Nest 43 is located 100 yards north of boardwalk 6. It will be the second nest inventoried on Thursday, August 17th.
Inventory of Nests 41, 43 & 46 - Thursday 8/17 at 8:30 AM
We wil be inventorying nests 41, 43 & 46 starting at 8:30 Thursday morning. We will begin with nest 46 which is located north of boardwalk 1. We will then move to nest 43 located about 100 yards north of boardwalk 6. Then we'll head all the way to in front of the Pelican Watch Villas to inventory nest 41.
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%
