Turtle News - Beach/Inventory Report 9/15

 

Beach Report 9/15

 We have 3 nests left on the beach. Nests 64 on zone 3, Nest # 68 on zone 2 and nest # 69 on zone 1.

The walkers of zone 4 are finished for the season. Thank you for your hard work and dedication.

 All other zones need to check their remaining nests. Zone 3- nest # 54

Zone 2 - Nest # 68, Zone 1 -nest # 69. It is vital that we know when these nests hatch.

 Inventories on Monday September 14th

 Inventory of nest # 56 on zone 2 found by Terry Fansler, Chris Czander, Gloria Reynolds, Ginger & Hannah Seabrook and Sara Quinn was sad. The in situ nest had :

Eggs in the nest - 109

Shells - 0

Unhatched eggs - 109

Dead hatchlings - 0

Live hatchlings - 0

Total live - 0

Hatch and emergence success - 0

Wash overs - 4

 

Nest # 65 was found by Kathy Maher and Kathy Rigtrup on zone 4. Jen Gibson found the eggs. It hatched in 55 days.

Eggs in the nest- 81

Shells - 72

Unhatched eggs - 9

Dead hatchlings - 0

Live hatchlings -  2- YES

Total live- 72

Hatch success - 87.8%

Emergence success - 85.3%

Wash overs - 2

 

Nest # 66 was found byJoe Ficarra, Jane Magioncalda and Rick and Nancy Wair. Jen Gibson found the eggs. It hatched in 54 days.

Eggs in the nest -  107

Shells - 57

Unhatched eggs -  50

Dead hatchlings - 0

Live hatchlings - 0

Total live - 57

Hatch success& emergence success - 52.7%

Wash overs -2

 

-          Submitted by Beautsie Zahrn