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Category: 2016 Nests

  • Nest #36 was found by Kelly, a loggerhead in Blue Mountain Beach

    update nest has hatched and been evaluated 89 escaped from the nest 3 had no obvious development 92 total eggs 88 % nest survival

  • Nest #35 a loggerhead was found by Sunni when she came upon a nesting sea turtle, what a wonderful thing

    This is a sad nest, even tho the sea turtle laid up high the nest had water over it durning the storm, just as the sea turtles were hatchling below the sand. This nest was dug and evaluated 7 were dead in pipped eggs 9 had no obvious development 87 were found dead embryos 103…

  • Nest #34 was found by vendor Zack and then by volunteer Pam a loggerhead in Seagrove

    Nest #34 has hatched and been evaluated 115 escaped from nest 1 was found dead in nest 1 had no obvious development 117 total eggs 98% nest success

  • Nest #33 a loggerhead was found by Kate, hurrah Kate in the Seacrest Area

    When this nest was laid it was very close to the water so it was moved and when it was moved it was noticed that there was fresh blood that dripped off some eggs.  So was this the reason for a high number of no development in the eggs, we are not sure 39 hatchlings…

  • Nest #32 a loggerhead was found by Al, what Al again, in Alys Beach

    This nest was way up into the dune line and still with the High Water in the passing of Hurricane Hermaine got washed over and over and the ones that were out of the eggs drowned. 23 dead in nest 63 dead pipped in nest. these are eggs that are open but the hatchlings are…

  • Nest # 31 a loggerhead was found by Greg in our west area

    Nest #31 has hatched and been evaluated 31 escaped from the nest 48 dead in nest- they had hatched and very high water came up and we are sorry to say they drowned in the nest.  So sad 1 egg had no obvious development 80 total eggs 39% nest success

  • Nest #30 a loggerhead was found by Pam in Watersound

    Nest #30 has hatched and been evaluated 66 escaped from nest 46 were found alive in nest and released 1 was dead in nest 6 had no obvious development 1 dead embryo 121 eggs 93% nest success

  • Nest #29 a loggerhead again was found by Al in Seagrove

      Nest #29 Results 68 hatchlings got out of the nest 11 were found alive in the nest and released 1 was found hatched but dead 11 were found to be dead in pipped eggs 17 had no obvious development 108 total eggs 73 % nest success  

  • Nest #28 was found by Rose, your going now Rose, in Seagrove

    Nest #28 has hatched and been evaluated 106 escaped from the nest 1 was found hatched but dead in nest 1 had no obvious development 108 Total eggs 99% success

  • Nest # 27 a loggerhead was found by David in Seagrove

    This nest was washed over with Hurricane water many times 99 eggs were stopped in their development 0 nest success