June 26, 2023 Monday's Dailies

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

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 12:35 to 2:40 and there were four seals on island today.

Alone on LPB was a weaner which Marilyn believes is RS12: weaner size, shape and coloration, light female belly and two red tags. Marilyn became aware of a throw net fisherman arrived about 2 pm. HE was dishing around the rock flats of LPB. He did not intentionally bother RS12 but he was close to her. (and he shouldn't be on the island at all).  He also has been seen on island before, which is really maddening. 

Together in a group near the water line about 40 feet of the 3BS were three seals:

Weaner RS34: weaner size, shape, coloration, light female belly, two red tags and a NB on lower right side.

Juvenile Male: juvenile size, older coat, tannish yellow male belly and two red tags.

Unknown Subadult: subadult size, light grayish ventral and unsure about tags or sex.

Team R&B started at the bay where they found one seal. There was Miss Kala RH76 who seemed agitated for some reason. They checked to see if there were any approaching seals, or others hidden, but didn't find any.

They did a recheck on Kala later in the afternoon, and there were some surfers out there. One of the guys exited the water with his boogie board, and Kala reacted. She leapt forward sounding off with a bark.  He went around her, but because she is so big he was having a hard time.  Kala remained and the dude moved on.

At another west side location they thought they were skunked until.... they spotted R416 way inland.

He was alone and snoozing.

Heading out to another site they found two seals together on shore. One was ID'd as RL42 Leia, looking green and a little thin.

The other seal barely moved and they never saw tags. They reported it as an U/A Unknown Adult.

Lastly they found one more seal, it was the lovely Miss Lei Ola RH48. She was sparkling with her new coat in the hot sun.

Then Team R&B saw an area blocked off and they didn't recognize the signs and pink ropes. It was a turtle nesting site.  They  have lived out that way for over 46 years and this was the first nesting site they have seen out there.

Rabbit Island

RH76 Morning

RH76 - afternoon

R416

RL42

U/A

RH48

Turtle Nesting Site