01/23/2021 Saturday Monk Seal Dailies

Today's dailies are brought to you by Team Billand and Lesley.  Lesley's Friday and Saturday reports are posted separately, so make sure you check both.

Team Billand got a call from a friend that there was a seal on shore at plains. They headed over and found Kawika R407, snoozing in a zone that the life guards had set up.  We love the life guards! Team Billand called the hotline since there were a ton of people on the beach along with "access surf" group.

They headed out and stopped at tracks, when they arrived they saw two seals from a distance. There

were lots of people, dogs and tents. In addition there was a drone that flew above them maybe 15 to 20 feet, the seals seemed agitated. Team Billand ID'd RH32 Kaale and RG28 Lefty and called the hotline, but in the end no one came out. The seals entered the water, spent some time fighting in the shoreline and then landed once more. They had attempted a couple of landings but the people rushing up to them made them turn around and try again. The last time the landed and seemed like they were going to stay, Team Billand left. Hopefully a volunteer made it out there.

From tracks they headed over to the bay. They found RN44 on the rocks. He was snoozing and looking very green. Its a mystery when he lasted molted. Then there was little RL20 Kalua to the right in front of the homeless camp. They waited for an hour for him to turn over for a tag shot. He never showed his face, he was well hidden. Team Billand didn't go too close as they didn't want to alert anyone he was there. Meanwhile the dolphins were going nuts off shore.

They stopped at another west side location and spotted a seal resting comfortably. It was R3CX Nalu resting among the crowds of people, some with boogie boards. Then again the waves were cranking. 

They looked around and then spotted three seals snuggled in the rocks close together. There was N4 snuggled close to Kawena and then RL70 Kalua.  Pretty darn cute.

Kawika R407

Kaale and RG28 Lefty

RN44

RL20 Kalua

R3CX Nalu

Kawena RH36

N4 Kai

RL70 Leina

Look close there are three of them