Category: New Nests

Nest #4 is in Sea Breeze UPDATE: Nest #4 4 escaped from nest 96 were alive in nest and released, not sure why they did not get out 15 had no obvious embryo 3 dead embryos total 118 eggs 85% hatching success

Nest #3 is also a Loggerhead found by Al Murphy in SeaCrest.   UPDATE: Nest #3 73 escaped from the nest 28 were alive in nest and released 1 egg had no obvious embryo 2 dead embryos total 104 eggs 97% hatching success

SEA TURTLE NEST ARE BIG NEWS HERE IN WALTON COUNTY, ON THIS NEST WE HAD HELP FROM OUR SHERIFF DEPT. AS WITH NEST ONE IT IS A LOGGERHEAD. IN BACK OF THE SANTA ROSA BEACH CLUB.   UPDATE: Nest #2 has shown signs of hatching for days and we were not sure it had not…

A slow start for 2011, 5 false crawls and this is nest #1 beachside by the main postoffice walkover in Rosemary Beach, REMEMBER NO FIRES NEAR A SEA TURTLE NEST.   UPDATE: Nest #1 125 escaped from nest 9 had no obvious 1 dead embryo 93% hatching success

Again as of today 8 242010 all nests will be screened.   Nest #19 at WaterSound has been predated and a few eggs are left, it is at day 54 Nest #20 was completely predated and 46 hatchling were found on top of the sand by the early morning walker, 39 were dead and 7 alive…

Nest #29 is in Seagrove near the Villas, Nest #30 is at Pelican Circle in Sea Crest 68 Hatchlings left by Fed Ex to be release tonight on the East Coast.

What fun it is to walk, Nests, 1,5 and 7 have been relocated into coolers, Nests 3,4, and 6 were found to be piping and caged.  Nest #3 has hatched out 88 and the hatchlings are being taken to the East Coast to be released.  This will be the case of the other caged nests.…

So I get home, sit down with dogs and coffee and the paper and the sheriff’s office calls, a turtle has been spotted on the beach in 3 different areas down near Whales Tail.  So off I go again.  She is way up in the dunes laying her eggs, so I take pictures, measure, call…

This is the Loggerhead false crawl #22 on 4 Mile also.  She came up and made this body pit before going up to the dune and then went back to the water.  Note you see the back flippers no sharp front flippers and also can see the swaying of when she pulled both flippers at…