Late count entry -from the most unusual loction.

Oh my goodness....I called my island coordinator yesterday to inform her that no seals we observed in my zone. :'( Right after I hung up the phone team Bloy observed a small u/u swimming off shore. We hid behind some trees and watched a tiny Hawaiian Monk seal haul out right before our eyes. No markings or tags. This little guy has come a long way and it brought a tear to my eye to observe a seal on Seal Count Day.
I have attached a photo....I know you're all thinking its Monk, but Monk is on Molokai and has tags!! It's a monk seal miracle.
Don't worry I'll take good care of this little one.
Aloha from Nebraska,
(thank you Val, we miss you and ron.... glad you have a little critter to keep you tied in... Amazing how much this little one resemble monk... perhaps its monks little sibling mink... or bonk. all our best from the bloggers)