Month: July 2012

Can you believe it, we had 7 nests this morning, we have never ever had 7 nests in one day, Gosh, Barb found this Loggerhead in front of SandDrift in the West end. Brenanna got to see her first tracks on the beach and help to find the eggs as the three of us dug…

See what happened today, this is nest #71 in Seagrove a Loggerhead, 7-09-2012, Danny I told you we were slowing down. Huh…. Joe had 3 nests in his area, Val had 2, Dawn had 1 and, stay turned…. UPDATE: Nest # 71 83 escaped from nest 4 non hatched eggs 87 total eggs 95 %…

Nest #70, yes, it should have been mine, but we could not find the eggs in time. Note the Vendor set up his chairs right on the tracks, didn’t even wait, and he knew they were turtle tracks, shame. shame, on him, Have you no respect, for sea turtles, a Loggerhead 7-09-2012 UPDATE: Nest #70…

A loggerhead, WaterColor 7-09-2012 UPDATE: Nest #69 has hatched and been dug 93 escaped from nest 3 alive in nest and released 1 dead pipped egg 5 non hatched eggs 102 total eggs 94% success

Nest #68 BMB a loggerhead 7-09-2012 UPDATE: Nest #68 63 escaped 9 non hatched eggs 72 total eggs 88 % success

second nest of the day 7-09-12 Loggerhead, Pelican Circle. Nest #67 UPDATE: Nest # 67 85 escaped from nest 2 alive in nest and released 5 hatched and dead in nest 4 non hatched eggs 96 total eggs 91% success

This is the beginning, wait until you get to the end. My gosh all of us on the beach this morning, are more than hot and tired. Nest #66 a Loggerhead in SeaCrest found by Wayne..7-09-2012 UPDATE: Nest #66 washed out in Hurricane Isaac

A Loggerhead found 7-7-2012 in Blue Mountain Beach, it is a very short part of beach and even though she nested in the toe of the dune, it is near the water. Notice the dune has been eroded by TS Debbie. Here are a few photos from nest 64, found by Richard and laid four…

This Loggerhead nest was found by TDC Ernie, thanks so much because the walker did not walk due to lightning and rain, 7-06-2012 UPDATE: Nest #62 Sometime durning Hurricane Isaac I got a phone call from the LifeGuards near our nest #62, didn’t know the nest number at the time. They were finding washing eggs,…

Found by the TDC driver this morning after all the lightening! Thank you TDC! It is in Paradise by the Sea. Nice and high. Here we go, up to 70 or 80 nests? UPDATE: Nest #61 has hatched and was dug. it had water over it in Isaac 5 escaped from nest 76 were alive…