Category: 2015 Nests

The track to nest 46 behind 616 Blue Mountain Road found by Richard Fowlkes. This location is behind the 2nd house to the east of the Seagrade Road walkover in the Blue Mountain Beach subdivision. It is Richard’s 4th nest of the year and would have been his 5th if he wasn’t looking after nests…

A Loggerhead found in Seacrest by Veteran SWTW walker Al. Hurrah UPDATE!! Nest #45 marked in a storm. The turtle came all the way up into the dunes, will now be FC #33. No eggs were found when marked and none when the evaluation was done.

A Loggerhead UPDATE!! Nest #44 has hatched and is off the beach 82 escaped 2 alive and released 14 had no obvious development 98 total eggs 86% success Johndra nest hatched 9-4

Nest #43 was found on 7-13-2013 a Loggerhead UPDATE!! Nest #43 has hatched and been evaluated and off the beach 1 escaped the nest 106 alive and released 10 no obvious 1 dead embryo 118 total eggs 91% success

UPDATE!! Nest #42 has hatched and is out of the ground 100 escaped from nest 1 alive in nest and released 1 hatched but dead 6 had no obvious development 108 total eggs 93 % success

UPDATE!! Nest #41 99 escaped 1 alive 11 infertile 90 % success

Nest 40 Loggerhead found by first year walkers, Ellz & Luke, in Seagrove. UDPATE!! Nest #40 has hatched and been dug 97 escaped from nest 2 had no obvious development 99 total eggs 98% success

Nest #39 Loggerhead, The Retreat. UPDATE!! Nest #39 has hatched and been evaluated and off the beach 95 escaped from nest 1 was alive and released 23 had no obvious development 129 total eggs 74% success

Nest 38 was found in Seagrove by Arlene. Keep coming Sea Turtles. UPDATE!! Nest #38 88 escaped 4 had no development 101 total eggs 93% success Sand was hard packed from rain!

UPDATE!! this was a sad nest for us We are unsure why more hatchlings did not get out and why they died in the nest. Life doesn’t seem fair at times 4 escaped 76 dead in nest 16 dead pipped eggs 6 had no development 104 total eggs 45 % success