Hi Turtlers,
There are the results for the 3 nests we did this morning:
Nest # 41 was found by Tim Morawski and the engineering team for the dike on Cap'n Sam's Creek. It hatched in 61 days. It was in situ.
Eggs in nest - 143
Shells - 133
Unhatched eggs - 10
Dead hatchlings - 0
Live hatchlings - 10
Total live - 133
Hatch success - 92.3%
Emergence success - 85.4%
Nest # 49 was found by Beth Henry, Stephanie Lea, Renne McKeage and Karen Hattler and Judy Morr found the eggs. It was in situ and hatched in 52 days.
Eggs in the nest - 161
Shells - 139
Unhatched eggs - 22
Dead hatchlings - 23
Live hatchlings - 4
Total live - 116
Hatch success - 86.3%
Emergence success - 69.5%
Nest # 51 was found by Anne Snelgrove and Monica Adams with Bill Middleton finding the eggs. It was in situ and hatch in 52 days.
Eggs in the nest - 102
Shells - 91
Unhatched eggs - 11
Dead hatchlings - 1
Live hatchlings - 3
Total live - 90
Hatch success - 88.35
Emergence success - 69.5%
We have no inventories scheduled at this time. We will see what tomorrow brings.
- Beautsie