A New Emergence at Nest 7 and Inventory of the Wild Nest

There was the threat of rain off the coast this morning, but no thunder or lightning, so off we went: 

As usual, a feast for the eyes out there!

Up at the jetty next to the wild nest

Our bobcat friend??

 Some news from Nest #7 this morning - it emerged overnight! It rained after the hatchlings made their exit so the tracks were a little washed out, but definitely visible.

Nest #7

Faint tracks

 

 

 

 

They didn't have far to walk with the high tides last evening

On the lower end, the last nest down, had what may?? have been a depression?? But the high tides came right up to the reed so, we're not quite sure. It is 54 days old so something should happen there very soon.

 

Is that a depression??

The wild nest up at the jetty was inventoried. There were 110 hatched egg shells in the nest (plus two more that were discovered on the surface on July 31) and 26 unhatched eggs. No hatchlings, dead or live, which makes it impossible to know for sure exactly what species of turtle laid the nest. Chances are a loggerhead but the DNA will tell us for sure.

  

Got to get all those eggs out

Pat and Cherie doing the count