Where to See Harbor Seal in Glacier Bay National Park

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Harbor Seal sightings in Glacier Bay

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Where Harbor Seal has been reported, from 129 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 AM4% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM4% of the busiest hour5 AM8% of the busiest hour6 AM16% of the busiest hour7 AM30% of the busiest hour8 AM50% of the busiest hour9 AM70% of the busiest hour10 AM85% of the busiest hour11 AM95% of the busiest hourNoonBusiest hour1 PM95% of the busiest hour2 PM90% of the busiest hour3 PM85% of the busiest hour4 PM75% of the busiest hour5 PM60% of the busiest hour6 PM45% of the busiest hour7 PM30% of the busiest hour8 PM18% of the busiest hour9 PM12% of the busiest hour10 PM8% of the busiest hour11 PM5% of the busiest hour

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

Harbor Seal sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	4%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	4%
5 AM	8%
6 AM	16%
7 AM	30%
8 AM	50%
9 AM	70%
10 AM	85%
11 AM	95%
Noon	100%
1 PM	95%
2 PM	90%
3 PM	85%
4 PM	75%
5 PM	60%
6 PM	45%
7 PM	30%
8 PM	18%
9 PM	12%
10 PM	8%
11 PM	5%

Audio tour

Hear about Harbor Seal on the drive.

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

Glacier Bay Tour Guide

Harbor Seals: Glacier Nurseries on Icebergs

Listen

“If you’re near a tidewater glacier, scan the floating ice for dark, torpedo-shaped bodies. Those are harbor seals. Each spring, these ice floes become floating nurseries where mothers give birth and nurse their pups.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Glacier Bay Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Glacier Bay spots that mention Harbor Seal

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

Places

SightMcBride GlacierRemote tidewater glacier with calving ice and harbor seals

SightMargerie GlacierBlue, calving tidewater glacier you view by boat in Tarr Inlet

SightTarr InletBoat-in fjord ending at Margerie and Grand Pacific glaciers

SightJohns Hopkins Glacier ViewpointBoat-only views of an advancing tidewater glacier and teeming wildlife

SightJohns Hopkins InletRemote fjord to an advancing tidewater glacier with teeming seals

SightJohns Hopkins GlacierRare advancing tidewater glacier with thunderous calving and rich wildlife

SightBartlett CoveHub for trails, day tours, culture, and free camping

Visitor centerPark Visitor CenterSmall, smart hub with exhibits, views, and a whale-listening hydrophone

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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48 sightingsOrcaOrcinus orcaMost seen 9 AM–8 PMSighting map

110 sightingsBrown BearUrsus arctosMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–9 PMSighting map

312 sightingsSea OtterEnhydra lutrisMost seen 8 AM–12 PM & 3–6 PMSighting map

106 sightingsMountain GoatOreamnos americanusMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

93 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 7 AM–1 PM & 2–8 PMSighting map

85 sightingsTufted PuffinFratercula cirrhataMost seen 7–11 AM & 2–9 PMSighting map

27 sightingsBlack BearUrsus americanusMost seen 7 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

Where to see Harbor Seal in Glacier Bay