Inventories Scheduled for Wednesday, August, 14th

We will inventory Nests 55 & 65 on Wednesday, August 14th beginning at 4 pm. Nest 55 is located on between the 2nd & 3rd house past the club near boardwalk 7. This nest was found by Veronica L'Allier, Bob Mason, and Ginger Seabrook on 6/17 and it hatched in 58 days. Nest 65 is located 150 yards south of boardwalk 5 and was found by Lisa Hand and Marshall and Rachael Carter plus kids on 6/23 and it hatched in 52 days.

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Inventories Scheduled for Tuesday, August 13th

We will conduct public inventories of nests 61 & 58 on Tuesday, August 13th beginning at approximately 4:15 PM. Nest 61 is located 20 yards south of the Camp St Christopher vehicle entrance. This nest was found by Lucy & Ray Hoover and Chris Palmer. Nest 58 is located between boardwalks 2 & 3 and was found by Linda and Bill Nelson, Ginger Seabrook, Tory Kindley and Jackie Smith.

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Inventory Results for Nests 49, 50, 53 & 90

Nest 49 was found by Valerie & Mark Doane on June 16th. It hatched in 51days.

Shells 133
Unhatched eggs 15

Dead hatchlings 0

Live hatchlings 7

Hatch % 96.1
Emergence % 89.1


Nest 50 was found by Karen Sewell & Kathryn Henderson on June 16th. Unable determine days until hatch because emergence date is unknown.

Shells 63
Unhatched eggs 30

Dead hatchlings 6

Live hatchlings 1

Hatch % 63.0
Emergence % 56.0


Nest 53 was found by Cathrine Scully, Sue Thomas & Gary Holtz on June 17th. It hatched in 48 days.

Shells 91
Unhatched eggs 5

Dead hatchlings 0

Live hatchlings 0

Hatch % 82.7
Emergence % 82.7

Nest 90 was found by was found on August 6th by Pat & Valerie Luzadder and originally was a false crawl found on June 19th by Lesley & Tony Gore and Bill & Susan Miller and Carol Lovejoy It hatched in 48 days. Due to the predation and the resultant absence of an initial egg count, no hatch or emergence percentage could be calculated.

Shells 14
Unhatched eggs 46

Dead hatchlings 1

Live hatchlings 0

Hatch % ?
Emergence % ?

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Inventories of Nests 49 & 90 Scheduled for 8 AM Friday, August 9th

We will inventory Nests 90 and 49 on Friday, August 9th beginning at 8am. Nest 90, a wild nest, was found on 8/6 by Pat & Valerie Luzadder and originally was a false crawl found on June 19 found by Lesley & Tony Gore and Bill & Susan Miller and Carol Lovejoy. It is located 150 yards south of the vehicle entrance at Camp St Christopher ( take boardwalk 9 and turn right). Nest 49 is located 50 yards north of boardwalk 3 and was found by Valerie & Mark Doane

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Inventory Results for Nests 33, 34, 47, 48, 51 & 59

Nest 33 was found by Mike & Callie Boccaccio, Chris Czander, Terry Fansler & Anna Wechter on June 6th. It hatched in 57 days.

Shells 61
Unhatched eggs 34

Dead hatchlings 1

Live hatchlings 0

Hatch % 63.5
Emergence % 62.5


Nest 34 was found by Jackie Brooks, Nancy Shenton & Judy Morr on June 7th. It hatched in 56 days.

Shells 102
Unhatched eggs 5

Dead hatchlings 3

Live hatchlings 0

Hatch % 94.4
Emergence % 91.5


Nest 47 was found by Kathy Hanson, Judy Morr & Jo Eisenhauer on June 12th.. It hatched in 51 days.

Shells 92
Unhatched eggs 11

Dead hatchlings 1

Live hatchlings 0

Hatch % 88.4
Emergence % 87.5


Nest 48 was found by Paula Baram, Brad Masteller, Charlane Faught and Heather Fife on June 12th. It hatched in 52 days.

Shells 98
Unhatched eggs 8

Dead hatchlings 1

Live hatchlings 5

Hatch % 91.5
Emergence % 85.9


Nest 51 was found by Bev Stribling on June17th. It hatched in 46 days.

Shells 124
Unhatched eggs 4

Dead hatchlings 9

Live hatchlings 0

Hatch % 96.1
Emergence % 89.1


Nest 59 was found by Lesley & Tony Gore, Bill & Susan Miller and Carol Lovejoy on June 19th.. It hatched in 45 days.

Shells 68
Unhatched eggs 10

Dead hatchlings 0

Live hatchlings 0

Hatch % 55.2
Emergence % 55.2

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