Posts by Caswell Turtle Watch

Morning patrol:  It has rained so hard it’s hard to tell if anything has hatched but nest 46 had a big indent, nests 52 & 54 had big crab holes Last night: Nest 54 hatched a little after 10 Nest 51 had 2 hatchlings at 9:00 Inventories: Nest 50 – 103 shells, 11 unhatched and Read More

Morning patrol: Nest 62 crab hole and egg shell on top Nest 61 crab hole, 1 hatchling track 54 crab hole 45 crab hole 56 crab hole, 1 dead hatchling 52 crab hole Last night: Nest 51 had 9 hatchlings emerge Inventories: Nest 48 – 131 shells, 19 unhatched and 4 live Nest 49 – Read More

Morning patrol: It was raining and has rained enough to cover any evidence of tracks.  Nest 63 and 61 both had crevices that were big enough to indicate hatched but it was just too hard to tell.   Green is at every nest up to 61 plus 63.  We will take it to 62 after an Read More

Morning patrol: Nest 51 had 1 hatchling track all the way to the sea.  We will call it first emergence. Nest 50 hatched with lots of hatchlings emerging during the night. 1 dead hatchling nearby. Nest 49 had lots of tracks. Last night: Nest 53 had 12 more hatchlings around 11:00 last night Inventory: Nest Read More

Morning patrol: Nest 48 hatched during the night with lots of tracks Nest 49 had a couple of tracks- 1st emergence Nest with hatchling tracks- 43(few), 55(1), 49(few)  Last night: Nest 53 boiled around 9:00 with 100 +/- hatchlings Inventory: Nest 18 – 59 shells, 4 unhatched and 11 spacer eggs Nest 32 –  104 Read More

Morning patrol: Nests 44 had a dead hatchling, 55 had 2 turtle tracks, 42 had 1 dead hatchling, 2 tracks to the water and “9” written in runway, 41 had a big crab hole and an eggshell on top Crab holes – 79, 43, 51, 32, 42, 41 Last night: Nest 55 had a dead Read More

Morning patrol: Nests 43 and 55 hatched during the night Nests had more hatchlings: 18 (1), 44 (lots), 55 (2 live in the runway and 2 already watched by visitors), 40 (few + 1 dead)  Crab holes – 41, 48 and 68 Last night: Nest 32 had 2 more hatchlings emerge Nest 42 boiled around Read More

Did y’all hear the Hallelujah Chorus a little after 10 last night?  Nest 18 finally hatched at 66 days.  Team 2 has been sitting at nest 18 for 2 WHOLE WEEKS and finally…. Morning patrol: Nests had more hatchlings: 41 (several), 39 (several), 42 (1), 40 (several), 35 (some), 34 (1),  Crab holes – 73, Read More

Morning patrol had lots of news this morning: The most exciting was that nest 38 boiled just as they pulled up.  65 hatchlings made it to the water.  Nest 27 had a lot more hatchlings Nest 29 boiled during the night and they were everywhere but visitors on the beach corralled them to the water. Read More