July 2, 2024

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

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 1:08 to 3:02 and there were eight seals seen during that time.

On LPB were the following when Marilyn first arrived:

RH76 Kala and PO8 were near the waterline. They entered the water at about 1:56 and hauled out again at 2:28 pm.

In the middle of LPB was RK37 Huia about 60% molted. Her ventral is completely molted and the new skin and fur are showing on her head and up her sides.

There were two seal between Middle Cliff and 3BS:

Adult Female: adult size, older coat, yellowish female belly and at least one red tag.

With the Adult Female was an Adult Male: adult size, dark coat, dark male belly and at least one red tag.

At about 2:15 pm Marilyn became aware that another seal had joined the AF and had run the AM off. It took awhile but she was able to ID the newcomer as TA68 (adult male from Laysan that showed up on on Oahu in 2023. TA68 ID'd by two pit scars on his right side and another pit scar in the mid right side, rectangular natural bleach on his belly. The AM then entered the water down from the 3BS.

At about the time Kala and PO8 hauled out the Adult male who had been between Middle Cliff and 3BS with an AF (earlier), hauled out to RK37.

At 2:36 pm, TA68 hauled out on LPB and immediately challenged the AM near RK37. The AM moved away and later left LPB and then returned to the AF, only to again be run off when TA68 returned.

At 2:52 pm, Aukai RL12 and her adopted pup PO3 hauled out of the channel at RRB.

Team R&B started their morning at the outfall. It was a difficult morning in that there were multiple seals in the outfall stealing dish from everybody. The fishers were not happy at all. They asked how they could get rid of them?  They keep keep stealing the fish.  Team R&B just replied there was nothing they could do.  It must be frustrating for them, but then again the seals live in the ocean. 

Team R&B stayed quite a while trying to make all the IDs.  They know that the master thief RH32 Kaale was there today. Lefty RG28 was also on site.  They were pretty sure RL20 Kalua was there too. But there was this one seal came so close to the jetty and just glared at all of them.  Very handsome but they just don't know who it was.  

They checked all the usual spots on the west side but didn't find any other seals.  They did see the dolphins out at Pokai Bay along with the boats and people. 

Then the rains came so they called it a day.

RH32

RG28

RL20

Unknown with attitude

dolphins

Rabbit Island