May 30, 2024 Thursday's Dailies

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

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 11:04 to 1:58 and lets just say it was a very good day. Ultimately there were five seals seen today.

First things first, as soon as she started viewing she checked for the Adult Female she reported yesterday between 1BS and 2BS. She saw an adult female, but a soon after saw a dark head moving behind the waterfront rocks and Marilyn realized that the Adult Female had given birth overnight. This is a very difficult spot to get a decent photo. Marilyn could see thin applied bleach line on the AF's rear dorsal. Marilyn is 99% sure the new mom is RH76 Kala with her N77 applied bleach. The pup PO8 seemed to be moving around as much as it could behind the rocks. Kala's predicted birth date was today.  Right on time!

Aside from the new birth Marilyn found a very pregnant RL12 Aukai with weaner PO3 on the Lanikai side of LPB where they were yesterday. Aukai seems very tolerant of weaner PO3. Their loccation makes getting photos difficult due to the waves breaking along the shoreline. Today there was the added complication of huge numbers of Sooty Terns taking flight. RL12 was ID'd by her large adult size, N13 applied bleach. PO3 was ID'd by his weaner size and shape and light male belly.

At 11:56 pm Marilyn became aware that another seal had joined RL12 and PO3. This seal is labeled as Unknown Adult: small adult or large sub-adult size, medium gray ventral and at least one red tag seen during flipper flex. RL12 and the UA has a brief spat soon after the UA's arrival, but they seemed to tolerate each other thereafter. For a while all three seal were near other, but PO3 entered the water and did not haul out again.

Team R&B first find was Lefty RG28 who had just hauled up on high rocks. He seemed to move to make room for another seal.  Sure enough a second seal came in bobbing up and down. The seal was young looking, clean and no tags visible. The seal turned around and left. Team R&B thought it might be R617,

They were concerned about RG28 in that he had fishing line near his body. They studied all the angles to see if the line was attached. They believe he's okay, no hooks seen attached, just lots of line near him.

Next Team R&B checked Nimitz and found R407 Kawika. He was back at his spot resting on the reef. Today was good there were no people or dogs around for a change. They did see prints in the sand but at the moment no one was around and all was quiet.

Last find was at Kahe. There they found RL20 Kalua. He was alone resting on the rocks.

Rabbit Island

RG28

Unknown Adult (R617?)

R407

RL20