Morning events: Nest #36 hatched during the night sometime before high tide at 48 days. Inventory Sunday. Nest #34 had one more emerge. Nest #39 has a hole and no green. Nest #41 has a little crack and started sinking and Nest #43 has the outline of the hole. Both of these were relocated nests. Last Read More
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Nest #31 hatched last night – August 25, 2016
Nest 31 hatched during the night. There were lots of tracks down to the high tide line. Inventory Saturday. 3 inventories last night: Nest 28: 110 shells, 6 pipped and 1 unhatched Nest 29: 113 shells, 15 unhatched, 10 pipped, 6 dead and 5 live Nest 34: 97 shells, 10 unhatched, 6 pipped, 4 live. 7 Read More
Nest #30 Inventory results – August 24, 2016
No activity today. Nest 30 inventory results: 84 shells, 36 unhatched, 1 pipped, I dead and 1 live hatchling.
Nest #32 & 33 hatched – August 23, 2016
Exciting news for Skip & Barb’s team 5. Nest #32 hatched during the night with lots of tracks. They accepted the challenge of greening a nest with no cage. They went by pictures sent to me from a couple of tourist and marked the nest. I’m attaching a picture. Thanks for hanging with me on this one…even Read More
Nest #28 hatched – August 22, 2016
Nest 28 hatched about 9:30 last night with 87 turtles swimming off to sea. Inventory Wednesday. Nest 34 had one more hatchling emerge while the team was there last night. The dastardly crab was back this morning and a hatchling had succumbed to his claws. Nest 29 had crab holes too.
Nest #30 hatched – August 21, 2016
Nests 30 & 34 had crab holes but nothing else to report. Nest 30 hatched around 10 last night between the storms. Inventory Tuesday.
Nest 29 & 34 hatched – August 20, 2016
Nest 29 had a couple of hatchlings emerge during the night. We are calling it first emergence and counting 5 days. Nest 34 had 38 hatchlings emerge last night at just 44 days. We are starting a 5 day count on this nest as well. 44 days is just so early!! Thursday nights inventory of Read More
Interesting activity today – August 19, 2016
Nest 29 had a slight crevice. Nest 31 had the outline of the hole. Team JaLu, otherwise known as Lucy and Janet, is the only currently active nest west of the public parking. Nest 34 had a huge crab that had made hay day in the sand. He dug all over but morning patrol took him away. It’s Read More
No activity – August 18, 2016
No new activity Nest 27 had a couple more emerge after 10:00 last night. Inventory today @7:30
No new nests or crawls – August 17, 2015
No activity this morning. Nest 27 had 6 more emerge last night. Inventory will be Thursday at 7:30.