We will be inventorying nest #6 at 3:00PM on Tuesday, July 19th. The nest is located 120 yards north of the vehicle entance on Camp St. Christopher.
Nest #1 Inventory Report
Nest #1 was laid on May 14th. It was left in situ and it hatched in 60 days.
Shells 60
Unhatched eggs 81
Live hatchlings 2
Dead Hatchlings 1
Total Live 59
Total eggs in nest 141
Hatching Success 42.2%
Emergence Success 40.1%
Nest #52
Anne Snelgrove & Kathy Chamberlain found the crawl and Bill Greubel found nest #52. The nest was relocated to higher ground near boardwalk #4. In addition, hatchlings, hatchling tracks and nest indentations were found on several nests. Looks like next week will be a busy one for the Inventory Team.
First Inventory of 2016
The first inventory of 2016 is scheduled fo 7:30 AM, Saturday, July 16th. Nest #1, which is located near the vehicle entrance at St. Christophers, will be inventoried. Observers are welcome
Nest #51 found Nest #1 Hatching
Walkers Jim & Jo Eisenhauer, Richard Glasgow & Judy Morr found the crawl about 100 feet south of boardwalk #4. Probers were Tim Morawski, Sandy MacCoss & Terry Fansler. Tim found nest #51 which was moved to higher ground.
Lucy & Ray Hoover reported baby tracks out of nest #1.