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2009: Nest 3

Nest 3 found by Anthony Head, a loggerhead just east of Bishop Road in the Stallworth Area. Left in place. Photo one crawl in is on the left with the crawl out crossing over in tract to return to water photo two with flag shoes track back into the water note how her back flippers push backwards, also same in next photo Last photo is of the nest, note her incoming track is covered up by nesting area with thrown sand and then the outgoing track leaves the nest on her way
to the water.  Great tracks.

UPDATE!

Hatched on 8/3/09 at 64 days
It was dug on 8/5/09 by Dawn, Anthony and Sherry
102 Escaped from nest
1 alive in nest
38 no obvious
2 dead embryos
The survival rat is 72%

Filed Under: New Nests

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