We thought after the sad outcome of Primo, you might enjoy the latest “rookery report.” As of Friday, Aug 13th, there were at least 110 seal pups at the rookery where the WDFW biologist and our volunteer did observations. Each year, a number of pups are abandoned at the rookeries due to disturbances that separate them from their mothers before they can imprint - disturbances such as boaters getting too close or eagles swooping in for the placenta immediately after birth. Most often these pups die because another seal will not nurse them. However, we were thrilled to see a mom nursing not one, but three pups! In the photo, you can see her in the bottom left corner nursing two, while the third takes a break behind her. Pups of all sizes were crawling, flopping, hopping and swimming around us and calling out “maaaaaaaa.” It was a veritable festival of blubberballs and a joy to behold. Many of these pups are close to being weaned and may be visiting West Seattle sometime soon.