11/19/2017 Monk Seal Dailies (part 2) Lesley's Ka'ena Point Update

Headed back out to Ka'ena Pt today with Jaime & Catherine.

There was a beautiful big swell and the coastline was being washed, it was sunny and the breeze just right. Perfect day!

Just as we were starting our hike we came up on R330 "Squinty" on the first beach from parking lot. He's looking charming in his new coat. It took me awhile to ID him, he wasn't showing me his scars, his right eye, was rolled in sand... after a while he repositioned a little and I saw the NB on his rear flipper (I even called Diane to check on the computer if that was really him - I knew that NB but wasn't sure it was his) another move and he showed me his chest small NB and other scars. Now on the computer I could she his head scars perfectly.

Out at the point we found RW02 "PVKauai" and R353 (F) behind the Naupaka at the base of the big rock. RW02 "PVKauai" galumph/slide down Back Beach entered the water surfed 3 waves turned back hauled out again and galumph up the beach again. That was the first time I saw that happen. It's a steep beach to go up and down.

R353 (F) bearly moved while we were there.

Up from the waterline on the Main Beach RO40 "Ka'ena" was hauled out on the corals. His molt doesn't seem to have really started (his neck is as ruffled up as yesterday) but the smell, OH yes he has started molting.

We did A LOT of outreach.

Before starting back out we did the loop to check on the Albatrosses. The fields already look like popcorn everywhere, we heard some singing, whistling and beak clacking.

 R330 Squinty  

 R353 (f) 

 R353 and RW02 PVKauai

 RW02 PVKauai

 RO40 Ka'ena