Year: 2016

Nest #40 has hatched and been evaluated 81 hatchlings escaped from nest 24 were alive in nest and released after dark 1 dead in nest 1 dead pipped egg 51 no obvious development 158 total eggs 66% nest success on this large nest  

Nest #39 has hatched and been evaluated 16 had escaped from nest 67 were alive in the nest and released after dark 5 eggs had no obvious development 88 total eggs 88% nest success

Another nest that had water over it in the storm. 1 escaped from nest 83 dead embryos 84 total eggs    

update nest has hatched and been evaluated 89 escaped from the nest 3 had no obvious development 92 total eggs 88 % nest survival

This is a sad nest, even tho the sea turtle laid up high the nest had water over it durning the storm, just as the sea turtles were hatchling below the sand. This nest was dug and evaluated 7 were dead in pipped eggs 9 had no obvious development 87 were found dead embryos 103…

Nest #34 has hatched and been evaluated 115 escaped from nest 1 was found dead in nest 1 had no obvious development 117 total eggs 98% nest success

When this nest was laid it was very close to the water so it was moved and when it was moved it was noticed that there was fresh blood that dripped off some eggs.  So was this the reason for a high number of no development in the eggs, we are not sure 39 hatchlings…

This nest was way up into the dune line and still with the High Water in the passing of Hurricane Hermaine got washed over and over and the ones that were out of the eggs drowned. 23 dead in nest 63 dead pipped in nest. these are eggs that are open but the hatchlings are…

Nest #31 has hatched and been evaluated 31 escaped from the nest 48 dead in nest- they had hatched and very high water came up and we are sorry to say they drowned in the nest.  So sad 1 egg had no obvious development 80 total eggs 39% nest success