Year: 2010

Again as of today 8 242010 all nests will be screened.   Nest #19 at WaterSound has been predated and a few eggs are left, it is at day 54 Nest #20 was completely predated and 46 hatchling were found on top of the sand by the early morning walker, 39 were dead and 7 alive…

Nest #29 is in Seagrove near the Villas, Nest #30 is at Pelican Circle in Sea Crest 68 Hatchlings left by Fed Ex to be release tonight on the East Coast.

What fun it is to walk, Nests, 1,5 and 7 have been relocated into coolers, Nests 3,4, and 6 were found to be piping and caged.  Nest #3 has hatched out 88 and the hatchlings are being taken to the East Coast to be released.  This will be the case of the other caged nests.…

So I get home, sit down with dogs and coffee and the paper and the sheriff’s office calls, a turtle has been spotted on the beach in 3 different areas down near Whales Tail.  So off I go again.  She is way up in the dunes laying her eggs, so I take pictures, measure, call…

This is the Loggerhead false crawl #22 on 4 Mile also.  She came up and made this body pit before going up to the dune and then went back to the water.  Note you see the back flippers no sharp front flippers and also can see the swaying of when she pulled both flippers at…

My non beach day started early with two false crawls at 4 Mile Village , this is a green she came up as far as she could and then went back.  Notice the track the ridge on each side of the middle, no swaying motion as she pulls both flippers at one time and the…

Found this morning by Bobby, he also found Deer Lake false crawl #1 and Anne found our false crawl #19..  Ugh

Nest #27 Seagrove again, a good learning time for the contractors on the beach…    

Nest #25 was found by Alan Newsome, Alan found 3 nests today, yes, three, we were very busty, I had to walk and go to Seagrove.  All nests were in seagove and we found the eggs.  Hurrah….