Seal Sleuthing in New Haven

01/03/2026

Portrait of Chappy by my daughter for Christmas.

08/12/2025

Found this guy eyeing us in New Haven Harbor early August.

03/16/2025

Aaron Goode and P Christopher Ozyck lead an impromptu bio- regional group talk and walk on Chappy the seals path from the turning basin at the confluence of the Mill and Quinnipiac Rivers to Chapel and East St. Pictured is Aaron with Happy the emotional support seal.

03/04/2025

In his short life he brought curiosity, joy, a connection to nature.

The Aquarium said late Monday that the gray seal pup's "gastrointestinal issues were too severe to treat, and he succumbed to his disease."

02/22/2025

Prints are probably there till weather warm. Check them out

A young seal made headlines when it ended up in the middle of New Haven, leaving many wondering how it made its way to the Elm City.

02/21/2025

Wow - seals too - bird flu.

A harbor seal at Buttonwood Zoo is believed to have died from bird flu.

02/21/2025

New York Times ! Great video of paws and claws that match with tracks.

The police in New Haven, Conn., found a young seal wandering the streets and aided in its rescue. “Maybe we should just start keeping mackerel in the cruisers,” one officer suggested.

02/21/2025

Found new tracks second time out.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A New Haven man made it his mission to find out how a young gray seal ended up on a city street last weekend. Chris Ozyck posted his exploration on his ‘Seal Sleuthing in …

02/20/2025

Tracks found of where the New Haven seal came ashore. Wasn’t looking for them first time because I had a slightly different theory.

02/20/2025

New Haven Seal

02/20/2025

Dragon!

Learn how Fair Haven became Fair Haven in this excerpt from Doris B. Townshend’s Fair Haven: A Journey Through Time. * * * The village of Dragon on the banks of the river presented a pretty scene in the early 1800s. Large schooners and sloops were anchored at the docks, their bowsprits overhanging...

02/20/2025