[NatureNS] gray seals vs. harbour seals

From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:12:02 -0300
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I will race Ian McLaren & others with a response to Dusan=92s question =
with a YES, the gray/grey and harbor seals do haul out together, =
although sometimes they seem to segregate a bit, too.  I wish more =
Maritimers would learn the differences in field marks, although I am no =
expert.  I feel a lot of empathy and sympathy toward all sorts of seals =
because of their right to exist and drive our marine ecosystems in the =
face of too-popular persecution from fishers and governments et al.  =
Besides these two species, we also have to be aware of and learn =
identification tips for harp seals, hooded seals, and even bearded and =
ringed seals.  We all know of frequent winter records for young harp =
seals, usually associated with ice.  I also recall a surprising sighting =
of an adult harp seal near Port George by Clarence Stevens Jr.  Young =
hooded seals (blue-backs) are much less frequent but occasionally turn =
up after being whelped in the Gulf of St. Lawrence or off Newfoundland.

Two places where gray and harbour seals can be seen hauled out together =
are Cottage Cove Prov. Park just west of Port George, and on the Seal =
Ledges off northeast Brier Island.

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Dusan Soudek <soudekd@ns.sympatico.ca>
> Subject: [NatureNS] gray seals vs. harbour seals
> Date: August 18, 2014 at 4:37:31 PM ADT
> To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>=20
>    Last weekend I had a chance to observe a large groups of seals =
hauled up on top of a ledge, and then swimming around it, near Eastern =
Shore=92s Spry Harbour. Some of them were definitely  gray seals, =
judging by their size and the large snouts when seen in profile. But =
others seemed to be much smaller and had more rounded heads. My question =
is this: Do the two species ever haul out together? Or was I just seeing =
adult and young gray seals?
>    Dusan Soudek=20


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charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">I will =
race Ian McLaren &amp; others with a response to Dusan=92s question with =
a YES, the gray/grey and harbor seals do haul out together, although =
sometimes they seem to segregate a bit, too. &nbsp;I wish more =
Maritimers would learn the differences in field marks, although I am no =
expert. &nbsp;I feel a lot of empathy and sympathy toward all sorts of =
seals because of their right to exist and drive our marine ecosystems in =
the face of too-popular persecution from fishers and governments et al. =
&nbsp;Besides these two species, we also have to be aware of and learn =
identification tips for harp seals, hooded seals, and even bearded and =
ringed seals. &nbsp;We all know of frequent winter records for young =
harp seals, usually associated with ice. &nbsp;I also recall a =
surprising sighting of an adult harp seal near Port George by Clarence =
Stevens Jr. &nbsp;Young hooded seals (blue-backs) are much less frequent =
but occasionally turn up after being whelped in the Gulf of St. Lawrence =
or off Newfoundland.<div><br></div><div>Two places where gray and =
harbour seals can be seen hauled out together are Cottage Cove Prov. =
Park just west of Port George, and on the Seal Ledges off northeast =
Brier Island.<br><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
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<div>&nbsp;&nbsp; Last weekend I had a chance to observe a large groups =
of seals=20
hauled up on top of a ledge, and then swimming around it, near Eastern =
Shore=92s=20
Spry Harbour. Some of them were definitely&nbsp; gray seals, judging by =
their=20
size and the large snouts when seen in profile. But others seemed to be =
much=20
smaller and had more rounded heads. My question is this: Do the two =
species ever=20
haul out together? Or was I just seeing adult and young gray =
seals?</div>
<div>&nbsp;&nbsp; Dusan Soudek&nbsp; </div></div></div></div>
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