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Monday, March 2, 2020

03/02/2020 Monday Monk Seal Dailies

Today's dailies are brought to you by Team Billand. I did not make it out to the pier today because of overcast skies and rain on the windward side.

Team Billand was out at 7:30 this morning and checking a couple of beaches on the west side they spotted a seal from afar and someone standing by it. When they walked down they saw it was RL42 Leia, sleeping on shore looking mighty large. They were able to ID her by her tag. When they were leaving heading back to the car, they saw a man go by her and she let me know she wasn't happy about that. Leia RL42 would enter the water and left the area.

Team Billand headed over to a west side beach and found RL20 Kalua to the left high rocks alone. He has a new marker on the left side of his head, a small gash. He seems okay, just a new marker.

Kekoa Alii RK72 was to the right with another seal. Kekoa is looking very healthy and is a big boy!

Nalu R3CX was here looking and good and a little tired. His tags were visible along with his natural bleach spot. He looks small next to Kekoa.

RG28 Lefty was mid upper rocks snoozing alone.

RW02 PvKauai was to the right of seal inlet sleeping. His tags were visible, looking healthy. Nice to have him back on site.

Just before noon Team Billand arrived at the outfall and spotted multiple seals one was stealing fish. Yes that would be Kaale RH32. There were a couple of new fishermen that were not happy with his antics.... oh well I hope the other guys fill them in.

Team Billand stayed at the outfall until 3 pm. Much to their delight they spotted one of the seals in the outfall had CC scar on its back, a left eye mark, no tags, and a NB on left side. They could not figure out who this could be so they called in the posse and gathering everyone's info and experience they ID'd R407 a male.

( This male showed up not to long ago and was listed at Temp 306 first seen on Kauai. He arrived on Oahu mid February seen by Lesley and was given a permanent ID 407 by NOAA. He was given the nickname Kawika.)

If that wasn't enough to be excited about a huge female galumphed out of the water. Tags were visible and spotted her marker on mid shoulder and on head. It's Aukai RL12 looking enormous next to 407. She moved and he followed.

Some people were kind of close and Team Billand did their best to get them to move back.

They called the hotline to report. The seals moved higher up on shore, with 407 mooing to Aukai. She really didn't react, just went to sleep. He was busy going up, then right, then left and finally settled. He was very alert, maybe a little skittish always looking around.

A volunteer arrived spent about 5 minutes and then headed out. Team Billand stayed a whole longer.

They headed out just before 3 to check one more beach.

Team Billand spotted at a near by beach Kawena RH36 and RN14 Kalani hauled out.

Seems today was a couples day, all the females had company.

RL42 Leia