We will inventory nest #27 at 8:00 AM on Thursday, August 11th. The nest is located about 100 yards south of boardwalk 6
Nest #60 !!
Nest #60 was found by Nancy Shenton & Kathy & Ron Chamberlain on zone one just south of Camp St. Christopher near the old pier. It is a "wild" nest so we don't know when it was laid. Bill and Linda Nelson installed the protective screen.
Nest #59
Kathy Chamberlain and Melanie Jerome found a crawl just south of boardwalk 5. Jen Gibson responded and found nest #59. The 97 eggs were moved higher back on the dune.
Inventory of Nest #21 Scheduled for 3:30 PM on Wednesday, August 3rd
Nest #21 will be inventoried on Wednesday, August 3rd at 3:30 PM. It is located about 150 yards south of boardwalk 6.
Inventory Report for Nests 10,11,12 17,18 &22
Nests 10, 11 & 12 were inventoried on August 2nd
Nest #10 was found by Gayle Evans, Melanie Jerome and Anne Snelgrove. It was in situ and hatched in 64 days.
Shells 83
Unhatched eggs 7
Dead Hatchlings 0
Live Hatchlings 0
Total Live 83
Hatch Success 91.2%
Emergence Success 91.2%
Nest #11 was found by Stephanie Lea, Beth Henry and Patricia Bisceglia. It was in situ and hatched in 58 days.
Shells 82
Unhatched eggs 30
Dead Hatchlings 0
Live Hatchlings 0
Total Live 82
Hatch Success 72.5%
Emergence Success 72.5%
Nest #12 was found by Stephanie Lea, Beth Henry and Patricia Bisceglia. It was in situ and hatched in 58 days.
Shells 82
Unhatched eggs 56
Dead Hatchlings 0
Live Hatchlings 0
Total Live 82
Hatch Success 58.9%
Emergence Success 58.9%
Nests 17, 18 & 22 were inventoried on August 1st
Nest #17 was found by Linda Nelson. It was in situ and hatched in 50 days.
Shells 75
Unhatched eggs 0
Dead Hatchlings 2
Live Hatchlings 0
Total Live 73
Hatch Success 98.6%
Emergence Success 96.0%
Nest #18 was found by Tracy Thorne and Lucy & Ray Hoover. It had 147 eggs and hatched in 51 days.
Shells 134
Unhatched eggs 13
Dead Hatchlings 0
Live Hatchlings 3
Total Live 134
Hatch Success 90.4%
Emergence Success 88.4%
Nest #22 was found by Sandy MacCoss and Dean Morr. It had 96 eggs
and hatched in 48 days.
Shells 91
Unhatched eggs 4
Dead Hatchlings 0
Live Hatchlings 7
Total Live 91
Hatch Success 94.7%
Emergence Success 87.5%