Inventories Scheduled for Sunday, August 4th at 4 PM

We will inventory nests 40, 42, 43 & 46 on Sunday, August 4th beginning at 4 PM. We'll begin with Nest 40 located near the danger sign at Camp St Christopher (boardwalk 9 and turn right), found by Amanda & Joshua Shilko. Then Nest 46 located in front of the 2nd house past the club (near boardwalk 7) found by Bob & Vicki Becker, Joe Ficarra & Jane Magioncalda. Next is Nest 43 located 75 yards north of boardwalk 6 found by Lisa Hand and Rachel Carter. Finally, Nest 42 located 100 yards north of boardwalk 1, found by Jane Magioncalda, Joe Ficarra, Laura Logan, Amanda & Joshua Shilko.

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Inventory Results - Nests 30, 36, 38 & 41

Nest 30 was found by Tory Kindley and Linda & Bill Nelson on June 4th.. It hatched in 55 days.

Shells 75
Unhatched eggs 26

Dead hatchlings 0

Live hatchlings 0

Hatch % 70.7
Emergence % 70.7


Nest 36 was found by Mimi Montague, Lynne Madison, Pixie Hider and Karen Preston on June 6th.. It hatched in 53 days.

Shells 47
Unhatched eggs 35

Dead hatchlings 1

Live hatchlings 2

Hatch % 56.6
Emergence % 53.0


Nest 38 was found by Jane Magioncalda & Laura Logan on June 7th.. It hatched in 52 days.

Shells 96
Unhatched eggs 4

Dead hatchlings 0

Live hatchlings 5

Hatch % 95.0
Emergence % 90.0


Nest 41 was found by Amanda & Joshua Shilko on June 8th.. It hatched in 51 days.

Shells 33
Unhatched eggs 32

Dead hatchlings 10

Live hatchlings 0

Hatch % 31.4
Emergence % 21.9

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Inventories Scheduled for Saturday, August 3rd

We will inventory Nests 35, 39, 44 and 45 on Saturday beginning at 4pm. We’ll begin with Nest 45 which is located near the lifeguard chair at Camp St. Christopher (boardwalk 9 and turn right). It was found by Joleen Ardaiolo and Bev Stribling. Nest 35 is located 50 yards north of boardwalk 3 and was found by Jane Magioncalda and Laura Logan. Nest 39 is located just south of boardwalk 1 and was found by Alexa Kinne and Bill & Pat Greubel. We’ll finish with Nest 44 which is located 100 yards south of the 1st dog sign and was found by a Kiawah naturalist while giving a boat tour.

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Inventory Schedule & Results

We will inventory Nests 41, 36 and 30 on Friday, August 2nd beginning at 4pm. We'll start with Nest 41 located 100 yards north of the boat shed at Camp St. Christopher (use boardwalk 9 and turn right). The nest was found by Amanda & Joshua Shilko. Next we move to Nest 36 located 50 yards south of boardwalk 4. It was found by Mimi Montague, Lynne Madison, Pixie Hider and .Karen Preston. Finally, Nest 30 located 40 yards south of boardwalk 3. It was found by Tory Kindley.


Inventory Results from 8/31

Nest 25 was found by Gloria Reynolds, Terry Fansler, Chris Czander, Callie Boccaccio and Brenda Zack on May 30th. It hatched in 59 days.

Shells 60
Unhatched eggs 33

Dead hatchlings 10

Live hatchlings 0

Hatch % 63.8
Emergence % 63.8

Nest 28 was found by Bob Mason and Veronica L'Allier on June 3rd.. It hatched in 55 days.

Shells 62
Unhatched eggs 29

Dead hatchlings 1

Live hatchlings 0

Hatch % 65.9
Emergence % 64.8

Nest 32 was found by Paula Baram and Brad Masteller on June 5th and it hatched in 53 days.

Shells 77
Unhatched eggs 21

Dead hatchlings 1

Live hatchlings 1

Hatch % 77.7
Emergence % 75.7

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Inventory Results for Nests 26 & 29

Nest 26 was found by Martha Goldstein J Anna Smith, Alison Bowers, and Sandy MacCoss on May 31st.. It hatched in 56 days.

Shells 80
Unhatched eggs 67

Dead hatchlings 1

Live hatchlings 9

Hatch % 51.6
Emergence % 45.1


Nest 29 was found by Lori Porwoll, Ruby Jenkins, Francie Segal, and Pam Salvestrini on June 4th.. It hatched in 52 days.

Shells 99
Unhatched eggs 18

Dead hatchlings 3

Live hatchlings 46

Hatch % 81.1
Emergence % 40.9

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