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Saturday, September 30, 2017

July Nests

NMB Nest 12, found on July 3, the second nest to be located around 62nd Ave N. DNA shows the same turtle as the mother who laid nest # 6 almost in the same location.   Moved to 15th Ave N.











Hatchlings emerge 48 days later on August 20




Date Laid--July 3  62nd Ave N, Cherry  Grove
116 eggs, 115 relocated to 15th Ave N
107 hatched shells. 8 unhatched, 1 live hatchling, released
93% hatch success rate

NMB Nest 13, July 3, 31st Ave S, Windy Hill.  Second nest of the morning.   Relocated to 15th Ave N








Hatchlings emerge 49 days later

9 hatchlings found at bottom of egg chamber during inventory, released on the beach








Laid on July 3rd, 31st Ave S, Windy Hill
113 eggs, 110 relocated to 15th Ave N
Hatchlings emerged on Aug 21
92 hatched eggs, 18 whole eggs
9 live hatchlings found in egg chamber, released on the beach
83.6 Hatch Success rate

NMB Nest #14, July 12, second nest located at 10th Ave S, relocated to 14th Ave North
False crawl the day before, same location



Mother came back to nest the next night



Hatchlings emerged 51 days later.

When egg chamber is evacuated,  ghost crab tunnel is discovered near the bottom
of egg chamber




 Two live hatchlings found at bottom of chamber, released on the beach





Nest found on July12, 10th Ave S
112 eggs, 11 relocated to 14th Ave N
Hatchings emerged on Sept 1
98% Hatch Success Rate

Nest #15, found on July 12, 18th Ave N, the second nest of the morning.  Relocated to 14th Ave N








Hatchlings emerged on Aug 31, 50 days later


Nest #15, 18th Ave N
109 eggs, 108 eggs relocated to 14th Ave n
97 hatched eggs, 11 whole eggs
0 live hatchlings
90% Hatch Success Rate

Nest #16, found on July 15, 6th Ave N, relocated to 9th Ave N








Hatchlings emerge 52 days later, days before Tropical Storm Irma hits.








NMB Nest #16 6th Ave N
149 eggs, 148 relocated to 9th Ave N
Hatchlings emerged on Sept. 5
146 hatched eggs, 2 unhatched
21 live hatchlings free from the bottom of nest and released
98.6% hatch success rate

False crawl was also reported at 59th Ave N.

Same turtle may have come back the next night and nested at 44th Ave N
NMB Nest #17




Same turtle may have come back the next night and nested at 44th Ave N.  Moved to 9th Ave N









Hatchlings emerged on Sept 6, Inventory conducted in early morning 4 days later in event Tropical Storm Irma hits

105 Hatched eggs, 4 unhatched,  of which 3 were collapsed and discolored, one still pure white, appeared to never be fertilized.

2 Live hatchlings, 0 dead hatchlings

96.3% hatching success rate





NMB Nest #18, between 48th Ave S and Swash, July 25



















NMB Nest 18

Laid on July 25, close to swash at 48th Ave S
relocated to 11th Ave N
Hatchlings emerged on 9/17
110 eggs, 109 relocated
105 eggs hatched, No hatchlings found in nest
4 eggs unhatched
96.3% hatch Success Rate

NMB Nest 19  July 29, Hatchling emerged, Sept 26















Tracks going west instead of to the ocean


Long trek before turning toward the ocean














Nest laid on July 29, 21st Ave S
Hatchlings emerged on Sept. 26, day 59
Inventory on Sept 30

94 eggs, 93 relocated to 11th Ave N
93 empty shells, 0 unhatched eggs
6 live hatchlings found at bottom of the egg chamber
released on the beach
100% Hatch Success Rate

NMB Nest 20  August 2, Hatchlings emerged Sept 30






Hatchlings emerged on September 30, Inventory
4 days later on Oct 3

9 Live hatchlings



This little guy was just emerging from egg












Last hatchlings of the season




Great nest

122 eggs, 121 relocated, 1 egg used for DNA

117 hatched shells, 9 live hatchlings freed and released on beach
4 unhatched eggs

96.7% Hatch success rate

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