2018-2019 CRESLI Seal Sightings at Cupsogue Beach
| Date | Status | Trip type |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, November 18, 2018 | 2 harbor seals Photos | Research |
| Saturday, November 24, 2018 | 2 harbor seals were seen during research monitoring but were unfortunately not seen during the seal walk | Research and Seal Walk |
| Sunday, November 25, 2018 | 2 harbor seals Photos | Research |
| Monday, December 03, 2018 | 77 harbor seals Photos | Research |
| Saturday, December 08, 2018 | 93 harbor seals Photos | Seal Walk |
| Monday, December 17, 2018 | 53 harbor seals Photos | Research |
| Saturday, December 22, 2018 | 34 harbor seals Photos | Seal Walk |
| Sunday, December 23, 2018 | 24 harbor seals seen during monitoring. Just before arrival for our walk, the seals were chased off the sandbar by a vessel approaching too closely. Please keep your distance from seals. Photos | Research and Seal Walk |
| Thursday, December 27, 2018 | 53 harbor seals Photos | Research |
| Sunday, December 30, 2018 | 120 harbor seals Photos | Seal Walk |
| Thursday, January 03, 2019 | 110 harbor seals Photos | Research |
| Wednesday, January 16, 2019 | 132 harbor seals Photos | Research |
| Thursday, January 17, 2019 | 132 harbor seals Photos | Seal walk for South Ocean Middle School |
| Friday, January 18, 2019 | 117 harbor seals Photos | Seal monitoring with the Waldorf School of Garden City |
| Saturday, January 19, 2019 | 123 harbor seals Photos | Seal Walk |
| Saturday, February 02, 2019 | 105 harbor seals Photos | Seal Walk |
| Sunday, February 03, 2019 | 52 seals hauled out early on the sand bar; they were flushed later and about 20 ultimately hauled-out on the near shore rocks Photos | Research & Seal Walk |
| Saturday, February 16, 2019 | 122 harbor seals Photos | Seal Walk |
| Sunday, February 17, 2019 | 118 harbor seals Photos | Research & Seal Walk |
| Friday, February 22, 2019 | 92 harbor seals Photos | Research |
| Saturday, March 02, 2019 | 20 harbor seals Photos | Seal Walk |
| Sunday, March 03, 2019 | 92 harbor seals Photos | Seal Walk |
| Friday, March 08, 2019 | 96 harbor seals Photos | Seal monitoring with the Waldorf School of Garden City |
| Saturday, March 16, 2019 | 91 harbor seals Photos | Seal Walk |
| Sunday, March 17, 2019 | 101 harbor seals Photos | Seal Walk |
| Wednesday, March 20, 2019 | 104 harbor seals Photos | Research |
| Friday, March 29, 2019 | 157 harbor seals Photos | Seal Walk for Little Peepers Forest School |
| Saturday, March 30, 2019 | 136 harbor seals during post-sunrise monitoring session. All seals on the sandbar had been flushed before our scheduled walk. ~40 were swimming and another 20 were hauled out on the rocks near shore. The seals on the rocks were flushed by an illegal close approach by Coast Guard Auxiliary vessels. the incident had been taped and a report to the authorities will be sent Photos | Seal Walk |
| Sunday, March 31, 2019 | 51 harbor seals: (28 on near-shore rocks & 23 on sandbar) Photos | Seal Walk |
| Friday, April 05, 2019 | 20 swimming harbor seals Photos | Seal monitoring with the Waldorf School of Garden City |
| Saturday, April 13, 2019 | 22 harbor seals Photos | Seal Walk |
| Sunday, April 14, 2019 | ~128 harbor seals in dense fog Photos | Seal Walk |
| Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | 109 hauled-out harbor seals Photos | Seal monitoring with the Waldorf School of Garden City |
| Saturday, April 27, 2019 | 17 hauled-out harbor seals Photos | Seal Walk |
| Sunday, April 28, 2019 | 14 harbor seals hauled out at the far northeastern of the sandbar. This has never been seen in 14 years of monitoring. Photos | Seal Walk |