Monday, August 16

4 Inventories last night, all with some hatchlings for our visitors to see! 

  • Nest #14 had another Leucistic hatchling!  That makes a total of 4 that were seen.
  • Nest #14 Inventory
    • Live Hatchlings-2
    • Dead Hatchlings-0
    • Pipped Eggs-0
    • Unhatched Eggs-2
    • Hatched Egg Shells-119
  • Nest #25 Inventory (small clutch!)
    • Live Hatchlings-2
    • Dead Hatchlings-0
    • Pipped Eggs-1
    • Unhatched Eggs-5 (all pink)
    • Hatched Egg Shells-52
  • Nest #26 Inventory
    • Live Hatchlings-37
    • Dead Hatchlings-0
    • Pipped Eggs-1
    • Unhatched Eggs-14
    • Hatched Egg Shells-109
  • Nest #29 Inventory
    • Live Hatchlings-2
    • Dead Hatchlings-0
    • Pipped Eggs-0
    • Unhatched Eggs-42
    • Hatched Egg Shells-91
  • Team 6 saw 3 more hatchlings out of Nest #33 to the water.
  • Morning Patrol Report for Monday:
  • Nest #40 Inventory (Kemp’s)
    • Live Hatchlings-1
    • Dead Hatchlings-0
    • Pipped Eggs-2
    • Unhatched Eggs-6
    • Hatched Egg Shells-48
  • Nest #15’s Inventory had been dug up by crabs.
  • Nest #37 had more tracks.
  • Nest #39 had more tracks.
  • Nest #41 had a big crab hole with 1 eggshell removed. Also, Nest #41 was greeted by Sonic who speed down the runway.
  • Nest #43 had a small indentation and lots of crab tracks.
  • Nest #50 Boiled on Day 50 with tracks scattering in all directions.

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