Friday Night:
Thanks for hanging out at the nests during the incoming high tide! The visitors voiced many thanks for all we were doing!
- Nest #72 Inventory (Excavated 1 day early due to predicted rains)
- Live- 4
- Dead- 0
- Pipped- 0
- Unhatched- 40
- Hatched Egg Shells- 90
- Nest #74 Inventory (Excavated 1 day early due to predicted rains)
- Live- 0
- Dead- 0
- Pipped- 0
- Unhatched- 3
- Hatched Egg Shells- 113
- Nest #76 Inventory (Excavated on time)
- Live- 1
- Dead- 0
- Pipped- 1
- Unhatched- 13
- Hatched Egg Shells- 103
- Pieces- handful
- Nest #79 Inventory (Excavated 1 day early due to predicted rains)
- Live- 0
- Dead- 1
- Pipped- 0
- Unhatched- 8
- Hatched Egg Shells- 120
Nest #86 hatched after a rain shower! It was on Day 48! Jacob and other Fishermen reported that the hatchlings made it to the water. The nest was immediately excavated because of overwash and predicted flooding rains coming.
- Nest #86 Inventory
- Live- 16
- Dead- 17 (most likely due to the overwash)
- Pipped- 1
- Unhatched- 3
- Hatched Egg Shells- 82
- Pieces- less than a handful
Saturday morning:
Morning Patrol continued with their walking brigade for one more day due to the tide.
All nests were clear and had not been washed over last night.
There were no hatchling emergences overnight.
**This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 22ST03).