4-27-2012 DB Dailies: M38,Kolohe&Buster@RI, Noa@Maili Pt, R018@Trks, Makaiwi@CIP, RI37@Mokuleia

Lots of hours and miles were put in by the Elves and I on the Irma/Kaiwi Quest, but alas, Nada , though there were a couple of possibles. More in a second.

At 0816 I found two separate, partially visible animals on Rabbit Island. One was hiding in the Morning Glory, left of 1BS. The other was hiding behind the rocks , right of Seal Rock Inlet. When I got back to Makai Pier at 1110, both animals had relocated to behind the rocks at Rocky Right Beach, and once again were only partially visible. At 1356 I managed to get an ID on Kolohe (RW22) as he rolled around.

At 1713 I returned to Makai Pier, and both had been driven up by the rising tide. At 1716 I confirmed the RM38 ID.

Also at 1713 I found Buster (RV08) just hauling out fronting 3BS.

At 0831 Jack at the Bay called to advise that some of the Hanauma Bay regulars had reported " a small seal" swimming in the Cable Channel at the right side of the bay. They could provide no other information. Jack advised that he too could see the animal, and that he had noted 6 minute dives, but could provide on other ID info. I spent 45 minutes on top, looking at the bay, but never saw anything. Kaiwi ????????

That sighting caused me to recheck Spitting Cave, at 0951. At 1000 , for just 5 seconds, I saw a swimming head of a small (?) animal in the gnarly, glary white water at the point. I was not able to make any kind of a call on the ID. I did not see the animal again. Kaiwi ?????????

Team Billand called at 0859 to report Noa (R6FI) at Maili Point.

At 0946 they found R018 at Tracks.

Makaiwi (R4DF) was their next find, between the Feedlot and the canal in the Outback of Campbell Industrial Park.

Kelly Evans called at 1629 to advise her daughter's boyfriend, Jon Mossman had called her about an animal in Mokuleia, across from the Dillingham Airfield, where they were camping. Kelly Girl made the run an at 1732 confirmed the RI37 ID. She got a passerby to take ID photos , so they will be coming at some point.

A brief progamming note...... I can't swear to it, but there is a chance that the Jeff Corwin program involving Kolohe's dehooking, maybe airing tomorrow at 1430, on KITV.

Buster and da birds

  Noa 6FI/6FJ

 Maka'iwi 4DE/4DF 

 looking long an lean

 hmmm more like a stuffed sausage

 R018 @ Tracks