Briarcliffe nest #5 and Briarcliffe nest #6 were laid on the same night. Nest #6 emerged on August 17th, day 51 of incubation.
Briarcliffe Nest #5 took a few days longer, emerging on August 20th, day 54.
Inventory 4 days later, Sunday August 23
Small crowd gathers
Hatached eggs, pipped eggs
Whole eggs, pipped eggs (hatchling died while hatching from egg)
This hatchling died in late development, full formed
Notice how body encircles it yolk
These little guys did not make it, died after hatching
Larry shows the crowd some of the more interesting finds
Large tree washed up on the beach near the nest
Someone left an angel
Inventory Results
Nest Laid on June 27th, left in situ or natural
Htachlings emerged on August 20/21 54 days incubation
1 egg taken for DNA, 103 eggs found in nest at Inventory
Total egg count 104 eggs
90 hatched eggs
6 whole or unhatched of which 3 died in early development, 3 died late development
7 hatchlings died during pipping, emerging from egg
0 live hatchlings, 4 dead hatchlings
87.38% hatching success rate
Thank you Larry, Cindy, Bob, Claire and Sherry
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