Nest #8 was found by Julie and Lee Wilcox  by the Pelican Circle walkover in Seacrest a loggerhead, left in place. You’ll notice in one photo, there is a splash of quite a bit of water with a little June grass and there was a shrimp like creature there as well….still alive!  Could have come off the turtle or maybe the folks who watched her nest threw water on her thinking she needed it so far away from her home!

UPDATE!!

93 hatched and were released
1 alive in nest
29 no obvious

123 total eggs
76% success

Nest #7 was found 6/14/09 by Anthony a loggerhead it was below high tide line and moved.  This nest is by the last house in Stallworth Preserve. Note in this picture of #7 that it looks as if someone watched her nest and then put seaweed around the nest so we would not miss it.  This is how your flags should be placed when you find a nest.  One at the incoming track, one at the outgoing track and around the nest.  Way to go Anthony.

UPDATE!

Nest #7 has hatched and been dug It hatched in 55 days
70 escaped from the nest
6 were found alive in the nest
1 was found dead in the nest
2 had no obvious
3 were dead embryos

Survival percentage was 94%

This is a picture of false crawl #2 she sure wanted to nest, false crawl #3 was about 200 yards east and was an in and out.

These are picture of false crawl #1 for the year, found by Joe Burton 6/06/09 a loggerhead, she came in to nest but then just send back out. Frank found 2 Loggerhead false crawls 6/06/09 also, I hope they both nested other places

Nest # 6 was found by Mark and left in place and marked by Joe and Mark in front of Campbell St. in Seagrove, a loggerhead, she ran into stuff left on the beach and also a hole.  Thanks people for leaving you things on the beach overnight.

 

UPDATE!!

Nest #6, one of our all time in the ground nest.  Was dug first at 87 days and 70 hatchlings were released, dug again at 91 days as 9 had gotten out and then dug again at 93 days and 37 released.  This was a non moved nest that just wanted to stay warm.
116 hatched
12 no obvious
9 dead embryos
137 eggs 85 % success

Nest #5 a loggerhead was found by Charlie again in Paradise by the Sea and Charlie and Val had to move the nest straight back as it was below the high tide line of this week which is a low high tide.

 

Note the pink color, they are like this if they have been laid in the last few hours, 102 eggs from nest #5

UPDATE!!

Nest #5 results
95 escaped from nests
1 was found alive and released
6 had no obvious embryo
hatching success 94%

It was to be in my area but Charlie found it in Paradise by the Sea, 6/02/09 a loggerhead, left in place and marked by the veteran marker Val and Charlie…Hurrah Note the great tracks and see if you can tell which way she left the nest..

UPDATE!!

Nest #4 results
102 alive in nest and released
2 no obvious
98% success

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%

Nest #2 was found Sat. May 30 by Tobias and Mom Val at Rams Gate is Sea Crest, a loggerhead left in place.

Update!

Here are the numbers for nest 2, excavated by Wayne Lofton, Charlie and  Louise Reichman.

escaped from nest 116
alive in nest and released  3
total hatched from nest 119
infertile no obvious 2
dead embryo  1
total eggs  122

survival percentage  97.5%

Great nest!  This one wasn’t moved.

Nest #1 was found by Wayne Lofton and marked by Val and Wayne Lofton.  This nest is a Loggerhead found in Seacrest near Monterey and left in place.

UPDATE

Nest #1 hatched 7/25/09

Escaped from nest    9
Alive in nest and released     8
total hatched eggs      17
infertile no obvious    76
dead enbroyos    9
total unhatched    85
total eggs    102
survival percentage   17%   Is great for a washed over nest that we didn’t expect anything to happen!