2025 Sea Turtle Nest Inventories

Nest #1 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 126
Unhatched Eggs – 14
Pipped – 1
Live – 0
Dead – 4

Nest #2 Inventory (Verified Kemp’s Ridley Nest)

Hatched Egg Shells – 81
Unhatched Eggs – 6
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 2 (Crab Attack)
Eggshell Pieces – a large handful

Nest #3 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 145 (WOW!)
Unhatched Eggs – 6
Pipped – 0
Live – 1
Dead – 0

Nest #4 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 108
Unhatched Eggs – 22
Pipped – 1
Live – 0
Dead – 0
Eggshell Pieces – a few

Nest #5 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 53
Unhatched Eggs – 34 (undeveloped)
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 0
Eggshell Pieces – a handful

Nest #6 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 78
Unhatched Eggs – 40
Pipped – 1
Live – 2
Dead – 0

Nest #7 Inventory (This nest was previously undetected due to high tide; was washed out days later and relocated. Some eggs had water exposure, so we were happy that so many did develop!)

Hatched Egg Shells – 60
Unhatched Eggs – 23
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 2
Eggshell Pieces – 2 large handfuls

Nest #8 Inventory: most of the eggs were beige in color with thick yolks inside.

Hatched Egg Shells – 2?
Unhatched Eggs – 162
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 0

Nest #9 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 140 (WOW!)
Unhatched Eggs – 6
Pipped – 0
Live – 1
Dead – 0

Nest #10 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 101
Unhatched Eggs – 9
Pipped – 1
Live – 3
Dead – 1

Nest #11 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 143 (WOW!)
Unhatched Eggs – 7
Pipped – 1
Live – 4
Dead – 1

Nest #12 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 119
Unhatched Eggs – 4
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 0

Nest #13 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 84
Unhatched Eggs – 7
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 0

Nest #14 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 102
Unhatched Eggs – 10
Pipped – 0
Live – 1
Dead – 0

Nest #15 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 68
Unhatched Eggs – 27
Pipped – 9
Live – 13
Dead – 0

Nest #16 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 53
Unhatched Eggs – 85 (Most beige and undeveloped)
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 0

Nest #17 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 124
Unhatched Eggs – 6
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 1

Nest #18 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 28
Unhatched Eggs – 69
Pipped – 0
Live – 1
Dead – 0

Nest #19 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 104
Unhatched Eggs – 4
Pipped – 6
Live – 0
Dead – 5

Nest #20 Inventory (Verified Kemp’s Ridley Nest)

Hatched Egg Shells – 74
Unhatched Eggs – 2
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 0

Nest #21 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 111
Unhatched Eggs – 1
Pipped – 3
Live – 14
Dead – 1

Nest #22 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 122
Unhatched Eggs – 4
Pipped – 0
Live – 7
Dead – 0

Nest #23 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 116
Unhatched Eggs – 5
Pipped – 1
Live – 0
Dead – 0

Nest #24 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 88
Unhatched Eggs – 6
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 0

Nest #25 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 82
Unhatched Eggs – 27
Pipped – 0
Live – 1
Dead – 0

Nest #26 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 90
Unhatched Eggs – 6
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 0

Nest #27 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 27
Unhatched Eggs – 144 (all undeveloped. Most were beige/pinkish and near the top of the shallow nest)
Pipped – 0
Live – 1 (very active and ready to get to the water!)
Dead – 0

Nest #28 Emergency Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 93
Unhatched Eggs – 5
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 0

Nest #29 Emergency Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 124
Unhatched Eggs – 8
Pipped – 2
Live – 1 (SAVED FROM WATERLOGGED NEST!)
Dead – 0

Nest #30 Emergency Inventory (9:45 PM)

Hatched Egg Shells – 11
Unhatched Eggs – 98 (heat related undeveloped eggs)
Pipped – 0
Live – 6
Dead – 0

Nest #31 Emergency Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 85
Unhatched Eggs – 6
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 16 (Heat related, hatchlings found just under the sand at the top of the nest)

Nest #32 Emergency Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 140
Unhatched Eggs – 3
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 1 (Crab attack)

Nest #33 Inventory (Had water inundation from Hurricane Erin Tides after the hatchlings had pipped out of their shells but were not yet ready to emerge. Very sad outcome.)

Hatched Egg Shells – 101
Unhatched Eggs – 11
Pipped – 2
Live – 0
Dead –101

Nest #34 Emergency Inventory – (Verified Green Turtle Nest)

Hatched Egg Shells – 140
Unhatched Eggs – 18
Pipped – 0
Live – 74!! (fully developed and ready to go!)
Dead – 0

Nest #35 Inventory (First nest to hatch after Hurricane Erin!)

Hatched Egg Shells – 92
Unhatched Eggs – 40 (Most were undeveloped and covered in roots)
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 0

Nest #36 Inventory (Had water inundation from Hurricane Erin Tides at a critical stage of development.)

Hatched Egg Shells – 5
Unhatched Eggs – 136 (some eggs had embryo development and some were undeveloped)
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 0

Nest #37 Inventory (Had water inundation from Hurricane Erin Swells)

Hatched Egg Shells – 70
Unhatched Eggs – 55 ( 11 were undeveloped; 44 had developed embryos that did not hatch)
Pipped –2
Live – 8
Dead – 1

Nest #38 Inventory (Had water inundation from Hurricane Erin Swells)

Hatched Egg Shells – 90
Unhatched Eggs – 44 (3 were undeveloped; 41 had developed embryos that did not hatch)
Pipped –5
Live – 9
Dead – 1

Nest #39 Inventory (Had a couple of slight overwashes during Hurricane Erin tides)

Hatched Egg Shells – 88
Unhatched Eggs – 4 (All undeveloped)
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 0

Nest #40 Inventory (Was overwashed at least 8 times during Hurricane Erin tides)

Hatched Egg Shells – 57
Unhatched Eggs – 10
Pipped – 0
Live – 2
Dead – 0

Nest #41 Inventory

Hatched Egg Shells – 112
Unhatched Eggs – 15
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 0

Nest #42 Inventory (was overwashed multiple times but did very well!)

Hatched Egg Shells – 63
Unhatched Eggs – 5
Pipped – 0
Live – 3
Dead – 3

Nest #43 -Inventory (was overwashed a few times during Hurricane Erin tides)

Hatched Egg Shells – 40
Unhatched Eggs – 73 (some were developed and some undeveloped)
Pipped – 0
Live – 2
Dead – 1 (Crab attack)

Nest #44 Inventory (This nest went undetected as a nest and was recorded as a False Crawl until it was dug up by a 4-legged mammal. The incubation was about 53 days). Wonderful find by the Conely family who called it in!

Hatched Egg Shells – 116
Unhatched Eggs – 0
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 0

Nest #45 Inventory (This nest went undetected as a nest and was recorded as a False Crawl on top of a high dune until it was dug up by a 4-legged mammal. The incubation was about 49-50 days).

Hatched Egg Shells – 68
Unhatched Eggs – 0
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 0