Risso’s	4 Blue Whales	Lots of fluking
July 11		850 Common			4 Blue Whales	<2 Sharks
July 10<		1,000 Common’s		80 Risso’s	2 Blue Whales
July 9		200 Common
July 8		200 Common			4 Blue Whales
July 7		200 Common’s			2 Blue Whales
July 6		1,300 Common			2 Blue Whales
July 5	40 Bottlenose	2000 Common			1 Blue Whale1 Minke Whale
July 4		1,100 Common			2 Blue Whales>
July 3		1,300 Common			2 Blue Whales1 Minke Whale
July 2		700 Common			2 Blue Whales
July 1		1000 Common		4 Risso’s	2 Blue Whales1 Fin Whale
June 30					1 Blue Whale
June 29		5 Common		20 Risso’s	2 Blue Whales
June 28		750 Common		42 Risso’s	2 Blue Whales
June 27		2,000 Common		60 Risso’s	2 Blue Whales
June 26		1,100 Common		275 Risso’s
June 25		350 Common		400 Risso’s		3 Elephant Seals
June 24				50 Risso’s
June 23		200 Common
June 22	12 Bottlenose	700 Common		50 Risso’s
June 21	70 Bottlenose	1,000 Common		80 Risso’s
June 20	20 Bottlenose	2,200 Common		40 Risso’s
June 19		2,800 Common
June 18		700 Common		8 Rissos		1 Mola Mola
June 17		1,200 Common
June 16	4 Bottlenose
June 15		100 Common
June 14		1,000 Common			2 Blue Whales
June 13		600 Common
June 12		1,500 Common
June 11	50 Bottlenose	1,300 Common		20 Risso’s	5 Orca(Transients)	CA151 Matriline
June 10		20 Common		20 Risso’s
June 9	100 Bottlenose	1,000 Common
June 8	No Sightings
June 7		30 Common
June 6		200 Common
June 5		15 Common		20 Risso’s
June 4	4 Bottlenose
June 3		4,000 Common
June 2		225 Common
June 1		100 Common
May 31		1,500 Common
May 30		200 Common
May 29		6,000 Common		200 Risso’s
May 28	60 Bottlenose	12 Common
May 27				7 Risso’s	1 Fin Whale
May 26		4,000 Common
May 25	20 Bottlenose		12 Pacific White-sided	60 Rissos
May 24		500 Common			1 Blue Whale
May 23		100 Common
May 22				25 Risso’s
May 21	10 Bottlenose	1,000 Common
May 20	6 Bottlenose	100 Common
May 19		600 Common		100 Risso’s	2 Blue Whales
May 18	30 Bottlenose	800 Common		12 Risso’s	1 Blue WhaleOur 1st of the season!
May 17	50 Bottlenose	1,000 Common			2 Gray Whales
May 16		3,300 Common			1 Fin Whale
May 15		3,400 Common
May 13		200 Common’s
May 12	No Sightings
May 11		50 Common			2 Gray WhalesMother & Calf)1 Minke Whale
May 10		700 Common
May 9	20 Bottlenose	2,000 Common
May 8		1,500 Common
May 7	No sightings
May 6	2 Bottlenose	200 Common			2 Humpback Whales
May 4		5,000 Common
May 3	20 Bottlenose	50 Common			2 Gray Whales(Mother & Calf)
May 2	6 Bottlenose		60 Pacific White-sided	12 Risso’s
May 1		400 Common
April 30		50 Common
April 29	50 Bottlenose
April 28		3,000 Common
April 27	20 Bottlenose			25 Risso’s
April 26	5 Bottlenose	40 Common
April 25		200 Common
April 24		600 Common
April 23		200 Common
April 22		300 Common
April 20					6 Fin Whales2 Gray Whales
April 19		200 Common	22 Pacific White-sided
April 18					4 Gray Whales(Mother & Calf)
April 17		200 Common
April 16	25 Bottlenose	500 Common			11 Gray Whales(5 mother & calf pairs
April 15		3,000 Common
April 14	No sightings
April 13		500 Common			1 Minke Whale
April 12	12 Bottlenose		20 Pacific White-sided		1 Gray Whale
April 11		2,850 Common			1 Gray Whale
April 10		500 Common
April 9		1,025 Common
April 8		500 Common
April 7	50 Bottlenose
April 6	3 Bottlenose	1,000 Common			1 Gray Whale
April 5		600 Common			4 Gray Whales(Mother & Calf)
April 4	25 Bottlenose		4 Pacific White-sided		3 Gray Whales
April 3					2 Gray Whales
April 2	12 Bottlenose				2 MiNke Whales
April 1	30 Bottlenose				2 Gray Whales1 Minke Whale
March 31		21 Common	6 Pacific White-sided		20 Gray Whales
March 30	18 Bottlenose		20 Pacific White-sided		7 Gray Whales
March 29		800 Common			6 Gray Whales
March 28	4 Bottlenose	2,550 Common	40 Pacific White-sided		14 Gray Whales
March 27	84 Bottlenose	55 Common			8 Gray Whales
March 26	40 Bottlenose	1,000 Common			5 Gray Whales
March 25	102 Bottlenose	2,500 Common	12 Pacific White-sided		12 Gray Whales
March 24		500 Common			4 Gray Whales
March 23	Happy Easter!
March 22		650 Common			12 Gray Whales
March 21	12 Bottlenose	200 Common			7 Gray Whales
March 20	No sightings
March 19	6 Bottlenose		8 Pacific White-sided		8 Gray Whales
March 18		20 Common			8 Gray Whales
March 17					1 Gray Whale
March 16					2 Gray Whales
March 15	No sightings
March 14		25 Common			2 Gray Whales
March 13	40 Bottlenose				5 Gray Whales
March 12		1,000 Common	5 Pacific White-sided
March 11		2,000 Common			2 Fin Whales	1 Blue Shark
March 10	40 Bottlenose	500 Common
March 9	30 Bottlenose	500 Common			6 Gray Whales
March 8		350 Common			1 Gray Whale
March 7		2,000 Common
March 6		10,000 Common
March 5		3,000 Common
March 4	150 Bottlenose
March 3		2,000 Common	16 Pacific White-sided		2 Gray Whales(1 in Harbor!)
March 2	100 Bottlenose			30 Risso’s	1 Gray Whale
March 1		1,000 Common			3 Gray Whales
February 29	No sightings
February 28	No sightings
February 27	50 Bottlenose				1 Gray Whale
February 26	50 Bottlenose	2,500 Common
February 25	25 Bottlenose
February 23		350 Common	16 Pacific White-sided		6 Gray Whales
February 19		50 Common	25 Pacific White-sided		1 Gray Whale
February 18		700 Common			1 Gray Whale
February 17		1,025 Common			5 Gray Whales3 Fin Whales	1 Mola Mola1 Elephant Seal
February 16	30 Bottlenose				4 Gray Whales
February 15					2 Gray Whales
February 14	10 Bottlenose
February 13		15 Common
February 12	100 Bottlenose	20 Common	25 Pacific White-sided	1 Risso’s	4 Gray Whales
February 11		100 Common
February 10		1,000 Common			4 Gray Whales
February 9	50 Bottlenose	200 Common		20 Risso’s	1 Gray Whale
February 8		1,000 Common			2 Gray Whales
February 7		300 Common			1 Gray Whale
February 6	20 Bottlenose				5 Gray Whales
February 5	5 Bottlenose				2 Gray Whales
February 4			15 Pacific White-sided		1 Gray Whale
February 2		1,100 Common			4 Gray Whales1 Fin Whale
February 1		30 Common			8 Gray Whales
January 31					1 Gray Whale
January 29			8 Pacific White-sided		2 Gray Whales	Thresher Shark
January 26		200 Common			2 Gray Whales(Mother & Calf)
January 22		15 Common
January 21					1 Gray Whale
January 20		1,000 Common			1 Gray Whale
January 19		1,000 Common
January 18	50 Bottlenose	1,500 Common	20 Pacific White-sided
January 16			1 Pacific White-sided	12 Risso’s	1 Gray Whale
January 15					1 Gray Whale
January 14	30 Bottlenose			30 Risso’s
January 13		1,000 Common
January 12		600 Common
January 11	150 Bottlenose
January 9	4 Bottlenose	2 Common
January 6					1 Gray Whale
January 5		200 Common			2 Fin Whales3 Gray Whales
January 4			25 Pacific White-sided		1 Gray Whale
January 3					5 Fin Whales
January 2		200 Common	10 Pacific White-sided		7 Fin Whales
January 1, ’08!			30 Pacific White-sided		10 Fin Whales

2008 Whale Watching Sightings Log