12/10/2017 Monk Seal Dailies: RW02 PVKauai, RW22 Kolohe, Rabbit Island Critters

Today's dailies are brought to you by Team Billand,  Mrs. Whisperer, Vicki, and Lesley.  Lesley's full report is in the dailies part 2. 

Team Billand found a seal just hauled up on shore at Yoks. To their surprise is was RW02 PVKauai, who is usually on the Mokuliea side.  As Team Billand was trying to get photo of their tag people were starting to come by and get very close. Team Billand had to firmly plead with them to allow the seal to rest.  A call was made to the hotline. Lifeguard came by and brought them some orange flags to keep any of the 4x4's coming up on the beach.

Between 8:30 and 9:45 Mrs. Whisperer checked out the usual haul outs on the east side, no seals were spotted.  At 11am she set up at Makai Pier to observe Rabbit Island and immediately saw 2 seals, one to the west of the 2BS and the other above the seal rock inlet.
The seal near the 2BS was behind and occasionally "hugging" a large log. The seal was ID'd as RW22 Kolohe by his "cue ball" natural bleach behind his front front flipper and male belly. He appears to have molted since the last time Marilyn reported him.
At 12:00, another seal came out of Seal Rock inlet and galumphed up to the seal already there. The newly arrived seal was an adult male but it's size and one quick look at its belly. He had a relatively new coat and some sort of scar midway between its front flipper and rear flippers. The smaller seal moved up into the morning glory, Mrs. Whisperer couldn't determine it's gender but said it was a sub-adult with a brownish coat.
Gina Walker joined up with Marilyn on the pier, but once it started drizzling they departed at 12:30. Upon leaving the pier they found a large conglomeration of rope and net on the floating on the Makapuu side of the pier, which they proceeded to pull out of the water. They got it as high up on the beach as they could, as it was extremely heavy.  Gina is going to call 808Cleanups in hopes they can remove it.

Our posse pal Vicki was out and about on the east side today and came up empty, but she did come across this funny looking bird, who looked like it was having a good time.

 RW02 RVKauai

 The rope and net that Gina and Marilyn pulled out.

 RW22 Kolohe 

 UU and U/M

Laughing Bird