We inventoried nests 10, 11 & 12 this morning and just managed to finish all three before the storms came. Here are the results:
Nest #10 was found by Linda & Bill Nelson.There were 121 eggs in the nest and it hatched in 59 days.
Shells 107
Unhatched eggs 14
Dead hatchlings 0
Live hatchlings 2
Total live 107
Hatch success 87.7%
Emergence success 86.0%
Nest #11 was found by Ruby Jenlins, Lori Porwoll, Pam Salvestrini, Mary Van Deusen & Lynda Zegers. The nest had 103 eggs and it hatched in 59 days.
Shells 100
Unhatched eggs 3
Dead hatchlings 0
Live hatchlings 1
Total live 100
Hatch success 96.1%
Emergence success 95.1%
Nest #12 was found by Ruth Ann Henderer, Melanie Jerome & Kathy Francis. The nest had 135 eggs and it hatched in 56 days.
Shells 107
Unhatched eggs 28
Dead hatchlings 6
Live hatchlings 38
Total live 101
Hatch success 78.6%
Emergence success 46.3%
Remember, we will inventory nest 9 on Tuesday at 8:30 AM. Nest 9 was found by Veronica L'Allier and Bob Mason on May 15th and hatched in 61 days. It is located on Zone 2 in front of Bob Mason's house, south of boardwalk 6..