Nest 58 will be inventoried on Monday, August 28th at 8:30 AM. It is located between boardwalks 6 and 7.
Inventory Report - Nests 49,55 & 70
Nest #49 was found by Jane Magioncalda, Bob & Vicky Becker. The nest had 101 eggs
Shells 61
Unhatched eggs 40
Dead hatchlings 1
Live hatchlings 0
Total live 60
Hatch success 50.0.%
Emergence success 49.1%
Nest #55 was found by Bill & Linda Nelson. The nest had 104 eggs and hatched in 46 days.The heavy rains destroyed much of the nest contents.
Shells 38
Unhatched eggs 27
Dead hatchlings 1
Live hatchlings 4
Total live 37
Hatch success 36.1%
Emergence success 31.4%
Nest #70 was found by Norm Powers,Cathrine Scully & Bill Nelson.. The nest had 159 eggs and hatched in 60 days..
Shells 102
Unhatched eggs 57
Dead hatchlings 25
Live hatchlings 0
Total live 77
Hatch success 64.1%
Emergence success 48.4%
Inventory of Nests 49, 55 & 70 Scheduled for 6 PM Friday, August 25th
We will inventory nests 49, 55 and 70 on Friday beginning at 6:00pm. Nest 49 is between boardwalks 6 & 7 and nest 55 is 100yds north of Boardwalk 6. Nest 70 is further north near Boardwalk 3. We will start at nest 49.
Inventory Report for 8/23 - Nests 50, 52 & 54
Nest #50 was found by Jo & Jim Eisenhauer, Richard Glasgow & Judy Morr. The nest had 135 eggs and hatched in 53 days
Shells 116
Unhatched eggs 16
Dead hatchlings 8
Live hatchlings 1
Total live 108
Hatch success 81.6.%
Emergence success 75.3%
Nest #52 was found by Mimi Montague, Lynne Madison & Pixie Hider.. The nest had 121 eggs and hatched in 52 days.There were two large crab holes in the nest which accounted for the missing eggs.
Shells 59
Unhatched eggs 20
Dead hatchlings 0
Live hatchlings 0
Total live 59
Hatch success 48.3%
Emergence success 48.3%
Nest #54 was found by Deb Wiehn, Dave Roberts & Norm Powers.. The nest had 124 eggs and hatched in 52 days.
Shells 100
Unhatched eggs 17
Dead hatchlings 27
Live hatchlings 0
Total live 73
Hatch success 80.0%
Emergence success 58.4%
The inventory team also held a surprise gala birthday celebration for Terry Fansler (see photo)
Inventory of Nests 42, 48 & 51
Nests 42 and 51 were inventoried on 8/21. The nests were being evaluated for hard sand and reports of dead hatchlings when it became clear that the nests had hatched. Nest 48 was inventoried today. Nest 55 was scheduled to inventoried today but when the nest was opened it became clear that it wasin the process of hatching so the nest was closed back up and will be inventoried on Friday..
Nest #42 was found by Norm Powers. The nest had 126 eggs. The discrepancy between eggs relocated and eggs found in the nest was due to crab predation.
Shells 64
Unhatched eggs 31
Dead hatchlings 0
Live hatchlings 0
Total live 64
Hatch success 50.3%
Emergence success 50.3%
Nest #51 was found by Jo & Jim Eisenhauer, Richard Glasgow & Judy Morr.. The nest had 98 eggs and hatched in 50 days.
Shells 89
Unhatched eggs 7
Dead hatchlings 8
Live hatchlings 0
Total live 81
Hatch success 89.8%
Emergence success 81.8%
Nest #48 was found by Pam Salvestrini, Ruby Jenkins & Mary VanDuesen.. The nest had 93 eggs and hatched in 53 days.
Shells 86
Unhatched eggs 7
Dead hatchlings 0
Live hatchlings 0
Total live 86
Hatch success 91.4%
Emergence success 91.4%
