Was found when hatched, before we thought it was a false crawl. This was a green nests at Seaside and the hatchling were helped to the water by concerned visitors. Our concerns are that hatchings should not be picked up by anyone instead the sheriff should be called and they would call us to take care of them and also were red emitting flashlight used durning this. We are thankful for help and concerns by others, but we are tying so hard to educate folks to use red emitting flashlights and no flash on taking pictures, we sometimes feel as if all we say and do is going nowhere. Well meaning people often can harm hatchlings with flashes and flashlights. Keep on spreading this message. Thanks for caring folks on the beach.
100 green escaped from the nests and hopefully found the water.
Loggerhead, just east of the Retreat in Dune Allan
UPDATE:
Nest #31 was washed away in TS. Lee
UPDATE:
Nest #30
78 escaped from nest
13 alive in nest and released
20 no obvious development
1 dead embryo
81 % success
Good tracks to see how Loggheads are one flipper at a time, alternating. Must have been hard to find the eggs.
UPDATE:
Nest #29
Actual emergence 9/12
date excavated 9/15
72 escaped from nest
1 alive in nest and released
7 infertile no obvious
80 total eggs
91% survival
Loggerhead in Seagrove low and was dug into by dog before Joe found it but the dog did not go down deep enough see there were 6 pairs of eggs do we have twins
UPDATE:
Nest 28
68 hatched and escaped
3 alive in nest and released but had flipper problems
33 infertile
4 dead embryos, 2 of which were inside the a double egg and 1 in another double egg
This may be a Kemps nest, we are hoping so. WaterSound, small light tracks
UPDATE:
Nest 27
31 hatched and escaped from the nest
15 infertile
1 dead embryo to be shipped off for genetic testing
Loggerhead near Rosemary Beach
UPDATE:
Nest #26
4 escaped
0 alive in nest
51 dead in nest
6 dead pipped eggs
28 no obvious development
13 13 dead embryos
28 depredated
These poor fellows, were ready to come out when TS Lee covered them with water. Darn
Loggerhead again in the SeaCrest Area is nest #25. These East Enders were very busy.
UPDATE:
Nest #25 at 61 days
Evaluated 9.1.11 due to high water coming over nest.
Excavated by Beth Coppedge and Valerie Lofton
(A vacationer said she saw a hatchling walk to the water at 8am on 9.1.11)
Alive in nest and released 111
Infertile no obvious 6
Total eggs 117
Survival 95%
Loggerhead all the way up to Dunes, fine lady she was, and Cathy is very exceited. This one is in the Seacrest area
UPDATE:
Nest #24 at 61 days
Evaluated 9.1.11 due to high water coming up to nest.
Excavated by Beth Coppedge and Wayne Lofton
Alive in nest and released 117
Infertile no obvious 2
Total eggs 119
Survival 98%
Nest #23 at Ft. Panic a Loggerhead. was found by Bill and Sherri
UPDATE:
Nest #23 dug at 62 days because of high water
Linda, Sherry and Bill Rescued
28 live from the nest.
1 was not completely developed and opened
79 unhatched reburied back and up to the left of original nest.
Surf too rough to release. Will release later Looked like the nest may have flooded previously from the bottom. All hatched eggs were on the very top of the nest.
IMO – I don;t think any of the eggs reburied are viable. I hope I am wrong. But there was no movement in any of the eggs, and most were brown with no shape.