At 0550 I found Irma (R010) &Pup, on D#1, right where I'd left them last night. They would move down to the water front rocks at 0705, and remained there through Lesley & I's shift. When I got back to AD at 1255 Mom & Pup had moved up with the rising tide. I'm reasonably sure that the kid finally found the "trough". I can say with certainty that Barbara's shot from yesterday was correct. The pup definitely has a natural bleach on the ventral side of the #5 lobe of the right hind flipper. I'll be heading back down for an evening check. D#1 ended at 1930. In the future it will be interesting to see if we can get that kid to roll over to make an ID. 
I got to Makai Pier at 1100, and found Duke (RA12) at Seal Rock Inlet, and Kolohe (RW22) at the right side of Seal Rock Inlet. My observation time was limited. AND Posse Vera was on the Northshore with R5AY and our other little pup.... NICE shots Vera!
Team Billand called at 0838 with the report of Ewa Girl (RS00), at Wind Sock, Kalaeloa Beach. At 1422 they found M&M (R020), at Guard Rails Beach, Maili.
At 0900 they advised that Clay Gates had reported T21M at IRQ. He would depart at 1430.
I just realized as I was updating this information... Today's Daily includes all 4 Oahu Moms.... M+M pupped on Rabbit Island PO1, Ewa Girl pupped at airport PO2, R5AY pupped turtle bay PO2... and now Irma and PO4.... A record for Oahu four births and a record for the blog, all moms spotted on the same day.... Must be monk seal mothers day!
Official Day 1 - Irma and PO4
okay this looks a little dangerous... kid you better learn to get out of Big Momma's way
The invisible pupping fence... kind of like the cone of silence ;-)
Big Momma blocking the kid (which she did for much of the afternoon)
Hug? or Restraint ?
Wiggle worm
Ewa Girl looking never know she just weaned PO2
Ewa Girl @ Windsock
M+M @ Maili Mom of PO1 (Nani)
Looking Good M+M
T21M on the move @ Iroquois
Thank you Posse Clay... nice shots
Have a good swim T21
PO3 @ Turtle Bay... great shot Vera ... WAHHHHHH
5AY and pup
Kid trying to do a happy feet dance, except she doesn't have any feet
Swimming Lessons.
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