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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10 October—13 November
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All placesMarkers 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.
23 of 28 reports mapped · 10 places
New England Six-state outline
Reported places Detail of outlined region
Mapped places North to south
- Downeast Maine / Acadia1 report
- Midcoast Maine4 reports
- Casco Bay / Portland2 reports
- Massachusetts North Shore3 reports
- Boston Harbor / Charles River1 report
- Outer Cape Cod1 report
- Lower Cape Cod1 report
- South Cape / Buzzards Bay6 reports
- Rhode Island coast3 reports
- Connecticut coast1 report
Places without a map point · 5 reports
Broad or unreviewed public locations remain available in the archive.
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Reports over time
All datesSelect a year, then a month. Counts describe published reports; one animal may appear in several reports.
Months in 2014
Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1071793
Observation: A group of seals was photographed near Red Ledge.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1054579
Observation: A group of seals was photographed near Red Ledge.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1054600; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1054606
Observation: A mixed group of seals was photographed at Lackeys Bay.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1046556
Observation: A group of seals was photographed near Naushon; the observer described more than the usual eight but gave no exact count.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1046557
Observation: A separate group of seals was photographed near Naushon.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/918154
Observation: A seal or seals were photographed on rocks and in water near Woods Hole.