Category: New Nests

Nest #8 Loggerhead, Blue Mountain Beach she came in right next to the nest #5 UPDATE: nest #8 has hatched and has been dug. 78 escaped from nest 1 egg was unhatched 99% success-how good is that…..

Nest #7 another daytime nesting Kemps, in Miramar Beach again, this time 7:30 at night. she did not come up far enough we will probably loose this nest. 5-22-2012 UPDATE: Nest #7 was washed away in TS Debbie

Nest #6 Seagrove Loggerhead 5-22-2012 UPDATE: Nest #6 has hatched and been dug. results are 85 escaped from nest 6 non hatched eggs.

Nest #5 Blue Mountain Beach, Loggerhead 3-21-2012 UPDATE: Nest #5 has hatched and was dug 74 had escaped from nest 1 alive and released 38 did not hatch 66% success

Nest#4 SeaCrest 5-21-2012 Loggerhead UPDATE: Nest #4 46 escaped from nest 18 alive in nest and released 56 dead pipped eggs, no reason why 51 non hatched eggs 172 eggs 56% success

Nest #3 Dune Allen 5-18-2012 Loggerhead UPDATE: Nest #3 35 hatchlings escaped from nest 17 were found alive in nest and released 56 had no obvious embryos 17 dead embryo egg total 125 with a success rate of 42%

Nest #2,Inlet Beach, 5-21-2012 UPDATE: Nest #2 has hatched and been dug 54 alive and released 45 did not hatch. total of 99 eggs success 55 % remember these nests had water over them in TS Debbie of the 45 non hatched eggs 42 have hatched, great news so new totals are 42 escaped from…

Nest#1 was laid at 9 a.m. in Miramar Beach, a rare Kemps Ridley Lucky us UPDATE: Nest #1 did not hatch but was dug at day 72, 67 hatchlings were found in very heavy, dense sand all bunched together 2 eggs had dead embryos 5 eggs were infertile the hatchlings were released Nest #1 Kemps…