Posts by Caswell Turtle Watch

Sunday Night Nest #51 Inventory Live Hatchlings-0 Dead Hatchlings-0 Pipped Eggs-0 Unhatched Eggs-22 (2 were very full and bright white) Hatched Egg Shells-90 Nest #56 Inventory Live Hatchlings-0 Dead Hatchlings-0 Pipped Eggs-0 Unhatched Eggs-4 Hatched Egg Shells-110 Nest #65 had 1 more hatchling emerge at about 9:15 pm. Monday Morning: Nest #46 had a slight Read More

Saturday: After a long day of watching Nest #53 for more early risers, 81 hatchlings boiled out of the nest at about 8:00pm with a large crowd happy to see them in the waning daylight!  Team 2 thanks all those who came to help take shifts and to Amy, Marianne and a Villas couple who set Read More

Friday & Friday Night: Nest #54 had 5 hatchlings just before noon, 2 dead hatchlings were found in the runaway at about 2:00 and 101 hatchlings boiled at about 2:30pm.  Confused little things!  Last night they had 1 more emerge at 8:30 pm. Nest #53 had a nice hole.Nest #65 had a large crater. Nest Read More

Thursday Night: Thanks to the gentleman who made sure 2 additional hatchlings made it to the water from Nest #52. Another Turtle Ambassador!It was a quiet night otherwise! Friday Morning: Nest #51 had a crab hole with 2 egg shells removed (probably the same 2 from yesterday as we had put them back in the Read More

Wednesday Night: Nest #42 Inventory Live Hatchlings-0 Dead Hatchlings-0 Pipped Eggs-0 Unhatched Eggs-10 Hatched Egg Shells-45 Nest #47 Inventory Live Hatchlings-3 Dead Hatchlings-0 Pipped Eggs-0 Unhatched Eggs-1 Hatched Egg Shells-110 Nest #56 boiled a little before 10:00 with 109 hatchlings heading straight to the ocean! Nest #61 hatched a little later with about 67 hatchlings, Read More

Tuesday Night: Nest #45 Inventory Live Hatchlings-0 Dead Hatchlings -0 Pipped Eggs-1 Unhatched Eggs-6 Hatched Egg Shells-121 Nest #52 boiled at 8:15 with 91 hatchlings. Team 2 had great help from Team 5, who pitched in and helped when things happened suddenly! The loyal followers at Nest #27 pitched in also. Whew!  Thanks to all Read More

Monday Night: Nest #43 Inventory Live Hatchlings-0 Dead Hatchlings-0 Pipped Eggs-0 Unhatched Eggs-3 (brownish in color) Hatched Egg Shells-132 Nest #49 Inventory Live Hatchlings-0 Dead Hatchlings-0 Pipped Eggs-0 Unhatched Eggs-16 (roots had grown THROUGH several eggs) Hatched Egg Shells-83 Above normal high tides threatened a few nests again last night. There is no intervention that could positively Read More

Sunday Night Nest # 38 Inventory Live Hatchings-0 Dead Hatchlings-1 Pipped Eggs-0 Unhatched Eggs-7 Hatched Egg Shells-107 Nest #48 Inventory Live Hatchlings-2 Dead Hatchlings- Pipped Eggs-0 Unhatched Eggs-22 Hatched Egg Shells-114 The extra high tide washed over Nest #53 and Nest #58 and came within 6 feet or so of Nest #27 Monday Morning Nest Read More

The bugs drove many of the volunteers and visitors away last night!Nest #47 had 3 hatchlings (Charlie’s Angels) emerge one at a time at about 8:40 pm.  It was evident that more were just under the surface, so Team 9 waited them out!  Under very bright moonlight, 100 more hatchlings emerged at 10:28 pm moving quickly and Read More

Friday Night: Nest #36 Inventory-WOW! Live Hatchlings-0 Dead Hatchlings-0 Pipped Eggs-0 Unhatched Eggs-1, ONLY 1! Hatched Egg Shells-80 (+ a handful of small pieces) Nest #44 Inventory Live Hatchlings-7 (These poor babies were covered with Ants!) Dead Hatchlings-2 Pipped Eggs-0 Unhatched Eggs-35 (All liquid, undeveloped) Hatched Egg Shells-100 (+ a handful of small pieces) Nest #43 Read More