Name: Residents report possible otter sightings near Beaver Island marinas, 2020
Start: 2020-09-11
End: 2020-09-12
Location: Saint James Harbor

Residents report possible otter sightings near Beaver Island marinas, 2020

Also Beaver Island harbor otter sighting 2020

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Locator map: Saint James Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago

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TypeEvent

Dates2020-09-11 – 2020-09-12

WithinSaint James Harbor · Beaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Dates: 2020-09-11 – 2020-09-12
Kind: Observation
Where: Saint James Harbor
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: wildlifeenvironmentcommunicationcommunity
Within: Saint James Harbor · Beaver Island

Summary

In September 2020, forum participants described possible otter sightings near Beaver Island marinas. One observer estimated the animal at about three feet long; another said otters were regularly seen near Pinky’s.

Evidence limits

The reports are useful dated community observations but do not independently confirm species, abundance, or exact locations.

Sources

BradG and Marie LaFreniere, “Otter in the harbor,” Beaver Island Forum, September 11–12, 2020.
BradG described a possible three-foot, light-brown animal near Anderson’s marina and Marie LaFreniere replied that she saw otters regularly near Pinky’s. These are community wildlife observations, not a verified species identification, population survey, or precise location record.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015646

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Residents report possible otter sightings near Beaver Island marinas, 2020”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-otter-harbor-observation-2020/, accessed [date], citing BradG and Marie LaFreniere, “Otter in the harbor,” Beaver Island Forum, September 11–12, 2020..

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