Inventory Results - Nests 4 & 5

Nest 4 was found by Valerie & Pat Luzadder, Tom Lamb & Christine Dudzik on May 14th.


Shells 117
Unhatched eggs 43

Dead hatchlings 0

Live hatchlings 7

Hatch % 63.9
Emergence % 60.1


Nest 8 was found by Terry Fansler, Gloria Reynolds, Anna Wechter & Brenda Zack on May 16th.


Shells 117

Unhatched eggs 5

Dead hatchlings 1

Live hatchlings 9

Hatch % 90.0
Emergence % 82.3

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Nest 84

Walkers Heather Fyfe, Paula Baram and Brad Mosteller called in a crawl with a body pit behind the 2nd new house north of the Club. Tim Morawski probed and found Nest 84. 100 eggs were relocated behind the high tide line in the same area.

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Inveentory Results for Nests 3, 6 and 8

Nest 3 was found by Chris Palmer & Bill Greubel on May 11thh
Shells 84
Unhatched eggs 13

Dead hatchlings 0

Live hatchlings 9

Hatch % 94.0
Emergence % 70.9

Nest 6 was found by the Passantinos and Gores on May 18th.

Shells 124

Unhatched eggs 15

Dead hatchlings 0

Live hatchlings 20

Hatch % 82.6
Emergence % 69.3

Nest 8 was found by Catherine Scully, Sue Thomas, Gary Holtz, Rob Jerome and Mike Vinson on May 20th

.Shells 95
Unhatched eggs 42

Dead hatchlings 0

Live hatchlings 3

Hatch % 65.9
Emergence % 63.8

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Inventories Scheduled for July 17th and 18th

We will inventory nests 4 and 5 on Wednesday, July 17th starting at 4:00 PM. We’ll start with nest 4 which is located past St Christophers near the old pier (enter at boardwalk 9, turn right and walk several hundred yards) and then move to nest 5 which is located in front of the 4th house past the Club facilities ( between boardwalks 6 & 7).

On Thursday, July 18th we will inventory nests 7, 9 and 11 starting at 5 PM. We’ll start with nest 9 which is located past St Christophers, 150 yards past the old pier (enter at boardwalk 9, turn right and walk several hundred yards).We will then inventory nest 11 which is located north of boardwalk 1, 20 yards past the 1st “dogs off leash sign” and finish with nest 7 located 90 yards north of boardwalk 1.

Observers are welcome.

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Nest 83

Walkers, Bill and Linda Nelson and Ginger Seabrook called in a crawl between Boardwalks 2 & 3. Judy Morr and Jim Lawrence probed and found the eggs for Nest #83. The nests 99 eggs were relocated above the high tide line.

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