August 31, 2023 Thursday's Dailies

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

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 1:00 to 2:45 and there a total of four seals on island.

On Lanikai side of LPB was Adult Female 1: adult size, newer coat, light gray female belly and two red tags.

Between 3BS and SRI were two seals:

Adult Female 2: adult size, new coat, yellowish female belly and two red tags.

Subadult Female: subadult size, new coat, light gray female belly and two red tags. She may have a line scar on her mid right chest.

At 2:17 pm, Marilyn noticed AF1 looking up at something, there was a seal in a depression in the middle of LPB. The seal never fully emerged from the depression, seal reported as Unknown Adult: adult size, unknown gender, older coat and a light yellow belly, unknown tags. 

In seal news today nicknames were announced for the 2023 pups.

RS34 (PO3) - Moana

RS12 (PO4) - Hoku (in 2008 there was a male named Hoku who died during his first year)

RS08 (PO6) - Lahina also referred to as Kiele

RS20 (PO7) - Maluhia also referred to as Maylea

Tammy and Lesley headed out to the point and then hiked Keawa'ula side. Their first find was RP40 Ka'ena on the runway. Then they had a swimmer that never hauled out but luckily he showed them enough to make an ID. It was RG28 Lefty. 

They checked back beach and they were happy to see TA68, which was Tammy's first introduction to the male from Laysan. On the other side they found Squinty R330.  

A last minute decision they decided to hike Keawal'ula. They first saw RW02 PvKauai. When they turned the corner they spotted a very green seal and they were both delighted to ID RP30. If that wasn't enough they next saw RS20 and thankfully she flashed her tags. Lastly they found RL74 Kami and she's look pretty big.

Team R&B started at the bay and once again Miss Kala RH76 was alone in her pond.  There were two gentlemen that told them of a seal to the right so off they went to check it out. Just as they got there the seal began to head for the water. They got a tag shot and ID'd Nalu R3CX before he took off.

At another west side location they spotted a seal on the rocks. It was an adult male who they ID''d as RG32.  Next a seal who was way up inland who was ID'd as R416.

Lastly at Kahe they found RL20 on the rocks again. He was alone and looking very green, thankfully his tags were visible.

Rabbit Island

RO40

TA68

R330

RG28

RW02

RP30

RS20

RL74

RH76

R3CX

RG32

R416

RL20