Thursday Night:
Nest #15 had one hatchling emerge as the sun was setting! He was having trouble with his right front flipper, so we tried a little therapeutic massage. It seemed to help a little bit.
Nest #33 boiled at 9:32 with 106 hatchlings!!! They were down the runway and into the water within 12 minutes!
Nest 26 had a nice boil of 50 about 9:45. Several were very disoriented because of street lamp on Caswell Dunes. Great crowd…Lots of kids!
- NEST #6 INVENTORY
- Live Hatchlings – 0
- Dead Hatchlings – 1
- Pipped Eggs – 0
- Unhatched Eggs – 22
- Hatched Egg Shells -46
- NEST #20 INVENTORY
- Live Hatchlings – 11
- Dead Hatchlings – 0
- Pipped Eggs – 0
- Unhatched Eggs – 5
- Hatched Egg Shells – 97
- Team 3 thanks Team 6 for all of their help!
- NEST #28 INVENTORY
- Live Hatchlings – 0
- Dead Hatchlings – 0
- Pipped Eggs – 0
- Unhatched Eggs – 27
- Hatched Egg Shells -116
Friday Morning:
Nest #15 had one more hatchling track all the way down the runway.
Nest #29 had one more hatchling track all the way down the runway.
TEAM #7 GETS A GOLD MEDAL for being Early Birds at Nest #40 (Kemp’s)!
They sat yesterday and today from 4:30 am into the morning and again in the evening. Well today it paid off! 55 turtles boiled slowly between 5:30-7:50 am. The last 2 were very lethargic as the heat was rising fast! A nice group of awe struck visitors were able to observe!
Morning Patrol found turtles at the surface of Nest #41. Team 5 responded quickly to the call! 5 hatchlings made it to the water after resting a while.
Crab Holes in Nests #37 & #39
This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 21ST03)