Where to See Gray Seal in Cape Cod National Seashore

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Gray Seal sightings in Cape Cod

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Where Gray Seal has been reported, from 461 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM2% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM3% of the busiest hour4 AM5% of the busiest hour5 AM13% of the busiest hour6 AM26% of the busiest hour7 AM42% of the busiest hour8 AM68% of the busiest hour9 AM84% of the busiest hour10 AM95% of the busiest hour11 AMBusiest hourNoonBusiest hour1 PMBusiest hour2 PM95% of the busiest hour3 PM89% of the busiest hour4 PM79% of the busiest hour5 PM63% of the busiest hour6 PM53% of the busiest hour7 PM42% of the busiest hour8 PM26% of the busiest hour9 PM16% of the busiest hour10 PM8% of the busiest hour11 PM4% of the busiest hour

Gray Seal is most seen 10 AM–4 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Gray Seal sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	3%
4 AM	5%
5 AM	13%
6 AM	26%
7 AM	42%
8 AM	68%
9 AM	84%
10 AM	95%
11 AM	100%
Noon	100%
1 PM	100%
2 PM	95%
3 PM	89%
4 PM	79%
5 PM	63%
6 PM	53%
7 PM	42%
8 PM	26%
9 PM	16%
10 PM	8%
11 PM	4%

Audio tour

Hear about Gray Seal on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Cape Cod, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Cape Cod Tour Guide

Which Seal Is That?

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“A seal's face is a better clue than its color. The two you're most likely to see around the Cape are gray seals and harbor seals. Gray seals have a long snout that gives them the nickname horseheads.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Cape Cod Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Cape Cod spots that mention Gray Seal

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Gray Seal. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

BeachCoast Guard BeachOpen Atlantic sand, where the Great Beach begins.

Trails

ModerateHead of the Meadow Beach and Bike Trail Loop4.5 mi · 2.5 hrA beach walk, sandy cut-through, and paved return.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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264 sightingsHorseshoe CrabLimulus polyphemusMost seen 6–9 PMSighting map

74 sightingsGreat Blue HeronArdea herodiasMost seen 7 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

16 sightingsSnowy EgretEgretta thulaMost seen 7–11 AM & 3–7 PMSighting map

33 sightingsGreat EgretArdea albaMost seen 7 AM–1 PM & 3–7 PMSighting map

40 sightingsTurkey VultureCathartes auraMost seen 11 AM–3 PMSighting map

Where to see Gray Seal in Cape Cod