MonkSealMania.blogspot.com: 03/26/2022 Saturday's Dailies

Saturday, March 26, 2022

03/26/2022 Saturday's Dailies

Todays dailies are brought to you by Marilyn, posse pal Amy, Mike E. and Team R&B💕.

I received an email from a diver who was out on the west side today and spotted a seal while diving. He sent a short video clip as it swam by his group. Love seeing them underwater. Mike said the seal had an applied bleach N11. (unfortunately I can not get the video to load)

After looking closer at the photo and consulting with Barbara, she right away said oh that Nalu R3CX and the bleach is N6. ( its not the clearest bleaching).

Posse pal Amy went down to the beach at sunset with her family this evening. They saw a SRA up with

signs and rope but no volunteer monitoring the two seals. Amy ID'd RN14 Kalani, but the other seal was obscured by rocks so she wasn't able to make an ID. While with her family Amy provided monk seal 101 and removed the ropes and signs after it got dark. Thank you Amy, above and beyond.

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 10:10 to 12:50 and there were three seals on island today.

Approximately 50 feet Makapuu side of the 1BS was a S/F: subadult size, yellowish female belly and two red tags. Marilyn thinks its the same seal in this location as yesterday.

Directly down from the 3BS behind waterfront rocks was a A/F: large adult size, lighter gray ventral and not sure about tags. Marilyn has no doubt this is the same adult female as yesterday.

About 50 feet Makapuu side of the 3BS was a subadult male that she is reasonably sure it was RK24: subadult size, light yellowish male belly and at least one tag was visible. He had started out mid beach but then moved down and was partially hidden by the waterfront rocks.

Team R&B arrived at tracks and found L7 already on shore. There

was a nice zone around him by some wonderful local posse protectors. << ----- I like that reference. They were told the seal had arrived about an hour before.

They were also told there was another seal, an adult who had been there late evening along with L7. The adult had nudged the little male, almost like come on its time to go. Both seals left together, nice information from the posse.

They checked the outfall and good ole' Kaale RH32 was busy foraging. They watched him go in and out of the outfall, busy seal.

Next at a nearby location they saw so many people, divers, swimmers, beach goers, boogie boarders and two monk seals on shore.

There was Lefty RG28 very alert and agitated with of all the people around. He must have been whooping for a good while. The other seal was R413 Makamae who was also very alert but a little calmer than Lefty.

Team R&B called the hotline and let them know of the crowd and the two seals, stressed that someone should be there. Thankfully a volunteer arrived with signs.

While waiting Team R&B educated anyone with questions, and they had a great conversation with a veterinarian that they met.

Next they made the trek to Ka'ena West and only found one seal. Problem was they just couldn't make the ID. The seal was reported as an adult unknown male. U/M. I know they will wonder about who it could be, but for now they had to settle for unknown.

Along with junior sealette they went to check on the swans and ducklings.

And lastly they were entertained by a pod of dolphins jumping and having a good ole' time.

Nalu R3CX N6