The mosquitos and no-seeums were wicked this morning - not much breeze to keep them at bay. Thanks to Dianne for remembering to bring some bug spray. Saved the day.
Nest #11 emerged overnight with lots of tracks inside and outside the cage. This is day 59 for this nest which is about average. We'll be doing the inventory on Wednesday morning.
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| Nest 11 emerged overnight |
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| Lots of tracks |
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| Turtle tracks and ghost crabs too |
Update on Nest #12 (which is only 50 days today) - we found two empty eggshells on the surface and a large ghost crab hole. The crab hole is now filled in, but keep checking this one closely; this may be our next nest to hatch.
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| Busy ghost crabs... |
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| Nest 12 egg shell on the surface |
Nest 7, 8 and 9 - who knows? No activity at Nest 7 at the jetty, Nest 8 has a small piece of egg shell on the surface, but no turtle tracks anywhere. Nest 9, no reports of tracks either.
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| These birds are keeping an eye on Dr. Harding's research experiments |
Barb and Steve
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