seal.watch / new-england

New England · 2000—2026

Grey and harbour seals

Seals around New England.

Follow public seal observations from New England. Browse published records, explore the places and stories behind them, or share an encounter with the Seal Watch team.

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443
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5 July—31 July

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Markers group reports by reviewed names in their public locations, not exact sighting positions. Circle size reflects report counts. Select a place to filter the archive.

5 of 7 reports mapped · 3 places

New England Six-state outline

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Reported places Detail of outlined region

Downeast Maine / Acadia · 1 report1Outer Cape Cod · 1 report2Lower Cape Cod · 3 reports3

Mapped places North to south

  1. Downeast Maine / Acadia1 report
  2. Outer Cape Cod1 report
  3. Lower Cape Cod3 reports
Places without a map point · 2 reports

Broad or unreviewed public locations remain available in the archive.

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Reports over time

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Select a year, then a month. Counts describe published reports; one animal may appear in several reports.

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  2. 12002
  3. 32003
  4. 42004
  5. 22005
  6. 22006
  7. 42007
  8. 142008
  9. 82009
  10. 212010
  11. 282011
  12. 292012
  13. 282013
  14. 282014
  15. 602015
  16. 862016
  17. 852017
  18. 12018
  19. 32019
  20. 32020
  21. 62021
  22. 32022
  23. 42023
  24. 32024
  25. 52025
  26. 112026

Months in 2012

  1. 2Jan
  2. 1Feb
  3. 2Mar
  4. 1Apr
  5. 1May
  6. 2Jun
  7. 7Jul
  8. 2Aug
  9. 6Sep
  10. 2Oct
  11. 1Nov
  12. 2Dec

Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.

  1. Nauset Marsh Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2855647

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. One Grey Seal is visible in water. Grey seal · 1 seal

  2. Winter Harbor Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/84653169

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. Many Harbor Seals are on rocks; original public page date 30 July is retained despite UTC/API display that may appear as 31 July. Harbour seal

  3. Truro Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4925070

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. At least three Grey Seal heads are visible in water; count remains unset. Grey seal

  4. Lincoln County Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/268380

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. Many Harbor Seals are hauled out on rocks. Photograph credit is Claudia Lanpher and no media is uploaded. Harbour seal

  5. Barnstable County Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192220774

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. One Grey Seal is swimming. An eBird checklist in the note is secondary only. Grey seal · 1 seal

  6. Monomoy Island, Chatham Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221887266; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221887591

    Direct original iNaturalist pages and photographs reviewed. Same observer outing: one photo shows one Grey Seal hauled on sand and the other many Grey Seals on Monomoy beach. Grouped as one outing; count unset and no subspecies claim. Grey seal

  7. Chatham, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59169901

    One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Chatham. Grey seal · 1 seal