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Nest # 67 Goatfeathers walkover

a loggerhead this poor lady was so tired she stopped when she hit the escarpment.  Had to move nest, eggs already covered with water/
a loggerhead this poor lady was so tired she stopped when she hit the escarpment. Had to move nest, eggs already covered with water/
This loggerhead was so tired that she could not get up a small escarpment and nested to close to water egg were covered in water, nest moved.
This loggerhead was so tired that she could not get up a small escarpment and nested to close to water egg were covered in water, nest moved.

Nest #67
has hatched and been evaluated
61 escaped from nest
5 alive in nest and released
1 dead in pipped egg
44 no obvious development
111 total eggs
59% nest survival
This nest was sitting in water when laid and move so the bottom eggs were so wet with salt water they did not hatch.

Filed Under: 2015 Nests

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