Friday, September 17

Thursday Night:

  • Nest #71 Inventory
    • Live Hatchlings-0
    • Dead Hatchlings-0
    • Pipped Eggs-0
    • Unhatched Eggs-20
    • Hatched Egg Shells-94
    • Team 8 would like to thank their family, friends, Ambassadors and especially the Junior Ambassadors for helping to make it a wonderful season!
  • Nest #79 had 3 more hatchlings emerge around 8:00pm.

Friday Morning:

  • Nest #74 Inventory
    • Live Hatchlings-0
    • Dead Hatchlings-0
    • Pipped Eggs-0
    • Unhatched Eggs-3
    • Hatched Egg Shells-50
    • Team 3 is THRILLED with these results as this nest was in the overwash zone.  They worked hard to keep the water off the top of the nest, but it did come around both sides.  We aren’t sure when those turtles emerged, it could have been during a rain storm at the time of high tides, possibly even before the tides threatened.  Great work, Team 3!
  • Nest #77 Inventory
    • Live Hatchlings-1
    • Dead Hatchlings-0
    • Pipped Eggs-0
    • Unhatched Eggs-5 (they opened one and the embryo was malformed and had growths on it’s back)
    • Hatched Egg Shells-125

This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 21ST03)