Category: New Nests

Nest #15 was found by Bev, on left 6/22/09, a loggerhead, moved because it was in the tide line and the bottom of the nest was already in water.  This nest was west of the open area west of Pompano Joe’s, in my West End….Hurrah. She had a bad back flipper, she came in and…

Nest #14 was found by Al 6/21/09 a loggerhead, green street in Sand Cliffs in Sea Crest Happy Fathers Day   UPDATE!! Nest #14 hatched on 8/25/09 at day 65 89 escaped the nest 10 were found alive in nest and released 3 had no obvious 102 total eggs 97 % hatch success

False Crawl #7 was found 6/21/09 by Anthony, in Dune Allen, the 3rd house east in Vescia, a loggerhead, she body pitted and did not nest and has a bad flipper.

This was nest #13 and false crawl #6.  I got a call from EMS saying that a many who lived there was very upset, and he did call me later, as people were taking flash pictures and shinning flash lights onto a sea turtle as she tried to come ashore.  She turned and went back…

Nest #12 was found 6/17/09 by Charlie a Loggerhead at Sunset Beach his second of the day, he now has found 4 nests.  This nest was below the rack line and moved up by Charlie, Val and Joe.  Val had a very busy morning with 3 nests and 1 false crawl. Go turtles go. UPDATE!!…

False Crawl #5 was found today by Wayne in front of Barbara Jackson House where there are geotubes which were to be removed.  The tubes are only 4 inches under the sand and her flippers dug down to there and then then false crawled. Loggerhead    

Nest #11 was found by Wayne 6/17/09 and moved by Wayne, Val, and Tobias, below rack line again west of Pompano Street in Inlet Beach, loggerhead UPDATE!! 66 escaped 25 alive in nest and released 100% success

Charlie the lucky stiff found another nest #10 Loggerhead at Sunrise beach, below low rack line so it was moved, 6/17/09 Alys Beach Area. UPDATE!! 46 alive and released 4 live piped27 no obvious 65 % success

Loggerhead found by Bev front of Costa Del Sole 6/17/09, poor Mommy came in up a 3 foot escarpment, through the gazebo with no top up another embankment of 5 feet and almost onto a deck were there must have been people and she turned around and came back to the water.  When will Walton…

Nest #9 was also found 6/14/09 a loggerhead, left in place in front of Adagio in Blue Mountain Beach by Mike…Ok now it in my areas turn, come on in Momma Sea Turtles. UPDATE!! Nest #9 hatched in 66 days 52 escaped 1  alive and released 23 no obvious 76 total eggs 70 % success