10/12/2017 Monk Seal Dailies: Kekoa & Lei Ola, Buster & Right Spot, Rip & BG, Luana, 5 Rabbit Island Critters, Holokai & RJ16, Ua Malie & RK36

Today's Dailies are brought to you by Team Billand, Team T&D, Lesley and Gayle. Also check out the next post of Yesterday's News from Lesley's find.

Team Billand found Kekoa Alii and Lei Ola together both snoozing on the rocks. Lei Ola still has a hook in the left corner of her mouth. Other than the hook Lei Ola seems normal, showing no stress from the hook, sleeps on her side and back.  Kekoa Alii was a real gentleman, didn't bother her and stayed close sleeping on his side of the pond. On their later visit Kekoa moved to a deeper pond and Lei Ola is still on her side of the pond on her back. Neither are showing signs of molting.

Team T&D (Tammy and Dave) did a drive around the Island. First stop checked out Right Spot and Buster spent some time with chatting with posse pal Gayle. Next stop was Hauula but noone was home. Onward and upward to Turtle Bay where the brothers Holokai & RJ16 were by the Keiki Pool.
Their last find of the day was the boyz momma Ua Mali and RK36.

News from Lesley from Mokuleia this afternoon where she found RR70 "Rip", he's approximately 30-40% molted. Toward parking lot she found RN58 Luana in a little cove across the parking lot. (new haul out location - as well as new sand beach due to tides shifting sand).  Lesley met up with a new volunteer and spent time sharing information about the two critters.

Gayle was with Right Spot and Buster together when she found them this morning. Busterr left sometime between 11:30 and 4 pm. Day 3 of Right Spot's molt and she's 30% molted. Gayle left at 18:30.  A UU did a swim by at Sandy's about 10:30 am, took a look at Buster and Right Spot never hauled out and swam east.

Gayle's Rabbit Island check there were FIVE critters. Four critters were all together and the small lone one wasn't that far away.  Gayle's thoughts were one of the critters could be the UU (subadult) who did the swim by earlier at Sandy's.

As a side note I was told today there were two critters on Moku Nui from a friend who was kayaking. When I asked if there were any markings I was told "the dlnr person said it was an aunty and pup". hmmm okay. So what I gathered is possibly an adult female and a young/weaner kid. What's interesting is Gayle's email mentioned that Aka was on Moku Nui.... sooo in the end we know there were two seals on moku nui, one large and one small :-) 

Kekoa and Lei Ola

 Kekoa 

 The hook

 Lei Ola

 Team T&D first stop with Buster and Right Spot 

 Holokai and little brother RJ16

 RK36

 Ua Malie

 Lucky Team T&D found a pair of seals each stop

Lesley's find RIP and Luana

Rabbit Island Critters - a party !!

 Buster and Right Spot

 Right SPOT !!!!   

 UU doing a swim by - (sub adult)