No new activity. Nest #19 had 2 more hatchling tracks this morning. Inventory Wednesday or Thursday depending on how many more emerge. Nest #22 hatched sometime after midnight at just 49 days. Inventory Wednesday.
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Nest #19 hatched – August 7, 2016
Nest #19 had 23 hatchlings emerge last night around 9:00 and looks like 3 more after the team left. Holes were covered this morning but we left the tracks.
Nest #20 Inventoried – August 6, 2016
Nest #20 was inventoried last night. 101 shells, 23 unhatched/pipped, 98 live hatchlings.
Nest #55 – August 5, 2016
Nest #55 was relocated from the east end to marker 55.2. She had a 31” crawl and we relocated 60 eggs. A coyote had chased a deer across the nest. Nest #20 hatched during the storm Tuesday night. Inventory will be tonight at 6:30.
No new nests – August 4, 2016
No new activity today, however we have had overwashes at nests 30, 38, 47, 51 and 53. Inventories last night: Nest #16: 110 shells 4 unhatched—2 pink, 2 normal 2 dead hatchlings 12 live hatchings Nest# 18 80 shells 8 unhatched/pipped 17 live hatchlings
No new nests – August 3, 2016
No new nest activity. Nests #30 and #47 were over washed. Nest #20 had a crevice. Inventory results for nest #15: 81 unhatched, 95 shells, 1 dead and 4 live hatchlings That’s a lot of eggs, 176 plus 1 for DNA.
No new nests today – August 2, 2016
No new activity today. Nest #16 had a dead hatchling outside the cage Nest #17 had 3 hatchlings before the Lightning last night but looks like a bunch more during the night. Nest #10 inventory: 101 unhatched pink eggs, 26 shells
Nest #54 – August 1, 2016
Nest #54 today, relocated from the east end to marker 55.1. We moved 114 eggs from a 35 inch crawl. Nest #16 had 79 hatchlings emerge about 9:20 and went straight to the sea. Inventory Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. Nest #15 had 17 more hatchlings last night and a few tracks this morning. Nest #18 Read More
Busy Morning – July 31, 2016
Morning patrol had quite a variety this morning. One 36″ false crawl under, at, through and around the pier. Watched one hatchling into the water at nest #18. Tourist had already watched 6 before patrol got there. Today will be first emergence for #18. One turtle carcass in front of the villas. Nest #15 had 51 turtles Read More
No new Nests – July 30, 2016
No new nest activity. Nests #10, #14 and #17 had more hatchlings last night. Team 4 watched 9 hatchlings emerge one at a time for several hours and a couple more tracks in the runway this morning at nest #10. Hatchlings from #14 and #17 waited until everyone was gone. Nests #16 and #18 both Read More