Nest 71
Zone 1 walkers Lucy and Ray Hoover and Kathleen Airhart had to detour from the beach through the woods to avoid the incoming high tide, but were rewarded with a nice crawl near the old pier. Lesley Gore and Judy Morr responded, and Jane Magioncalda came with Cami Duquet, our DNR liaison, who was on the island this morning observing our processes. Nest 71 was detected and the 76 eggs were relocated to a safer location.
Nest 5 Inventory Results
Our first in situ nest inventory of the year was excellent! Nest 5 was found by Bill Greubel, Lynne Madison and Karen Preston. It hatched in 59 days.
Egg Shells: 113
Unhatched: 5
Live: 1
Dead: 0
Hatch Success: 94.9%
Emergence Success: 94.1%
Year-to-date statistics:
Don't get too excited - these numbers will come back to Earth as the season goes on :)
Mean Hatch Success: 90.2%
Mean Emergence Success: 88.9%
Photo Credit: Jackie Brooks