We have Nest 69! It is a wild nest located between boardwalks 6 and 7. It was found by Nancy Shenton with assistance from fellow Walkers Pat Backstrom and Judy Morr. The nest had already hatched so they proceeded with the inventory after they supervised the two live hatchlings walk to the ocean..
Inventory of Nests 44 & 45 on Saturday, August 19th
We will inventory nests 44 & 45 on Saturday, August, 19th at 9:30 AM. They are located south of Camp St. Christopher.
Inventory Report - Nests 41,43 &46 ....... Nest 47 to be Inventoried 8/18
We will inventory nest 47 tomorrow at 8:30 AM. It is located 200 yards north of boardwalk 1.
Nest #41 was found by Anne Snelgrove, Melanie Jerome & Gayle Evans. The nest had 123 eggs. It hatched in 53 days.
Shells 114
Unhatched eggs 9
Dead hatchlings 0
Live hatchlings 0
Total live 114
Hatch success 91.9%
Emergence success 91.9%
Nest #43 was found by Melanie Jerome, Ruth Ann Henderer & Kathy Francis.. The nest had 117 eggs but only 94 were in the nest due to crab predation. It hatched in 52 days.
Shells 41
Unhatched eggs 53
Dead hatchlings 7
Live hatchlings 4
Total live 34
Hatch success 31.5%
Emergence success 23.0%
Nest #46 was found by Pam Salvestrini, Ruby Jenkins & Mary VanDuesen The nest had 89 eggs and it hatched in 48 days.
Shells 51
Unhatched eggs 38
Dead hatchlings 4
Live hatchlings 1
Total live 47
Hatch success 56.6%
Emergence success 51.1%
Correction to Nest 43 Location
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.
