Final 2017 Inventory Report - Nests 63, 64, 65, 66 & 67

All nests have now been inventoried and all equipment removed.

Nest #63 was found by Sue Scully. The nest had 101 eggs and hatched in 54 days. The nest was heavily predated by crabs.

Shells                                    33               

Unhatched eggs                    31               

Dead hatchlings                      0

Live hatchlings                        0

Total live                                33

Hatch success                     30%

Emergence success            30%

Nest #64 was found by Deb Wiehn & Norm Powers. The nest had 85 eggs and hatched in 53 days.

Shells                                    29               

Unhatched eggs                    45              

Dead hatchlings                      1

Live hatchlings                        0

Total live                                28

Hatch success                   33.7%

Emergence success          32.5%

Nest #65 was found by Anne Snelgrove, Lauren Helmer, Bunny Rogers & Gayle Evans. The nest had 110 eggs and hatched in 53 days.

Shells                                   105               

Unhatched eggs                      4               

Dead hatchlings                       1

Live hatchlings                         0

Total live                                104

Hatch success                   94.5%

Emergence success          93.6%

Nest #66 was found by Pat Backstrom, Nancy Shenton & Judy Morr. The nest had 110 eggs and hatched in 53 days.

Shells                                    66               

Unhatched eggs                    19              

Dead hatchlings                      0

Live hatchlings                        3

Total live                                 66

Hatch success                   57.8%

Emergence success          55.2%

Nest #67 was found by Karen Sewell. The nest had 102 eggs and hatched in 52 days. As we removed the screen and sign in preparation for the hurricane, the nest began to boil! We watched about 60 hatchlings head for the ocean.

Shells                                    80              

Unhatched eggs                    22               

Dead hatchlings                      0

Live hatchlings                        6

Total live                                80

Hatch success                   78.4%

Emergence success          72.5%

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