November 28, 2023 Tuesday's Dailies

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

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 12:40 to 2:05 and there were four seals during that time.

Alone on LPB was an Unknown Weaner: weaner size and two red tags. It never showed its ventral side but it is most likely female.

There were three seals in a relatively small area by the 1BS, they were:

Sub-adult Male 1: sub-adult to small adult size, newer coat, molted

gray male belly and two red tags. There was a scar on the right rear side, so this could be RK24.

Nearby was Sub-Adult Male 2: sub-adult to small adult size, new coat, very light male belly and two red tags.

A short distance away was RG32: adult male, mostly old coat with lots of green, dark brown male belly and a scar above the right eye. His molt looks to be about 5% with lots of breaks in the fur on his upper chest.

Team R&B hurried out this morning to check on the seals before the rains hit hard. They started at the bay and found Kala RH76 foraging off the rocks.

When they went back later in the day after the rain stopped she had hauled out. Kala RH76 was alone looking beautiful as usual.

On their first check by electric beach they didn't see any seals. After they drove off and looked at the area from another location they saw a big seal was on shore. So of course they went back and there was RN14 Kalani. It appears he's going to molt sometime soon.

Next they went and rechecked tracks and this time spotted two seals at the site.

There was Kaale RH32 moving up the beach to meet Kalua RL20. They sniffed, whooped, sniffed again and then the two settled in.  

One last stop at yoks, there were no seals. Team R&B were shocked to see all the sand that had covered the road.  It's going to get interesting as this weather system moves through.  BE careful out there!

Rabbit Island

RH76

RN14

RH32 & RL20

Sand covered road

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