Posts by Caswell Turtle Watch

Nests 39 and 66 both had one hatchling during the evening. Nests 34 and 66 had one hatchling during the night.  Nest 31 had animal tracks in the runway, a shallow dig into the nest and 1 hatchling track. Inventory results for nest 16: 2 shells, 113 unhatched, 27 pipped and 2 dead hatchlings.  Inventory Read More

Nest 39 had 12 more hatchlings emerge last evening and 1 more track in the runway this morning. Nest 36 (previously not found) had a couple of hatchlings emerge so we were able to locate the nest. Inventory results for nest 32: 112 shells and 3 unhatched. Inventory results for nest 29: 76 shells, 53 Read More

I don’t really know where to begin but…. We had several calls late last night that there were hatchlings on the beach.  All calls within 30 minutes or so.  First one said near the lighthouse and they are all over, next one said 2 or 3 house past the lighthouse but they are all in Read More

Crab holes in nests 16 & 26.Last evening:  nest 33 had 16 hatchlings emerge and nest 29 had 3 more.Visitors, Avery and her mom, saw eggs on the beach and a crab this morning.  It was determined to be nest 24.  The eggs were only 2-3 inches below the surface.  Several eggs had been opened Read More

Nests 26 and 33 had crab holes today. Nest 29 had 21 hatchlings emerge yesterday evening.  A dog or something dug into the nest and 2 dead hatchlings were near the top of the nest. Nest 15 Inventory results:  8 pipped eggs and 134 unhatched eggs

Crab hole in nest 18…..again!Nest 32 hatched during the night @50 days.  So glad the team had greened it early.Yesterday, a hatchling track was seen coming from a crab hole beside nest 55.  After investigating, we believe that the nest is really nest 29 and has been greened by team 9.Inventory results for nest 28: Read More

An animal started digging into nest 26 but only a couple of swipes.  We will put a wire over it. Green was delivered to 34 and 35

Just when you think the season couldn’t get any stranger…NEST 65.  Her 39” crawl went up into the dune.  We can set up a trick or treat while we watch.Crab hole in 26 and 61.

Nest 28 hatched during the night at just 53 days.Inventory results for nest 23:  123 shells, 21 unhatched, 4 dead hatchlings and 4 live hatchlings.  Since it was a relocated nest we know that the nest prior to the storm was not nearly as deep as the team had to dig to get to the Read More

Nothing new today. Coyotes dug into nests that had already been inventoried Nest 21 had hatchlings in the runway Sunday morning (1 live and 2 dead) but it had rained heavily. Excavation results:  55 shells, 77 unhatched eggs, 6 dead hatchling and 7 live hatchlings.   Nest 21 hatched during the rain at 55 days incubation. Read More