Last Saturday, we embarked for the first seal mission of the season. We traveled to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Coney Island, and Orchard Beach. Although it was a beautiful day, we saw neither seals bobbing in the water nor hauled out on land. Some might consider this a fail. However, we identified several potential and accessible locations in the NYC area that may be perfect habitat for seals. We intend to stretch our search to Staten Island (Eastern Shore, and not Swinburne Island yet) and the Jamaica Bay/Gateway National Park.