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Hammonasset Beach State Park

· Connecticut

Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. Two Harbor Seals are resting on a low rock in water; no subspecies claim and no photo uploaded.

Species
Harbour seal
Number of seals
2
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36713462

About this record

Supporting evidence
Original page: observed 7 January 2012 at Hammonasset Beach State Park, Connecticut. Two visible live-appearing seals.
Identification confidence
Probable
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.

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Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. Several Harbor Seals are hauled out; count remains unset. This is a separate exact-day encounter from 176252.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166860