Posts by CWB Turtle Writers

Today is the start of the turtle season.  We patrolled this morning but don’t expect to see any activity for a while.

2015 Season will be starting the 1st of May, watch for updates

23   CRAWLS15     NESTS8   NESTS MOVED DUE TO LOCATION – 53%921 eggs relocated yielded 805 live hatchlings – 89.5 % hatch rate1,714 SHELLS COUNTED9 DEAD HATCHLINGS298 UNHATCHED EGGS1407 LIVE HATCHLINGS1,714 POTENTIAL HATCHLINGS FROM 15 NESTS (114 AVERAGE EGGS /NEST)82 % HATCH RATE (1407/1714)33” Average Crawl Width57 Average Days of Incubation1,253 VOLUNTEER HOURS (31 volunteers)6,055 VOLUNTEER Read More

Nest #14 was inventoried last night with 101 Shells, 7 unhatched or pipped and 7 live hatchlings.

Keeping with the way things have gone for the season, nest #14 hatched during the night after everyone left. Turtle tracks were in the runway this morning making it hatching on the 56th day.

Two very wet inventories produced the following: Nest #12 – 91 shells, 10 unhatched eggs and 3 dead hatchlings (due to ghost crabs). Nest #13 – 94 shells, 11 unhatched eggs, 3 dead and 8 live hatchlings. Thanks to all the volunteers who braved the storm to get this done.

Nest #13 hatched last night around midnight with approximately 60 turtles making it to the water.  This meant that the two nests laid on the same day hatched on the same day (Nest #12 during the day & Nest #13 last night).

Nest #12 had a hole this morning.  We waited to see if anything happened but there was no movement.  We covered it up so hopefully it will hatch tonight.  As it’s so cool and overcast they might come out during the day so we’ll be checking it often. We checked the nest at noon and Read More

Nests #10 & #11 were inventoried yesterday evening.  Nest #10 had 31 shells and 80 unhatched eggs.  Nest #11 had 113 shells, 9 unhatched eggs and 3 live hatchlings.

Nest #10 had 31 turtles make their way to the ocean around 8:30 last night. Nest #11 hatched last night around 11:00 pm with 84 hatchlings making it to the water.