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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

3-29-11 Team Billand

Noa @ Maili Point

Noa and Pohaku

Pohaku (RO28)

M+M, Maka'iwi and R018

R018

Monday, March 28, 2011

At 0629 I found RM38 waiting for me , 60 ft left of Seal Rock Inlet on Rabbit Island. When I got back to Makai Pier at 0915 I found that he had been joined by Duke (RA12) and Kolohe (RW22). They would all remain the entire day.

At 0933 Team Billand called with the highlight news of the day. They found Kermit (R4DG), Makaiwi R4DF), M&M (R020) and Max(R5EW), all at Palm Grove, Campbell Industrial Park. No more that 2 have ever been seen there before. As if that weren't enough at 1432 , R018 hauled out to join them !

Next the Billands reported Noa (R6FI) at Maili Pt at 1127. At 1158 they found RB16 at Tracks.

At 0958, Dana called with the report of Pohaku (RO28) at Guard Rails Beach, Maili Pt. At 1455 Dera called with the report of an animal in the trough at Magic Island. An email photo recieved from Dana at 1750 confirmed Rocky (RH58). At 1622 Dera called with the report of an animal at 2E, in Waikiki. Dera confirmed Irma (R010) at 1641. Dana advised that Karen was responding.

Diane Pike emailed to report that RI15 pupped yesterday at Kalaupapa. It's their 2nd pup of the year . Okay Diane how lucky are you it's only March and you have TWO pups.

Camouflage Rocky - rocky rocks!

RO28 @ Maili Point

Karen Rohter reported Irma @ Waikiki hauled out around 4pm and was still there when she left at 8pm. Hope no-one goes strolling the beach tonight and stumbles on her.

B16 @ Tracks

Noa @ Maili Point

3-28-11 Seal Party @ Campbells! Amazing!

R018, Kermit and M+M

R018, Kermit, Maka'iwi, M+M and Max

Look at this FIVE seals together and they're not at Rabbit Island or Ka'ena Point! WOW!

Kermit and R018

Kermitm Maka'iwi, M+M and Max

Kermit

M+M and Max (really see how tiny he is)

Maka'iwi

Max

VIDEOS of Oahu and Kauai Seals

Here's the video DB found of Kolohe, Duke and Irma @ spitting cave.

And here is a video of some seals playing together on Kauai... great video thanks ANON

3-27-11 DB Dailies

The first find of the day came at 0759, when we found RIP (RR70) doing 8 minute dives at Spitting Cave, for the 2nd consecutive day.

When I got back to Makai Pier at 0900 for my 2nd look at Rabbit Island I found Kolohe (RW22) snoozin' 60 ft left of Seal Rock Inlet, and Duke , also snoozin', up in the Morning Glory, behind Seal Rock Inlet.

On a pan at 1146 I became aware of RM38, crashed on the left end rock flats of RI. All would remain there the entire day.

Team Billand checked in at 0748 with the report of Noa (R6FI) at Maili Point. At 0900 they found R2AW at Nimitz Cove. At 1328 they reported Kermit (R4DG) with his new young "squeeze", Makaiwi (R4DF), together at Palm Grove, Campbell Industrial Park. This is their 2nd day together, having spent the day at Wind Sock yesterday. Way ta' go Kermit. You make the rest of us ol' dudes proud !!

I found a piece of YouTube footage , some or all of which was shot last year, on separate occasions, at Spitting Cave, showing Kolohe (right side natural bleach, Duke (N18 bleach and Irma (N3 bleach). The idiots were obviously way to close, but you can spend some "up close and personal" time with the three. I know it was last year since Duke and Irma's bleaches were last year's locations.

Tony Querubin emailed news from the End of the World today. He saw Ka'ena (R040), and RB16, a young , Molokai girl with her L9 bleach. I last saw B16 just the other day at Spitting Cave. I know that she returned to Molokai after that sighting (per Diane). There was also another animal with no markers or tags, and one just departing , allowing no ID.

M38 @ Rabbit Island