Inventory Report - Nests 33, 37, 38 & 40

Nest #33 was found by  R. Jerome, G. Holtz, M. Vinson & C. Scully. The nest had 109 eggs.
 Shells                              103                
Unhatched eggs                  6                 
Dead hatchlings                  2
Live hatchlings                    0
Total live                          101
 Hatch success               93.6%
Emergence success         91.8%
 
Nest #37 was found by Anne Snelgrove, Melanie Jerome & Gayle Evans.. The nest had 82 eggs. 
 Shells                              45                 
Unhatched eggs               37                  
Dead hatchlings                0
Live hatchlings                  1
Total live                           45
 Hatch success               54.2%
Emergence success        53.0%

Nest #38 was found by Denisa Collins and her son Clancy The nest had 90 eggs and it hatched in 55 days. 
 Shells                              67               
Unhatched eggs               22                  
Dead hatchlings               11
Live hatchlings                  0
Total live                          56
 Hatch success               74.4%
Emergence success        62.2%

Nest #40 was found by Mary Zamora & Bill & Linda Nelson. The nest had 119 eggs. Shells were reported on the nest several times due to crab predtion.
This accounts for the discrepancy between the initial egg count and the count at inventory.

Shells                               48                
Unhatched eggs               40                
Dead hatchlings                 1
Live hatchlings                   1
Total live                           47
 Hatch success               40.3%
Emergence success        38.6%

Inventory Scheduled on Monday, August 14th at 8:30 AM

We will inventory nest 38 on Monday, August 14th at 8:30 AM. The nest is located between boardwalk 9 and the boat storage area at Camp St. Christopher.

Inventory Results - Nests 25, 34 & 35

Nest #25 was found by Arline DeGennaro & Pat & Bill Greubel. The nest had 119 eggs and hatched in 63 days.

Shells                                87               

Unhatched eggs                32                  

Dead hatchlings                16

Live hatchlings                    1

Total live                            71

Hatch success                72.5%

Emergence success       58.3%

Nest #34 was found by Veronica L'Allier & Bob Mason.. The nest had 145 eggs and hatched in 54 days.

Shells                            139                 

Unhatched eggs                6                  

Dead hatchlings                 0

Live hatchlings                   1

Total live                         139

Hatch success               95.2%

Emergence success      94.5%

Nest #35 was found by Vicky & Bob Becker. The nest had 92 eggs and hatched in 51 days. 

Shells                              90               

Unhatched eggs               2                  

Dead hatchlings                0

Live hatchlings                  1

Total live                          90

Hatch success               96.7%

Emergence success      94.6%

Inventory Results - Nests 24, 31, 32 & 36

Nest #24 was found by Chris, Betsy and Sarah Quinn. The nest had 36 eggs. It hatched in 61 days.

Shells                                1                

Unhatched eggs              35                  

Dead hatchlings                0

Live hatchlings                  0

Total live                            1

Hatch success                2.7%

Emergence success       2.7%

Nest #31 was found by Pat Greubel & Arline DeGennaro.. The nest had 128 eggs. 

Shells                            121                 

Unhatched eggs                7                  

Dead hatchlings                6

Live hatchlings                  1

Total live                         115

Hatch success               93.7%

Emergence success      88.3%

Nest #32 was found by Lisa Hand & Valerie & Mark Doane. The nest had 131 eggs and it hatched in 53 days. It was predated by raccoons.

Shells                              18                

Unhatched eggs               5                  

Dead hatchlings                1

Live hatchlings                  0

Total live                          17

Hatch success               13.7%

Emergence success      12.9%

Nest #36 was found by Jim & Jo Eisenhauer & Isabel Romero. The nest had 131 eggs and it hatched in 50 days.On 8/1 it was reported that there were 23 dead hatchlings on the nest..

Shells                               65                

Unhatched eggs                1                 

Dead hatchlings                 3

Live hatchlings                 25

Total live                           62

Hatch success               53.7%

Emergence success      40.5%

Inventory of Nests 34, 35 & 25 Scheduled for 3 PM Tuesday, August 8th

Weather permitting, we will inventory Nests 34, 35 & 25 on Tuesday at 3:00pm.  We will start with nest 34 which is located south of boardwalk 6.