July 5, 2024 Friday's Dailies

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

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

Marilyn did not see RL12 Aukai and her adopted son PO3, but she suspects they were in the water and if she had stayed would have seen them.

On LPB was RH76 Kala and her pup PO8. They had a nursing session near the waterline when Marilyn first started viewing, but they later moved up the shore for a snooze. Marilyn is reasonably sure PO8 is a male. At one point PO8

headed for the water and seemed to call for Mom Kala to follow to no avail. PO8 then galumphed back up the beach and after playing around for awhile went back into snooze mode. 

Closer to 1BS and LPB was RK37 Huia who has finished her molt. She is showing her shiny new light gray female belly and two red tags during a flipper flex.

Between Middle Cliff and 3BS was the same Adult Female that Marilyn has seen the last few days. Marilyn was no able to get very good photos of her today. The AF has an older coat, yellowish-gold female belly and at least one red tag and a scar on her ventral middle neck/upper chest area.

Tammy hiked out to Ka'ena Point today and found six seals. First was weaner PO6, who is a male. She found him belly up in shallow water. Next there was RL98 Lina back at her favorite beach. She was resing alone on shore. 

Albatross chicks are losing more of their down feathers and will soon fledge.

Next Tammy found R420 Kaipo alone up on the rocks.

Then she saw a seal just hauling out. She ID'd RN14 Kalani by his N14 applied bleach. 

RG40 Holokai was alone lounging and staying cool.  Lastly she found RT98 formerly known as PO4, she is looking healthy and doing okay.

Team R&B started their day at the bay. They were surprised to find RL70 Leina who was heading to the lower rocks.  There was one of the guys from the homeless camp nearby but he didn't stay around. Leina has started her molt. Her sides head and flippers are almost done, so her molt is going quick.

They also found R3CX Nalu. Looks like he had just hauled in and both his tags were visible.

At the outfall the spotted a seal, greenish and foraging off the outfall.

The seal appeared to adult to sub-adult size.

At another west side location they found Kai RM31 alone on the rocks resting. They saw two raw pink spots, it appears he may have started his molt on his chest area.

Last stop they found RH48 Lei Ola in the same area as yesterday. She continues her molt which is moving along quickly.

Rabbit Island

PO6 Weaner

RL98

albatross chick

R420

RG40

RN14

T98 formerly PO4

RL70

R3CX

UU

RM31

RH48

June 7, 2024 Friday's Dailies

Today's dailies are brought to you by Marilyn, Tammy and Team R&B💕

Marilyn viewed Rabbit Island for about two hours today and only the two moms and pups were seen during their viewing session. At the time of Marilyn's report she was having some technical difficulties with the photos. If and when she is able to send them I will post.

RL12 Aukai and her adopted pup PO3 were in the water when Marilyn arrived. They went clear down to the middle of LPB and RL12 tried to haul out there, but PO3 didn't follow so she turned around and followed him into the water. They swam for at least another half hour and eded up hauling out where they were yesterday. PO3 nursed and snoozed for a bit then he headed back into the water and Aukai followed. After about another half hour during which they headed in the Makapuu direction, they hauled out at the beach at Middle Cliff. This must have been deja vu all over again for PO3, because this is where he was born and spent his time during the first few week of his life.

RH76 Kala and PO8 had moved in the Makapuu direction and are now only about 20 feet of the 2BS. Marilyn saw PO8 nurse at least twice. Kala seems to select difficult locations for the pup to be able to get situated to nurse. PO8 spent about 20 minutes playing with a small clump of thin branches. This seems to be somewhat precocious for an 8-day old pup, but it seemed to be having fun. Mom and pup are doing well and the pus has grown noticeably.  Marilyn could again see RH76's mid-dorsal N77 applied bleach.

Tammy went out to the point with Lesley today. Their first find was weaner PO4. Looks like the kid got her bling and is officially T98/T99. 

Next they found RW02 PvKauai on some of the reefs.  And their last find was R420. He was resting comfortably.

While out there they spotted a Manu O Ku fly by and head out to sea.

Team R&B headed for the beaches right after breakfast. They found R407 Kawika resting in peace on Kermit's Reef. They sat and watched him and then noticed some little "dots" far out in the water. They were surfers braving the waves so far out.

One of the local fishermen arrived and was yelling at Kawika. Team R&B watched as R407 responded by lifting his head and looked right at the man who was delighted. The guy told them that he talks to

"da seal all the time".  They waited to make sure he didn't disturb R407, and after an hour the fisherman left and R407 remained.

Their last find was at Kahe where they spotted a seal on the rocks resting. The waves were strong covering most of the area. They were able to ID RL20 Kalua. They didn't see any other seals foraging today, only about 10 crazy snorkelers in the water with the big surf.

R420

weaner PO4 - T98

RW02

R407

RL20