1-27-2013 Buster&U/U@RI, Makaiwi@WP, Pohaku@GR, Rocky@IRQ

It was a completely miserable day at Makai Pier today. While the rest of the world had 15-20 mph wind, the end of the pier was 47 mph, due to SW winds through the Makapuu Notch. It was crankin' !! That naturally made Rabbit Island observations difficult. On my first look I found what turned out to be Buster (RV08) just to the right of 1BS. When I got back at 0910 he was no longer there, however at 1031 he hauled out 40 ft left of 1BS, where he spent the rest of the day. He is 95% molted.

On a routine pan , at 0959 I became aware of an U/U out on the left end flats. I was never able to get an ID on this animal. I did see red tags, and just the fringes of what might have been a juvenile ventral side, but conditions and lack of movement made an ID impossible.

In conversations with the Billands on the west side and Cianna on the North Shore , it sounded pretty crappy everywhere.

At 0712 Team Billand checked in with the report of Makaiwi (R4DF) at #1707, White Plains.

At 1120 they reported Pohaku (RO28) at Guard Rails Beach.

At 1236 the Billands called to advise that they had gotten a call from Iroquois Point Security reporting an animal there. They called Clay...Clay called Vera... and Vera called me with confirmation of Rocky (RH58).

Team Billand reported Benny (RE74) at Maili Pt, at 1755.

Zeeny sent shots of Temp 412 (N32) at what appears to be Guard Rails Beach yesterday. As previously reported guys got too close to her and one of them hit her with rocks. Shots show some blood on her hind flipper on departure, probably having nothing to do with the encounter. The critters are always getting their flippers dinged.

 Temp 412 N32 

 Ouch... some cuts to the tail?  Scratched on the rough edges?                        

 Pohaku 

 Benny

 a mug only a mother could love.... (kidding Benny we all love ya)

 Maka'iwi 

 the little model

 look up in the sky!