South Walton Turtle Watch http://southwaltonturtlewatch.org South Walton Turtle Watch Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:08:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Merry Christmas 2012! http://southwaltonturtlewatch.org/2011/12/18/merry-christmas-2012/ http://southwaltonturtlewatch.org/2011/12/18/merry-christmas-2012/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:51:18 +0000 admin http://southwaltonturtlewatch.org/?p=893

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UPDATE:
It was in front of Seacrest in Seagrove….we had some trouble with the ones that came out late and they did not want to stay in the cool water but the air was much colder, We hope they swam away and found warmer weather.

114 eggs
101 escaped from the nest
3 alive in nest and released
5 infertile
2 dead embryo
3 eggs reburied
so far success is 91 %…great I think for our last nest
Thanks so much gang you all in all nests did such a great job.

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Check Out the Cool Nest #36 Slide Show!

UPDATE:
Nest #36
107 escaped but 28 of these were gotten by the foxes that have been in this area all season, we hope people stop feeding them and they go back into the wild.
1 alive and released
11 no obvious embryos
147 total eggs
93% hatching success

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UPDATE:
Nest #35

75 escaped from the nest
19 were alive and released
2 had no obvious embryos
1 dead embryos
97 eggs
97 % success
these hatchlings were effected and drawn toward the lights at Journeys End.

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UPDATE:
Nest #34
12 escaped from the nest
2 were alive in nest and released
39 had no obvious embryos
6 dead embryos
small nest only 59 eggs and had a 24% success

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UPDATE:
What a wonderful evening Mike and I had last night. We met about 6:30 at the Goatfeathers access and made the little walk over to the nest. The sun was in perfect position and the temperature was perfect. Mike dug the nest and found 7 little ones ready to get out and make their way. We had a visitor, Gladys who had been watching the nest for a while and was so sweet and appreciative of the experience to get to see us dig the nest. When we finished, and picked up all the stuff from the nest and buried the eggs, we moved down the beach a little to a flat area. It was perfect timing. We released the 7 little hatchlings and they made their first steps pretty quickly to the gulf…of course the surf pushed them back a few times, but then they got a little momentum and took off. It was a wonderful sight and went without a hitch. Mike did a great job and what a great season for him to find 4 nests!

From my records, I showed this nest was moved and had 122 eggs
Escaped from nest: 99
Alive in nest and released: 7
Infertile, no obvious: 15
Dead embryo: 1
Survival Percentage: 87%

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100 green escaped from the nests and hopefully found the water.

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UPDATE:
Nest #31 was washed away in TS. Lee

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UPDATE:
Nest #30
78 escaped from nest
13 alive in nest and released
20 no obvious development
1 dead embryo
81 % success

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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

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