2014 Nesting Results

2014 Nesting Summary

Nests: 6   In Situ: 2   Relocated: 4 (66.6%)   Inventoried: 6 (100%) False Crawls: 4 Estimated Eggs to Date: 580   Eggs Lost: 5 (0.8%)---taken for DNA Study   Hatched Eggs: 313   Emerged Hatchlings: 313   Mean Incubation Duration (all): 60.5 days   Mean Clutch Count: 102.5 eggs (Relocated Only) Mean Hatch Success: 47.4% Mean Emergence Success: 47.4% Nest Success: 50% Beach Success: 60% DNA Results to date NMB Nest #1---Only nest for this turtle, new to beach, new to data base NMB Nest #2 and Nest #4---Laid by same mother, both nest non-viable, no                                               eggs hatched Briarcliffe Nest #1, Briarcliffe Nest #2, NMB Nest #3---laid by same mother                                            this mother also laid a late nest on the northern                                            end of Myrtle Beach and may have laid NMB #6