8/17/2017 Monk Seal Dailies: Ka'ale, UU@Rabbit Island, News from Kauai and Rocky RH58

Today's Dailies are brought to you by Team Billand, an update from Gayle, Kauai News from our pal Val and NEW contributor to our blog photographer Melody Bentz who spent endless hours with Kaimana and Rocky.  FYI, there is still no news from Ka'ena Point. 

Team Billand's only find today was Ka'ale RH32 snoozing all alone this morning. He remained for the day during the super high tide.  They searched from Iroquios to Maili and found no seals, well Barb sorry to day your timing was off today. 

Team Billand was hopeful when spotting a yellow sign and check to see if there was a seal, but NO... it was an old monk seal sign turned into turtle signs for eggs.  Cool Recycle/Reuse! 

Gayle didn't send photos but did check Rabbit Island and spotted one Unknown.  She checked for Right Spot but no luck.

Our pal Val sent an amazing photo of three seals resting on a beach on Kauai while she was doing net patrol. She identified them a RK22 foreground, RV18 in the middle and RF30 at the end.  If you remember V18 was just recently on Oahu, and is back home.  To quote Val "Life is good when ya do good."   

With GREAT excitement photographer Melody Bentz spotted Rocky at Iroquios Point early evening  and estimated she had been there for a few hours based on no sign of her wallows from hauling out.  Melody reported her looking good, then and a lot of algae. After being there for 30 minutes she hauled back into the water.  When Melody left she was foraging along the rocks in the cove... which means she'll be putting on some weight soon.  Thank you Melody! 

Ka'ale RH32 

Kauai Seals: RK22, V18 (V26/27), and RF30 

unfortunately if you look closely there is a huge amount of plastic that has been washed up. 

ROCKY !!!  RH58

8/4/2017 Monk Seal Dailies: News from our Kauai Pal Val

Thanks Val for the update. 
First we got a little info on Oahu's newest visitor from Kauai. Yesterday Tammy reported a seal with a V18 bleach mark and tagged V26/27.  Val came through with a little more...  Adult male born to RK12 in 2005 at Kiahuna on Kauai. He has a V shaped scar on the left flank.  He is one of the "players" and is usually seen cruising up and down the east side of Kauai looking for girls. While he is a cruiser, he seems to be a good boy, not being a bully type seal. He has also been fitted with a critter-cam twice.  (Maybe... he escorted Pohaku home, or he's looking for Rocky who is usually on Kauai with her pup).  Only the seals know :-)    Oh and one more thing.... V18 - Val wants you to Come HOME.

Out next update is Pohaku's little boy now known as RJ28/29. Val and Ron found him snoozing. He's pretty chubby and has a little white bleach mark on his left foreflipper.

RJ28/29 chubby boy

 Natural bleach mark

 new bling