Sunday, June 10, 2018

6/10/2018 Monk Seal Dailies:

Today's dailies are brought to you by Team Billand and Lesley.  ALSO Lesley's update from yesterday sightings, are too good to be missed. The cousins meet face to face.

At 6:15 am Team Billand were out looking for seals, they decided to split up to cover more ground. Barbara stayed at Paradise Cove, and Robert headed over to KoOlina.  Rob called to say he found RN14 Kalani entering Secrets from the rocks, but then he left.
At 6:36 am Barbara spots RN14 Kalani hauling into Paradise Cove. He started coming into shore, but tourist are there, Barbara moved them back. Kalani came to the corner, looked around then continued to the right side of the lagoon, then out to sea he went.

Team Billand reunite and head off to a Leeward Beach and at 6:58 am they spot two seals to the left in the water, fighting. One of the critters they were able to ID Benny RE74.  But the little critter greenish in color will be reported as an UU. Both headed off in the KoOlina direction.
Barbara turned around and sees RN14 Kalani hauling out on the rocks. He came in vocalizing loudly, galumphs over the rocks vocalizes again and waits. Then he moved over the rocks and out to sea heading west. They didn't see him for the rest of the day.


Stopping at another beach Team Billand see a seal arriving with N2 applied bleach mark on right side. It's Kekoa Alii RK72. He looks good and resting on the lower rocks. Waves were getting higher and higher and at 10:20 he is washed off the rocks and heads out to sea, foraging doing 7 minute dives.  Happy 7th Birthday Kekoa! 

Team Billand got a call about a seal at white plains which is insanely crowded. They spoke to the lifeguard and he said the seal came up, they roped him off, but then left heading west. Team Billand could see a head bobbing up and down, (maybe Benny but he's moving too fast).
They leave and drove around to a few other spots but didn't see anymore critters. Team Billand said there was not one person in the water at Plains, based on a some shark sightings the last couple of days. But from Kalaeloa on every human on the west side was in the water.

Lesley sent a quick not before heading out for the evening. She checked the playpen. Puna PO4 weaner was hauled out on the waterline just past the rocks in the playpen. Momma Leia RL42 and Napua PO5 were having a swim session.


 Kalani RN14
Benny & UU
Kekoa Alii
 I spy a bobbing head 
 no one in the water
 Weaner Puna PO4
 RL42 Leia and PO5 Napua Day 37

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