Saturday, August 10

Morning patrol:

  • Nests 43 and 55 hatched during the night
  • Nests had more hatchlings: 18 (1), 44 (lots), 55 (2 live in the runway and 2 already watched by visitors), 40 (few + 1 dead) 
  • Crab holes – 41, 48 and 68

Last night:

  • Nest 32 had 2 more hatchlings emerge
  • Nest 42 boiled around 10:45 with 69 hatchlings
  • Nest 44 had a slow boil with 41 hatchlings eventually making it to the water

Inventory:

  • Nest 29 – 147 shells and 20 unhatched (Big Nest 167 eggs)
  • Nest 36 – 112 shells, 5 unhatched, 3 pipped and 2 live
  • Nest 39 – 100 shells, 4 unhatched and 7 live