On July 13th, we had a crawl up and over the rocks just north of the Club and near the first house. No nest was detected at the time despite promising signs, and ever since, we have been wondering whether our rock climbing mama did all that work for nothing. 58 days later, in the midst of flooding rains, we received a call from Lindy, an island resident, letting us know that she had seen 3 babies in the grass in this area! Thank goodness for Lindy!
Amanda and Joshua S immediately went to investigate and were soon joined by Jane M and Joe F. 10 additional babies were found crawling on the empty lot, including one wading in some standing water on the lot. Ultimately, we found nest 76, conferred with the DNR regarding its location, and helped a total of 85 hatchlings to the water!