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

August 9, 2023 Wednesday's Dailies

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

Posse Pal Tammy went to check the point today with Lesley. Their first finds were RK42 (Kauai female) and RL74 Kami.  Looks like RL74 has finally started her molt.

At the point they had two males. RO40 Ka'ena had just entered his pool as they arrived. Squinty R330 was doing his thing that he has been doing for the past week. He was swimming up and down the coast checking out all the nooks and crannies, who knows what he's looking for. 

Wedge-Tailed Shearwater chicks have begun hatching. They saw several fluff balls.

Lastly weaner RS20 had hauled out.

Team R&B went to check on the two ladies and once again they were together. They were up by the grassy area until RL70 Leina want to move to her pond. But fat lady Kala RH76 was in her way, moving an inch at a time.  RL70 sniffed Kala's hind side which got her up and moving.  

Leina RL70 is now over 30% into her molt. She is looking quite goofy right now.

Next they stopped at another west side location and initially didn't see any seals. They walked around and there way up inland was one seal resting.  There was RM31 Kai alone resting. The surf was insanely high covering the rocks.

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island from 12:25 to 2:25 and there were five seals on island today.

At the back of LPB was Adult Female 1: adult size, new coat, light gray female belly and two red tags.

In the middle of LPB was Adult Female 2: adult size, older coat,  dark female belly with some lighter patches and two red tags.

At about 1:00 and Adult Male hauled out to A/F2. They had a few words and then more or less ignored each other. The A/M: adult size, dark coat and dark male belly with at least one red tag.

Near SRI were two seals:

RP24 Mohala: juvenile female, about 90% molted, light female belly, two red tags and nb on the end of her LFF. She appears to have some old fur on her rear dorsal area.

Subadult Female: subadult to adult size, older coat with tannish-yellow female belly and two red tags.

R330

RK42

RL74

RO40

RS20

RH76

RL70

Kala & Leina

RM31

Rabbit Island