Sunday 12/25/22  32 seals hauled out, 27 degrees, SW 15 to 10, clear, 1315. 5 seals on far rock for 37 seals total. 

Another puzzling seal watch today, as the seals gradually arrived a few at a time during the two hours we spent on the beach. We thought perhaps the seals had been flushed before we got there, but I believe it was just another slow seal day for reasons known only to the seals. Usually the day following stormy weather will be a time for the seals to get some much-needed rest, and the seals that did show up generally settled quickly into nap mode as if they were weary. However we were surprised both by how late in the ebb tide that they trickled in one or two at a time, and by the low seal count. Perhaps there are not a lot of seals in the area right now for some reason, or maybe the storm messed up their feeding pattern, but for whatever reason it was a slow seal day. We have not been to Rome Point for about a month, and our most recent seal observations have been relatively unimpressive in terms of numbers of seals and interesting behavioral observations. It will be interesting to see what the seal situation looks like on good weather/tide days this week and beyond, as we will have opportunities to visit Rome Point more regularly as we move into the winter season.