Inventory Reports
Nests 4 and 8 were inventoried this afternoon. Here are the results.
Nest #4 was found by Melanie Jerome, Ruth Ann Henderer and Kathy Francis. There were 123 eggs in the nest and it hatched in 60 days.
Shells 112 Hatch success 90.3%
Unhatched eggs 11 Emergence success 87.9%
Dead hatchlings 0
Live hatchlings 3
Total live 112
Nest # 8 was found by Judy Benko and Karen Sewell. The nest had 138 eggs and it hatched in 58 days.
Shells 126 Hatch success 90.6%
Unhatched eggs 12 Emergence success 70.9%
Dead hatchlings 0
Live hatchlings 26
Total live 126
Upcoming Inventories
We will inventory Nest 2 on Zone 1 at 8:30am Saturday morning. Nest 2 was found by Lauryn Gilmer on May 10 and hatched in 63 days. Nest 2 is located 100 yds North of the Boat Launch heading toward Camp St.Christopher.
The following nests are scheduled to be inventoried in the next few days:
Sunday - 3, 5, & 13
Monday - 10, 11 & 12
Tuesday - 9
Details as to time and place will be forthcoming.