INVENTORTY ON NMB NEST #10

 THIS NEST WAS FOUND AND PROTECTED ON JUNE 15th.  SUSAN, KYLE, AND RICHARD CAME ACROSS THE CRAWL ON THEIR EARLY MRONING WAL  126 EGGS IN THIS NEST, ONE WAS USED FOR DNA STUDIES.   THIS NEST INCUBATED FOR 56 DAYS. 

126 EGGS WERE IN THIS NEST

MANY NMB STP VOLUNTEERS HAVE COME TO HELP . ALL TALKING TO THE MANY BYSTANDERS THAT ARE EXCITED AND CURIOUS, MANY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE PATROL MEMBERS. 

WHAT A NICE SURPRISE, ONE LIVE HATCHLING THAT WAS LEFT IN THE NEST .

SUSAN AND DUSTY ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR INVENTORTY HATCH RATE RESULTS

EVERYONE IS ABLE TO LOOK AT THE HATCHLING WHILE THE INVENTORY IS BEING DONE

 MANY COME TO LOOK AT THE EGG CHAMBER AND THE EGG SHELLS. 

A VERY WIDE PATH IS FORMED TO ENSURE THE HATCHLINGS MAKE IT TO THE OCEAN WITH NO INTERFERENCE FROM ANYONE, THE HATCHLINGS NEED TO MAKE THE BEGINNING OF THIER JOURNEY ON THIER OWN.

THE HATCHLINGS ARE ON THE WAY

THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN BY NMB STP VOLUNTEER JULIE BOSTIAN AND ARE COPYRIGHTED.

NOW THE INVENTORY RESULTS

126 EGGS 

92.8% hatch success rate

126 eggs 1 used for DNA studies

116 hatched eggs

9 whole or unhatched eggs, either infertile or died in early development

1 live hatchling, 0 dead hatchlings

DNA RESULTS ON THIS MOTHER SHOWED SHE LAID THIS NEST ON MAY 31st ON BRIARCLIFFE. ON JUNE 15 TH SHE LAID THIS NEST ON 8th AVE N.  AS NOT ALL DNA RESULTS ARE BACK, WE MAY HAVE MORE ON THIS PARTICULAR MOTHER AT A LATTER DATE.

All sea turtles are endangered, they are federally, and state protected.  Special guidelines, training and permits are required to work with nesting Sea Turtles, hatchlings, nest, eggs and strandings.

If you see a nesting Sea Turtle, hatchling or stranding in NMB or Briarcliffe please call the

NMB STP Hotline

843-213-9074

Any time day or night