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Thursday, March 28, 2013

3-28-2013 DB's Dailies:Sadie&Pup (D#15)@RI, Buster@LL, Kermit@NIM, Irma@WSK, 2AW@Makaha, Pohaku@KoOlina, RI37@Rocky Pt, R018&Benny@Nanakuli, RB24@Yokes

I found Sadie & Pup (D#15) in the Morning Glory at the left end of Rabbit Island at 0700. They would later move down the far left end and did a shallow water session. After hauling out the did a couple of feeds with snoozin' in between.

At 1300 Gayle called with the report of Buster (RV08) at Lanai Lookout. That was all the SE quadrant action for today.

At 0835 Team Billand reported Kermit (R012) at #1813 Nimitz Cottages.

At 0904 the Billands found Irma (R010) at Wind Sock.

A call from Ocean Safety, at 0913 brought word of an animal at Makaka Beach. Debbie responded, and the Billands confirmed the 2AW ID at 1330.

At 0953 the Billands reported Pohaku (RO28) at Lagoon #2, KoOlina.

Dera called at 1154 with the report of RI37 at Rocky Point. Illona photos confirm the RI37 ID.

Also at 1154 Dera reported KC (RK28) at Hauula Beach Park. Tatiana provided confirmation photos.

At 1158 the Billands found R018 at Zablan Beach, Nanakuli.

At 1214 the Billands reported Benny (RE74) at Depot Beach, Nanakuli.

At 1410 the Billands advised they were watching RB24, logging and foraging in the near shore waters, somewhere between Makua Cave and the entrance to Yokes.

sadie and pup

Buster at Lanai Lookout

KC at Hauula

A SPZ using natural materials ...

RI37 at Rocky Point

Irma at windsock

Pohaku at Ko'Olina

R018 at Nanakuli

Benny at Nanakuli

2AW at Makaha

RB24

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

2-26-2013 DB's Dailies:Sadie,Pup&Kolohe@RI, Buster@SB, RIP,M&M@WP, Benny@KCG

At 0658 I found Sadie & Pup (RB12 (D#14), doing a feed , up in the Morning Glory, left of 1BS on Rabbit Island. They would later move to the water line at the left end of the beach , where they remained the rest of the day, doing another swim session, and 2 more feeds.

At 0712 I found a newly arrived Kolohe (RW22) to the water front rocks of Rocky Right Beach, on RI. He would relocate to the left end at 1206 were he briefly checked on Sadie & Pup from a distance, then rolling back to the water, and hauling out again at his starting point at 1219, where he remained the rest of the day.

Gayle called at 1250 with the report of a newly arrived animal to the east end of Sandy Beach. When I arrived at 1300, I found Buster (RV08). I cordoned him off, and he has remained the rest of the day. I picked up the rope at 1930. Buster remains.

Team Billand reported RIP (RR70) at #1707, White Plains.

At 0723 they found Benny (RE74) at Kalaeloa Campgrounds.

At 1122 the Billands advised that Laurie had reported the arrival of M&M(R020) to join RIP, at #1707. The two would do a swim session from 1230 until 1440, when they hauled out together fronting #1706.

There have been interesting developments on the Temp 412 (N32) front. Lesley's shots of N32, on Saturday at KP, and Diane's shots from yesterday at Turtle Bay, got my few remaining brain cells firing and when I compared the N32 photos to my photo database it appeared that Temp 412/N32 is not a new animal at all, but is, in fact, BG (Benny's Girl) (R303). Sean concurred with that finding today.