Monday, September 13

Sunday Night (Beautiful, cool evening!):

  • Nest #67 Inventory
    • Live Hatchlings-0
    • Dead Hatchlings-0
    • Pipped Eggs-0
    • Unhatched Eggs-2
    • Hatched Egg Shells-104
  • Nest #69 Inventory
    • Live Hatchlings-1
    • Dead Hatchlings-0
    • Pipped Eggs-0
    • Unhatched Eggs-4
    • Hatched Egg Shells-124
  • Nest #73 Inventory
    • Live Hatchlings-0
    • Dead Hatchlings-0
    • Pipped Eggs-1
    • Unhatched Eggs-17
    • Hatched Egg Shells-102

Monday Morning:

  • Nest #71 hatched overnight with LOTS of tracks leading to the water!
  • Nest #74 had a large crab hole, crab still hanging around, and some hatchling tracks mixed in with the crab tracks.  (First emergence)

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