July 31 2023 Monday's Dailies

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

I'm going to provide an abbreviated version of todays dailies, because this old blog lady is in need of some rest.

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 1:10 to 2:30 and there were four seals on island.

An Unknown Unknown seen in same spot as yesterday. Looks to be a subadult but was still hidden behind the sand berm.

Near 3BS:

Adult Male: smaller adult size, dark male belly and at least one tag. A pit scar above the left front flipper and possibly another in front of the right front flipper.

The AM was near a Juvenile Female: larger juvenile size, old coat with lots of green and two red tags.

On the rocks of RRB was RQ44 Mahina: juvenile size, green coat, green female belly and three red tags.

Marilyn also made a stop at one of the beaches and was happy to find two seals.

One of the seals was RJ06 Aka: adult male, darker male belly and tags J06/J07. He was the last seal nicknamed by DB before he passed. He holds a special place and it was nice to see him up close.

The other seal was R7AF: larger juvenile to smaller subadult size, old coat and two tags 7AF/7AG. His applied bleach N and N2 were visible.

Team R&B only had two seals at a west side location.

R416 was resting on his own.

RH76 Kala was at waterfront rocks. She kept moving closer to the edge as if there were another seal, but they didn't see any others.

Rabbit Island

7AF and RJ06 Aka

R416

RH76

July 30. 2023 Sundays Dailies

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Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 12:45 to 2:35 and there were three seals seen on island during her observations.

Initially only a Juvenile Female was present near the 3BS. The JF was a larger juvenile to subadult size, older coat, green belly and two red tags. She may have a line scar on her right neck area.

At 1:34, Marilyn became aware of a mostly hidden seal on the 1BS side of LPB. The seal was behind the sand berm and never gave her much of a view. Seal is reported as an Unknown Unidentified:

unknown size, sex or tags.

At 2:00 a Subadult Female hauled out to the JF. The SF was: subadult to small adult size, new coat and very light female belly with two red tags.

Both the SF and JF were perturbed by a round black plastic float with a white rope that moved back and forth on the shoreline for the last 10 days. The SF seemed particularly leary of the float.

Team R&B first spotted RH76 Kala galumphing up on the rocks at the bay. She landed and found her spot to rest.

At the jetty with the fishers was a seal cruising. They believe this to be RL20 Kalua. They waited but he just wouldn't haul out.

At another west side location they found one other seal. There was Mr. Kai RM31 on the rocks. He was alone today basking in the sun.

Rabbit Island

RH76 Kala

RL20 ??

RM31 Kai

July 29, 2023 Saturday's Dailies

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Although it was a very long day for them they were so happy to find some seals today. They were hoping to find at least one seal. To their delight they spotted a seal on the rocks. There was Kai RM31 who was kind enough to show his tag. Because of the high surf he moved up higher on the rocks.

On their second stop at another west side location there was the jackpot of three seals!  They were all on the resting.  Kala RH76 and RG28 Lefty were at the water front rocks.  Then there was the cutie R416 Makalii.

RM31 Kai

RH76 Kala

July 28, 2023 Friday's Dailies

Todays dailies are brought to you by Marilyn.

Marilyn viewed Rabiit Island from 12:35 to 2:40 and there were four seals during her observations.

Initially near each other on LPB were the following:

Adult Female 1: adult size, older coat, tannish gray female belly and at least one tag.

Adult Male: adult size, darker coat, tannish gray male belly and two red tags.

Initially in the middle of LPB was Adult Female 2: adult size, newly molted, light ventral, and two red tags.

At some point AF 2 galumphed over to the AF 1 and AM. Then about 2:20 the AM moved into the water in the Makapuu direction and joined the Juvenile female who was near 3BS.

Juvenile Female: larger juvenile size, very green coat, green female belly and two red tags. When the AM joined her about 2:30 she did not seem interested and they were both snoozing when Marilyn left the site.

Marilyn got a text from posse pal Tammy late afternoon that there had been two seals at a beach close by. Marilyn headed over around 4:15 to 4:45 and a SRA was in place with a volunteer on site.

There was one seal when Marilyn arrived and was ID'd as R7AF: juvenile to subadult male with a lighter colored coat, tswo red tags 7AF 7AG. He appears to have a fish hook scar on the left size of his lip.There is an applied N bleach on his right side.

7AF