Posts by CWB Turtle Writers

Nest #20 was inventoried last night.  101 shells, 23 unhatched/pipped, 98 live hatchlings.  

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 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 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 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 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

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 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

Nest #15 had one hatchling around 9:00. First emergence and will wait the 5 day unless we have a boil tonight. Nest #17 had about 4 hatchlings with people watching but boiled during the night. Inventory will be Sunday. Nest #14 had two more hatchlings emerge at 10:30 and 12:00. Green was delivered to nests Read More

No new activity Nest #11 had two hatchling tracks, and Nest #15 and #17 both have depressions. Green was delivered to #17, #18 and #19.  We are short on tools but should have more after tonight’s inventories. Nest #10 had 2 turtles emerge around 9:30 and 7 more at 11:00.  We will call it first emergence Read More