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Nest #56 was found by Bill and Sheri Roberts in our West section it is a loggerhead

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Filed Under: 2016 Nests

Nest # 55 a loggerhead was found when it hatched on 8/16/2016

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102 hatchlings escaped from this nest, beautiful tracks

2 eggs had no obvious development.

104 total eggs

98% hatching success

Filed Under: 2016 Nests

Nest # 54 a loggerhead was found by Fritz in our Miramar section. Way to go

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Nest #54 has hatched and been evaluated

75 hatchlings escaped from the nest

7 found live in nest and released

4 were dead in pipped eggs

28 had no obvious development

6 dead embryos

total eggs 102

68.3 % nest success

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A call was gotten about 9 p.m. the night the nest hatched and see what was going on, A photographer at the wedding called saying hatchlings were going into the lights of the wedding, they even picked up the hatchlings and put them into the water and the hatchlings came out of the water to the lights.  We of TW have seen this happen.  Erica and Matt went down to collect what hatchlings they could.  All in all about 45-50 hatchlings disorientated toward the lights.  What a mess,  Weddings should be durning the day and the wedding parties given somewhere except the beach.  THE BEACH IS THE ONLY PLACE SEA TURTLES CAN NEST AND IS SEA TURTLE NESTING HABITAT.

Filed Under: 2016 Nests

Nest # 53 a loggerhead was found in our middle section by Pam, we are still going strong.

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nest 53 has hatched and been evaluated

58 came up out of the nest

11 were dead embryos 69 total eggs

84% nest survival

 

Filed Under: 2016 Nests

A loggerhead nest was found by Pam in our Middle section. we are still going strong

Filed Under: 2016 Nests

Nest # 52 a loggerhead was found by Frederick in our Miramar area

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Nest #52 has hatched and been evaluated  This nest was covered by high tide water in the tropical storm and it shows

16 escaped from nest

92 has no obvious development

4 dead embryos

112 total eggs

14.3 % nest success

Filed Under: 2016 Nests

Nest #51 a loggerhead was found by Wayne in Seacrest

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Nest 51 was washed over many times by Hurricane Hermine and all eggs had mold growing inside them

103 eggs has no development

Filed Under: 2016 Nests

Nest # 50 a loggerhead found by Beverly in Watersound

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This nest did not hatch it had water over it from the Hurricane. this is the sad result

93 eggs with no obvious development

0 nest success

 

Filed Under: 2016 Nests

Nest #49 a loggerhead found by Rose, again, Hurrah Rose in Seagrove

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This nest has hatched and been evaluated

12 came out of the nest

4 were found alive in nest and released after dark

1 was a dead pipped egg

76 had no obvious development

93 total eggs

17 % nest success

This nest had water over it in the storm

Filed Under: 2016 Nests

Nest #48, a loggerhead was found in Inlet Beach let’s hope the lights do not pull the hatchlings off. by Stephanie

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Nest #48 has hatched and been evaluated

66 escaped from the nest

1 hatched but dead in nest

17 eggs had no development

4 dead embryos

88 total eggs

75% nest success

Filed Under: 2016 Nests

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