Scott,

Both Harbor Seals and California Sea Lions (and I think Steller's Sea
Lions) go way up the Columbia River and some of its lower
tributaries. I'm not sure how far, but in distance it's considerably
farther than sightings in the Snoqualmie or Tolt rivers from salt
water. I know the sea lions are considered pests below some of the
Columbia River dams. Harbor Seals are in Harrison Lake, on the
Harrison River, a tributary far up the Fraser River. Those salmon are
just too attractive, and I think the smelt runs in the Columbia also
attract the pinnipeds.

Dennis


On Feb 16, 2009, at 12:00 PM, tweeters-
request at mailman2.u.washington.edu wrote:

> Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:39:15 -0800
> From: Scott R a y <mryakima at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Harbor seal in Snoqualmie River
>
> Brien,
> In 1974, while floating the Tolt River a short distance upstream from
> Carnation, we were surprised to see a harbor seal. This wasn't very
> far from
> your sighting.
>
> How common is it to find marine seals this far upstream I wonder.
> (yes,
> there are non-marine seals)
>
> Scott R a y

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