05/02/2022 Monday's Daily

Todays dailies are brought to you by Marilyn and Team R&B💕

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 12:30 to 1:45 and there were two seals today.

About 70 feet Lanikai side of the 2BS was an unknkown juvenile UJ: juvenile size, not sure of gender since its belly was so sandy, and there were no tags seen. The U/J started to climb the sand berm but gave up and settled down next to the berm to rest.

A subadult female S/F was between 3BS and SRI. S/F: subadult size, yellowish tan female belly and two red tags. She later moved towards the 3BS and then up into the dunes. There were no NBs seen on left side so this is not RK37.

Team R&B arrived at the bay and saw three seals in the water foraging and fighting. They were able to ID RM31 Kai. One seal was coming in fighting the big surf. It was Kai RM31, he landed on the rocks and went right to sleep.  They lost sight of the other two seals in the water.

Team R&B had gone to all their spots checking for seals and came up with nothing.  At one particular site after an hour and a half, they got to see the dolphins at play.

They tried again and finally they found one seal on the rocks. It was R07M formally known as L7. The little one was settled in and never moved for them.

It was late but Team R&B tried again to check the site. There were two seals foraging. They were able to ID RL20 Kalua, but could not see the right corner of his mouth. They couldn't tell if he still had a tangle of fishing line attached. He was foraging doing 5 minute dives in the big surf.

After watching him forage they figured out the second seal was Kai RM31.

Rabbit Island

RM31 Kai

unknown foraging

dolphins

R07M

RL20

RM31 and RL20 foraging