4/6/2010 DB Dailies

At 0721 , from Makai Pier, I found Sadie snoozin' 30 ft left of 1BS, and Buster along with Duke, up in the grass behind Seal Rock Inlet, at the right end of the beach, on Rabbit Island. When I got back to Makai Pier at 0900, Buster had moved down to cool off. Duke would follow at 1013, and both would remain there the rest of the day. The was no interaction. 

Kolohe hauled out to join Sadie at 0908. He galumphed up to join her near the cliff, and both would snooze until 1034, when both began to stir, and Sadie initiated minor interaction. Both moved down together with Kolohe in the lead, and both remained near the water line for the remainder of the day with no further interaction.

Unfortunately, Team Billand provided the drama for the day. They reported RI37 at Guard Rail Beach , Maili. They reported and documented a severe , large, open, laceration wound on her posterior dorsal running to the right side, dorsal , posterior , just above her ankles. It appeared fresh, and though the cause is unknown, propellor wound would be high on my list of suspected causes. Of course, NOAA was called, but I have no further info at this writing. These animals can, and do, handle these types of wounds on their own. 2AW is proof of that.

RI37 with wound on rear flipper