July 4, 2026 Saturday's Dailies

Todays dailies are brought to you by Marilyn and Team R&B💕

Happy July 4th! Hope everyone had a good and safe day.

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 12:19 to 3:17 pm and there were ultimately eight seals on Island today.

The big news of the day is RH76 had her pup while Marilyn was viewing today. Kala was down and slightly Lanikai side of the 1BS at 1:57 pm, Kala starting exhibiting behavior that Marilyn suspected was precursor to giving birth. She kept vocalizing and looking back at her rear. At about 2:15 pm (unfortunately while Marilyn was checking out

the other seals) she gave birth among the waterfront rocks. PO13 was getting splashed by water which made Marilyn nervous. Then the pup moved up towards Kala's head and mom and pup nosed each other. For some time the umbilical cord and placenta was still attached to the pup, but then it separated. The pup nosed mom's ventral, but never actually nursed. Mom and pup seem fine. 

There were four seals on various areas of LPB. At the back Lanikai side of LPB were two seals:

Weaner Male 1: weaner size, male belly, did not see tags.

Juvenile Female: juvenile size, new coat, light female belly, did not see tags. This may be RU38 who had been very green then Marilyn saw partially molted.

Sub-adult Female: sub-adult to small adult size, older coat, female belly and two red tags.

Newly weaned PO10, Marilyn kept looking for RM26 Nohea with PO10, but thinks she must have weaned the pup on Day 38. The seal labeled PO10 is smaller weaner size, with some pup fur left, female belly and no tags.

Initially in the Middle Cliff beach was weaner RV50: weaner size,  light female belly and 3 red tags. Later she moved up on the rock flats above the beach.

Initially in the SRI channel was Weaner Male 2: weaner size, light male belly and at least two red tags. This weaner may have a silver dollar size NB on the lower mid left side.

Team R&B tried their best to get to the pup site early. Upon arrival Rocky and PO11 were going for a shallow swim. They haven't seen PO11 go into deep waters yet. Mom barked at the kid, not sure why

Team R&B didn't see anything.  They hung out together by the rocks, Rocky holding the pup with her one flipper, blocking her body with her own. On hour of this the pup began to bark. Must be hungry.

Then Rocky slowly got to the a ledge and began her slow climb up. PO11 still barking. Rocky made it then called the pup, who always has difficulty getting up on the rocks. Everyone watched all thinking the same thing.... you can do it!

PO11 made it up with mom, mom moved further in on the rocks and presented to the kid. 

Meanwhile there are kids swimming about 100 feet away in the Keiki pond on both sides. There were fishers in protection zone with many poles.  Suddenly the winds picked up a football and floated to area where mom and pup are snoozing. Of course the kids wanted their ball. They were told to wait, the will move with the wind. A volunteer asked the fishers to get the ball and he picked it up, ball given back to the kids. 

Team R&B called it a day and headed home before things got crazy for the night.

Rabbit Island  RH76 & PO13

Rabbit Island

Rocky & PO11