Friday Night:
We learned from the DNA results of Nest #8 Mama that she typically lays small clutches of eggs. This nest had a total of 50.
Nest #8 Inventory
Hatched Eggs – 44
Unhatched Egg – 6 with an additional 2 small spacer eggs
Pipped – 0
Live – 0
Dead – 0
Nest #20 had 104 hatchlings boil out at 9:28 pm. Most of them decided to try and attend a Wedding at the Lazy Turtle restaurant before heading out to sea. We are thankful for the help of about 10 Turtle Ambassadors who searched the beach to help locate the turtles!
Saturday Morning:
Nest #14 Inventory
Hatched Eggs – 118
Unhatched Eggs – 2
Pipped – 0
Live – 2
Dead – 1
Nest #17 Inventory
Hatched Eggs – 90
Unhatched Eggs – 18
Pipped – 2
Live – 0
Dead – 0
Nests #29, #31 and #32 had a few more hatchling tracks each.
**This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 23ST03).
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