New England · observation
Charles River near the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge, Boston–Cambridge
· Boston–Cambridge
A harbor seal surfaced among the MIT sailing team during practice near the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge, then swam away. The article presents it as the same seal reported in the Charles River that week.
- Species
- Harbour seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- Matt Lindblad / MIT sailing team, reported in the Boston Globe via SARA Rowing
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- https://www.sararowing.com/syracusealumnirowing/2010/10/could-be-interesting-head-of-charles.html — The 22 October report says the MIT team saw the seal Tuesday afternoon; this resolves to 19 October 2010.
- Identification confidence
- Not recorded
- Editorial status
- Published by Seal Watch.
Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.