Revisions in Response to Peer Review

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Revisions submitted to PeerJ

This pull request represents all of the changes to since the original manuscript was rendered and submitted to PeerJ.

Highlighted Changes

The peer reviews were generally positive and the decision from PeerJ was that the manuscript required minor revisions. In the end, more substantial changes were made to the manuscript in response to the reviews and additional considerations among co-authors.

• The title of the manuscript was changed to a simpler version that emphasized the focus on this spring season
• We reorganized much of the text to better follow the convention keeping methods, results, and discussion separate. The initial version tended to blend those sections.
• We added a figure to provide context for the spatial distribution of bio-logger deployments along with recent aerial survey effort
• All figures were revised to use more accessible palettes and, generally, to improve clarity and communication
• Any previous titles or subtitles within the figures were moved to the figure captions. Legends, axis labels, and direct labels were improved to ensure clear communication of key details
• The supplemental material was expanded to include two additional sections. Section 2 provides plots for each species that show the standard error around the haul-out predictions across the season and at select solar hours. Section 3 explores the use of downward surface solar radiation as a possible replacement for hour-of-day in the model.