01/22/2020 (part 2) Wednesday Lesley's Ka'ena Update

I would like to start this report thanking the Billands for all they do for the Hawaiian Monk Seals and our seal community. A special friend of ours used to say" You've done GOOD" or " worth your weight in manapua". You have helped save so many seals thru the years, thru your eyes, response, dedication, knowledge and love. Mahalo   I second that, and along with many others we appreciate their years of dedication and experience!

This morning, Molly and I headed out to the point together. She's responsible for the Yellow Face Bee project out here and comes out to do her survey once a month. I think I got to see one today. They are so very small.

At the point I thought I had been skunked but wasn't. I an unusual (for her) place I saw RN58 Luana. She spent most of the morning in the same place but when that swell started to pick up, she was tossed a couple of times so she moved to a safer location. Once again their concept of comfortable isn't the same as mine.

I went for a walk and spotted RL74 Kami hauled up high, bellie on some reefs where she stayed most of the day.

Back at the point a seal was logging, shall I say rolling gently in a small tide pool in the outer reefs. The big swell rolling in made it move into the Main pool to a higher spot. It was RO40 Ka'ena

On our way out in the early afternoon we stopped by Hidden Beach and met a freshly hauled out RR70 RIP

We are all waiting anxiously for our first albatross hatching that should happen any minute now.  More tomorrow