Nest Inventories - Week Ending August 29

Nest 46 was found by Karen S and Betsy Q. It hatched after 55 days.

Egg Shells: 97
Unhatched: 6
Dead: 0
Live: 0
Hatch Success: 93.2%
Emergence Success: 93.2%

Nest 54 was found by Paula B, Heather F, Charlie F, and her granddaughters. It hatched after 52 days.

Egg Shells: 77
Unhatched: 11
Dead: 0
Live: 3
Hatch Success: 81.9%
Emergence Success: 78.7%

Nest 50 was found by Marnie E, Vicky & Bob B and their family members. It hatched after 54 days.

Egg Shells: 122
Unhatched: 8
Dead: 1
Live: 0
Hatch Success: 91%
Emergence Success: 90.2%

Nest 52 was found by Pam S, Ruby J, Lynda Z and Mary V. It hatched after 54 days.

Egg Shells: 98
Unhatched: 13
Dead: 1
Live: 0
Hatch Success: 79.6%
Emergence Success: 78.8%

Nest 58 was found by Gary H, Mike V and his granddaughter. It hatched after 48 days.

Egg Shells: 92
Unhatched: 9
Dead: 5
Live: 8
Hatch Success: 90.1%
Emergence Success: 77.4%

Nest 47 was found by Sue F, Rachel C and Valerie and Mark D. It hatched after 56 days.

Egg Shells: 101
Unhatched: 17
Dead: 0
Live: 0
Hatch Success: 84.8%
Emergence Success: 84.8%

Nest 49 was found by Linda and Bill N, Pat T and Tory K. It hatched after 55 days.

Egg Shells: 76
Unhatched: 5
Dead: 0
Live: 0
Hatch Success: 90.4%
Emergence Success: 90.4%

Nest 59 was found by Marnie E and Annaliese D. It hatched after 51 days.

Egg Shells: 80
Unhatched: 14
Dead: 0
Live: 1
Hatch Success: 72.7%
Emergence Success: 71.8%

Nest 53 was found by JoAnne L, Gail K and Wendy H. It hatched after 55 days.

Egg Shells: 69
Unhatched: 23
Dead: 0
Live: 0
Hatch Success: 73.4%
Emergence Success: 73.4%

Nest 55 was found by Carol Ann H, Andrea D, Sue A. It hatched after 54 days.

Egg Shells: 70
Unhatched: 8
Dead: 1
Live: 9
Hatch Success: 88.6%
Emergence Success: 75.9%

Nest 56 was found by Karen S. It hatched after 53 days.

Egg Shells: 114
Unhatched: 17
Dead: 1
Live: 10
Hatch Success: 86.3%
Emergence Success: 77.2%

Nest 57 was found by Anna W. It hatched after 51 days.

Egg Shells: 88
Unhatched: 12
Dead: 6
Live: 4
Hatch Success: 83%
Emergence Success: 74.5%

Nest 65 was found by Bill G, Jackie B and Nancy S. It hatched after 49 days.

Egg Shells: 106
Unhatched: 12
Dead: 0
Live: 12
Hatch Success: 89%
Emergence Success: 78.9%

Year-to-date statistics:

Mean Hatch Success: 76.2%
Mean Emergence Success: 71.8%

Nest 75

What a surprise this morning - we have Nest 75! Remarkably, it's the result of a new crawl that is atypically late in the nesting season. This nest comes 34 days after our most recent 2021 nest was laid and is Seabrook Island's latest recorded nest. Zone 3 walkers Jane M, Joe F and Sandy M called in a crawl with a promising body pit north of Boardwalk 6. Valerie and Mark D responded, located the nest and moved it back into the dune. We thought we were done with new nests, but now we wonder - will nest 75 be our last of the season?

Nest Inventories - Week Ending August 22

Nest 27 was found by Pixie H, Karen P and Lynne M. It hatched after 63 days.
Egg Shells: 18
Unhatched: 70
Dead: 0
Live: 3
Hatch Success: 14.8%
Emergence Success: 12.3%

Nest 39 was found by Joleen A, Bev S and Lisa M. It hatched after 54 days.
Egg Shells: 104
Unhatched: 13
Dead: 0
Live: 1
Hatch Success: 88.1%
Emergence Success: 87.2%

Nest 42 was found by Pixie, Lynne M and Karen P. It hatched after 51 days.
Egg Shells: 92
Unhatched: 18
Dead: 0
Live: 3
Hatch Success: 82.1%
Emergence Success: 79.4%

Nest 48 was found by Karen S and Suzanne and Kevin B. It hatched after 48 days.
Egg Shells: 90
Unhatched: 8
Dead: 0
Live: 16
Hatch Success: 83.3%
Emergence Success: 68.5%

Nest 41 was found by Lynne M, Pixie H and Karen P. It hatched after 48 days.
Egg Shells: 65
Unhatched: 31
Dead: 2
Live: 0
Hatch Success: 51.5%
Emergence Success: 50%

Nest 44 was found by Kathy N, JoAnne L and Nancy C. It hatched after 52 days.
Egg Shells: 88
Unhatched: 6
Dead: 0
Live: 3
Hatch Success: 89.7%
Emergence Success: 86.7%

Nest 45 was found by Karen S and Betsy Q. It hatched after 51 days.
Egg Shells: 111
Unhatched: 4
Dead: 4
Live: 2
Hatch Success: 95.6 %
Emergence Success: 90.5%

Nest 37 was found by Sandy M and Jane M. It hatched after 56 days.
Egg Shells: 90
Unhatched: 11
Dead: 0
Live: 10
Hatch Success: 88.2%
Emergence Success:78.4%

Nest 43 was found by Kathy N, JoAnne L and Nancy C. It hatched after 56 days.
Egg Shells: 59
Unhatched: 35
Dead: 0
Live: 0
Hatch Success: 62.1%
Emergence Success: 62.1%

Nest 51 was found by Marnie E, and Vicky & Bob B. It hatched after 51 days.
Egg Shells: 115
Unhatched: 6
Dead: 0
Live: 11
Hatch Success: 94.2%
Emergence Success: 85.2%

Year-to-date statistics:
Mean Hatch Success: 73.8%
Mean Emergence Success: 69.4%

Nest Inventories - Week Ending August 15

Nest 13 was found by Mike V, Gary H, Rob J, Bonnie B. It was inventoried after 70 days.
Egg Shells: 94
Unhatched: 24
Live: 0
Dead: 2
Hatch Success: 66.1%
Emergence Success: 64.7%

Nest 14 was found by Kim N, Melissa A, Sarah D and Julie M. It was inventoried after 70 days.
Egg Shells: 71
Unhatched: 17
Live: 0
Dead: 5
Hatch Success: 73.1%
Emergence Success: 68%

Nest 20 was found by Sandy M and Jane M. It hatched in 63 days.
Egg Shells: 67
Unhatched: 28
Dead: 13
Live: 0
Hatch Success: 56.3%
Emergence Success: 45.3%

Nest 25 was found by Gail K. It hatched in 59 days
Egg Shells: 52
Unhatched: 6
Dead: 0
Live: 3
Hatch Success: 79.1%
Emergence Success: 78.3%

Nest 23 was found by Ginger S. It was inventoried after 65 days.
Egg Shells: 93
Unhatched: 10
Dead: 2
Live: 1
Hatch Success: 84.5%
Emergence Success: 81.8%

Nest 29 was found by Anna W and Annaliese D. It hatched after 56 days.
Egg Shells: 71
Unhatched: 18
Dead: 7
Live: 0
Hatch Success: 64.5%
Emergence Success: 58.1%

Nest 30 was found by Lesley G, Tony G, Bill M and Susan M. It hatched after 57 days.
Egg Shells: 79
Unhatched: 6
Dead: 0
Live: 0
Hatch Success: 59.3%
Emergence Success: 59.3%

Nest 33 was found by Bill N, Linda N, Patt T, and Lindsay C. It hatched after 54 days.
Egg Shells: 89
Unhatched: 9
Dead: 22
Live: 8
Hatch Success: 74.7%
Emergence Success: 49.5%

Nest 28 was found by Jane M and Sandy M. It hatched after 59 days.
Egg Shells: 93
Unhatched: 11
Dead: 0
Live: 4
Hatch Success: 88.5%
Emergence Success: 84.7%

Nest 32 was found by Anna W and Bill G. It hatched after 58 days.
Egg Shells: 113
Unhatched: 3
Dead: 0
Live: 0
Hatch Success: 91.1%
Emergence Success: 91.1%

 Nest 35 was found by Judy M, Kathy T, and Lindsay C. It hatched after 54 days.
Egg Shells: 107
Unhatched: 29
Dead: 1
Live: 4
Hatch Success: 69.9%
Emergence Success: 66.6%

Nest 36 was found by Paula B, Charlie F, and Heather F. It hatched after 54 days.
Egg Shells: 110
Unhatched: 14
Dead: 1
Live: 2
Hatch Success: 73.8%
Emergence Success: 71.8%

Nest 31 was found by the Tony G, Lesley G, and Bill M and Susan M. It hatched after 59 days.
Egg Shells: 88
Unhatched: 5
Dead: 0
Live: 0
Hatch Success: 88%
Emergence Success: 88%

Nest 34 was found by Susan and Bill M. It hatched after 55 days.
Egg Shells: 77
Unhatched: 12
Dead: 2
Live: 2
Hatch Success: 74%
Emergence Success:70.1 %

Nest 74 was found by Lynda Z, Francie S, Mary V, Lori P, Pam S and Ruby J. This wild nest hatched after approximately 60 days.
Egg Shells:125
Unhatched:3
Dead:1
Live:11
Hatch Success: 97.6%
Emergence Success: 88.2%

Nest 38 was found by Jen P, Diane W and John W. It hatched after 53 days.
Egg Shells: 102
Unhatched: 4
Dead: 0
Live: 3
Hatch Success: 91.8%
Emergence Success: 89.1%

Nest 40 was found by Tom L and Christine D. It hatched after 51 days.
Egg Shells: 83
Unhatched: 23
Dead: 0
Live: 2
Hatch Success: 68.5%
Emergence Success: 66.9%

Year-to-date statistics:
Mean Hatch Success: 73.5%
Mean Emergence Success: 69.3%

Nest 74 - Wild Nest

Zone 4 walkers Lynda Zegers, Lori Porwoll, Francie Segal, Pam Salvestrini, Ruby Jenkins and Mary Van Deusen found a large hole with hatchling tracks as they approached the bird area. Some of the tracks went the wrong direction, but the walkers did manage to help 5 of these wayward hatchlings to the ocean. Mike Vinson responded to add a screen and nest sign for wild Nest 74.