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Sunday, April 23, 2023

April 23, 2023 Sunday's Dailies

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

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 12:15 to 2:25 and there were seven seals during her viewing session.

Out on the rock flats of LPB was an Adult Female: adult size, light greenish gray female belly and two red tags. Marilyn believes this is the same A/F who was at SRI rock flats several times last week.

On LPB were Sadie RB12 and PO4. They spent most of the time in the water. Eventually about 2:15 they hauled out for a nursing session.

RF34 Pua and PO3 spent the first half hour in the water before hauling out near the 2BS about 12:45. Then they moved up the beach and PO3 had a long nursing session. Later moved further up the beach and went into snooze mode.

Initially alone in a tide pool in the rock flats near SRI was a seal Marilyn believes is RK24 Bruno/Wawamalu. He looked like he was in an awkward uncomfortable position in the tide pool. RK24: adult size, light ventral side, two red tags, scar on the lower lip and a scar on the right side about 1/3 forward of the rear flippers.

At 1:10 Marilyn became aware of an Unknown Adult hauling out onto the rock flats of SRI. Later the U/A galumphed closer to RK24 but there was no interaction. U/A: adult size, two red tags, never saw the ventral side so unknown gender.

Tammy is visiting Molokai and today with friend Liz hike Hale O Lono. They found four seals today!

First find was a 2020 pup that is untagged but has an ID #R07M. Tammy pointed out that Team R&B saw him last year on the west side of Oahu, I think they nicknamed him Alika.

Next was another 2020 pup that is untagged ID# R06M.

Their third find down the beach was a large female RN12, most likely born in 2013.

Lastly they found a female RL62. She suffered a shark bite a couple of years ago, but has healed nicely on her own.

Team R&B had a very slow day. At one of their stops they spent time watching a boobie catch a very sizable fish. He tried forever to swallow it, in the end Team R&B gave up on watching.

They finally found two seals. There was RH76 Kala and RL08 snoozing together on the rocks. Kala seemed like she wanted to leave, but stayed put while Team R&B were there. She is looking very large and RL08 is very green. Probably from being in the water so long foraging.

Rabbit Island