Nest 11 will be inventoried at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, August 1st. The nest is located south of boardwalk 6 and was found by Chris Czander, Sue Glover & Sarah Quinn.
Nests 29 & 30!
Kim Neath called in first with a crawl about 100 yards north of Boardwalk 1. Bill and Linda Nelson responded and found nest number 29 with 60 eggs. The nest was close to the water and therefore was moved about 100 yards up the beach to a safer location. Kim, Linda and Gary Holtz handled the nest move.
Catherine Scully, Rob Jerome, Mike Vinson and Gary Holtz then called with a crawl 200 yards south of Boardwalk 2, into the myrtles. After probing and re-probing all of the likely spots including several excavations, Bill finally located nest 30 with 92 eggs. The nest was relocated to about 15 yards south of Boardwalk 1. Rob Jerome and Gary Holtz handled the relocation of the eggs and buttoned up the new nest site.
Inventory Results Nests 7 & 8
Inventory Results - Nest 7
Nest 7 was found by Martha Goldstein, Bill & Linda Nelson and Mary Zamora. It hatched in 56 days.
Shells 27
Unhatched eggs 81
Dead hatchlings 1
Live hatchlings 0
Total live 26
Hatch success 23.4%
Emergence success 22.6%
Inventory Results - Nest 8
Nest 8 was found by Martha Goldstein, Bill & Linda Nelson and Mary Zamora . It hatched in 56 days.
Shells 71
Unhatched eggs 14
Dead hatchlings 0
Live hatchlings 14
Total live 3
Hatch success 52.9%
Emergence success 42.5%
Inventory Results - Nests 4 & 6
Nest 4 was found by Ruth Ann Henderer, Kathy Chamberlain, Kathy Francis and Pat & Valerie Luzadder . The nest was left in situ. Earlier predation by raccoons resulted in the loss of 30 eggs . It hatched in 58 days.
Shells 3
Unhatched eggs 66
Dead hatchlings 0
Live hatchlings 0
Total live 3
Hatch success 2.9%
Emergence success 2.9%
Nest 6 was found by Martha Goldstein, Bill & Linda Nelson and Mary Zamora. The nest had 112 eggs, 3 were broken inside the nest and 2 were reported predated by crabs. It hatched in 54 days. There were 2 crab holes near the bottom of the nest. The 13 egg difference is attributed to additional crab predation.
Shells 81
Unhatched eggs 13
Dead hatchlings 2
Live hatchlings 0
Total live 79
Hatch success 72.3%
Emergence success 70.5%
Nest 28
Chris Palmer and Gayle Evans had a great morning! Chris called to report that he and Gayle found a crawl in to the wrack by the boat house in front of the Camp. Bill Middleton and Judy Morr responded and found the eggs hidden underneath the wrack. Gayle and Chris moved the 75 eggs for Nest 28 about 15 yards further back at the north end of the boat house. This is Chris’s for nest ever and Gayle ‘s first of the year.
