Posts by Caswell Turtle Watch

Nest #28 had 23 hatchlings around 10:00 and another 33 at 11:00. Nest #27 inventory: 118 shells, 6 unhatched, 5 pipped and 23 live hatchlings.

Nest #27 had a couple more hatchlings during the night. Nest #23 Inventory and mystery solved (maybe): 56 shells, 5 unhatched, and 1 live hatchlings. So the number was 61 and not 51. Gary’s theory is that it was an input error and we know who does the emails and computer stuff. My theory is Read More

A few more hatchlings from nest #27 and a crab hole in nest #28. Inventory nest #25: 131 shells, 11 unhatched and 2 dead hatchlings.

Nest #27 hatched; 67 written in the runway. Nest #25 has a crabhole. Inventory results for nest #41: 133 shells, 5 unhatched eggs.

Nest #23 FINALLY hatched @60 days. Not really late but it sure did seem like it after all the 52-54 day hatches. Oh and 54 turtles emerged @9:56. (morning patrol only counted 51 eggs when it was relocated. What can I say, must have been Gary’s day.

Nest #25 hatched at 9:20 last night. 111 hatchlings straight to the water.

Our marked nesting site near 423 walkway hatched so we had nest #41 today. Inventory results for nest #24: 35 unhatched , 80 shells and 3 live hatchlings.

Nothing new out there. Inventory results for nest #21: 119 shells, 4 unhatched, 2 dead and 2 live hatchlings

Nest #24 had 4 more hatchlings around 8:30 last night.

Nest #24 had at least 1 hatchling emerge. The rain and sand drift make it hard to tell if there were many more. Nests need to be cleared of sand build up. Inventory results from yesterday: Nest #17: 79 shells and 13 unhatched Nest #19: 71 shells and 4 unhatched Nest #22: 88 shells , Read More