Nest #39 another one for our Miramar area, this loggerhead found by Erica, and marked with the help of Shar. The nest is in the open area just west of Pompano Joe’s a crossed from Avalon. We usually have a nest in this area and every time, there are so many lights in that area that the poor turtle can’t find her way back to the water, She goes up and down and all around after she has nested. She is tired and the way to the water should be to the lightest area but those darn artificial lights mess her up. Here is her track back. Shar and nest.

UPDATE!!
Nest #40 has hatched and been evaluated
escaped from nest 79
no development 8
dead embryos 2
total eggs 89
survival % 89%

Oh what a heart beaker. 4 Mile Village needs a nest and this would have been so great. This green crawled up 95 feet into the sea oats, just to keep on trucking around and back to the water. Oh no. I called Topsail to see if they had a nest but they did not, so we all need to think great thoughts that she will come on back to 4 Mile the perfect place.

Was found by Eden Cooper a loggerhead below 201 Highland Ave., the 4th house east of the Stallworth walkover. At first she thought it might be a crawl left over from the day before because the crawl was getting so close to disappearing. It was a short crawl and the tracks were washing out from all the rain. Good work Eden with the watching for tracks.

UPDATE!!
Nest #39 has hatched and been evaluated
escaped from nest 145
alive and released 3
dead pipped 5
live pipped 1
no development 2
total eggs 156
survival % 96%

a loggerhead at Alys Beach main walkover, we got a call from Alys Beach security and some TW volunteers were able to go down and watch her nest at about 7 P.M. What a treat and we have videos on our face book page, south walton turtle watch

UPDATE!!
Nest 38 has hatched and been evaluated
escaped from nest 68
no development 18
total eggs 86
survival % 79%

That is correct we found 2 nests in the Miramar area today. That brings the total in that area to 8. Wow. I got a call on this one last night which woke me up and so we were warned and good thing because no incoming track shows. Thanks to the neat folks who marked this off for us. Matt and Erica found the eggs. This nest is just west of Elephant Walk in Sandestin…Thanks again to all!

UPDATE!!
Nest #37 has hatched and been evaluated
escaped from nest 132
no development 15
total eggs 147
survival % 90%
lights were a big problem on this nest. we think 20-30 were disorientated by the lights, 3 were found the nest morning dead.

Wow, I found my second loggerhead nest this morning, she had to come up over the escarpment and then nest and back down with a slide. Beautiful nest. We have a great group of folks to talk to and educate. Thanks to all and please spread the word. This is just off the Sand Trap Public walkover in Miramar

UPDATE!!
My last walk of season was in the rain but still a nice walk, also dug Nest #36 which had hatched and was caged because of lights in the Miramar area
escaped from nest 87
no development 6
total eggs 93
survival % 94%

Kelley Glover found nest #35 this morning, our 9th nest and Kelley’s 3rd, below 12 White Cliffs Crest, the 2nd house east of the Blue Lupine condos (this used to be called The Inn at Blue Mountain). It was a loggerhead nest. It is just one house to the east of the nest Kelley found last week.

Way to go Kelley, three nests in one season and they’re still laying!

UPDATE!!
Nest #35 has hatched and been evaluated
escaped from nest 61
dead pipped 1
no development 48
dead embryos 1
total eggs 111
survival % 55%

Nest #34 was found 7-16-2014 by Anne 100 yds west of Beachfront Trail

UPDATE!!

Nest #34 was found 7-16-2014 by Anne Stuart in seagrove
it has hatched and been evaluated
escaped from nest 103
no development 7
total eggs 110
survival % 94%

This lady we think was trying to find a dark beach, our second nest in an area we don’t usually get a nest. a loggerhead nest in Grayton Beach 79 Lupine Rd. No bonfires any where is Grayton hurrah….Her eggs were under her outgoing crawl.

UPDATE!!
Nest #33
escaped 107
dead pipped 1
no development 15
total eggs 123
survival % 87%

a loggerhead was found by Tosha at 179 Pelican Circle in SeaCrest

UPDATE!!
Nest #32
escaped from nest 117
alive and released 1
no development 11
total eggs 129
survival % 91%