9/28/2010 DB Dailies

On my first look at Rabbit Island I found nothing by surfers.....lots of surfers. Miraculously, though the place had waves and lots of people and watercraft, nobody went on the island in my presence at least. It was not until my 2nd look at 0924 that I found Duke 60 ft right of 3BS, and Sam at 1BS. Duke's D#2 molt is 2%.

On a pan at 0926 I found that I'd missed somebody on my first pan of the beach. Kolohe was behind his favorite log at 3BS, with his coconut close by . All would remain there all day.

At 1203 posse member Alice called to report and animal swimming the beach front at the east end of Sandy Beach. People following would not allow a haul out. As I was responding she advised that the animal was swimming off to the east, so I stopped at the cove at the back end of SB, at 1207, and sure enough there I found Benny investigating several spots in the cove, and rolling in the shallows. At 1214 he swam out and toward the west, so I hurried ahead and was waiting for him when he hauled out at the east end of Sandy Beach, at 1232. I cordoned him off, and left for an appointment.

As I was heading back to Sandy Beach at 1320, Alice called again to say that she was now with Irma at the cove. A passerby had told her there was an animal there, and she saw Irma's N3 bleach. When I pulled in at the cove at 1328 I found Irma in the shallows and shortly thereafter she swam out and to the east. There was no doubt in my mind that she was headed for Irma's, so I went ahead and was waiting for her when she hauled out there. I got her cordoned off, and both she and Benny have remained the rest of the afternoon.

 

At 0650 Team Billand reported Makaiwi once again at Maili, but in a slightly different location from yesterday.

At 1036 they found Kermit at the east end fence at White Plains. He would depart that location at 1109, and began moving to the west, making brief haul outs at the last cottage (#1843), then Al's Bench, and Wind Sock. At that location the Billands got a beachgoer moved just as Kermit headed for the guys beach towel. The guy had his ipod on and was clueless that there was an animal moving toward him. Again he stayed only briefly, and once again headed toward the west. He finally came to a halt between the two bunkers on the west side of th Nimitz jetty. At each of his haul outs, the Billands said he was searching and bellowing. He was obviously in hunt mode.

 

Dera called at 1400 to say that she had been advised that Right Spot was once again at her favorite spot at Turtle Bay, and that Ua Malie was on the TB side of the point today.

Benny

Irma

Sam