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Union Boat Club dock, Charles River, Boston, Massachusetts

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A Boston harbor seal was reported basking on the Union Boat Club dock. This may overlap with other April Charles River reports; no individual identity is established.

Species
Harbour seal
Number of seals
1
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
Charles River Swimming Club

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Supporting evidence
https://www.charlesriverswimmingclub.org/?p=626 — The post is dated 12 April 2016 and identifies a Boston harbor seal at the club dock.
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.

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Other reports with the same broad area or attributed name.

Charles River near Paul Revere Park and the dam locks, Boston, Massachusetts

One seal was seen lounging on a dock by a Boston Duck Tours captain; a Globe photographer also saw it near Paul Revere Park and the dam locks. The report says it was unclear whether the wider set of Charles River sightings involved one or more seals.

Source: Mike Squires / Boston Duck Tours and Pat Greenhouse, reported by Steve Annear — The Boston Globe

Community Boating dock, Charles River, Boston, Massachusetts

Paul Gammons encountered a harbor seal at the Community Boating dock while hauling moorings. The article presents it as the seal reported in the Charles River that week.

Source: Paul Gammons / Community Boating, reported in the Boston Globe via SARA Rowing

Charles River near the Museum of Science, Boston, Massachusetts

A harbor seal was first reported in the Charles River near the Museum of Science by a Boston Duck Tour operator. Later October accounts may describe repeat sightings of this seal; they do not establish additional animals.

Source: Boston Globe / New England Aquarium, reported in SARA Rowing