A GRAY SEAL roosting on the south jetty at the Ocean City Inlet (5/14/2011). This species is expanding in the Northeast, so maybe we in Maryland will be treated to more sightings of this species. <a href='http://d35ei7ijlpqg4z.cloudfront.net/rangemap-5-1029-7-650894546048723948.jpg' class='text' target='_blank'>Range Map</a> Photo by Bill Hubick.
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