8/11/2010 DB Dailies

At 0636 the Rabbit Island cast appeared to be Buster at the far left end, RIP up in the Morning Glory, left of 1BS, and Kolohe (100% molted) at the right end of Middle Cliff (RMC). When I got down to Makai Pier at 0644 I found that RIP was not alone in the Morning Glory. There along side of him was the lovely Sadie.

At 1042 Sam hauled out to 1BS, to complete the Rabbit Island cast for the day. RIP would depart at 0919, and I would not see him again until my 1711 check from MP. He was once again along side Sadie. Also on the 1711 check I saw that Sam and Kolohe were no longer on the beach.

At 0922 Dera called with the report of an animal below "Pele's Chair" at AD's (Alan Davis Estate), When I arrived at 0930 I thought I was looking at Duke. I couldn't see tags, since the animal was wedged in the rocks, but the algae build up , and size suggested Duke. The location is extremely difficult. It seems impossible that an animal could possibly haul out there, however I've found RO38 (Pooh) in exactly the same location. All day long my Monachus Gene was buggin' me, because I just wasn't sure of the ID, so I hiked back out to Pele's Chair at 1543. It was a good thing I did, because it was not Duke at all. At 1633 I finally got a look at the tags, and lo and behold it was a young female from Molokai, RB16. She is one of Val and Diane's girls. Her only other Oahu sighting came on 4-4-10, when Keith Kenyon reported her at Ka'ena Point. She departed when the tide got to her, at 1639.

Team Billand called at 0704 with the report of Makaiwi fronting #1707 , at White Plains. She has remained there all day.

The Billands called at 1644 to advise that one of their posse had reported Rocky at Iroquois Point.

This was D#43 for R5AY&P at Turtle Bay.

RIP and Sadie

Sam

RB16 -little girl all the way from Molokai