tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73574389230203113952024-03-15T18:11:04.447-07:00Waties Island Sea TurtlesWaties Island, the northernmost barrier island in South Carolina is roughly 4.0 km in length. It is a private undeveloped barrier island at the border of North/South Carolina. All sea turtle monitoring by this group is authorized by the SCDNR Marine Turtle Conservation Program under Permit MTP500. We strive to help protect the sea turtle, and we are at it again this season! The site will be updated often during the nesting season - May 1st through October.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger817125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-42177092601688529152023-12-24T09:22:00.000-08:002023-12-24T09:22:35.321-08:00Sunday, December 24th - Happy Holidays to all<p> Wishing you all a healthy, joyous holiday to those who are staying in town and safe travels to those who are traveling. Enjoy your family and friends during this special time of the year.</p><p>Warm wishes - Leslie</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvGPOG_Tsu1G9K9GPXrTh5hvOQ_jfWhP9mFY6DGdmO87pexQCgOEqw7_HZtNEX8vmBmXnMBPG6oLCib31oRQn8u_o-3QdOJdYpTdWc5BT1d2SkrK5zTqSqC-NqEUD2m-_arh25iSbt85qN4H_sJbLxq60zvQXd16IhZU2jB0SaXlwCYGXi9O6UMtCqO6W/s680/FB_IMG_1702845715036%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvGPOG_Tsu1G9K9GPXrTh5hvOQ_jfWhP9mFY6DGdmO87pexQCgOEqw7_HZtNEX8vmBmXnMBPG6oLCib31oRQn8u_o-3QdOJdYpTdWc5BT1d2SkrK5zTqSqC-NqEUD2m-_arh25iSbt85qN4H_sJbLxq60zvQXd16IhZU2jB0SaXlwCYGXi9O6UMtCqO6W/s320/FB_IMG_1702845715036%20(1).jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-88631449834557401152023-12-23T19:32:00.000-08:002023-12-23T20:00:10.880-08:00Saturday, December 23 - Posting from the SC Sea Turtle Volunteer Network <p> Just in case your missed the Facebook Posting, I thought to copy to our blog. At the end of the year I am asked to write up an exciting event which happened on our on beach, I selected the Friday's Volunteers encounter with the mama turtle. It was recently posted on the Sea Turtle Volunteer Network.</p><p>Many thanks to Kim T who wrote the original posting. I "borrowed" much of her summary and added some information to it.</p><p>Leslie</p><p>=========================================== </p><p>It's time for another season highlight! This time we are visiting the northern-most barrier island of South Carolina, Waties Island: <br />"On June 16th the Friday volunteers headed up the beach at the start of this brand-new day. We were full of hope that our nest drought would end today. Little did we know that hope turned into reality... and then some. <br /> <br />We received a text stating the magic word 'TURTLE' from one of our volunteers who is always 200 feet in front of the rest of us (she's a very fast walker). We hightailed it up the beach in time to see momma just finishing up, throwing sand over her nest. Then, she was heading toward the ocean. We watched and followed her in awe as she made her return trip to the water. She was big and she was beautiful. <br />One of our volunteers did manage to get some measurements of her carapace and we were able to note that there were no tags or tag scars. She was quite tolerant of the activities of her admirers. With one last look, she bid us adieu. <br /> <br />After the initial fun and excitement, we had some work to do. We covered the rest of the beach before we set our sights on the nest. Because the nest was just at the wrack line from last week's high tides, we decided to relocate her 147 eggs higher up on the dune. <br /> <br />A true group effort... we now had nest 2R in the books. A morning the Friday volunteers will not soon forget. <br /> <br />To complete this story, this nests emerged on August 11th on day 56. This was one of our successful nests with a 76.6% hatch success, 61.3% emergence success." - Leslie Piwowarczyk, MTP500<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> <img alt="No photo description available." src="https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/411240766_10232224718271682_6335608499851066863_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c42490&_nc_ohc=0jdXQ3IJrPIAX8l11rI&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&oh=00_AfBuRqtrBj_8onAsNiRF07u_1Zb6DS4gY-oFI1D03pKOyQ&oe=658BCD55" /></span></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-7929805240726038892023-11-02T07:00:00.000-07:002023-11-02T07:00:23.385-07:00November 2nd - GoFundMe information for Dr. Shamblin<p> Since periodically I am asked by readers of our Waties Island Blog and Facebook page about wanting to make a donation, I am going to share this information.<br /><br />The Isle of Palms/Sullivan’s Island Turtle Team has set up a Go Fund Me account to assist in the effort to raise money for Dr. Brian Shamblin and the sea turtle genetics project. Dr Shamblin lost his federal funding after 12 years. This program benefits loggerhead conservation but also gives sea turtle organizations really interesting info about our nesting females that we can share at inventories.<br /><br />We have been asked to share this information to anyone who loves sea turtles as much as we do to help benefit his work. If you want all of your donation to go to the turtle project, please know that the “tip” that this website encourages is not mandatory.<br /><br />Many thanks for your interest <br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.gofundme.com/f/he26te-please-help-our-sea-turtles</span><br /><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-91413998767220690692023-10-22T09:56:00.001-07:002023-10-22T09:56:19.071-07:00Saturday, October 21st WISTMP End of Year Meeting<div dir="auto" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: black; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></div><p>We had a small gathering today, with good food, good weather and good company. Leslie opened our meeting with introductions of the attending LOAs, and everyone introduced themselves and what day they monitored the beach. The following items were addressed:<br />- SCDNR End of Year Volunteer Appreciation Meeting, Saturday, Nov 4th, 11:00 to 3:00 - Leslie is attending, let her know if you wish to attend<br />- Looking into having new shirts made using lighter material, with sun protection<br />- CCU Parents Weekend - October 27 - 29, Waties Island will not be included as a visitation site this year<br />- Summary of Nesting, False Crawls and the one Stranding we had this year<br />- No nests were lost this year - the island fared well from Hurricane Idalia<br />- Highlights<br /> - Friday Volunteers got to see the nesting lady, June 16th<br /> - Monday Volunteers discovered and worked a Green Turtle nest - June 26th<br /> - Reminder to enter your hours and mileage into seaturtle.org<br /><br />Question - Have we gotten anymore DNA results?<br />Answer - No, just for Nest #1, we still have not received the DNA results for some of the 2022 nests.</p><p> </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hUa_0APxiH_Jk9MOf6isnF_LjogdrJBxs1hkK1-lWI45zvJUEvePDAd2oc3o9TgDaYD3ZaF4IiJPzS0PYdksdF1n8tqPFtH5E6ntu6Q04tv3o2iknVVCBvGUt5bU_bgMa9SCM9-4hyphenhyphenBROP0iN62tjhQ1-D_awYlHV-muReJr6_Pdl3WT-YyWByfb6-tF/s1600/391612431_725097512987926_3771840042820502042_n.jpg" style="clear: left; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYT-14fH3jwjvfmLtprZv93DQqhTaJhYHHwvHjQ2K-Ag18NBFdu14mWnWalo1RrqCFsIR834EoUFCgjM6xCTHnsNpsivSrSFCYFKq3-BM7oW2PxGJ7TGr0geqIM8oPAy5ZwlmeF1THUBf8AFiPsoMNNyhbRupAUNm6ObstC_Gkd6mdnrxu4GY6krHqDcIA/s320/20231021_165720.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday Volunteers & Guest<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZy2fhvOp4HzgzZWYEVHOX4BZiDuZJuT5OKqhy396TRS9ennCTge3YuwJMWoGgpYlbSElIjfD9-L8uNd-iiNxSonatJxuceSKd_KWIqjqHdNQoK03mlAGVUBt7dcR_fsR1017gawEtBLYpgWgIMijpKXY-v2Hf4NGiw2lh52QiuL5gSdsN3BUN-q5xoXvZ/s4000/20231021_165638.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmuCmWy3vP_bfnR91gL3DGuMOaPbA9fnAOZy01TK36USkj8OJ41kliyPY2pSIPrzYroO1vYfOfN-nuSPm-AKKZomT4qT9caGUeJovMkv82kOpXiuiNF1BFGLKQFGNG3C4Er1W4sCOK11UUeGWOCYWFL6s41FhV2h0c5Ve9fRGqPmBdpo4Viu_Qv97890Wo/s320/20231021_165214.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sharon's yummy creation<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>After the meeting we ate some delicious snacks, mingled, and Melissa found a shell of a Diamondback Turtle. Some of our volunteers went for a walk on either the short end or long end. Some were graced with a drive up the beach to the jetty to check it out.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMlZQfgSqOwG7dn3axjE9m-tLJPchYKa2iPI0LXHX8UksiKXlokWlLBwvW1sjFriBsuPcKMk8wB90W92-4MgaL9iMxcPKuXM1WE9Q4z1ZbMnWBPsyjincFmxKgbt6LTd4gSKdUE008tWZbMei7n0KjnXDy6we82bJTecqsgWByQrYD6Tne8K37QEd8Geq/s4000/20231021_173713.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2252" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMlZQfgSqOwG7dn3axjE9m-tLJPchYKa2iPI0LXHX8UksiKXlokWlLBwvW1sjFriBsuPcKMk8wB90W92-4MgaL9iMxcPKuXM1WE9Q4z1ZbMnWBPsyjincFmxKgbt6LTd4gSKdUE008tWZbMei7n0KjnXDy6we82bJTecqsgWByQrYD6Tne8K37QEd8Geq/s320/20231021_173713.jpg" width="180" /></a></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiteZtaDKWRKYP85gmH4lVC7OeNC64nND8cExdrbAulQDkWeXyKmAwtgqGW4CXu44r6gPRn-Hm4wBQ7XCJYPccloX8gbQ7MAk_UMu1-1idwT3O3nnY9Xw416H3tCi7XQ6BIfhrTGnSZLMZsl-8SLNmRFIotfS6XgbbctCXP6FzlZEZMUlwGj4oQdkpiN85O/s480/394591662_725095959654748_9115114078604766094_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Nice and cool, very light breeze, and no bugs on the beach. For the inventory we had 15 CCU students who are members of the Sea Turtle Club, and a number of our LOAs and volunteers also attended. Some of our volunteers did not make it, and sorry - we missed you. Jackie Boyce whose family donated the land to CCU also attended the inventory. Luckily, we had three trucks to transport everyone out to the island. Nest 9R was our last nest laid. It was laid on July 29th, 2023 and due to its location which was close to the high tide line, it was moved to higher ground. She laid 87 eggs, one was sacrificed for the DNA study, so we knew we had 86 eggs to uncover. This nest emerged on September 23rd, on day 56.</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzFte6DKv5Sgt-zGH8S3LBj9oE32xrGGqYUvmvAEmIaIK4-Bywkd-1SC74DUB2J7YGhKLzUL1E6-ZmvIeqH01sX_WsVjgaKz80mzPEEZzj9dFsUiS3_Elt99rcrS72c6pqKLQQoSZkcGwZkK2O3nWpPVhFnCEikPXZaDRVT4UIlEjbyJ-RBMzXyW4oPz2/s4000/20230926_081955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzFte6DKv5Sgt-zGH8S3LBj9oE32xrGGqYUvmvAEmIaIK4-Bywkd-1SC74DUB2J7YGhKLzUL1E6-ZmvIeqH01sX_WsVjgaKz80mzPEEZzj9dFsUiS3_Elt99rcrS72c6pqKLQQoSZkcGwZkK2O3nWpPVhFnCEikPXZaDRVT4UIlEjbyJ-RBMzXyW4oPz2/s320/20230926_081955.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nest 9R<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gHjNVK9tJbVMbJ89MNEcsp5VtwzKyAVxCxaGE6oA9DbNWPYGiE1VHC7so1t9Z_jSSt4otOHGX81Hu5H43xHDqO6FrdwsI-G8k3hS7Q-ipDqN_ybXAD1E-Zya_FRWBtZMLQjjof0xejO1ByirI3wgHVgBtYBkFbeuamFOejitNX5B5Ifs6koEM53fBaZG/s4000/20230926_083141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2gHjNVK9tJbVMbJ89MNEcsp5VtwzKyAVxCxaGE6oA9DbNWPYGiE1VHC7so1t9Z_jSSt4otOHGX81Hu5H43xHDqO6FrdwsI-G8k3hS7Q-ipDqN_ybXAD1E-Zya_FRWBtZMLQjjof0xejO1ByirI3wgHVgBtYBkFbeuamFOejitNX5B5Ifs6koEM53fBaZG/s320/20230926_083141.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rLm82Thv74gg9bwUe7JQ8Jqb7G_9wZG6Ig-mcGZZlmUGkITmXYfyCDuVR8lgzPfm7p0KOV2g6fW_x1Gw4B5npCKHcoQrIx_asWRRJNpdqnL8OXiUqeib3ZtSnBWk8zGk-TJHW9vG25ZhQGak_I2VNIQDNvVi0jXEAeU4-2VmXD7vMViTq0WuzYmmwLeO/s2365/IMG_5781.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rLm82Thv74gg9bwUe7JQ8Jqb7G_9wZG6Ig-mcGZZlmUGkITmXYfyCDuVR8lgzPfm7p0KOV2g6fW_x1Gw4B5npCKHcoQrIx_asWRRJNpdqnL8OXiUqeib3ZtSnBWk8zGk-TJHW9vG25ZhQGak_I2VNIQDNvVi0jXEAeU4-2VmXD7vMViTq0WuzYmmwLeO/s320/IMG_5781.JPEG" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of our new volunteers<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5HUv9w-WXsoNoStrpl482P7H-xiwNDtxE6YO7ner13DxKN04nNnXY5QbVdLIWgfdiyoe8pbPNP3lY-SgTQEWESs5Ick1pYWC2dE-iK-6tOvagNPuxsh2hkHqFdEH2W27zSDp_Tf-U_e4LzAuyrWV4L7bU2aJGOn295PReFGIhVbkevuiS24FsnBVMegh/s2365/IMG_5768.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5HUv9w-WXsoNoStrpl482P7H-xiwNDtxE6YO7ner13DxKN04nNnXY5QbVdLIWgfdiyoe8pbPNP3lY-SgTQEWESs5Ick1pYWC2dE-iK-6tOvagNPuxsh2hkHqFdEH2W27zSDp_Tf-U_e4LzAuyrWV4L7bU2aJGOn295PReFGIhVbkevuiS24FsnBVMegh/s320/IMG_5768.JPEG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Instruction and Assignments given<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Steve checked the Hog Inlet area with his passengers and the rest of us walked up to the nest site. Assignments were given and the digging process started. Unfortunately, we were disappointed, this nest did not do well. The nest had 86 total eggs, 38 eggs hatched, 48 unhatched, 0 dead, 0 live hatchlings. The unhatched eggs looked very similar to the ones we found for Nest 6R. The unhatched eggs were either empty or not fertilized, and most had that ugly pinkish orange color denoting possible invasion of bacteria. This nest had a 43.6% Hatched and Emergence Success. One of the unhatched eggs had a spacer egg on it, and several eggs still had the tissue on them from her laying the eggs.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsyvbVDT9ii8YeG38SFOaTxaPaz_j_dBOanJuELYeXRl6f-TKrZ0Q0F_14PSAGP_T4mWuHDIjpXbvXBWTvp5PWKFayTdYi4ZC7CgJHPSvBoCmYsThecVZmOkzJHZ6q4_jEEq05Kg6qImG3w4HxevAlq2GudIKLPBJGubrE8jfHb9jH2ToOcaNB--fx-_v/s4000/20230926_083222.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsyvbVDT9ii8YeG38SFOaTxaPaz_j_dBOanJuELYeXRl6f-TKrZ0Q0F_14PSAGP_T4mWuHDIjpXbvXBWTvp5PWKFayTdYi4ZC7CgJHPSvBoCmYsThecVZmOkzJHZ6q4_jEEq05Kg6qImG3w4HxevAlq2GudIKLPBJGubrE8jfHb9jH2ToOcaNB--fx-_v/s320/20230926_083222.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kim supervising the digging<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2rGsuFE7QqNwLly-qiMIh2zIsASRbwzhMs_YpPh7Xu_h3lkX-YISs50w_rXSDjSFRaTxX1_J4DKMKzJAwarTJiFxYMytM3RsFn5T5fOBG6uw9V5RrOe41TWcFwNpmoj_txWoTYzXzDEFOOiC_Tu6YGMry9tCiAXxBBNop6qjIYHwNdQNCfhILKy_1qlJ/s320/20230926_084142.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inventory results<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqaXlKd2dyX6CvPoR9PzJ1LnwE54wvUgz9G_DkbYgwYz39rw3mAqfSaSfxGQpJUXdAdjruNNV5aNCMRqD2qMnRzbfEoLBraFbxIjoO6jVsP88Ix9WrYmowfN2MnH8GiAZWMFLtDyD3d9QIHR2KrfBDIVfqn7qsrO6hHl3VdbIqZUeqmKIr1KsBvoXVzJJ/s2365/IMG_5786.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqaXlKd2dyX6CvPoR9PzJ1LnwE54wvUgz9G_DkbYgwYz39rw3mAqfSaSfxGQpJUXdAdjruNNV5aNCMRqD2qMnRzbfEoLBraFbxIjoO6jVsP88Ix9WrYmowfN2MnH8GiAZWMFLtDyD3d9QIHR2KrfBDIVfqn7qsrO6hHl3VdbIqZUeqmKIr1KsBvoXVzJJ/s320/IMG_5786.JPEG" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYM-aTJG0l3XovKhVHpjKo5goTkp78iIdAhxkAoydduvGXPKSE4JkWoqeghF7Yia6iN7I83EvVgQLBKS9I3lqtuj6G7U4YJpFi6cVV4rAuCbmCzbQMvTpCgQtZgCnJ6YPVKM2LLCr-cbY5pdZdRIra5uNKGe7UsoSwp_sjGL4116Bzp5r23TVzR_8f6re/s2365/IMG_5790.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2365" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYM-aTJG0l3XovKhVHpjKo5goTkp78iIdAhxkAoydduvGXPKSE4JkWoqeghF7Yia6iN7I83EvVgQLBKS9I3lqtuj6G7U4YJpFi6cVV4rAuCbmCzbQMvTpCgQtZgCnJ6YPVKM2LLCr-cbY5pdZdRIra5uNKGe7UsoSwp_sjGL4116Bzp5r23TVzR_8f6re/s320/IMG_5790.JPEG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our helpers for this nest, members of the CCU Sea Turtle Club<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> The find of the day was made by Cherie - a large Horse Conch with the
creature displaying its presence. Lots of Moon jellies on the beach,
saw just a few small Cannonball Jellies, and several of the large Lion's
Mane jellies. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8eIiHvsTDMzLwYbBhlyz27D9Uh1NGeZoaoPcJI9JR-TSitsRs4EJGtXmK8NmWre_dLqvhsHA067V5rxC9ckrn4o5_T8m1Sc8rWMbwJV8KddttioKM0Ia59ByJ2ii4NZCRymUH-iCd3ikq49Sny-ZsKGEuDW2Q-yGyCKQoj8C86av87Su8gvTswdXm0x2/s2048/IMG_5757.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8eIiHvsTDMzLwYbBhlyz27D9Uh1NGeZoaoPcJI9JR-TSitsRs4EJGtXmK8NmWre_dLqvhsHA067V5rxC9ckrn4o5_T8m1Sc8rWMbwJV8KddttioKM0Ia59ByJ2ii4NZCRymUH-iCd3ikq49Sny-ZsKGEuDW2Q-yGyCKQoj8C86av87Su8gvTswdXm0x2/s320/IMG_5757.JPEG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rUgT79e_K80zoZD-Bc42uQx8OQP3eROC1upROSAbKtPMKhES5YHq3XFp6ubsEUUrXIYk9z1qBHFibDph_q6Rh7edpUx_pWhfEXax9LQh91pDqBue9MCZLxsvuk7X91AoBCzAODqGe9_uMEx6Y5ijdz4CVBRbkWhpt3CnOLyxhO3uuzlOSduqjasR2tLJ/s2048/IMG_5755.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rUgT79e_K80zoZD-Bc42uQx8OQP3eROC1upROSAbKtPMKhES5YHq3XFp6ubsEUUrXIYk9z1qBHFibDph_q6Rh7edpUx_pWhfEXax9LQh91pDqBue9MCZLxsvuk7X91AoBCzAODqGe9_uMEx6Y5ijdz4CVBRbkWhpt3CnOLyxhO3uuzlOSduqjasR2tLJ/s320/IMG_5755.JPEG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cTqwS9qZg9uKB-kZKcV9MUM1g0Fp1cYim7Q5gdCH0BpvRi8WtcycQXC4K4tEY3A569fixMTG780R6RBXUCuQvFOzGyqmzHMrCWEPDb9lQagKLpzq7WrQVfGRNNpRhyOs1GfcJ68SpI6fQ-b2QGBs1TARnFVvPdo3hQVuyEEYr43QPxI4Mr0fvQBNpIGa/s4000/20230926_091520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cTqwS9qZg9uKB-kZKcV9MUM1g0Fp1cYim7Q5gdCH0BpvRi8WtcycQXC4K4tEY3A569fixMTG780R6RBXUCuQvFOzGyqmzHMrCWEPDb9lQagKLpzq7WrQVfGRNNpRhyOs1GfcJ68SpI6fQ-b2QGBs1TARnFVvPdo3hQVuyEEYr43QPxI4Mr0fvQBNpIGa/s320/20230926_091520.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXBXjrEV-XrXgMslvB4YIjdnN5g4pcNIl9WmokJr2_PtQbspylVhcA4uRCXdTei199FcsF7iOTKqUxWXjtraxmi0IIRV2gosDdKEqZIT1x77EeLM_WTFEUZujq4oTatL2_lbiGrnZ9EZ-PhW6EGVsaidmV8IcbiYeY8taffEgFHVmLNnyVedcKS8mgbKz/s4000/20230926_091511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXBXjrEV-XrXgMslvB4YIjdnN5g4pcNIl9WmokJr2_PtQbspylVhcA4uRCXdTei199FcsF7iOTKqUxWXjtraxmi0IIRV2gosDdKEqZIT1x77EeLM_WTFEUZujq4oTatL2_lbiGrnZ9EZ-PhW6EGVsaidmV8IcbiYeY8taffEgFHVmLNnyVedcKS8mgbKz/s320/20230926_091511.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sad to say that the 2023 Nesting season has come to an end. Many, many thanks to our dedicated Leads and Volunteers. I hope to see you all again next year.</p><p>Narrative by Leslie, Pictures by Leslie and Cherie</p><p> Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea
turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number: MTP500.</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-20061040538593423312023-09-23T09:40:00.000-07:002023-09-23T09:40:33.146-07:00The Last One...<p> On this cold, blustery and damp morning after Ophelia skirted us, the Saturday team headed out to check the last nest remaining on Waties. The beach was windswept and flat with the wind at our backs. </p><p>Nest 9R was 56 days old today, and look what we saw!!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bid1wgDloUU0QEAOsi8YSiGTjxw3H54O_3y7z5_DB5x0U9PGlzL1xlHRvXMkPfnooflufPFmFpYLqVEIfathBUsZa87HinAFHvOO7yTfFPK94RUFPLn8d1D7lMNhz3d7Z7f-B1NdSaV6omN63oVyw4yag-tbTjAeHDpuZmtZ5WgbA7gmJuoe7vcW-pxC/s4032/2023-09-23%2007.33.52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-bid1wgDloUU0QEAOsi8YSiGTjxw3H54O_3y7z5_DB5x0U9PGlzL1xlHRvXMkPfnooflufPFmFpYLqVEIfathBUsZa87HinAFHvOO7yTfFPK94RUFPLn8d1D7lMNhz3d7Z7f-B1NdSaV6omN63oVyw4yag-tbTjAeHDpuZmtZ5WgbA7gmJuoe7vcW-pxC/w300-h400/2023-09-23%2007.33.52.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like the hatchlings made their escape overnight<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There were faint tracks heading toward the ocean. The storm overnight made them hard to see and harder yet to photograph. But we did see a straggler hatchling just making its journey toward the ocean.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwjSubYc-avyIBSVe7KdloyeDFRB4DZ5u6Vq6oIjuwZiWmvui8svMXRb5UwYqGpcEkpI4g-t0uZ6qfg6M89ua6BnCAmGhxmHUTxECgIu3sS7V3jO-6LEwDTjL3FDbwb2TNOg8mHQ4YPDv4h2XLZsaL-09qZxCQRvDDHz48O1jTLR3O4qU45JpMTwWk58y/s4032/2023-09-23%2007.33.18-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwjSubYc-avyIBSVe7KdloyeDFRB4DZ5u6Vq6oIjuwZiWmvui8svMXRb5UwYqGpcEkpI4g-t0uZ6qfg6M89ua6BnCAmGhxmHUTxECgIu3sS7V3jO-6LEwDTjL3FDbwb2TNOg8mHQ4YPDv4h2XLZsaL-09qZxCQRvDDHz48O1jTLR3O4qU45JpMTwWk58y/w360-h640/2023-09-23%2007.33.18-1.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Faint tracks</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrFiih31TcpTuDzB7Yfq9X4-F6IG8PbTKS7cc3DMvR3aUy4qmFojqqQway0R0J7xsIlfgzk4xHC12NAd69gnzUmd6fGMCHr7ztXP24v9hm6DwIC6-szrfp4Oo4Lpe6zkRXomjP4raYRdSjmYDQGGCpE5ZbQSk2jQySEpDkXpgutR50Xb4zkhjtEX-l1Vz/s4032/2023-09-23%2007.35.29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrFiih31TcpTuDzB7Yfq9X4-F6IG8PbTKS7cc3DMvR3aUy4qmFojqqQway0R0J7xsIlfgzk4xHC12NAd69gnzUmd6fGMCHr7ztXP24v9hm6DwIC6-szrfp4Oo4Lpe6zkRXomjP4raYRdSjmYDQGGCpE5ZbQSk2jQySEpDkXpgutR50Xb4zkhjtEX-l1Vz/w300-h400/2023-09-23%2007.35.29.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lone straggler<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />The tide was very low and the distance this turtle had yet to cover was huge so we gave him a helping hand.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUOPMXrtLpT88WHxrBfcKGZETywmGtmTt-xY7KopNFH13kvYFmiknE29cM7acbmdDJoGg0U56kcfxBMcxJk2_d6goHKFqYdMnBAgvkO6Y25jwyx0x_9GnKMLuUF72fAeGlvoFEvW9uuaseTePmSuHxEd5S-Aa9OZU38LzSbWA6hhqqPR3SZB7YQhlGi-0/s4032/2023-09-23%2007.37.48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUOPMXrtLpT88WHxrBfcKGZETywmGtmTt-xY7KopNFH13kvYFmiknE29cM7acbmdDJoGg0U56kcfxBMcxJk2_d6goHKFqYdMnBAgvkO6Y25jwyx0x_9GnKMLuUF72fAeGlvoFEvW9uuaseTePmSuHxEd5S-Aa9OZU38LzSbWA6hhqqPR3SZB7YQhlGi-0/w225-h400/2023-09-23%2007.37.48.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><p>We got the turtle close to the water but once the water washed over it the first time, it was off and going. The water temperature was warmer than the air this morning. Bet it felt good to be in the water.</p><p>Miserable for us humans but pleasant for those turtles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU62tRuBuwlnz-UVb6uwySE3FtUkTzNxD2NrV6Qq_ZzVGCxsszYHSZiL6DA3vECZjgB8Lv9_mPgheNnmpbIaWNjmQlEfF73cEY80m-wCVcCMxB84VaqJihJXZDFMepdMUfwkun0msksRZEY-eeCSLRVykSYccL-WORTwXVrGu6bwsVjlWktGBMUjmGNl-3/s4032/2023-09-23%2007.52.59.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU62tRuBuwlnz-UVb6uwySE3FtUkTzNxD2NrV6Qq_ZzVGCxsszYHSZiL6DA3vECZjgB8Lv9_mPgheNnmpbIaWNjmQlEfF73cEY80m-wCVcCMxB84VaqJihJXZDFMepdMUfwkun0msksRZEY-eeCSLRVykSYccL-WORTwXVrGu6bwsVjlWktGBMUjmGNl-3/w400-h300/2023-09-23%2007.52.59.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhOawXt_3xQovMFUwHn9xsU1fVmk0gGIyZ_yPk8vMENzfDIG2PK13-506vvZDK71_WTqzc-fZBht335nsVrttMSLoreMGYU0BjDWedSr-QOagZ1aOjWh9nQl87SARUJwdOb8brDlBdotgG3Vw7nSXcsRxKJ0Wj5H0h-IDg0yN-NZTVEHdCMv3N6uAJVob/s2475/2023-09-23%2006.45.43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2030" data-original-width="2475" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhOawXt_3xQovMFUwHn9xsU1fVmk0gGIyZ_yPk8vMENzfDIG2PK13-506vvZDK71_WTqzc-fZBht335nsVrttMSLoreMGYU0BjDWedSr-QOagZ1aOjWh9nQl87SARUJwdOb8brDlBdotgG3Vw7nSXcsRxKJ0Wj5H0h-IDg0yN-NZTVEHdCMv3N6uAJVob/w400-h328/2023-09-23%2006.45.43.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr (or Mrs?) fox heading to Tidewater today<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Thanks for Cherie and Betsy for sharing their photos today.</p><p>Barb</p><p>Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea
turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number: MTP500.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-29978313240562842882023-09-19T08:39:00.000-07:002023-09-19T08:39:31.444-07:00Inventory of Nest 8R<p>What a beautiful morning! The Tuesday volunteers were joined by several other Waties volunteers, a property owner, as well as 15 students from CCU. Today's inventory was about a mile up the beach from the entrance. The group enjoyed the cool walk up the beach.</p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wSccbJ0aBlQP9oTgye7vHzL8DThv43EoZiHkH278_6dctf6EOjj3L7iyGiKCHBdAs36eBmAiX-tL0qK_UkEuUqa8rJZGUWTiDek3tXpBOMSSCAwodk_i7FfSVpSwruekg8r6wbPaB85cQTw19Krfz04KMj6eP8U6SK6HcSz_LUapXrdmovmGAqPG1hHt/s4032/2023-09-19%2007.55.58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wSccbJ0aBlQP9oTgye7vHzL8DThv43EoZiHkH278_6dctf6EOjj3L7iyGiKCHBdAs36eBmAiX-tL0qK_UkEuUqa8rJZGUWTiDek3tXpBOMSSCAwodk_i7FfSVpSwruekg8r6wbPaB85cQTw19Krfz04KMj6eP8U6SK6HcSz_LUapXrdmovmGAqPG1hHt/w640-h480/2023-09-19%2007.55.58.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The students are learning the history of this nest<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBBX6UR-paZJ89vh-SCktSm-zylVcB9PBj3ysft5YjGpgea5OUufoOKdETnnUKijE2h8P8WEtIpX-7CdQyHVdPzWywY_8mfbaLfepNgXFD39Ha__-sjivE9-Wvmi3hJQ8vI36iRplxwxG7hhBsbLLHf3GyzDTpERZMuXbxBtDppDsK0UJtA5B9DZ6ODvv/s4032/2023-09-19%2008.01.12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBBX6UR-paZJ89vh-SCktSm-zylVcB9PBj3ysft5YjGpgea5OUufoOKdETnnUKijE2h8P8WEtIpX-7CdQyHVdPzWywY_8mfbaLfepNgXFD39Ha__-sjivE9-Wvmi3hJQ8vI36iRplxwxG7hhBsbLLHf3GyzDTpERZMuXbxBtDppDsK0UJtA5B9DZ6ODvv/w640-h480/2023-09-19%2008.01.12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just starting the excavation<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLm0kNm4Eub_P8wvihUpKH5VQqr8RBf4O0CpHwflem3E3-RLtHNvXjfmpkVuis_Ltdodz8tlXJYhWmsKZuxckwVA2_8iSzPdzJkUbuDuh3mU2jovCG6DMxleq7LO8sYAnzkylI3AG8OC4NlrNjPPeUSQP__DkTTtspXpqgWVWira2G6KReiTSCQotySDpE/s2861/20230919_080813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2057" data-original-width="2861" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLm0kNm4Eub_P8wvihUpKH5VQqr8RBf4O0CpHwflem3E3-RLtHNvXjfmpkVuis_Ltdodz8tlXJYhWmsKZuxckwVA2_8iSzPdzJkUbuDuh3mU2jovCG6DMxleq7LO8sYAnzkylI3AG8OC4NlrNjPPeUSQP__DkTTtspXpqgWVWira2G6KReiTSCQotySDpE/w640-h460/20230919_080813.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "fire brigade" - moving eggshells to the sorting station<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQnAj2VBU4ron4CHitPDZJ_K6Wazq7mWEETh9sJao61ZoTdiDJbj7_776sYi0_0m3FazoC-73BhaY43mygtNtfSppHdKR2GYpLDPr0s8fxAcnwXe_EdAyYg5wfIIxxGBBh5cC_FDdTUE0IctAcLGKOdUlZfECUJiU3l3S8EViQNDFe1u3cLSQigcVj2p9/s4000/20230919_081803(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQnAj2VBU4ron4CHitPDZJ_K6Wazq7mWEETh9sJao61ZoTdiDJbj7_776sYi0_0m3FazoC-73BhaY43mygtNtfSppHdKR2GYpLDPr0s8fxAcnwXe_EdAyYg5wfIIxxGBBh5cC_FDdTUE0IctAcLGKOdUlZfECUJiU3l3S8EViQNDFe1u3cLSQigcVj2p9/w480-h640/20230919_081803(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two live little ones<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-lDMVHy6ds2a71IBEbt1_ZTbfBPCUx4UG5pOSWTZBJrapNiCuXXfuCyGFe6shMIa8zby1a4iseVFcrsRZ0GKmvgW17a4pmPVi-GL_w9K5YEq6y7gOxvBvLCo9E8lPeTf-6B0GlEHaVlSqOhoQ94OezvdO3I-FP_UArinQwkjPzKJEDT8HLhGN4w5puRa/s4000/20230919_082916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-lDMVHy6ds2a71IBEbt1_ZTbfBPCUx4UG5pOSWTZBJrapNiCuXXfuCyGFe6shMIa8zby1a4iseVFcrsRZ0GKmvgW17a4pmPVi-GL_w9K5YEq6y7gOxvBvLCo9E8lPeTf-6B0GlEHaVlSqOhoQ94OezvdO3I-FP_UArinQwkjPzKJEDT8HLhGN4w5puRa/w480-h640/20230919_082916.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HS9DJXfU1nVYb1XyRIXxY4n1Nnh2lMDI-c9uG8tQ7CW-v__1GaUbWaHNsXMMuBqYsS5t0jggisVKy4RnvnTNgWF4vfLsdqdlbounDePScHUznupEYglJrQ0Y2FYLdEk8HQW1L3hHwyrH-6RNcLdacsOKwlPHsVHqKpUWanqtZ52y4ZePBWwNQdHDi_V2/s4000/20230919_083158(0).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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That's what we like to see - 95% hatch success!</p><p>Our season is almost over now; only one nest remains.</p><p>Photos by Leslie and Barb</p><p>Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea
turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number: MTP500.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-61757853792334889532023-09-17T12:16:00.000-07:002023-09-17T12:16:01.229-07:00Sunday September 17th- Inventory of Nest 6R<p> The Sunday team started the morning early to stay cool during their walk and was welcomed by a beautiful sunrise, that never disappoints. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVx27ssxb3aZvAF_oJnN5POMQTtm60CLdzJZ-_nMREzRScV-ObiBGCiz02w4eS7qezmvq4rvYWpDKWXxPHA4E-P5udfYUlv9hBF5g9XG5R5ItypSuyzmpLiiskMBdVA2dRnB3IoauepFAUqP5Q0zuhkg_pPgiWTSTH52ngCicUeXSXRiqlzhO_IT8AEtp/s4032/20230917_070003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVx27ssxb3aZvAF_oJnN5POMQTtm60CLdzJZ-_nMREzRScV-ObiBGCiz02w4eS7qezmvq4rvYWpDKWXxPHA4E-P5udfYUlv9hBF5g9XG5R5ItypSuyzmpLiiskMBdVA2dRnB3IoauepFAUqP5Q0zuhkg_pPgiWTSTH52ngCicUeXSXRiqlzhO_IT8AEtp/s320/20230917_070003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gJDwWyXYOpdu14ZEKP85jqc6JnAZCYKd1Z8Fv5MtKGaDWtwcBSPDjiMfL2Hm7Z3Bs0I_wzPc6jfANGM6CscSGk2Qnk0fSBRW0kIsh1lBHyg1JHsJYrAqyso43nq_6ikwO68iiUHySg5CggW3AdtMcSClwxkQfIE5t_p1P4sXSez-vZuZv1CLRpNw234G/s3656/20230917_062442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="3656" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gJDwWyXYOpdu14ZEKP85jqc6JnAZCYKd1Z8Fv5MtKGaDWtwcBSPDjiMfL2Hm7Z3Bs0I_wzPc6jfANGM6CscSGk2Qnk0fSBRW0kIsh1lBHyg1JHsJYrAqyso43nq_6ikwO68iiUHySg5CggW3AdtMcSClwxkQfIE5t_p1P4sXSez-vZuZv1CLRpNw234G/s320/20230917_062442.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Dani brought her daughter, Lucy, along this morning and she was very curious about everything she came across on the beach. She found a horseshoe crab molt and enjoyed looking at all of the nests. On the way back to nest 6 for the inventory, we found what we think is a Lions Mane Jellyfish on the edge of the water, starting to float back out to the ocean. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbVXFjeSs6DFEqf36SAimGDtyBxB12nG8zpFWD84jddNq4nvxGAcIury_m1veXEQUK_bMSAtN8u-3z9N5nw_gbZUheueZgnWv7Yod4GDebQywePQ0ITLO5tw9HUODespvEoYF1Lt_h6u55Jv_2M_0Zd8Vn3Iax8RDiaLE55mfbUzIHRaDU8xkRJVzBcvI/s4032/20230917_064527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbVXFjeSs6DFEqf36SAimGDtyBxB12nG8zpFWD84jddNq4nvxGAcIury_m1veXEQUK_bMSAtN8u-3z9N5nw_gbZUheueZgnWv7Yod4GDebQywePQ0ITLO5tw9HUODespvEoYF1Lt_h6u55Jv_2M_0Zd8Vn3Iax8RDiaLE55mfbUzIHRaDU8xkRJVzBcvI/s320/20230917_064527.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoch73HpGu_2COgEHWzR2upX-j73Dc_24M3xeec1blGgWctIYscp1A-j9CJTM_YuZMWrXXEa_rHs979I5nPCwagcPAN4ozMpFScZUhrnKf6CRtJ9LTygmzO_HFf7hJjz0MIq2oK6X5JFmgCEB7CsFZXDytp1_YO6dFwz0GUgMQMnw0A0j8IaiMcW_UuB_T/s1600/124137.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoch73HpGu_2COgEHWzR2upX-j73Dc_24M3xeec1blGgWctIYscp1A-j9CJTM_YuZMWrXXEa_rHs979I5nPCwagcPAN4ozMpFScZUhrnKf6CRtJ9LTygmzO_HFf7hJjz0MIq2oK6X5JFmgCEB7CsFZXDytp1_YO6dFwz0GUgMQMnw0A0j8IaiMcW_UuB_T/s320/124137.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>When we got to the nest, Leslie had the students and volunteers ready to inventory the nest and everyone had their jobs. The Sunday team jumped in where they could. Mario, Lucy and some Coastal Sea Turtle Club members dug, while other members helped move sand and carry eggs, and Kim and Dani helped the last bit of members with sorting. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2UmC7xW8JjNWmxi8pwfh0K40pA375VJiQqIRZtAEKtY0nhAZwTP23ybDJM3Sdhsek9J2NqHmSQMru_0y-b8Z4vj6Dov-lMd293CyXzbh9ErKMBtBiBer8Rzo8UjSvU-hA9PNPCg0Nh8w2X7kveIrRtyYQVcpLJ7D6N02Q02cSzTdV4a6uypNYNgjzsMx/s2853/20230917_073625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="CCU Sea Turtle Club eager to help whatever jobs they are given" border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="2853" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2UmC7xW8JjNWmxi8pwfh0K40pA375VJiQqIRZtAEKtY0nhAZwTP23ybDJM3Sdhsek9J2NqHmSQMru_0y-b8Z4vj6Dov-lMd293CyXzbh9ErKMBtBiBer8Rzo8UjSvU-hA9PNPCg0Nh8w2X7kveIrRtyYQVcpLJ7D6N02Q02cSzTdV4a6uypNYNgjzsMx/w320-h219/20230917_073625.jpg" title="CCU Sea Turtle Club eager to help whatever jobs they are given" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CCU Sea Turtle Club eager to help whatever jobs they are given.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDdAYC76dYRYbU9J1gxc8gprZKBm6E4AV1-SunNLV2cjeaAobQN_wtr5Z1zhFAkZ9b22kIWx0pQ7sgz-AVGpUlR6rYsYKH5rKSaeDuj5UIiYwDY78a0c9GAG5hdWT0Ka6DFCQsNJGXZLKQghVN2vHsIOaOtDdRm1QJ0qvBPchuQPbVcDq-Rj70aVdHryw/s4032/20230917_075432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Leslie assigning jobs" border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDdAYC76dYRYbU9J1gxc8gprZKBm6E4AV1-SunNLV2cjeaAobQN_wtr5Z1zhFAkZ9b22kIWx0pQ7sgz-AVGpUlR6rYsYKH5rKSaeDuj5UIiYwDY78a0c9GAG5hdWT0Ka6DFCQsNJGXZLKQghVN2vHsIOaOtDdRm1QJ0qvBPchuQPbVcDq-Rj70aVdHryw/w320-h144/20230917_075432.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leslie assigning jobs and handing out gloves to everyone that wants to help.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvI4TJ_vpbx_KMiJlyGI-48b89i_Z7M5B1BEeY_hOu97UMEjJ4gqYVxgsMjeqgTZl6ShevSs53AAKtDJw1LqETNKsm_k1k3rEc3-MPEHK4BV-5HHQCSkKMM1l6UTHSbU-ADK2k-oNQP7zPrMd_Cqjak4JepGVfLyeiv2YNEAmAkRQ7ofbMxXrTZtVky5Pa/s4032/20230917_075751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvI4TJ_vpbx_KMiJlyGI-48b89i_Z7M5B1BEeY_hOu97UMEjJ4gqYVxgsMjeqgTZl6ShevSs53AAKtDJw1LqETNKsm_k1k3rEc3-MPEHK4BV-5HHQCSkKMM1l6UTHSbU-ADK2k-oNQP7zPrMd_Cqjak4JepGVfLyeiv2YNEAmAkRQ7ofbMxXrTZtVky5Pa/s320/20230917_075751.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mario, Lucy and CCU students starting to dig into the nest. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0DrWqbtYU_YLfjPpJhXh2cM3Yxyyb7b9NNRA5hXjpfW8x_owQdGsB2RLI5b2JXVUfqKFj1qNQZBgjYOjfrUdbSQw8faxD09CjQq99ndn2eULeXhj0AGK4w2Fry9CXXprdbgzsxORTsvLkbC4jS4gbuvJr8MG_kJt7QzNmbFgtPg3UgMOAhaaOIC1mMwc/s4032/20230917_075821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0DrWqbtYU_YLfjPpJhXh2cM3Yxyyb7b9NNRA5hXjpfW8x_owQdGsB2RLI5b2JXVUfqKFj1qNQZBgjYOjfrUdbSQw8faxD09CjQq99ndn2eULeXhj0AGK4w2Fry9CXXprdbgzsxORTsvLkbC4jS4gbuvJr8MG_kJt7QzNmbFgtPg3UgMOAhaaOIC1mMwc/s320/20230917_075821.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dani and CCU students patiently waiting for eggs to sort into the correct categories. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialQ72y6Oh-xDFUrxLYsG2s-HZupawTWf_V6ZxpgmCQV6qvYNet_Oq3bxNXVLzQkUEHwZ5z0aO0YfE4xYOmV3gyAk9X5gPigpGrtfLL8NIUULZOYmqnnf-al-0Fgs0nzMRvTM_L6WVh6L1dUXGFvtLhxBtO_NSSJ67SkN0_BHvoLIiQR1ogTELABzMj7ix/s4000/20230917_081020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialQ72y6Oh-xDFUrxLYsG2s-HZupawTWf_V6ZxpgmCQV6qvYNet_Oq3bxNXVLzQkUEHwZ5z0aO0YfE4xYOmV3gyAk9X5gPigpGrtfLL8NIUULZOYmqnnf-al-0Fgs0nzMRvTM_L6WVh6L1dUXGFvtLhxBtO_NSSJ67SkN0_BHvoLIiQR1ogTELABzMj7ix/s320/20230917_081020.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>The results of the inventory weren't as good as we hoped for but there was 1 live hatchling. The students and Lucy were very excited and eager to help its journey to the ocean. Volunteers never saw the textbook spread of hatchling tracks with this emergence, just a single track from a straggler, and a dead hatchling on the beach. The results were as follows: 75 Unhatched Eggs; 27 Hatched Eggs, 1 Live Hatchling. Hatch success: 25.4%; Emergence success: 24.5%. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmZf4MdgeouEtcwVttw_TFz043nptd38DCxCqjOBozzfPvpiNOBXc0QT8Ynu2OyhCllxY8XJYF8gw2wfvkocm5oYCWe2u8DkaZtUL5vophoLWQBJL-OrS3Gpp8jcsJrgKBLa7cFliRhBitQmIYTCQnnn86d7Gxrm3Sv-NYo_ntufuQrgGZ15Ho5ruEcTR/s2445/20230917_081613.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="We make circles around groups of 10 eggs to make it easier to count and organize the different groups." border="0" data-original-height="2032" data-original-width="2445" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmZf4MdgeouEtcwVttw_TFz043nptd38DCxCqjOBozzfPvpiNOBXc0QT8Ynu2OyhCllxY8XJYF8gw2wfvkocm5oYCWe2u8DkaZtUL5vophoLWQBJL-OrS3Gpp8jcsJrgKBLa7cFliRhBitQmIYTCQnnn86d7Gxrm3Sv-NYo_ntufuQrgGZ15Ho5ruEcTR/w320-h266/20230917_081613.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We draw circles around groups of 10 eggs to help count and organize the groups. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KaTTYhdPcYj64G2ziXK_Lgv21SNh3V7Y0S8Qw3NOW_CWz3QAaWvzyQTzgyvL5ijyqjLSABwbt8Tr8QGb3sG2L5nWfh1lZuQQQJO1DBVIBFdTMrWvSWMiWEpD9REtkwS5u7jnFyZqk45Gt7pHanbj6JKVUVvGuzIXDPDFK1oCdqf8iJ43j0jizLSvVEs8/s4032/20230917_080251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KaTTYhdPcYj64G2ziXK_Lgv21SNh3V7Y0S8Qw3NOW_CWz3QAaWvzyQTzgyvL5ijyqjLSABwbt8Tr8QGb3sG2L5nWfh1lZuQQQJO1DBVIBFdTMrWvSWMiWEpD9REtkwS5u7jnFyZqk45Gt7pHanbj6JKVUVvGuzIXDPDFK1oCdqf8iJ43j0jizLSvVEs8/s320/20230917_080251.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOtd9ei1qhm9OYLbFkusP_137FTU6ws7PGaknqwnaBm9zXAx4ogDahhcolgMmB0ETXyYLtu77rXRZNgs-p9TQ158WQAkkIFiPMOJSHZWV9ry9mmKZmDnOaLQZK6pyX2Un9JO2j16AVYSx7gLpzYUMdMTAzbG2JEWk9zYxxPx_QzB3Y4z2aJqu6JHnJhiO/s4000/20230917_081257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOtd9ei1qhm9OYLbFkusP_137FTU6ws7PGaknqwnaBm9zXAx4ogDahhcolgMmB0ETXyYLtu77rXRZNgs-p9TQ158WQAkkIFiPMOJSHZWV9ry9mmKZmDnOaLQZK6pyX2Un9JO2j16AVYSx7gLpzYUMdMTAzbG2JEWk9zYxxPx_QzB3Y4z2aJqu6JHnJhiO/s320/20230917_081257.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LyZ9gTSCwlmMV-Pef5KAT2iPug9pKxztxmQHsCHBh9XpSR9eF70RhFFIc0MUiKn_fU0bFe50NgSC9FN0iJrQQCV1lR0sThIM24z8_krncOUOXo8WpTBAaN9vvFvh-FbYwr77PK4WMG-wrBGbJ_yqjVK25F2JrW38DdKbuIGsEC0ixJ9F9Fk9Mjdfd7xL/s4000/20230917_081715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LyZ9gTSCwlmMV-Pef5KAT2iPug9pKxztxmQHsCHBh9XpSR9eF70RhFFIc0MUiKn_fU0bFe50NgSC9FN0iJrQQCV1lR0sThIM24z8_krncOUOXo8WpTBAaN9vvFvh-FbYwr77PK4WMG-wrBGbJ_yqjVK25F2JrW38DdKbuIGsEC0ixJ9F9Fk9Mjdfd7xL/s320/20230917_081715.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The nest after the eggs were all removed, it was not a very wide hole. </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p>After we were finished counting eggs, we all walked the hatchling down towards the water and made sure it made it into the ocean safely. Lucy watched the hatchling until she could no longer see it. Overall, it was a great turnout of volunteers, students and guests.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-P95aVkaSmQUGzHZr2GL6Gjh8PCYWM1OqAE4_5jzla1Xqfs52ocZ39W5_uyyHaMJ1IDmikhSM_ntUQGBX1t1Muwi9Fcx-9no7pSncgMZ1LCrs3t1YmFUOztEQ9p15ShZ0P5833JzYyacc2ooz8jSLCeemeJ09JUOgA_vKuSKaTpExgXfRgKKCXM9c8v-G/s4032/20230917_081925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-P95aVkaSmQUGzHZr2GL6Gjh8PCYWM1OqAE4_5jzla1Xqfs52ocZ39W5_uyyHaMJ1IDmikhSM_ntUQGBX1t1Muwi9Fcx-9no7pSncgMZ1LCrs3t1YmFUOztEQ9p15ShZ0P5833JzYyacc2ooz8jSLCeemeJ09JUOgA_vKuSKaTpExgXfRgKKCXM9c8v-G/s320/20230917_081925.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlQ7uKY7Dq2pBMljfUGTgMlIdI4uDeeW49yOegkCH6smZBBZzV5P4CYyzyc8OIkx42pJlFace6r9D7eP142FcKY5OSoJRSbNOwoLgOECLFXifw_GGvvER-ywOunICq6ZWWFT1nT3AZVS-RXmb6rqCvyp2Pfvq64ypnSp_VZFa3sGSCpTY9RrYQiZnrG-K/s4032/20230917_081929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Photos taken by Erin & Leslie, Narrative by Erin. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number: MTP500.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-62039041311981667262023-09-17T11:15:00.000-07:002023-09-17T11:15:16.005-07:00Saturday, September 16h - Beach Sweep<p> On Saturday, September 16th some members of WISTMP participated in the annual Ocean Conservancy Beach/River Sweep. We concentrated our efforts at low tide along the Little River Jetty. We covered the area from the jetty to the Dun Sound area of Waties Island. </p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCRDpP9Tir8Wm13UyZaphF08_0hPq7pkWKjXq6PJrwLfiyE_yn7NvIfKoSKAnQ4Jetsi-rIIlXpzPqmBeZLZDRAE0fMTinS0xfrRxBmR1aXq7jKAI9-_ZHpA8YiQC6cFSbA_rJjOUEX-h6qPCH2jpEcuqik_uZAyLH_96GYRk4i0C9YCN_MpdrJocJouT/s4032/image_67143681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCRDpP9Tir8Wm13UyZaphF08_0hPq7pkWKjXq6PJrwLfiyE_yn7NvIfKoSKAnQ4Jetsi-rIIlXpzPqmBeZLZDRAE0fMTinS0xfrRxBmR1aXq7jKAI9-_ZHpA8YiQC6cFSbA_rJjOUEX-h6qPCH2jpEcuqik_uZAyLH_96GYRk4i0C9YCN_MpdrJocJouT/s320/image_67143681.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz80ZUayZ6pNS3YzOYYEuGOI2NNSohhMxFxmGbApgBb-6GUmiVOaFfJQWGrxOEA4kpENGalGoFJODftAWWZ9zWZ1d5pu6ppKaLW_z_WuuXSPA-uLssXrMbJWcSLJFL0gVY2vhCINpVndtjKhZBC7J9LTwpzP7MclfPIe_MsnVc3ZgYTMqmERcNcwnVX6L4/s4032/image_67166209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We stopped at Nest #6R to check and see if we could see the hatchling track, and we were in luck.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5eGVTtHtskdOJfqrUFtmj_lMnCbDLIoDPMILqT6dHeW8PgRJWCXyZ0ZgB4Hq6IRKAlYj37oM5zv4LR-nHmNiGD3EhAYetOlDCrYWeuVjLgFfWvVeH_Kt_ZITEmG8T5ZWmPfDRN3iOwFF76KD9dOswltzKvZL_J1XBOVZGwKIzPhDfy-fTHNTwznygnplu/s4000/20230916_161733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5eGVTtHtskdOJfqrUFtmj_lMnCbDLIoDPMILqT6dHeW8PgRJWCXyZ0ZgB4Hq6IRKAlYj37oM5zv4LR-nHmNiGD3EhAYetOlDCrYWeuVjLgFfWvVeH_Kt_ZITEmG8T5ZWmPfDRN3iOwFF76KD9dOswltzKvZL_J1XBOVZGwKIzPhDfy-fTHNTwznygnplu/s320/20230916_161733.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonmQWP3Mbkryr-kgE1UZUPTVYfGQSMFbB1zKR1qL6fG3UnrrxrYjAq3zmTADmHY44knApH-mgcE7Reh0LHCR89vErplGBphxxLj21GgV5rT7URQrmieKZkmNPvVZhHdfgXgGt8-E9Nac5gh6UqgzYrEPsdruCtQRjC2mfqXj1283EjDZRD5ADVfwI4_jN/s4000/20230916_161742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonmQWP3Mbkryr-kgE1UZUPTVYfGQSMFbB1zKR1qL6fG3UnrrxrYjAq3zmTADmHY44knApH-mgcE7Reh0LHCR89vErplGBphxxLj21GgV5rT7URQrmieKZkmNPvVZhHdfgXgGt8-E9Nac5gh6UqgzYrEPsdruCtQRjC2mfqXj1283EjDZRD5ADVfwI4_jN/s320/20230916_161742.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_fA8L4KDjjaDDoBlL00tfrG67BaqdsT5KFPaF6QSBApwrDg2hlvHc4q8vK_dg90g2_X9-KLQ6FyaNuAPN8BKVwmoMVN5-R-YawZRv1W5wHwVKcl6y7tJ4Y3Y5gQ44bUCeogyr5q1MH_YwZi-r9UO00ch0IIeEvPS_9rISVaCO8oEEF3X--MWdqK0o4fD/s4000/20230916_163159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_fA8L4KDjjaDDoBlL00tfrG67BaqdsT5KFPaF6QSBApwrDg2hlvHc4q8vK_dg90g2_X9-KLQ6FyaNuAPN8BKVwmoMVN5-R-YawZRv1W5wHwVKcl6y7tJ4Y3Y5gQ44bUCeogyr5q1MH_YwZi-r9UO00ch0IIeEvPS_9rISVaCO8oEEF3X--MWdqK0o4fD/s320/20230916_163159.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEies3rXxMtaWnOFRm9Bez67mfTtOvLEEOofX_3hxliRPYm8S9T9TLAFrbpJerZCD-L4ljD6mu_lkUXGcUSd57Gb-uPOAf4hFH0Uv6rKNscDyPrbJojCbLAkLf35HxNlvhEY3ORi7bjeq4kmBzYtYlKPYTtP7bLa9TJp5GTdtCwDQrrTPjJ2LfMGE3BKQNF-/s4000/20230916_163202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEies3rXxMtaWnOFRm9Bez67mfTtOvLEEOofX_3hxliRPYm8S9T9TLAFrbpJerZCD-L4ljD6mu_lkUXGcUSd57Gb-uPOAf4hFH0Uv6rKNscDyPrbJojCbLAkLf35HxNlvhEY3ORi7bjeq4kmBzYtYlKPYTtP7bLa9TJp5GTdtCwDQrrTPjJ2LfMGE3BKQNF-/s320/20230916_163202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> Truck load taken to the Recycle Center<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8871_DGiGfbfUMN4EQORm81oveAsQlGmUk0jqYy-Ayt55VVQ6b3zRKV4MIJT6oPbDAn_X01El9obi4xzYuJ9YpUKs7-jOcGGsu56ZQSVuUDx-P-e0wJPwrcQnYAco6fpt1QkoCJ_ADRDHxE1gLR3LDCpd2gw7gIJkH-o17I9xvP6hEGo8oyA9pUN0TlM/s4000/20230916_172524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT8871_DGiGfbfUMN4EQORm81oveAsQlGmUk0jqYy-Ayt55VVQ6b3zRKV4MIJT6oPbDAn_X01El9obi4xzYuJ9YpUKs7-jOcGGsu56ZQSVuUDx-P-e0wJPwrcQnYAco6fpt1QkoCJ_ADRDHxE1gLR3LDCpd2gw7gIJkH-o17I9xvP6hEGo8oyA9pUN0TlM/s320/20230916_172524.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Many thanks to Kim, Melissa, Valerie, Meg, Jo Anne and her husband Rick.</p><p><br />Pictures by Leslie and Melissa</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-856969761788660532023-09-16T08:42:00.000-07:002023-09-16T08:42:02.710-07:00Getting Down to the Wire<p>As we started out today (with WAY fewer mosquitoes, thank you), we had only two nests left to check. Nest 8 and Nest 9. Well, we were happy to find that Nest 8, laid back on July 26, had emerged overnight at Day 52. Always a great morning when we see any sort of turtle activity and seeing all those hatchling tracks is just great!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcit_K0qzrDM9nPOcVp2Jj5NDR2IFOz5EHo1BOUPrK9ueYWVVPMA_SVgWD0ctvRnt5KkpJ-xRbx1jA63XQ8f_0zRCNVdK5qjrlqemKYf2izoDD_k0-dTpHy_NhE58kDKu8bI7Aqo9w-rzh3kmiRnfe_5xAZTPDvuOoiwQmeJ5CEqwz75ipbc0-5L5itvQz/s4032/2023-09-16%2007.21.58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcit_K0qzrDM9nPOcVp2Jj5NDR2IFOz5EHo1BOUPrK9ueYWVVPMA_SVgWD0ctvRnt5KkpJ-xRbx1jA63XQ8f_0zRCNVdK5qjrlqemKYf2izoDD_k0-dTpHy_NhE58kDKu8bI7Aqo9w-rzh3kmiRnfe_5xAZTPDvuOoiwQmeJ5CEqwz75ipbc0-5L5itvQz/w480-h640/2023-09-16%2007.21.58.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecD_DLSeZ6DMzrP-D3Km9tO9rkPTphij-LjW8OJCPemavwn97YfQQxx4ixrs_2m4Mw55C-uj9vee1btVitIoHJ6b4uqDLuqAbnXM_2PwSOeMX1jvZp5vvOY8fzA3snhMjLdW92J5mENlAvKygL3u9VSFOSPbAKNCkYFwrW5_QIyk2D0MhddyVeyiKlxyM/s4032/2023-09-16%2007.22.09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecD_DLSeZ6DMzrP-D3Km9tO9rkPTphij-LjW8OJCPemavwn97YfQQxx4ixrs_2m4Mw55C-uj9vee1btVitIoHJ6b4uqDLuqAbnXM_2PwSOeMX1jvZp5vvOY8fzA3snhMjLdW92J5mENlAvKygL3u9VSFOSPbAKNCkYFwrW5_QIyk2D0MhddyVeyiKlxyM/w480-h640/2023-09-16%2007.22.09.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-NvLQicJal8gLSIlg0qticNR5yJHdpQnTl9WYZzgMZ5tujvfpDq8HhRb7EnddBswOLEezion4nwzFHXvpJRFdcHb3Z0S0VNEFdBbdLH26gCMh6ModgaihlPHh_clwCXlGcb1RKptyCepD8qs3PY2-zY2kLnz6uEgY71OIVtHMlD49N7VYHSgOarE3kqt/s4032/2023-09-16%2007.22.39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-NvLQicJal8gLSIlg0qticNR5yJHdpQnTl9WYZzgMZ5tujvfpDq8HhRb7EnddBswOLEezion4nwzFHXvpJRFdcHb3Z0S0VNEFdBbdLH26gCMh6ModgaihlPHh_clwCXlGcb1RKptyCepD8qs3PY2-zY2kLnz6uEgY71OIVtHMlD49N7VYHSgOarE3kqt/w480-h640/2023-09-16%2007.22.39.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>Jackie was following the tracks toward the ocean when she spotted a turtle in trouble - it was stuck in a ghost crab hole. Fearing the worst, we put gloves on and dug it out. It was alive, very lively, raring to go and probably very relieved to be free. It immediately headed to the ocean - took one wash back in the waves and then ducked under the next one and on the way.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-QbCmO-VQuTvjL2A-ihepuXZXrtWiyZTniiPycHpElJaVXqg67EHRO_EY6pOUMcObh_V3LRdZlpyAbqiI9rKogoH6RnU8Pk8Bz8dyaYuaynzUDpUspzZPH6HdJUvF9HBZlhguJkSu9ERlx--uvyuXZwrYJBIt47AF18dRwWrUbikj01e5jhE1Y8hTr6a/s4032/2023-09-16%2007.22.50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit-QbCmO-VQuTvjL2A-ihepuXZXrtWiyZTniiPycHpElJaVXqg67EHRO_EY6pOUMcObh_V3LRdZlpyAbqiI9rKogoH6RnU8Pk8Bz8dyaYuaynzUDpUspzZPH6HdJUvF9HBZlhguJkSu9ERlx--uvyuXZwrYJBIt47AF18dRwWrUbikj01e5jhE1Y8hTr6a/w480-h640/2023-09-16%2007.22.50.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>While we were watching this spectacle, an ultralight flew over - bet he wishes he was on the ground with us.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Sx2vBgfANjE_-cIV7KWuqV4ZFXnvdNC298NElI7VsN4upetgpG3plxwgyDT--XwbQnkjvAvSjJCoAd2jj1OCBoXHIoynTnmxDOvdykEdXCnKDtJ6wzFAvEPzYZ8-njGpNdX6alxKvAjxHv4Vi4bty8qOh7T2lzMzvJwYNscUeJxuILs-LVImIt1hNO42/s1100/2023-09-16%2007.34.19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="1100" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Sx2vBgfANjE_-cIV7KWuqV4ZFXnvdNC298NElI7VsN4upetgpG3plxwgyDT--XwbQnkjvAvSjJCoAd2jj1OCBoXHIoynTnmxDOvdykEdXCnKDtJ6wzFAvEPzYZ8-njGpNdX6alxKvAjxHv4Vi4bty8qOh7T2lzMzvJwYNscUeJxuILs-LVImIt1hNO42/w400-h378/2023-09-16%2007.34.19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Speaking of turtle happenings, we had one more sighting - Nest 6 which emerged on Thursday, had one additional hatchling emerge overnight. One set of tracks going right down to the ocean. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zxFl51PyxySHoJef1py3VpTaOxf-RVFR1gPh1FJSx2qoVfTK3Hw0SpHPZwkhcypKMBQvIPIoi_3ou3jhHmnGeYJXjrppstxpGuPL-1GxWnI_zzzjvZVjpbvVx0KtPumg1OhT5_KpxtqnArCfTEhDiDxL81MXgNUNFs3HmOXsxrddGe5bbKad9_39Ijue/s4032/2023-09-16%2007.04.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9zxFl51PyxySHoJef1py3VpTaOxf-RVFR1gPh1FJSx2qoVfTK3Hw0SpHPZwkhcypKMBQvIPIoi_3ou3jhHmnGeYJXjrppstxpGuPL-1GxWnI_zzzjvZVjpbvVx0KtPumg1OhT5_KpxtqnArCfTEhDiDxL81MXgNUNFs3HmOXsxrddGe5bbKad9_39Ijue/w480-h640/2023-09-16%2007.04.22.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcgQQS2OGOOin7JfecDdKKJh2_O9rt-_EZZHJoc15f7uXZtN-Jd6bFl4SmFfEF74UZIyfL2FnnFZc53REOSbQakc9_G0t6iSpcxcT8SV3d3l_K8vWfgMIGfyGfeSe7E8DRWK_F1qsl3SG5PhiI0GqNHZwoxW5n60NDbfz3MkkFN2iJSoNxy1z3vnQWhUN/s4032/2023-09-16%2007.05.12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcgQQS2OGOOin7JfecDdKKJh2_O9rt-_EZZHJoc15f7uXZtN-Jd6bFl4SmFfEF74UZIyfL2FnnFZc53REOSbQakc9_G0t6iSpcxcT8SV3d3l_K8vWfgMIGfyGfeSe7E8DRWK_F1qsl3SG5PhiI0GqNHZwoxW5n60NDbfz3MkkFN2iJSoNxy1z3vnQWhUN/w300-h400/2023-09-16%2007.05.12.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>Happy morning 😎</p><p>Barb <br /></p><p>Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea
turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number: MTP500.</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-67984982694987124602023-09-15T11:24:00.002-07:002023-09-15T12:42:11.104-07:00Friday, September 15 - Inventory of Nest 7R<p> Fall was in the air this morning as our Friday team headed up island to check on the status of our remaining nests. A beautiful sunrise, cool breeze at our back, and big/very active wave action, courtesy of far-off Hurricane Lee, made for a very pleasant journey. The huge mosquitos, which plagued volunteers all week, thankfully took the day off😊</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmIXtyrGI6UH475Pq1DJmRcWk03gS4QjsHPWnEMUZKapYXZ9lbifzulNRPUxIoEpFOPDhY1cEFhXtNtEzDaO1SFrI87tsqm-rDtG9gq931N8uwI4SSC1XDpopNqjcyJK-v3Fgaaug3kiE3Mk6kCL2Ez66CEHNJ4b_AQ-hKFedhWMlD8HjK3ACa96EGRRW/s4032/838A51D3-A4F9-45A3-8F2A-A7F3282F8A53.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmIXtyrGI6UH475Pq1DJmRcWk03gS4QjsHPWnEMUZKapYXZ9lbifzulNRPUxIoEpFOPDhY1cEFhXtNtEzDaO1SFrI87tsqm-rDtG9gq931N8uwI4SSC1XDpopNqjcyJK-v3Fgaaug3kiE3Mk6kCL2Ez66CEHNJ4b_AQ-hKFedhWMlD8HjK3ACa96EGRRW/s320/838A51D3-A4F9-45A3-8F2A-A7F3282F8A53.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_d_mRabUYMqPkb-5xjBoBzt9t6n6Iz7ML_qrj-_aC4dZxuCW8u0IHfwYwrGIZJ-nse2-hjLu-nZ5KyDWYu5fD1tFKI_JZQ2iG5YTmGt5VoWSD_bPMjc7FHWLcmzSpFj9xUgrcHULjsTyZsyC1QzhpN1ShweWcRIo3OIMJK0v8E5CSeiS61xTRsXXdm9mK/s1979/75AABB3F-54DB-4E8D-871D-F35A9CFEF1C2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1979" data-original-width="1484" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_d_mRabUYMqPkb-5xjBoBzt9t6n6Iz7ML_qrj-_aC4dZxuCW8u0IHfwYwrGIZJ-nse2-hjLu-nZ5KyDWYu5fD1tFKI_JZQ2iG5YTmGt5VoWSD_bPMjc7FHWLcmzSpFj9xUgrcHULjsTyZsyC1QzhpN1ShweWcRIo3OIMJK0v8E5CSeiS61xTRsXXdm9mK/s320/75AABB3F-54DB-4E8D-871D-F35A9CFEF1C2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>After all nests were checked and deemed resting comfortably, we joined a large group of volunteers and guests at the lower end of the island to complete the inventory of Nest 7R. This nest was found on July 18, and was our only nest on the Hog Inlet end of the island this year. It was relocated by the Tuesday team to a spot more favorable on the beach. The nest emerged on September 12 - day 56. </p><p>Joining us for the first time this season were members of the CCU Sea Turtle Club. These club members are invited to participate in inventories once they have attended the yearly presentation provided on campus each fall by Leslie. After being reminded of proper procedures, fifteen excited and eager students dug into the nest, filled helper roles, and completed the sorting and counting duties - all under the watchful eyes of seasoned volunteers and leads. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyFTDh8hHyMCDOMfsWW7psrALO7b40On-eX10CPbxN06-UHm4z3NyBAtQTz5U_n1Zz6Z0Ufsi9fHw-rwvEOVk5w7UMZnYqjXacMx-DlInhokd6r3YWSRVh07G5VnYe7aZHvhyGInewSUg4BT8qjUqZIFaDWwSl3k6uY0GgSX5ll7M3wWGrUmHNbLeAvW_/s2048/13DE2155-820A-471A-89D6-6DEED79CF301.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyFTDh8hHyMCDOMfsWW7psrALO7b40On-eX10CPbxN06-UHm4z3NyBAtQTz5U_n1Zz6Z0Ufsi9fHw-rwvEOVk5w7UMZnYqjXacMx-DlInhokd6r3YWSRVh07G5VnYe7aZHvhyGInewSUg4BT8qjUqZIFaDWwSl3k6uY0GgSX5ll7M3wWGrUmHNbLeAvW_/s320/13DE2155-820A-471A-89D6-6DEED79CF301.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlq5s5-1lqB5GpYJpefExzepk4Jou2_7G3QqMULLpqLMSL5SdZs6ow1NpLIBbs4xT6jtz1V1T0wexyY4R4bKPsEYAh7cEa9Mss8uNG3GBwnXKQuslXzGZ-cqhUsQrFDkk3ogdNe9uYkQV86LYaYrR62VgpJMKvK8VC1XMa7ZL7xqNOZAI3m5T16aTIBdzy/s2741/7E0DCDC5-A4A8-4E10-B62F-3ED656F7B545.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2741" data-original-width="2056" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlq5s5-1lqB5GpYJpefExzepk4Jou2_7G3QqMULLpqLMSL5SdZs6ow1NpLIBbs4xT6jtz1V1T0wexyY4R4bKPsEYAh7cEa9Mss8uNG3GBwnXKQuslXzGZ-cqhUsQrFDkk3ogdNe9uYkQV86LYaYrR62VgpJMKvK8VC1XMa7ZL7xqNOZAI3m5T16aTIBdzy/s320/7E0DCDC5-A4A8-4E10-B62F-3ED656F7B545.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVeX2_wLgWRl9D7FjsuHqzoe3RIGF1ERtFW0p02h9sczw3C9n8mMYTtydndvjmc2FR9chJNgOQjUA5rV5sazRIiBlrG0C0EjTXtlaNdxYI1s-XfR-wKIO04EFJ_IUa1JdTYRwuUMr1aTFu7Ikhm7gFR_J09dd6vbF8KlIdfRnj5VTuafk4Xq3aDteuD2XD/s4032/B0880E74-9A54-476F-8A6A-67B86E06A972.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVeX2_wLgWRl9D7FjsuHqzoe3RIGF1ERtFW0p02h9sczw3C9n8mMYTtydndvjmc2FR9chJNgOQjUA5rV5sazRIiBlrG0C0EjTXtlaNdxYI1s-XfR-wKIO04EFJ_IUa1JdTYRwuUMr1aTFu7Ikhm7gFR_J09dd6vbF8KlIdfRnj5VTuafk4Xq3aDteuD2XD/s320/B0880E74-9A54-476F-8A6A-67B86E06A972.jpeg" width="320" /></a>8</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7aNGNb3q3PZqqngJ1J6K7JjRbonXDsXCDiCQyGIYTaBZwE1lhYzxD7_rj7DCmgjnNC1tVOFke_W3HvaDTrEMn9dn0B359WXiqr3kMHTZd74MS1mZVJgwsw4tN6SEpfCQUy99LWRconjbHKPr5du9KmQKFnS0oLKK9xxIJ74Xe8XaHtwVHNIROgM_yawj/s4032/4E8C986D-F135-49B8-8A0E-A100246D931E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7aNGNb3q3PZqqngJ1J6K7JjRbonXDsXCDiCQyGIYTaBZwE1lhYzxD7_rj7DCmgjnNC1tVOFke_W3HvaDTrEMn9dn0B359WXiqr3kMHTZd74MS1mZVJgwsw4tN6SEpfCQUy99LWRconjbHKPr5du9KmQKFnS0oLKK9xxIJ74Xe8XaHtwVHNIROgM_yawj/s320/4E8C986D-F135-49B8-8A0E-A100246D931E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ppt28y-fzld5dqq6MIN2Qd9k2Fw3LKH46NWgv5R_Dv5cxDXq3SGdLnS-t3Py44YwZWgOV-5sNx0YilILw1Ri1EwTju7Y0zYIGDhDi0b1tVZET96AX-jsHrzeNxydQ_9uNYl4RChmF3BmItRuWaSaOTgXjGpz6c9IgEWWn39lIcn3JZJrMgVjIxqV5hC_/s3380/C9E9EC9A-332C-4A66-8FE1-F114B8BE5238.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2535" data-original-width="3380" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ppt28y-fzld5dqq6MIN2Qd9k2Fw3LKH46NWgv5R_Dv5cxDXq3SGdLnS-t3Py44YwZWgOV-5sNx0YilILw1Ri1EwTju7Y0zYIGDhDi0b1tVZET96AX-jsHrzeNxydQ_9uNYl4RChmF3BmItRuWaSaOTgXjGpz6c9IgEWWn39lIcn3JZJrMgVjIxqV5hC_/s320/C9E9EC9A-332C-4A66-8FE1-F114B8BE5238.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>To the delight of all, a live hatchling was found near the bottom of the nest. As always happens in this situation, all work is halted for a time while all present dote over the little one, taking turns holding him and taking pictures. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5xvNEgvrweyPKBh5qxt30Z_faJK9d5KqCu-PlgKAvUM3bLAAstClM_dISW5eiUDzpu5GBJ71IqXdPSnbu_A4y6vUJpdaPnnONStwmMyfviZyn8hzSXyYJL9EnhyT8B6GVYNrPq4EDq9KMMoBDpjvVITVtgGZFqebJKQGOCdOijC0ZCVaJlz5No7w3IUE/s4000/B0408B04-951D-480D-B70F-99695FE91E6E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5xvNEgvrweyPKBh5qxt30Z_faJK9d5KqCu-PlgKAvUM3bLAAstClM_dISW5eiUDzpu5GBJ71IqXdPSnbu_A4y6vUJpdaPnnONStwmMyfviZyn8hzSXyYJL9EnhyT8B6GVYNrPq4EDq9KMMoBDpjvVITVtgGZFqebJKQGOCdOijC0ZCVaJlz5No7w3IUE/s320/B0408B04-951D-480D-B70F-99695FE91E6E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Work eventually resumed, the nest emptied of hatched and unhatched egg shells, and the results tallied. Good result! 104 hatched, 21 unhatched, one live hatchling. Hatch success 82.5%, emergence success 81.7%.</div><div><br /></div><div>We all accompanied the hatchling to the ocean, snapping more pics and encouraging him on his journey. Some big waves to navigate out there, little fellow! We wish you well.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEsSM6IoGKouCVZSik6W5EQwOIU_2wVW-yCIIl8x1fRYrXtEuP4EmKYzw7pNPaTOFt9mTpQvxEJHUfe1JzKrLuLwKVD10JBxxdcTGT1quz-myFeNNsnKnbWQIyz-Hjkkv3MUIoXPhWcKb6GA4gMP76KxC0NmfDJcG4-Ygc7k6iO8-diIPKdZ6BxPGO4_5/s4032/9B845671-DBE3-4ED2-BB15-C1BEA2A9DF72.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEEsSM6IoGKouCVZSik6W5EQwOIU_2wVW-yCIIl8x1fRYrXtEuP4EmKYzw7pNPaTOFt9mTpQvxEJHUfe1JzKrLuLwKVD10JBxxdcTGT1quz-myFeNNsnKnbWQIyz-Hjkkv3MUIoXPhWcKb6GA4gMP76KxC0NmfDJcG4-Ygc7k6iO8-diIPKdZ6BxPGO4_5/s320/9B845671-DBE3-4ED2-BB15-C1BEA2A9DF72.jpeg" width="320" /></a> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1nEjEF4KbftQrTTbuHg7jjg3_hv8mfqAfe7c0Wd-cJQwHaZy4fxz0NNExsBjNwx0m-9VQ8OhgXViVZSAhNu2XeR2_BDn2_FmZJzubpiAiyg2o7lX4Oq-f_Xh5cF9dnJzMafNReJZiM0oD3QZ-DCVQ4rsfDmRli05lf1bItuZA00bNHJHiRwaFZACrYH_/s4032/FB853BD1-B084-4B5F-B7B4-47E95141599C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1nEjEF4KbftQrTTbuHg7jjg3_hv8mfqAfe7c0Wd-cJQwHaZy4fxz0NNExsBjNwx0m-9VQ8OhgXViVZSAhNu2XeR2_BDn2_FmZJzubpiAiyg2o7lX4Oq-f_Xh5cF9dnJzMafNReJZiM0oD3QZ-DCVQ4rsfDmRli05lf1bItuZA00bNHJHiRwaFZACrYH_/s320/FB853BD1-B084-4B5F-B7B4-47E95141599C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div>Long serving friends, Barb, Val and Linda happy to meet up with each other this morning….</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3AE3o_maHlCxfjLPiUP14Ocuj1N8i4_iPDriQvaQWCPFvpIP19HUrZmcNRI-0RCxBsptW2IBCrY011F1OGxodT38EtI_50TO5vpX8MKeROuGZD4YkXOzilm6j9XOmE8sI5yLCUDZOB4DBlY-MYGjWlfXdQD772MUGLODaKlDNF2YxMObn4dX1Hw4soh8/s2693/69DF5CD5-98D6-4CD0-AD69-2BA5EA21A726.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2020" data-original-width="2693" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3AE3o_maHlCxfjLPiUP14Ocuj1N8i4_iPDriQvaQWCPFvpIP19HUrZmcNRI-0RCxBsptW2IBCrY011F1OGxodT38EtI_50TO5vpX8MKeROuGZD4YkXOzilm6j9XOmE8sI5yLCUDZOB4DBlY-MYGjWlfXdQD772MUGLODaKlDNF2YxMObn4dX1Hw4soh8/s320/69DF5CD5-98D6-4CD0-AD69-2BA5EA21A726.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>while potential future turtle ladies celebrate a great morning and job well done!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXefn50kYO3BivsvA0vbczF_u0X7zSHdb21EY1MOp0C57fxrmFLfRXNXMQKU9zCbWbHCb73JijzbV5-sZYxWWivuxK5okH6KKElKaTYWU5MesQGl6jdpY_i7cHhDhKgDW1GNPlsCMQVbS2CTRWHtjC3_HmusexZhfr_fFsodYfBuGy8i3-dF-rVJavK8NC/s4032/7B6FE98E-883A-4D2A-B18E-03676605A1D7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXefn50kYO3BivsvA0vbczF_u0X7zSHdb21EY1MOp0C57fxrmFLfRXNXMQKU9zCbWbHCb73JijzbV5-sZYxWWivuxK5okH6KKElKaTYWU5MesQGl6jdpY_i7cHhDhKgDW1GNPlsCMQVbS2CTRWHtjC3_HmusexZhfr_fFsodYfBuGy8i3-dF-rVJavK8NC/w317-h240/7B6FE98E-883A-4D2A-B18E-03676605A1D7.jpeg" width="317" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>~~In honor of our first fall like day of the season- What do you use to mend a jack-o-lantern? A pumpkin patch😊</div><div><br /></div><div>Photos by Melissa, Barb, Leslie and Kim. Text by Kim</div><div><br /></div><div>Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number: MTP500.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-35870477614617823002023-09-15T11:03:00.001-07:002023-09-15T11:03:52.689-07:00Thursday, September 14th - Nest #6R Emerged<p>The Thursday Volunteers reported a large exit hole at Nest #6R. However, due to the heavy rain the night before there were no clear tracks on the beach. There seemed to be evidence of tracks exiting the emergence hole, so I left it as an inconclusive status. Today, the Friday Volunteers and senior volunteers took a better look and deemed that he had emerged. They even found a dead hatchling that had most likely been dragged into a Ghost Crab burrow. The pictures posted are from today.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMX7-WXOKZXcHnhEBWlO03WV0aOb-rS3-whxWLBWX8Ye6bwlsjCUmYe9eDt1RxL-ncZvZZ56BfSi-dZXxE6nSnsfHqxkHRk5jtJRoourZnkHzbQGSJEJslGVvGtVPZzCjYQplG6YyaaQNkezLeToiC4Lo1rszIxXXf-PxM64qyaGDjA3ryZap9VUBU32Od/s4032/09BC6750-9CEB-49BF-9B81-4F570CB0A2F0.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMX7-WXOKZXcHnhEBWlO03WV0aOb-rS3-whxWLBWX8Ye6bwlsjCUmYe9eDt1RxL-ncZvZZ56BfSi-dZXxE6nSnsfHqxkHRk5jtJRoourZnkHzbQGSJEJslGVvGtVPZzCjYQplG6YyaaQNkezLeToiC4Lo1rszIxXXf-PxM64qyaGDjA3ryZap9VUBU32Od/s320/09BC6750-9CEB-49BF-9B81-4F570CB0A2F0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emergence hole <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pIlCpN1toBHw2U1wX8KymmnKlQb3eICuwJLX0XCOyz0kkO2Yq2b8DtIpbpswGSjNxBbYIe5AWJk4IY_1T4NX-pu1AWfJXdjVUm2oD7HUJ1Bp7Ol1JU_D8NC2YCZamXzH8pqsYmgvaOP1SiRG3oc5WgKCqU9W2xHeNtA8SKB9nS_8UPn9yAKCrs2fopgV/s4032/5BF385E3-2C2E-4FA9-964E-4F570F9FA089.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pIlCpN1toBHw2U1wX8KymmnKlQb3eICuwJLX0XCOyz0kkO2Yq2b8DtIpbpswGSjNxBbYIe5AWJk4IY_1T4NX-pu1AWfJXdjVUm2oD7HUJ1Bp7Ol1JU_D8NC2YCZamXzH8pqsYmgvaOP1SiRG3oc5WgKCqU9W2xHeNtA8SKB9nS_8UPn9yAKCrs2fopgV/s320/5BF385E3-2C2E-4FA9-964E-4F570F9FA089.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dead hatchling - did not make it past the Ghost Crabs<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>An email will be sent to volunteers about an inventory.</p><p>Thanks to Kim for today's pictures</p><p>Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea
turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number: MTP500</p><p><br /></p><p><br /> <br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-37473505977408797842023-09-12T08:11:00.000-07:002023-09-12T08:11:43.583-07:00Relocated Nest 7 Emerged Overnight<p>Another happy discovery this morning; lots and lots of hatchling tracks! Always a rewarding sight and especially for this nest because the Tuesday team was the group that found and moved the nest.</p><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TEdREcG8xG-hroK2PTx2-_Haambl_ifjwLyAuXnjrjrnKXfXT-PkYBR-ymc9fSsKxaWJ8bqFWevnEDJfBFfeIj1-C1V1KJZNZX2Uyxe3pCe9GphqcMCrkw72SYVUzYsajSjqM_fxs0GbxCCgxMh78hSaY0wfF41HkUnMCpbKnEe4_9pyKhwueDSqmk52/s4032/2023-09-12%2006.58.28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-TEdREcG8xG-hroK2PTx2-_Haambl_ifjwLyAuXnjrjrnKXfXT-PkYBR-ymc9fSsKxaWJ8bqFWevnEDJfBFfeIj1-C1V1KJZNZX2Uyxe3pCe9GphqcMCrkw72SYVUzYsajSjqM_fxs0GbxCCgxMh78hSaY0wfF41HkUnMCpbKnEe4_9pyKhwueDSqmk52/w480-h640/2023-09-12%2006.58.28.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Successful exit from the nest<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyhKGQEA4GZHj6gJ73YBdHQh3ypy5WLqaNmpsfuGMGo18LQEe8YG_uf88z33hH3EWTF6X2Wc6Z5vsu9QBbnztkGoDsU6Kp4gOSYqUv2HFgkz2CwVPzdzNh6n5KJSlWuQpjemD8Ls76jA9hVFt2nVMVPPQ0fmg4Fr3EF41KO_5Yq9IHGEb53auhLolbVL5/s4032/2023-09-12%2006.58.34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyhKGQEA4GZHj6gJ73YBdHQh3ypy5WLqaNmpsfuGMGo18LQEe8YG_uf88z33hH3EWTF6X2Wc6Z5vsu9QBbnztkGoDsU6Kp4gOSYqUv2HFgkz2CwVPzdzNh6n5KJSlWuQpjemD8Ls76jA9hVFt2nVMVPPQ0fmg4Fr3EF41KO_5Yq9IHGEb53auhLolbVL5/w640-h480/2023-09-12%2006.58.34.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>Hatchling tracks spread out just like they should to evade any predators (ghost crabs, coyotes, birds) who might be around at the time they made their way to the ocean.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk93Bj3JhOrS_ahq02IvcZisCSgUwz3Aaf6-locynle2T9vlCxkeKVttR21m4dJv8WQSqAw6HbzGh42ZE_3EFaRPNVnT2sVQ6KLlBXO6GTcTA3Gw_iVeZ64EL_RXQwpSsOSHDBercg1naansHnI2MRTNM52lo30gbpToNYgYvbJ7vwljcbGS9gej7CNwpK/s4032/2023-09-12%2006.59.07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk93Bj3JhOrS_ahq02IvcZisCSgUwz3Aaf6-locynle2T9vlCxkeKVttR21m4dJv8WQSqAw6HbzGh42ZE_3EFaRPNVnT2sVQ6KLlBXO6GTcTA3Gw_iVeZ64EL_RXQwpSsOSHDBercg1naansHnI2MRTNM52lo30gbpToNYgYvbJ7vwljcbGS9gej7CNwpK/w640-h480/2023-09-12%2006.59.07.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of tracks!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>This nest was found on July 18 and the mother turtle laid 126 eggs. Looks like a lots of them hatched successfully. When the inventory is conducted, we will get the final results.</p><p>The mosquito population has exploded over the last week or so and they have been making us resort to protective gear :) Those gallinippers are HUGE and they are in cahoots with the swarms of regular mosquitos.Even high octane DEET doesn't stop them! <br /></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Egprek0ZY9hv5zs_2z8mXm0U0HZYcFoM4wAAhE3Ba-r6ZXU_B0_MQAbODdupcWDh9czG7cH2L3rFPNaeqh9GNhDwX_t0xQRh-Y_HmiS5Ks2eFK-v5uzToTvqGx15XfcbagsZKvK-HW8tkkqZrmy-zAXCqWT1hCXj2t2-LwApErK-CaBQWw2Knid3QqYX/s4032/2023-09-12%2007.20.44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Egprek0ZY9hv5zs_2z8mXm0U0HZYcFoM4wAAhE3Ba-r6ZXU_B0_MQAbODdupcWDh9czG7cH2L3rFPNaeqh9GNhDwX_t0xQRh-Y_HmiS5Ks2eFK-v5uzToTvqGx15XfcbagsZKvK-HW8tkkqZrmy-zAXCqWT1hCXj2t2-LwApErK-CaBQWw2Knid3QqYX/w400-h300/2023-09-12%2007.20.44.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><img alt="Maryland Biodiversity Project - Gallinipper (Psorophora ciliata)" class="detail__media__img-highres js-detail-img js-detail-img-high" src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2F-tinT_RzQd7s%2FT8wPK-_pQFI%2FAAAAAAAAFnk%2Fl2kfbKwAAiY%2Fs912%2FGallinipper2%252520%252528Psorophora%252520ciliata%252529.Pickeringcreek.100309.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=b06ee416d0a296f6304a3546a7a5d156099f373244899de0b417e9d7262279b0&ipo=images" style="display: block; height: 477px; width: 585.497px;" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea
turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number: MTP500</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-37569762528710685062023-09-06T10:18:00.012-07:002023-09-06T14:33:54.055-07:00Wednesday, September 6 - Inventory Nest 5R <p> The calendar may say September, but Mother Nature has not yet relinquished summer and is continuing to provide sunny, hot and humid days on the beach. We will soak it up for as long as we can. Our remaining incubating embryos appreciate it was well.</p><p>This morning our Wednesday team was joined by additional volunteers and a guest tasked with the opportunity to complete the inventory of Nest 5R.</p><p>This nest was laid on July 14, about midway up the island. Mamma crawled a long way, coming in at low tide and making her way up up the front of the dune choosing to nest at the very top.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjktKg-jhybVPQX3Pd-7ZKnATjxkOLZ64rObbUvWSwYnTPFQytVCBEDBCOM8CGfJeQoEd0EUOhBW_0zdSbbO4xAh5X0EFNKIpfsspaAqhNiPN19loNCSzBDD209eZWEmm2D1QkecBUEkyDVn6RHKZuPmhdRFetnk11zmDd3nwN3H1DTvw4H4QBn5LSh0ga/s4032/8EA3659D-F6CE-4534-9B1E-E1AC10AA717C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjktKg-jhybVPQX3Pd-7ZKnATjxkOLZ64rObbUvWSwYnTPFQytVCBEDBCOM8CGfJeQoEd0EUOhBW_0zdSbbO4xAh5X0EFNKIpfsspaAqhNiPN19loNCSzBDD209eZWEmm2D1QkecBUEkyDVn6RHKZuPmhdRFetnk11zmDd3nwN3H1DTvw4H4QBn5LSh0ga/s320/8EA3659D-F6CE-4534-9B1E-E1AC10AA717C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>We probed extensively, but mamma did her job well and the nest eluded us for a while. Our perseverance eventually paid off, and we found the egg chamber at the precipice of the dune. The decision was made to relocate the nest due to its precarious position on the dune, the abundance of grasses, and due, in part, to our not so great results with dune-top nests last year.</p><p>137 eggs were relocated to the base of the dune next to the incoming crawl. The nest emerged on September, 3, day 51. </p><p>After we arrived at the nest, assignments for the inventory were made, and we got to work. The egg chamber was easily located following the soft sand, and the process of handing off eggs to the sorters and counters began.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWdETs9rnLzsRnuj49v0w7qYAX0m8CInqMwxQKH7tlF8UlacoGfqXvICcQclP2DUVHpxMAPJAUoCzv4zVVJpb206B6XX2HtbvptMP6HEC3lYGQq2V-U1tfliQ9uBxMh5ws9zy5blXpy88CQh8_cuPRdv-g8Ei1shY09w04QXWG-oeOUTUhhpZOaO0Hpcp/s4032/95DCFFAF-80D2-43A7-B01D-C8FB0F1E052C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWdETs9rnLzsRnuj49v0w7qYAX0m8CInqMwxQKH7tlF8UlacoGfqXvICcQclP2DUVHpxMAPJAUoCzv4zVVJpb206B6XX2HtbvptMP6HEC3lYGQq2V-U1tfliQ9uBxMh5ws9zy5blXpy88CQh8_cuPRdv-g8Ei1shY09w04QXWG-oeOUTUhhpZOaO0Hpcp/s320/95DCFFAF-80D2-43A7-B01D-C8FB0F1E052C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>New-this-year volunteer Dani and guest Billie Jo get the honors of digging into the nest as Mario provides guidance throughout the process. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_dYUGD88CJ0ShFF8_0ivLqr_EW5Bblbyb2s1OST579vmGPQbqwzrfVVsWIpRl7O_a6lEPYj3D4SOGnGkxdq4t0vPu2jDL_EjutYSqXFWGSX1B45apooPj1Iue5sWuwHmfJkkXSvNeRJbrVx9D33BrtDxwPPOtJAz20bqX1V9nG9Ei352A9ArHQOh3et-/s2713/1E4463DC-E701-4502-82C0-724B530940F1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2035" data-original-width="2713" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_dYUGD88CJ0ShFF8_0ivLqr_EW5Bblbyb2s1OST579vmGPQbqwzrfVVsWIpRl7O_a6lEPYj3D4SOGnGkxdq4t0vPu2jDL_EjutYSqXFWGSX1B45apooPj1Iue5sWuwHmfJkkXSvNeRJbrVx9D33BrtDxwPPOtJAz20bqX1V9nG9Ei352A9ArHQOh3et-/s320/1E4463DC-E701-4502-82C0-724B530940F1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOd0g9bZ2cE2UMMj548IZShDUiIbL8Na_FTOw51-TGcXsWEyh1W39cewk7k9ADM2gi1YnlUHtFe5WHH58rxVpvjh12pr0laHvKT2XhD3b3uGMMuEEmP0POFDUjZPOCVaTUwKDy2YLm1XQPzjwXhG9yMy8n96gPyVEpuMYQzy2x_bcIYPtkbRv45zjbtBPE/s2638/5C735388-FE9B-400A-86AC-E4D2DBB05501.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1979" data-original-width="2638" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOd0g9bZ2cE2UMMj548IZShDUiIbL8Na_FTOw51-TGcXsWEyh1W39cewk7k9ADM2gi1YnlUHtFe5WHH58rxVpvjh12pr0laHvKT2XhD3b3uGMMuEEmP0POFDUjZPOCVaTUwKDy2YLm1XQPzjwXhG9yMy8n96gPyVEpuMYQzy2x_bcIYPtkbRv45zjbtBPE/s320/5C735388-FE9B-400A-86AC-E4D2DBB05501.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Eggs, hatched and unhatched, are handed off to helpers Ayana, Chris, JoAnn, and Leslie Y, then on to the sorters and counters to assess the success of the nest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-IXDs3AvY9Yuc3eAVl6WbcfTwhwFZzbx45aUmwjPnxY1l1e3Nuft9lXaz763t9qxeA0-ci2IoW0wWkeUA2Xtiw7L_NsGoY6KKjf-s6optPAiJJ2OChLMQMGfL_G0Vt_M2WNvhXAbbCXbl5uqi1Ns-5lsfCbhNkegmMd69kQpMGYepPXJvzuVqzKvoEfl/s3071/D666A745-88DA-4F35-B849-4104A37D9DB0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2303" data-original-width="3071" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-IXDs3AvY9Yuc3eAVl6WbcfTwhwFZzbx45aUmwjPnxY1l1e3Nuft9lXaz763t9qxeA0-ci2IoW0wWkeUA2Xtiw7L_NsGoY6KKjf-s6optPAiJJ2OChLMQMGfL_G0Vt_M2WNvhXAbbCXbl5uqi1Ns-5lsfCbhNkegmMd69kQpMGYepPXJvzuVqzKvoEfl/s320/D666A745-88DA-4F35-B849-4104A37D9DB0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sorters and counters, Kathy, Kim P and Val tally the results. 104 hatched, 33 unhatched, and, to the delight of all, 4 sweet and ready to go hatchlings who got left behind. Nest hatch success rate: 74.8%, emergence rate 71.9%</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWL3ST2ZeSi7-mG705Puh2J9sF6Bdx5kTMvhD2-SG-o1Q34J5JujBy9c06YLVm12Ug9_EI-u33ZuggYV0IBuGB-MRj8GFcMucpH_WL4duVHv1DfMrBXfNfTlzXrQOONGSV-O3Y_A548vxYP-pi9ngA2pwZy9iagbgcfPebWD_SUB7BLvzvu78WUH5pXtKj/s2292/E1636F7C-DC32-47D7-BD3C-57C30AA430A1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2292" data-original-width="1719" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWL3ST2ZeSi7-mG705Puh2J9sF6Bdx5kTMvhD2-SG-o1Q34J5JujBy9c06YLVm12Ug9_EI-u33ZuggYV0IBuGB-MRj8GFcMucpH_WL4duVHv1DfMrBXfNfTlzXrQOONGSV-O3Y_A548vxYP-pi9ngA2pwZy9iagbgcfPebWD_SUB7BLvzvu78WUH5pXtKj/s320/E1636F7C-DC32-47D7-BD3C-57C30AA430A1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After lots of pics with these little treasures…</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArqOnO4emCmhJPV5FBObQ8cV_4B5VaFhJu_cGlOLO0h7Mx7Uu1ybqoRNMWyl7PJLAlnxqyI__RtWfWZthkKO1OVbwcNjAyu7eApONe-borrDdJfqGT6osTxhFhlTAbSN9lmoI9u0QtYXI_7mLMRXSf-I4bfv7kbkZq36-DMlytOEZyyusQhRPzjucWcxZ/s4000/9D07970A-3608-43D4-9C6D-99C55E8FC784.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArqOnO4emCmhJPV5FBObQ8cV_4B5VaFhJu_cGlOLO0h7Mx7Uu1ybqoRNMWyl7PJLAlnxqyI__RtWfWZthkKO1OVbwcNjAyu7eApONe-borrDdJfqGT6osTxhFhlTAbSN9lmoI9u0QtYXI_7mLMRXSf-I4bfv7kbkZq36-DMlytOEZyyusQhRPzjucWcxZ/s320/9D07970A-3608-43D4-9C6D-99C55E8FC784.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZeMKeUh8U0bgBLVbUtAl76-jNUAuOrEZBIXIPgZa2zO5Eu7_tuIZO-KQ63jaROhir4pyrdVVk4gDWGEwwLffa_5zAZ6BcsAPT2esfUV_cU6ZdZmVu5tKnDXAGqwvpCsaJ8o6r1__VeEhot9Nm8_dT83V67ks9oUCSZ5Aogg65kZkLgQSpBL3YhJWldYZd/s4000/0E9721C5-BD25-494D-8E92-DBE109D11062.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZeMKeUh8U0bgBLVbUtAl76-jNUAuOrEZBIXIPgZa2zO5Eu7_tuIZO-KQ63jaROhir4pyrdVVk4gDWGEwwLffa_5zAZ6BcsAPT2esfUV_cU6ZdZmVu5tKnDXAGqwvpCsaJ8o6r1__VeEhot9Nm8_dT83V67ks9oUCSZ5Aogg65kZkLgQSpBL3YhJWldYZd/s320/0E9721C5-BD25-494D-8E92-DBE109D11062.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">…it was time to take them down near the surf for their release. They are placed close to, but not at, the water’s edge to provide them with the opportunity to get those flippers fully operational and to provide for their geomagnetic imprinting which will allow females to return to lay on their natal beach when they reach maturity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhLm1EOpK4PBLNfOQ22_5VoNPKQi6IjAdsVRPVDl2Jr2E8V9fR3TnKoFoDbU8YxIG8XhFdaEE2GyETU_MImWJfgWeTF_sy0awNST3_3f5Y1rDSdRCKxvf7-ret4DtD_P5si9GGx07lDqz9CwG-R9cWtnNe8g9UotqT3h394kM-pQKZhWLG6izGERWJNIO/s2681/8D9212BC-EB67-414A-867E-2F5F5FC5798D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2681" data-original-width="2011" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhLm1EOpK4PBLNfOQ22_5VoNPKQi6IjAdsVRPVDl2Jr2E8V9fR3TnKoFoDbU8YxIG8XhFdaEE2GyETU_MImWJfgWeTF_sy0awNST3_3f5Y1rDSdRCKxvf7-ret4DtD_P5si9GGx07lDqz9CwG-R9cWtnNe8g9UotqT3h394kM-pQKZhWLG6izGERWJNIO/s320/8D9212BC-EB67-414A-867E-2F5F5FC5798D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLefNhfDpXlfguyj7JIBwy_JsSz48X41CAvP_puEBGXYuqZNQbNFYjMUhrfZXnuiUpM44vHs9lBk1-MSCWCYpbAH0_LBMmqYpHalLZFG3ZWeFrRAfvNUM_cx7UyReZvCXsYdJpmNYG8YtjteWgu-u-ldvQA8EfypJ8v1jacI3rvHOkWNjHgQ_zDrUjPwG/s1846/0AB4F0A0-1934-4209-8B06-622726598031.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1461" data-original-width="1846" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLefNhfDpXlfguyj7JIBwy_JsSz48X41CAvP_puEBGXYuqZNQbNFYjMUhrfZXnuiUpM44vHs9lBk1-MSCWCYpbAH0_LBMmqYpHalLZFG3ZWeFrRAfvNUM_cx7UyReZvCXsYdJpmNYG8YtjteWgu-u-ldvQA8EfypJ8v1jacI3rvHOkWNjHgQ_zDrUjPwG/s320/0AB4F0A0-1934-4209-8B06-622726598031.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9giS7SeEB5eH7P0WVAXzn-imXAwea_rBgNOdjTyS_PrXE2FDEuA8MBM11lc0LLwNs7GIcT9C4X6EHljwubglpUhkxO-ck6Zq_dUJ7RFG_U9MRbO2MUh2zdrBLwVXArYHPVx_6_IHexsYgUUpBkBOQgnXbSkCDAiPszq2YeCMEwPzBFrm29YcPdHQSaHRK/s4000/517E72ED-08A2-459C-9235-63A94ABC1D30.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9giS7SeEB5eH7P0WVAXzn-imXAwea_rBgNOdjTyS_PrXE2FDEuA8MBM11lc0LLwNs7GIcT9C4X6EHljwubglpUhkxO-ck6Zq_dUJ7RFG_U9MRbO2MUh2zdrBLwVXArYHPVx_6_IHexsYgUUpBkBOQgnXbSkCDAiPszq2YeCMEwPzBFrm29YcPdHQSaHRK/s320/517E72ED-08A2-459C-9235-63A94ABC1D30.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div> We’re on our way!<div><br /><div>And finally, to the man who brought us endless summers and an intense love of the seas and all her creatures, a salute from an aging, but eternally young Parrothead and a few of her turtle loving friends. Rest in Paradise Jimmy…fins up!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0LlHpdMR1Stpt_ZcIBRD7LiEZzuBRkD7ha0EXJ-Xn-Z6HNtulvzK9oq2d4obareLdYAVBqYirLrCUPg4Sw7WikI-w2MNp_YBk9GbcHH_wDYbmHQMXA7FWE7LdARoMLVB6CIEP6JTKrr8aSpj-sQyna5Sx-7hVSCDETo1gisFgGyfwI3C2wknhaxml3mp/s3468/10443B15-3DE6-4217-810D-0D394A6C998A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2601" data-original-width="3468" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0LlHpdMR1Stpt_ZcIBRD7LiEZzuBRkD7ha0EXJ-Xn-Z6HNtulvzK9oq2d4obareLdYAVBqYirLrCUPg4Sw7WikI-w2MNp_YBk9GbcHH_wDYbmHQMXA7FWE7LdARoMLVB6CIEP6JTKrr8aSpj-sQyna5Sx-7hVSCDETo1gisFgGyfwI3C2wknhaxml3mp/s320/10443B15-3DE6-4217-810D-0D394A6C998A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Pics from Leslie and Kim. Text by Kim</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number: MTP500</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-29651320536132577212023-09-03T13:53:00.000-07:002023-09-03T13:53:01.977-07:00Sunday, September 3rd - Nest #5 Emerged, and a surprise by the jetty - Nest #11<p> Another great morning on Waties. I walked with the Sunday Volunteers since Erin took a well deserved long weekend off. We had a busy morning. There was lots of action at Nest #5. Classic Emergence hole, lots of tracks to the ocean. Those little ones had a long walk to the water and they had to go around or over large piles of wrack left from the storm. Nest #5 was laid on July 14th and emerged on Day 51. The inventory will be on Wednesday and announced via a separate email.<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfYwQln30_Xmu-mHq1bHgB82lSg3xszQr21wKDpcS4Fvc3NxNAlg_N5Fs01VjZRROCrsWdVK0xyG6AAg3f2-z9K5RonFVHvBuhRYf8TNWsDpAluziziQ9JCSW15pFNT8UYY2K2ZwWxOnu4sFQO8MdHd021nTk-29t1UdtqoI1Rbiv8BCazjF3QDs9Rzrx/s3024/20230903_065745.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfYwQln30_Xmu-mHq1bHgB82lSg3xszQr21wKDpcS4Fvc3NxNAlg_N5Fs01VjZRROCrsWdVK0xyG6AAg3f2-z9K5RonFVHvBuhRYf8TNWsDpAluziziQ9JCSW15pFNT8UYY2K2ZwWxOnu4sFQO8MdHd021nTk-29t1UdtqoI1Rbiv8BCazjF3QDs9Rzrx/s320/20230903_065745.jpg" width="320" /></a> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The hatchling or the Coyote?</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p>The Sunday Volunteers elected to walk up to the jetty, and happy they did - Mario discovered a wild or "Undetected Nest" behind the first row of rocks at the jetty. She laid right at the base of a small dune with vegetation on it. Unfortunately, the Coyotes found the nest and dug it up. We do know that the eggs had hatched, we don't know whether the hatchlings got to the water or did the Coyote's find them first. There were no tracks etc. The Sunday Volunteers did find 5 deceased hatchlings within the rocks of the jetty. When we find a wild nest, we have to do a few things differently than when we find a crawl with a body pit etc. We did take a flipper from one of the deceased hatchlings and this was used for the DNA sample. The other thing we do when a nest is dug up, we have to do the inventory at that time, we do not wait the customary three days. This nest had 62 hatched eggshells, 1 unhatched egg, 5 deceased hatchlings and zero live hatchlings. The nest had a 98.4 Hatched Success and 90.4 Emergence Success.</p><p>Hoping these hatchlings timed it with the high tide.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0CdmE7dMC9iieUwTTu6CnGzKjVdr3_nmCX3zeRC3c_TqLIvNqWwQcO3ecYx03Fgi_KSARv9sUKrMZ0et89mV607mXuvnmGp6vaCnAvIeIW3uxMX0O2QFs409YWxAfmLDnASs9ikZq4ZynZO3iBiDjS6xcNLIiT_1FL4c3nwt05ndk8YS6F6ad-nyMWyM/s4032/IMG-8754.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0CdmE7dMC9iieUwTTu6CnGzKjVdr3_nmCX3zeRC3c_TqLIvNqWwQcO3ecYx03Fgi_KSARv9sUKrMZ0et89mV607mXuvnmGp6vaCnAvIeIW3uxMX0O2QFs409YWxAfmLDnASs9ikZq4ZynZO3iBiDjS6xcNLIiT_1FL4c3nwt05ndk8YS6F6ad-nyMWyM/s320/IMG-8754.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unhatched Egg<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle
conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number MTP500</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-44453190045917815312023-09-01T11:15:00.007-07:002023-09-01T17:55:04.861-07:00Friday , September 1, post Idalia and Inventory of Nest 4<p> Here at the beach, after a display of her mighty power, Mother Nature often rewards us with beautiful sunrises, brilliant skies, crystal blue seas, and cool refreshing temperatures. Such has been the case since Tropical Storm Idalia sped by our coast this past week. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVc8v9UtjpXEdHQzhyhZqJexchr6WjrBn5IfvfNlLvusZ6vrqAZcH7AxofhoKXj6De3TYc4DoBw_PZxqQPOerAPv8QlMfKrnnLOkGSn_vF3b7d04XMCveba9x9i08LH80yTjr4CesSaXyWz1a5KCpK9qwVySALD6nQfojElUsKOsi3JZvdbCJmnTK8h8ZD/s2875/B0906DEC-4E78-45FE-96B4-C7700837A13B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2875" data-original-width="2156" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVc8v9UtjpXEdHQzhyhZqJexchr6WjrBn5IfvfNlLvusZ6vrqAZcH7AxofhoKXj6De3TYc4DoBw_PZxqQPOerAPv8QlMfKrnnLOkGSn_vF3b7d04XMCveba9x9i08LH80yTjr4CesSaXyWz1a5KCpK9qwVySALD6nQfojElUsKOsi3JZvdbCJmnTK8h8ZD/s320/B0906DEC-4E78-45FE-96B4-C7700837A13B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p> Team leads hit the island Thursday soon after the skies cleared to assess the condition of the dunes and our remaining 6 nests following the triple threat we had this week - full moon/king tides, hurricane Franklin churning out in the Atlantic, and TS Idalia passing right over us.</p><p>To our delight, we found the high encroaching tides did little damage to the causeway or the dunes. We were able to locate all 6 remaining nests thanks to the red wooden stakes put in place after removing the normal poles, DNR signs, screens and cages in preparation for the storm. There was lots of wrack on the beach indicating the reach of the high tides. Only two nests showed evidence of being over washed. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4AmoKmGjN92_2UbUIa8odj2jeJVAsNR5LRzr7p3k2XQiB2k8aLGZduJoskVWNfFCPpKYx3MqzHsk6VGNhUoGUxKs7KG4ifMRYfKDpzp3xhcjA8DlW_I4sm7dvLrvUdKRTxOd55EDTCyKyBhYEygE85ckieqJTBkTFfQUAsNP9ZbFlO0KbMNkQy7Yldi0/s4032/9422D80A-CF4F-4CF6-9F85-C8BCD3502E7C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4AmoKmGjN92_2UbUIa8odj2jeJVAsNR5LRzr7p3k2XQiB2k8aLGZduJoskVWNfFCPpKYx3MqzHsk6VGNhUoGUxKs7KG4ifMRYfKDpzp3xhcjA8DlW_I4sm7dvLrvUdKRTxOd55EDTCyKyBhYEygE85ckieqJTBkTFfQUAsNP9ZbFlO0KbMNkQy7Yldi0/s320/9422D80A-CF4F-4CF6-9F85-C8BCD3502E7C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>We reinstalled the normal markers and placed cages on those nests close to hatching/emergence. </p><p>Today, with the storm in our rear view mirror, we were charged with the task of inventorying Nest 4. This nest was laid on Thursday, July 6, during a storm with heavy rain which precluded an early morning survey of the beach. Leslie and Bill went out later that morning and were surprised to see faint tracks from a determined mamma undeterred by the storm. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzq__rYU23J6UiSKUG2_AIdHxZHZob1sIJTrkz5S6dRp5vvmDEZ87j0Yao3I8evsHOQtZxYUL2bPtOlitIbmyjiMt5a5IBqs5_Cus6J5dv49Nx1hFAm7i60UJJlivK8cVrUVpY7hfmWmCQZXQjOs0e1lSFeH-kH3uoGx177_7TR7ninPWpfVz1kAXhCDV/s640/53345433-D8D6-41C3-AFCA-44B81B7D9391.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzq__rYU23J6UiSKUG2_AIdHxZHZob1sIJTrkz5S6dRp5vvmDEZ87j0Yao3I8evsHOQtZxYUL2bPtOlitIbmyjiMt5a5IBqs5_Cus6J5dv49Nx1hFAm7i60UJJlivK8cVrUVpY7hfmWmCQZXQjOs0e1lSFeH-kH3uoGx177_7TR7ninPWpfVz1kAXhCDV/s320/53345433-D8D6-41C3-AFCA-44B81B7D9391.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>After lots of probing, the nest cavity was discovered at the base of the dune and declared Nest 4. </p><p>On August 28th, day 53, Monday volunteers noted a depression of the nest cavity with just a few tracks heading toward the ocean and deemed it a partial emergence. A few days later, 2 more hatching tracks were discovered. With the king tides, wind, and worsening conditions, it could be that a larger emergence had occurred or would occur shortly. After our inspection of the nest yesterday, it was decided to conduct the inventory today. </p><p>It was fitting that Thursday volunteers Kim P. and Ayana got to dig into the nest since they missed the opportunity to discover the nest previously due to the storm. And dig they did! The egg chamber proved difficult to find, and they moved a mountain of sand before finally locating it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDcJGpIsfQ5wRt5Q-Jh9nWCfwctcXCrReASCL7qzaHXW-Af9XWxw_dsCIeKDOXH0w665MX7jzYvqWEZYcd7N5Awa-qphNBhgomz6W7as7qxGuc3ZxbCaYzkmy4F3O7Cz52qBfr7TIis4MwE6fbmcouKGRNBsHnm81MzOGJVEJMqWpyqqwL0XKqgq_7BRO/s4032/63C259F6-C632-4B97-9E1A-7E4765B9A5A9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDcJGpIsfQ5wRt5Q-Jh9nWCfwctcXCrReASCL7qzaHXW-Af9XWxw_dsCIeKDOXH0w665MX7jzYvqWEZYcd7N5Awa-qphNBhgomz6W7as7qxGuc3ZxbCaYzkmy4F3O7Cz52qBfr7TIis4MwE6fbmcouKGRNBsHnm81MzOGJVEJMqWpyqqwL0XKqgq_7BRO/s320/63C259F6-C632-4B97-9E1A-7E4765B9A5A9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p> It was all hands on deck, digging, transferring, sorting and counting. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_SMaY-HMx3t9WOo3N0C9cjJL8nB_19MW-av3pLzF7Xe4yPJSX_QWJD4Ou_X4B3E7gyWJ44IOW1LMOXADEksO8fOQxmganx7oNFbCF1JyWcv5WXv4diQluilDFdeI3yF3bLgkkZ7ogzy_ppp6ps6kO4KiX268O5sDzs84YftnV5IC7BLQdhMwjWX25HjcU/s640/6F89E38C-C235-438B-8919-C1E849050DDC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_SMaY-HMx3t9WOo3N0C9cjJL8nB_19MW-av3pLzF7Xe4yPJSX_QWJD4Ou_X4B3E7gyWJ44IOW1LMOXADEksO8fOQxmganx7oNFbCF1JyWcv5WXv4diQluilDFdeI3yF3bLgkkZ7ogzy_ppp6ps6kO4KiX268O5sDzs84YftnV5IC7BLQdhMwjWX25HjcU/s320/6F89E38C-C235-438B-8919-C1E849050DDC.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiHTUQbE2J2bsK0a3VKXDgRUtuRqVWaTUZOsP2na-oAQX3L-0jVc-3xHaOIQ_RA-6dRZSJ7qXms6C8dy5u5rf9_KWaoO_si4rCGABVBlxKjKhgwn8V-QkBVlwmTyQEnMj1I7VFxX-JFn2PQYE3SIVQ0_KP6y4YlJ06KW6LYAzq4fXyoxGR0rCOx0u2uRW/s4032/06998F80-0AF7-403B-AAE4-46F4074F41B1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiHTUQbE2J2bsK0a3VKXDgRUtuRqVWaTUZOsP2na-oAQX3L-0jVc-3xHaOIQ_RA-6dRZSJ7qXms6C8dy5u5rf9_KWaoO_si4rCGABVBlxKjKhgwn8V-QkBVlwmTyQEnMj1I7VFxX-JFn2PQYE3SIVQ0_KP6y4YlJ06KW6LYAzq4fXyoxGR0rCOx0u2uRW/s320/06998F80-0AF7-403B-AAE4-46F4074F41B1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>After all the uncertainty surrounding it’s emergence, we were quite pleased with the outcome- 105 hatched eggs, 24 unhatched eggs, 0 dead or live hatchlings. 80.7% hatched and emergence rate. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdv3YMeG0ef8veLT1Bq3sG50wbv5zy-fwwd8qeyl2qojYg4u6drHqXwM-JzMhQkiQWPJQSaIfC81YvYLkcAlBSs4ny7m0vnNWS2bdhGB1sMLGB04Da6PfjpEAdw-7lKSkUfuY45ilry9uyzGqHTUewimYc4dXKBEnfXmyvl74vzxS6uE385j4Jqgb0eh0/s4032/8510631E-EBAC-4D92-9475-A6959A22ABB4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdv3YMeG0ef8veLT1Bq3sG50wbv5zy-fwwd8qeyl2qojYg4u6drHqXwM-JzMhQkiQWPJQSaIfC81YvYLkcAlBSs4ny7m0vnNWS2bdhGB1sMLGB04Da6PfjpEAdw-7lKSkUfuY45ilry9uyzGqHTUewimYc4dXKBEnfXmyvl74vzxS6uE385j4Jqgb0eh0/s320/8510631E-EBAC-4D92-9475-A6959A22ABB4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>One hundred and five sons and daughters bracketed by two storms are on their way! Let’s hope it’s all clear skies and smooth sailing from here😊</p><p><br /></p><p>Photos by Ayana, Bill, Melissa, Leslie and Kim. Text by Kim</p><p>Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number MTP500</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">F</div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-45274756444505781392023-08-30T16:42:00.003-07:002023-08-30T16:45:34.893-07:00August 30th - Calm before the storm - pre-Idalia<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div></div><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">Since everyone is anxious on the effects the coming King Tide and storm surge and how it will effect our nests. Here's some pics from this morning. The six remaining nests are high and dry so far. Last night's evening tide did leach onto the Causeway in a few places. There is a lot of wrack on the beach this morning.</p>Sunrise over the marsh <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOZeS4MixbufAOZAGMffJdv-B0EnqXX7OfrDK5Dko4-mJ0wm3QnZJk7F4TR-_gdwyJXB4IqgYxIGXQ5XcY9gXzr5fjEC_bHlP7BHgbUGrnYVOIIhBfu0UCs4n0x0Rzqw-_fXsZBMvfD1ETQQh0iAqTBAn0PHmFIXK2DQhqNKBg1juBH27njV5-LaV3Sjr/s3024/20230830_063018.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOZeS4MixbufAOZAGMffJdv-B0EnqXX7OfrDK5Dko4-mJ0wm3QnZJk7F4TR-_gdwyJXB4IqgYxIGXQ5XcY9gXzr5fjEC_bHlP7BHgbUGrnYVOIIhBfu0UCs4n0x0Rzqw-_fXsZBMvfD1ETQQh0iAqTBAn0PHmFIXK2DQhqNKBg1juBH27njV5-LaV3Sjr/s320/20230830_063018.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /><br /></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTzh5mjTjtFUmkGtaS3USCsTxlyfAdJ4FSovkcoSGqLStICVlqZWqfVw7lp8js767Rcho0dezESx_RDJoM5s8euiHbV8Ckc6l7M9zmL8dy8i7CMOKIZX_XsJfQBKfI2mI28FttTm__VJhub7_ZFNrWpMoRAu3NEcf3lpoly1aLjmgpZ9C9D3UQwTiCuaD/s3024/20230830_063500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTzh5mjTjtFUmkGtaS3USCsTxlyfAdJ4FSovkcoSGqLStICVlqZWqfVw7lp8js767Rcho0dezESx_RDJoM5s8euiHbV8Ckc6l7M9zmL8dy8i7CMOKIZX_XsJfQBKfI2mI28FttTm__VJhub7_ZFNrWpMoRAu3NEcf3lpoly1aLjmgpZ9C9D3UQwTiCuaD/s320/20230830_063500.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTzh5mjTjtFUmkGtaS3USCsTxlyfAdJ4FSovkcoSGqLStICVlqZWqfVw7lp8js767Rcho0dezESx_RDJoM5s8euiHbV8Ckc6l7M9zmL8dy8i7CMOKIZX_XsJfQBKfI2mI28FttTm__VJhub7_ZFNrWpMoRAu3NEcf3lpoly1aLjmgpZ9C9D3UQwTiCuaD/s3024/20230830_063500.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTzh5mjTjtFUmkGtaS3USCsTxlyfAdJ4FSovkcoSGqLStICVlqZWqfVw7lp8js767Rcho0dezESx_RDJoM5s8euiHbV8Ckc6l7M9zmL8dy8i7CMOKIZX_XsJfQBKfI2mI28FttTm__VJhub7_ZFNrWpMoRAu3NEcf3lpoly1aLjmgpZ9C9D3UQwTiCuaD/s320/20230830_063500.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br />The beach this morning . . . hot, humid, no breeze. A T-storm off the coast. Thankfully we did not get wet.<br /><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3IOi1JlB8qxmTLKz3o-vkyC0JBHXIKYPqcnLNQLogQZLU2ze6442AOammLimKoje5aEBpuerdLQ6kK-Sqn_j_5xnHw2K2RHDL0xaKeCn82z58TpNyxrRspGv8z_5pZi8QofjqN7rxhYikjo3UPwmIhtSzoc6tbGt5FN_65w_U73xc81rtApYClfwf2D_/s3024/20230830_064654.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3IOi1JlB8qxmTLKz3o-vkyC0JBHXIKYPqcnLNQLogQZLU2ze6442AOammLimKoje5aEBpuerdLQ6kK-Sqn_j_5xnHw2K2RHDL0xaKeCn82z58TpNyxrRspGv8z_5pZi8QofjqN7rxhYikjo3UPwmIhtSzoc6tbGt5FN_65w_U73xc81rtApYClfwf2D_/s320/20230830_064654.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7KLCBEhZTtpW51o8Sgk02Sdra0o-NoXD1D04nxqHgKNVyHerldzwZCo0hQ45eomkD3_uEWJfJEvH3apRrSz5Ujzhnnz8GZzok69x7vcnnmch7wKSwAI0slfIP956aS5FCLGEQuwK65LV1fu_0RBwWOtjEk23-zoamOWLYQSATESHLtTBVusTTNNPVn0W/s3024/20230830_070501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwbCMUwUsUmpjabpSESbdp5-uBosUKEn8xjiUgX8abq_FAciurRt-MCg_9j51Eoxxr_oWOCQCYpEkjcrg5ZKQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-18203680460008018842023-08-28T17:37:00.005-07:002023-08-29T15:19:52.646-07:00Monday, August 28th Nest 4 emerges<p> On July 6th we had morning storms so Bill and Leslie went out later and to their surprise found Nest #04, mid island.</p><p>Today this nest was 53 days old and we found an emergence. Pretty sure it is just a partial emergence because not many tracks and depression was not very deep.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXiy9GwVAgHrLJAbBx6o3tPHrbzqoAVtJkVs1pbSlH0cUPa265wKGlJuWD4f5fbdNK1vjQlWLAlwepmArgL4wUSOn8fuKxCpYaFfhNVs8DrRmzofiTXSyG5Ye7o5GpIIQfN1RAiDKEbMZApBguWvzDWK1OREsMwMPlWNp7HzVT30Hu7vMUbyQwB82lLPT/s4032/IMG_0921.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXiy9GwVAgHrLJAbBx6o3tPHrbzqoAVtJkVs1pbSlH0cUPa265wKGlJuWD4f5fbdNK1vjQlWLAlwepmArgL4wUSOn8fuKxCpYaFfhNVs8DrRmzofiTXSyG5Ye7o5GpIIQfN1RAiDKEbMZApBguWvzDWK1OREsMwMPlWNp7HzVT30Hu7vMUbyQwB82lLPT/w240-h275/IMG_0921.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Also lots of ghost crab tracks around but no signs of eggs or hatchlings as you can see in the following pictures.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdNQfzjIsp9oNO7G95EJcrIQKskvx7Vv2lzbLr5H9BwPvcftAQX7aQ1fseWq0pYABW-yYm2bdCsbmdkNAeuLXTVYos_PsAISZGuz1agOuS17EOvtk1JVLekNpbloJiirVJZmdoQnaXBf-gqn1SQeE9-JiHw2Q3HQ4lRv7zL0Gv8IwwYzrvDTEmIITYgrU/s4032/IMG_0919.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdNQfzjIsp9oNO7G95EJcrIQKskvx7Vv2lzbLr5H9BwPvcftAQX7aQ1fseWq0pYABW-yYm2bdCsbmdkNAeuLXTVYos_PsAISZGuz1agOuS17EOvtk1JVLekNpbloJiirVJZmdoQnaXBf-gqn1SQeE9-JiHw2Q3HQ4lRv7zL0Gv8IwwYzrvDTEmIITYgrU/s320/IMG_0919.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnWwBGxZcgVhGmBrlSS-zxJbldJjrQclEHbKSmAMwY8TSN9yKXDHnWZJsQyiuDzFua2W40CjZupCG5twIi67GOPBya2ypaTSEc1PYDCWGMXuMeNoCm930uS1La9Z9RF2zlQBR8TTBZxjjDBpnQ-EAGN6P1LqBz1bTemBjCc047mD5-wpTbc-ujeAjaHJ6/s4032/IMG_0918.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnWwBGxZcgVhGmBrlSS-zxJbldJjrQclEHbKSmAMwY8TSN9yKXDHnWZJsQyiuDzFua2W40CjZupCG5twIi67GOPBya2ypaTSEc1PYDCWGMXuMeNoCm930uS1La9Z9RF2zlQBR8TTBZxjjDBpnQ-EAGN6P1LqBz1bTemBjCc047mD5-wpTbc-ujeAjaHJ6/s320/IMG_0918.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>There was rain in the area the night before, but not on Waties. Above the high tide line, sand is dry as a bone.<div> We only found a few tracks to the water but at the nest there are tracks showing more emerged. If there are stragglers let’s hope these little ones see the full moon and get to the ocean. </div><div>Inventory of this nest should be Thursday but with Idalia coming on Wednesday we will have to see if we will be able to get out to the island Thursday.<div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjXvLtw211AQ6v2OWDk14fS91lakbgHaCW4RADIhXWk1osZetluoaRvVFLhzVOfHhxSpVQ510VCiOoD07NoMC6P2lcwG4rrCMjaviQhRuSZmHQAFc2JezUklsO8sfdL-N74dguVa3NYVRjvK_MTPlzXRgWM44kJ3-FwvKKddhCfULeJHZEtCbjbFbWdTl/s4032/IMG_0917.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjXvLtw211AQ6v2OWDk14fS91lakbgHaCW4RADIhXWk1osZetluoaRvVFLhzVOfHhxSpVQ510VCiOoD07NoMC6P2lcwG4rrCMjaviQhRuSZmHQAFc2JezUklsO8sfdL-N74dguVa3NYVRjvK_MTPlzXRgWM44kJ3-FwvKKddhCfULeJHZEtCbjbFbWdTl/s320/IMG_0917.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Our daily leads that can make it are going out this afternoon to prep for what is predicted to hit our beloved coast.</div><div><div><br /><div><div>Sharon</div><div>Pictures by Jean and Sharon</div><div><br /></div><div>Waties island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number MTP 500</div><div><br /></div><div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-4630151443395515362023-08-23T12:58:00.002-07:002023-08-23T12:59:33.202-07:00Wednesday, August 23rd - Inventory of Nest #3, Nest with a View<p>What a stellar morning - cool 74 degrees, cloudy and a light breeze, hardly any bugs, just a few biting flies. The sun coming up was like a blazing ball of red, but hid behind clouds while we were on the beach.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr05DMvp0pVYDULkjhcieL_xFZxFqYtspjs10wpXip_TbKg8F-4MTqixasOALwCRJqxuM4HumP7sIeL0LGeTt8p2v20NDOq9FIlnqp8klN7VVo6GK4HVRbXvJvXX7K1EwhteK1i_PHgjciW6ihNEyM8BpR6mTc1ZQd_zW4so8r8iXe3O4yuGjVWRGFho-s/s3024/2023-08-23%20Group.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr05DMvp0pVYDULkjhcieL_xFZxFqYtspjs10wpXip_TbKg8F-4MTqixasOALwCRJqxuM4HumP7sIeL0LGeTt8p2v20NDOq9FIlnqp8klN7VVo6GK4HVRbXvJvXX7K1EwhteK1i_PHgjciW6ihNEyM8BpR6mTc1ZQd_zW4so8r8iXe3O4yuGjVWRGFho-s/s320/2023-08-23%20Group.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXu4dXXasaB7wwSl6rZBzBEdHxU12gzdx3ZVaTqmUPBj2Q0EEVqD-zBeUxHmiBGatv7nnBB2rUKLJDVmPPE2iPa7SdW6nnO6BAk39Rzm6QqXdCIeWAYvZOIZ30cvenlUD_Jjh0xDzBtp83uPpw6iaiCWaiFJ_yJF81eceRzNzN7mI6JRJ5iFJVdUoViM9/s2365/IMG_2618.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXu4dXXasaB7wwSl6rZBzBEdHxU12gzdx3ZVaTqmUPBj2Q0EEVqD-zBeUxHmiBGatv7nnBB2rUKLJDVmPPE2iPa7SdW6nnO6BAk39Rzm6QqXdCIeWAYvZOIZ30cvenlUD_Jjh0xDzBtp83uPpw6iaiCWaiFJ_yJF81eceRzNzN7mI6JRJ5iFJVdUoViM9/s320/IMG_2618.jpeg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> We had a number of volunteers and guests who joined us for the inventory of Nest #3. We had several of the Saturday Volunteers with us, Nest #3 was a nest they discovered. This nest was laid on June 24th. She had crawled under a fallen tree that was laying on the beach and proceed to climb to the top of a small dune. <br /><br />This nest emerged on Sunday, August 20th on day 57. The nest results are the following: 84 hatched, 40 unhatched, and 2 dead, 1 for DNA total of 125 eggs. Nest percentages are Hatch Success 67.2%, and Emergence Success 65.6%. There were some pipped eggs in the unhatched count. One of the two dead hatchlings still had its yolk sack on the bottom of its shell.</p><p> Many thanks to the volunteers and guests who helped with the nest inventory. Since the nest was on top of the dune, and there is limited space, we used a "brigade" scenario to get the eggs down for sorting and counting. It took a village to complete this task today.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlZOLASMb5bEZC2XyZ-01zGR6xBjgZ1yBj264dh8Ki3Sh_j4tXwhV-Ug_Kr32ZWCuXKCYFG_uyZuS0rljlaW7weP_B7v4WF37_rzlTKjIx7cgg87y33VELsXfwjpNAqwiYkdKXbtNCKDXgpky25s4wQivhE4lmLL-mhZH7fIWLL5WIQqEjZgNObmbk9BS/s2022/IMG_2637%20(1).jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2022" data-original-width="1554" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlZOLASMb5bEZC2XyZ-01zGR6xBjgZ1yBj264dh8Ki3Sh_j4tXwhV-Ug_Kr32ZWCuXKCYFG_uyZuS0rljlaW7weP_B7v4WF37_rzlTKjIx7cgg87y33VELsXfwjpNAqwiYkdKXbtNCKDXgpky25s4wQivhE4lmLL-mhZH7fIWLL5WIQqEjZgNObmbk9BS/s320/IMG_2637%20(1).jpeg" width="246" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chris removes the protective cage<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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give yourself a pat on the back. All assisted in the remedial efforts we did to help with giving these eggs the best chance. Last year we had a number of nests on top of the dunes and with the hot summer and high winds we get on Waties Island, many of the eggs actually were "cooked". The wind had blown the sand off of the nests, so this year we checked on the level of the sand and surrounded the nest with drift wood to help catch the blowing sand, a great success and now we know how to handle these nests laid on top of the dunes successfully.</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefrKB4StP4B_jZASLu5zbKwma0u_ccicmBosCqvFAtjBemYBKVfHk9gc4dg3YskKP5hvNFzXy5kVNcuTxM5izLl6maqo7XveH7O0Mz3Gpf48Z7PduXnLTNEPCHtjAqH_OZwSHPSCQn-KbXvejnLADlvc5KzDyjWt9GbPpeXZNjwHnhX8lgO-BBZd5-x7a/s2365/IMG_2672.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefrKB4StP4B_jZASLu5zbKwma0u_ccicmBosCqvFAtjBemYBKVfHk9gc4dg3YskKP5hvNFzXy5kVNcuTxM5izLl6maqo7XveH7O0Mz3Gpf48Z7PduXnLTNEPCHtjAqH_OZwSHPSCQn-KbXvejnLADlvc5KzDyjWt9GbPpeXZNjwHnhX8lgO-BBZd5-x7a/s320/IMG_2672.jpeg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sorting efforts</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwX93BgihVBQAtQwElVHof36hepTkk8kZ_V6yd83fQ9KZRhRQ1IF792l-KMxsWM9ZMKXHTCmWDNnF26ehIBPh5AEtv6SByUHWoTwnv9C7gZQwTvNWxymSIWWl1UsQqTAIv3s19YMpXQiHPGZMj7pMASP44yTYdYfZZAaq-3laAqmi2khtxJY7XXjrXcMOE/s2365/IMG_2674.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="1330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwX93BgihVBQAtQwElVHof36hepTkk8kZ_V6yd83fQ9KZRhRQ1IF792l-KMxsWM9ZMKXHTCmWDNnF26ehIBPh5AEtv6SByUHWoTwnv9C7gZQwTvNWxymSIWWl1UsQqTAIv3s19YMpXQiHPGZMj7pMASP44yTYdYfZZAaq-3laAqmi2khtxJY7XXjrXcMOE/s320/IMG_2674.jpeg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warning: Our two deceased hatchlings the one has its egg yolk sac still attached<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnP3jnH41s4xryqhGylw2UHqwqQB9jGenk3puH2aBUm02vd4gh4wsIcHuU1JxjB54ETctm0bWwq4OwHO8CrpL9qm7vVrfvSJ5X6WUu3xrVxuHku06W5v_-8k0HVVZRe_dvnVbJIcJF_VjLSQ8wDWKJHKLCaS_meVAmXahH80WPPE7pU0VTU38XPtvj6V6/s3349/2023-08-23%20Group%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2229" data-original-width="3349" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvnP3jnH41s4xryqhGylw2UHqwqQB9jGenk3puH2aBUm02vd4gh4wsIcHuU1JxjB54ETctm0bWwq4OwHO8CrpL9qm7vVrfvSJ5X6WUu3xrVxuHku06W5v_-8k0HVVZRe_dvnVbJIcJF_VjLSQ8wDWKJHKLCaS_meVAmXahH80WPPE7pU0VTU38XPtvj6V6/s320/2023-08-23%20Group%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Volunteers and Guests<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zHyxxmazfR-GDiYkqDc6g9JtoT77XrXzpz1TmMcivE92reLjjR9hPolCSzP_AF1HQOlRogJcie_vgyyz0ndT0b2zKcPscmwrJia9ZrqehEMIKicEnioS7oiTB9k2IABinpRuSIE8pcOMPtSnrF8iyhBBnH-99ZeA8JczbBynVV3GQTplRA0gLqCo8Vda/s2576/FullSizeRender.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1737" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zHyxxmazfR-GDiYkqDc6g9JtoT77XrXzpz1TmMcivE92reLjjR9hPolCSzP_AF1HQOlRogJcie_vgyyz0ndT0b2zKcPscmwrJia9ZrqehEMIKicEnioS7oiTB9k2IABinpRuSIE8pcOMPtSnrF8iyhBBnH-99ZeA8JczbBynVV3GQTplRA0gLqCo8Vda/s320/FullSizeRender.JPG" width="216" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many thanks to Cherie's for her pics</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Narrative by Leslie, Pics Cherie' and Leslie<p></p><p>Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number: MTP500<br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-45515277382856492482023-08-20T13:00:00.000-07:002023-08-20T13:00:11.404-07:00Sunday, August 20, 2023 - Emergence of Nest 3! <p> It was a quiet morning and was nice to have all of our Sunday Team present this morning. Allie and Erin walked the short end and checked out all nests along the way. Mario and Dani walked the long end taking extra note of any activity at the Jettys and Nest #3.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SMXsi2fWfkUNoJYHHPB7R2ekM0QZdVxRs-3QlCC0FSP0hUHuQciGEp9pLhp98zDVjeF8gE24ygzHTBs9G3WyvW2iLB8qOZzmTQC37JnbzzIpvtwXbGqVtk5NlivS4isuN44TuvTfjuhrVZk-diWtI__IrPBWai9sRDNFS_JP22glOPVurLywNUT3u1Gl/s4032/20230820_062242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3SMXsi2fWfkUNoJYHHPB7R2ekM0QZdVxRs-3QlCC0FSP0hUHuQciGEp9pLhp98zDVjeF8gE24ygzHTBs9G3WyvW2iLB8qOZzmTQC37JnbzzIpvtwXbGqVtk5NlivS4isuN44TuvTfjuhrVZk-diWtI__IrPBWai9sRDNFS_JP22glOPVurLywNUT3u1Gl/s320/20230820_062242.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>It was not long before Mario called Erin stating that Nest 3 emerged over night. It was a great demonstration of an emergence for Allie, who did not see the nest 10 emergence from last Sunday. It looks like many hatchlings made it to the water, as the tracks spread wide and far. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjINAG04LgDRVYcoYu7lQCWS0RYELEeIcWU3J1MeMISCgqIV_zHPY5bKXktCFpqEd7-Ixp_gtdlsLACYu52i4hl2-z5aO4aegRSvgsXJb-70Dbg3l2XpUS6N_Mr-gOQVDebsQCHj8cwdDQParL026EMNDQM_z11MRHw0JBtynv4PLInbrxSW2EknrZ_xQ/s1792/Snapchat-1132423413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="1344" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjINAG04LgDRVYcoYu7lQCWS0RYELEeIcWU3J1MeMISCgqIV_zHPY5bKXktCFpqEd7-Ixp_gtdlsLACYu52i4hl2-z5aO4aegRSvgsXJb-70Dbg3l2XpUS6N_Mr-gOQVDebsQCHj8cwdDQParL026EMNDQM_z11MRHw0JBtynv4PLInbrxSW2EknrZ_xQ/s320/Snapchat-1132423413.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlreJIgP-pEcl2yoYUQ413NoRv9ZXh8n_a1qUP-Jdi0bWyMDMk-uGDosHZaYjBhBAs66163Gi6qo8nYRHH86Xkv5v3PHo-Q-d2fPraSHw5tV3h4C-rIk1mhxgEJJTkScn424zvGyZTY50RAML43CT-eC1PELHLJmLJGMEImZHcV4oJWOMc3keHA9XPAcZ/s1792/Snapchat-2022615766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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There are canine and raccoon tracks very close to the nest cage and alongside some of the hatchling tracks but it does not look like they found any. It will definitely be an area to keep an eye on until the inventory in hopes that the predators do not find any hatchlings. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9bjv8fZcoJWDko65WCuQlSOsLPlJm-_JEDNjqpPM3GcZ0522DrbtcWwx1SNK0V9ELgKH7_V557-iQ54uu2K3okZBGnYiGNzJruyxO5ILVSZANjfqOMkTSGRuvPTLIPdVC3O0o80u_9G30-3iIqk1uu6_G1nF7K6Fp8iiI5cu69oMLDQp47LG_mzx1OJE/s1792/Snapchat-593117481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="1792" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9bjv8fZcoJWDko65WCuQlSOsLPlJm-_JEDNjqpPM3GcZ0522DrbtcWwx1SNK0V9ELgKH7_V557-iQ54uu2K3okZBGnYiGNzJruyxO5ILVSZANjfqOMkTSGRuvPTLIPdVC3O0o80u_9G30-3iIqk1uu6_G1nF7K6Fp8iiI5cu69oMLDQp47LG_mzx1OJE/s320/Snapchat-593117481.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOP7CPlVrCbhJK4XzFNY2T8RD3w4obBBVnhq2-3uYoW-SNgW1Wi2ZOcOyljvtbqtVpow_XX6rWnkvKDsegsKYpJ_WqfUC3qDbJHZxCd9c96Gy0AXC8erNWC0IE2EWBtqRdhuwqKdifQtxTB6PEoCFV3vjcmWsDL7pTZomM2lnHiBUk0JImbeSAk3YtJpIA/s1792/Snapchat-800163921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="1792" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOP7CPlVrCbhJK4XzFNY2T8RD3w4obBBVnhq2-3uYoW-SNgW1Wi2ZOcOyljvtbqtVpow_XX6rWnkvKDsegsKYpJ_WqfUC3qDbJHZxCd9c96Gy0AXC8erNWC0IE2EWBtqRdhuwqKdifQtxTB6PEoCFV3vjcmWsDL7pTZomM2lnHiBUk0JImbeSAk3YtJpIA/s320/Snapchat-800163921.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhXLO2oGsIzwl98KV4bF1-LfZX2Tb9fT08QSOAOOk6prwp1zjgstNesEExuyFhN9OaD48dZRZ5TM8UaudCyaGGcLhAjO1ybhdlMKZLQt4xvlO1FUFnFrZeGzUePWFBCzeUVsuV0Iu2AWq78ar5YZgYZXzxPQbV4m6XbwQYNtIvHe5EwVUJI4BCDiVaBf1/s1792/Snapchat-1567245480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="1792" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhXLO2oGsIzwl98KV4bF1-LfZX2Tb9fT08QSOAOOk6prwp1zjgstNesEExuyFhN9OaD48dZRZ5TM8UaudCyaGGcLhAjO1ybhdlMKZLQt4xvlO1FUFnFrZeGzUePWFBCzeUVsuV0Iu2AWq78ar5YZgYZXzxPQbV4m6XbwQYNtIvHe5EwVUJI4BCDiVaBf1/s320/Snapchat-1567245480.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Narrative by Erin, photos by Erin and Mario. </p><p>Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number: MTP500</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-32905982455014586052023-08-19T09:02:00.001-07:002023-08-19T09:02:20.909-07:00Saturday 8/19 - Inventory of Nest #10 pt. II<p> </p><p>Today, along with our normal patrol, we inventoried nest #10!</p><p>Erin and Mario removing excess sand and adding netting to nest #7 </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0O1VxxgdYUfZRvFkSmS2QPAz1ndgfaNuL52bKkhJowwanDpv7BMWHCe8LGXbOO-GXdCuuGddsvIFNegFRXyqVrXvOcBsypCQM1JD712IHuaFM6g9j9k0oPUKneZu_atVlKeax16PXkjZHYbYn_EMhWCeoj_w3efsSNWTNEvu_z2WBsBQ5si9-iRyc84j/s4032/IMG_6066.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0O1VxxgdYUfZRvFkSmS2QPAz1ndgfaNuL52bKkhJowwanDpv7BMWHCe8LGXbOO-GXdCuuGddsvIFNegFRXyqVrXvOcBsypCQM1JD712IHuaFM6g9j9k0oPUKneZu_atVlKeax16PXkjZHYbYn_EMhWCeoj_w3efsSNWTNEvu_z2WBsBQ5si9-iRyc84j/s320/IMG_6066.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We saw lots of raccoon tracks this morning. It seems like the raccoon was interested in nest #3, but luckily did not bother it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxl7upMSuPgrc21DUOQ28ROhQSdo3WMUHRv_R8c9y__IKq-yLhTUY0SmCYC7qt98tndo56sZBQuK22DoBqLATv6sSk2TJJgAbrxvNbCBU2UAcMtrzr8oQk59UjV7WHa5PvCVHRCHseSUxA5dzNwkQQbpIwdAeEMHwe9RR8XZYJu6A7xrwcZhaFdqtlM0u/s4032/IMG_6061.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxl7upMSuPgrc21DUOQ28ROhQSdo3WMUHRv_R8c9y__IKq-yLhTUY0SmCYC7qt98tndo56sZBQuK22DoBqLATv6sSk2TJJgAbrxvNbCBU2UAcMtrzr8oQk59UjV7WHa5PvCVHRCHseSUxA5dzNwkQQbpIwdAeEMHwe9RR8XZYJu6A7xrwcZhaFdqtlM0u/s320/IMG_6061.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIh_rys8lnrqMga6fAUS02GTJYKF9VXgoldDoySLtzrW67tkQ9AVTtoi__bf9ZsrhTgpgP9WYq4gJV_xF-smI8aViJaFIVM1co4QPjtMwbr4l1gNj9GGGRda7dTFpFBwxypdYuaT_VdAkOPdGubzMVITT2Eq561ytNd_BbsLiq8IL_qGtyQdxrIlMd_3d/s4032/IMG_6062.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIh_rys8lnrqMga6fAUS02GTJYKF9VXgoldDoySLtzrW67tkQ9AVTtoi__bf9ZsrhTgpgP9WYq4gJV_xF-smI8aViJaFIVM1co4QPjtMwbr4l1gNj9GGGRda7dTFpFBwxypdYuaT_VdAkOPdGubzMVITT2Eq561ytNd_BbsLiq8IL_qGtyQdxrIlMd_3d/s320/IMG_6062.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p>Now for the inventory! The nest was set to be inventoried last Wednesday, but when we started digging, we noticed that it wasn’t quite ready. If we see hatchlings as soon as we get to the nest (per DNR guidelines) we wait 3 more days, which landed on today!</p><p>A rare sight during the busy summer, all of our leads were present for the inventory it was very nice to see each other .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSWzFpPuMLRtyqjxb90uJzXWlLAN4yW8kyryU-pi4Np_T3nxaFafMHRP8rGUMFngiRIHwkJST8MY1ZbQ9XYCwksYVwZreYOp-6i1_JcxvwrrMFQFoVNmcmwRgjKv6KEdmKkjdQcQ51nqnpx6KQ89GxYbX9-pZ3Na4kpLZoQbUpXVfw1A9S_XhDXWbA6_4/s4032/IMG_2431.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSWzFpPuMLRtyqjxb90uJzXWlLAN4yW8kyryU-pi4Np_T3nxaFafMHRP8rGUMFngiRIHwkJST8MY1ZbQ9XYCwksYVwZreYOp-6i1_JcxvwrrMFQFoVNmcmwRgjKv6KEdmKkjdQcQ51nqnpx6KQ89GxYbX9-pZ3Na4kpLZoQbUpXVfw1A9S_XhDXWbA6_4/s320/IMG_2431.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kaela and Mario starting to sort eggs into hatched and unhitched piles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_3MmFl5r_YU_yMTM-p1alAb3SJEndh8Zy3hE0iaLSfWPvLoCb_aDdpUZ2dkARQpH-fmXGaWX808A789JLVbZ4R9fKeUZSPKspujCo6qVueuLAWQy9mj214ihqn8Jm8s4guClPVdfEFG4Rtxj8sjK9oid7koVRfwOGZ2O3gfR0mku-Rg2tXPxrLDodybm/s4032/IMG_2442.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_3MmFl5r_YU_yMTM-p1alAb3SJEndh8Zy3hE0iaLSfWPvLoCb_aDdpUZ2dkARQpH-fmXGaWX808A789JLVbZ4R9fKeUZSPKspujCo6qVueuLAWQy9mj214ihqn8Jm8s4guClPVdfEFG4Rtxj8sjK9oid7koVRfwOGZ2O3gfR0mku-Rg2tXPxrLDodybm/s320/IMG_2442.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Here are some more great photos from our morning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKdeWPefUryvs6WX7Fy6K8ldRWoUL4qqWfjrE9-zMVby0oGTUlyce7aff8wRxnwT3nl22Sl0K3E-gENZHzIG1JIfjkfXszaIo3zkQniJ_32KrnHAsDGvUQV2mC0a0ycWR6MlPGBF6U0nRNQYzRk5yO52LDnsIqUFWxRUXcFB6ABbJ1WoZ_cV2pzIOAOkO/s2420/IMG_1372.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="1535" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKdeWPefUryvs6WX7Fy6K8ldRWoUL4qqWfjrE9-zMVby0oGTUlyce7aff8wRxnwT3nl22Sl0K3E-gENZHzIG1JIfjkfXszaIo3zkQniJ_32KrnHAsDGvUQV2mC0a0ycWR6MlPGBF6U0nRNQYzRk5yO52LDnsIqUFWxRUXcFB6ABbJ1WoZ_cV2pzIOAOkO/s320/IMG_1372.jpeg" width="203" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIALcUYW9CjS747I_ZU_tEt-kqLw4QK0C2cqoYn_j0_0J0sxjLPWOHycD_GxTKY6u7327_W4a3bRu0XoRxSY6SbKkTXQ2VNwGDO5zEIqKU3JnpS_G5MyvsQPtufxvJD98kgP6fq7_JdkWcT86Q_C-kcO10kx3saz5kDPzA33c6bIm4QDA1czo_wbn8TQO/s4032/IMG_2459.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5POZ6U_HRp1fby5qx_GxHMy26uyIx__15ABcCXGNjQr1tQ6w0ObbaYwRFFYhUfs_7M183KtFNXPTsBZVBDskFHPDLBEY-WWVX6oo9qDiFHLQ_L8ZyeW9jheqfnhhTVsQX3WyZAA6XEJmjc5FzB9rk0ugY_AqUEJEeAexGf5H4BZLJLD3QCfIo3yHLSlv/s4032/IMG_5306.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5POZ6U_HRp1fby5qx_GxHMy26uyIx__15ABcCXGNjQr1tQ6w0ObbaYwRFFYhUfs_7M183KtFNXPTsBZVBDskFHPDLBEY-WWVX6oo9qDiFHLQ_L8ZyeW9jheqfnhhTVsQX3WyZAA6XEJmjc5FzB9rk0ugY_AqUEJEeAexGf5H4BZLJLD3QCfIo3yHLSlv/s320/IMG_5306.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Photos by Sharon, Cherie’, and Betsy.Text by Kaela. <div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: #141414; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: #141414; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number MTP500</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-65222404885587530142023-08-16T08:51:00.008-07:002023-08-17T09:32:36.486-07:00Wednesday, August 16- Inventory of Nest 10 - First Attempt<p>Volunteers and guests hit the beach this morning energized and excited by the cooler, less humid conditions, and with the objective of completing the inventory of bonus/surprise nest #10. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrWRPtvTt1wRvJhqoJ5_aYCMTEXa3iPVukMmEDfkaivqbqhTbVwKmGsJBpO3svOuTRJEeuSoXSFK_wXjitpplq9EETik26w_Q-JHAWjcuA17XDyvSKfqBQHLTo5bz2J3ZFdxrhEV8REvT9FJ5rIxFtTKbvRG3ukom-yrx2gWflL0iUIlwqleikFUuCr2N/s4032/D3E36105-A701-47EA-9784-BAF8F81454E2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrWRPtvTt1wRvJhqoJ5_aYCMTEXa3iPVukMmEDfkaivqbqhTbVwKmGsJBpO3svOuTRJEeuSoXSFK_wXjitpplq9EETik26w_Q-JHAWjcuA17XDyvSKfqBQHLTo5bz2J3ZFdxrhEV8REvT9FJ5rIxFtTKbvRG3ukom-yrx2gWflL0iUIlwqleikFUuCr2N/s320/D3E36105-A701-47EA-9784-BAF8F81454E2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Nest 10 was originally deemed false crawl #06 on June 12, after volunteers were unable to locate the nest chamber despite extensive probing and digging. Appears momma did her job in disguising the nest very well. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuG_q9Rxz2Gh-HThw9Tyf3kgpxc-ZWs4YJsS6h6c_KRTtuwQDJ65WPO2A0zvOrtKGuCu9TN68hT8UiznN4D6Qo4yGkTaWhyzmzbmcp_FyQ-SfgG4qJWll-K3OKIAbUyauqu2LE5rmCEgbV-FcWcZYydkEfJn0OriXgwMjh2pX581KxnMWZ0OscMAVgX7E/s320/2B6F7A83-845E-44DF-B22A-D8816087DEF2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuG_q9Rxz2Gh-HThw9Tyf3kgpxc-ZWs4YJsS6h6c_KRTtuwQDJ65WPO2A0zvOrtKGuCu9TN68hT8UiznN4D6Qo4yGkTaWhyzmzbmcp_FyQ-SfgG4qJWll-K3OKIAbUyauqu2LE5rmCEgbV-FcWcZYydkEfJn0OriXgwMjh2pX581KxnMWZ0OscMAVgX7E/s1600/2B6F7A83-845E-44DF-B22A-D8816087DEF2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div> June 12 crawl<p></p><p>Walkers on August 13, found an emergence hole and lots of hatchling tracks coming from the area of a previously unmarked nest. Based on GPS recordings, timing, and comparing scene photos, false crawl #06 was declared nest # 10! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEnctDQMgIXmNu3X6s2KAnH2yN_0wwmVXrUmuqti3f8tcnXB3BWJ6VAxaTK213fj7wRU4OTIRpQghrwjZSvUcpXeZ4n6BoEmLMMiwWnEyMgR023sDFGfgTQCBtOqPXyqkv-kC3V00gBswiqaC9BdPTECi_gZrY4GY0u0M5xBqDIHxTtoKLDEfas51QvI1/s320/40E18080-E86F-4B9E-B1F5-41D505EC2A82.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEnctDQMgIXmNu3X6s2KAnH2yN_0wwmVXrUmuqti3f8tcnXB3BWJ6VAxaTK213fj7wRU4OTIRpQghrwjZSvUcpXeZ4n6BoEmLMMiwWnEyMgR023sDFGfgTQCBtOqPXyqkv-kC3V00gBswiqaC9BdPTECi_gZrY4GY0u0M5xBqDIHxTtoKLDEfas51QvI1/s1600/40E18080-E86F-4B9E-B1F5-41D505EC2A82.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The inventory was scheduled for today- three days following the emergence. After walking to the end of the island up by the jetties and locating the emergence hole, we began to dig, easily following the soft sand.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2-Rpa7g8MyYHejMP-9kPcsC-xVAApYtXHewFG3AhCXh987JDs8rT_hb3ooZZ3iSrFRbDw8_yzQ1YiMFGAGn7TmOBUNqwKjfyiOr_BwCCHyUBoLWFNJPsLwmU4L5w9u40CqUgJ1NYoO2owzDprcLRtW9x35FrViN1CxK3EkqHEcnMq18QSPfmUosZYICv/s4032/5E8A73C1-8F72-4B48-AC5D-98FEE2BF4157.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2-Rpa7g8MyYHejMP-9kPcsC-xVAApYtXHewFG3AhCXh987JDs8rT_hb3ooZZ3iSrFRbDw8_yzQ1YiMFGAGn7TmOBUNqwKjfyiOr_BwCCHyUBoLWFNJPsLwmU4L5w9u40CqUgJ1NYoO2owzDprcLRtW9x35FrViN1CxK3EkqHEcnMq18QSPfmUosZYICv/s320/5E8A73C1-8F72-4B48-AC5D-98FEE2BF4157.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>We hadn’t dug for long when we came upon a live hatchling looking up at us in the sand, followed by another, then a few more. We didn’t come to an egg (unhatched) until several hatchlings had revealed themselves. So following DNR guidelines, sadly, we had to cover them back up and wait 3 more days to complete the inventory.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAhd2YV5TyOwOoJUtN_vm_4GSATvWq59v7YY0yEBCDF5JoybG_uLVetrGv1LQe8iC7-2QKAvsEi3yfD9gj5n2kQULKRYw928GK669mACZCUXcVqPdNJpU5jqKXD6A9BQgf8JgmTfm_dZiU50ZHGiRm9YPVfMrdBDhHXzbxwYBRDBwUHL4WXTJ5UDGJvph/s4032/502D5D57-9103-44D7-BFBD-9D000ADCED4C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAhd2YV5TyOwOoJUtN_vm_4GSATvWq59v7YY0yEBCDF5JoybG_uLVetrGv1LQe8iC7-2QKAvsEi3yfD9gj5n2kQULKRYw928GK669mACZCUXcVqPdNJpU5jqKXD6A9BQgf8JgmTfm_dZiU50ZHGiRm9YPVfMrdBDhHXzbxwYBRDBwUHL4WXTJ5UDGJvph/s320/502D5D57-9103-44D7-BFBD-9D000ADCED4C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>They looked healthy and ready to go, so it was hard to cover them back up. But they need their time in the nest to ready themselves for their next big adventure. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzlINsD_GJUDySBIhLlAs0zI3ggfXIzDLTjytTsxeJd9GkLsV6A-_zVIj_2peRURuFzK4j6ORwwHYas7Mu0ug' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">E<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxarO8tcrv3Pjm-LaQxNqNcA9Ax7gzpIJNxjlkPvJ1JN8M4Krts794L4fmIPns35qqWvpp1rw6bRt7pKFmPj7sIpIyHXwyXZ1c1ql0NlYFbAxP38HLJqV8-xsNWt12p1biP3eorDjIKHm4kp3fLLFPhHiJ51chBmxKtKPBSRv8lZC4oG1Hx4g6VCo9DKf/s4032/0C1C602D-879F-4E23-98B2-DCDD891996BC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxarO8tcrv3Pjm-LaQxNqNcA9Ax7gzpIJNxjlkPvJ1JN8M4Krts794L4fmIPns35qqWvpp1rw6bRt7pKFmPj7sIpIyHXwyXZ1c1ql0NlYFbAxP38HLJqV8-xsNWt12p1biP3eorDjIKHm4kp3fLLFPhHiJ51chBmxKtKPBSRv8lZC4oG1Hx4g6VCo9DKf/s320/0C1C602D-879F-4E23-98B2-DCDD891996BC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Nest re-covered and re-marked<br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Coming soon to a beach near you - <i>Inventory, Nest #10 - The Sequel </i>- Saturday😊</span></div><p>Photos by Barb and Leslie, text by Kim</p><p>Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number MTP500</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-63337572570037626232023-08-14T11:19:00.010-07:002023-08-14T14:19:06.048-07:00Monday, August 14- Inventory of Nest 2R<p> ***WARNING: CUTENESS OVERLOAD AHEAD…</p><p> Nest 2R has provided volunteers and guests with repeated good feels from it’s inception to today’s wrap up activities. </p><p>A hot and humid, but beautiful and breezy morning as our Monday volunteers completed their survey of the beach checking our incubating nests. All looked good, undisturbed, and peacefully doing their thing.</p><p>On the return trip, they were met by additional volunteers to complete the inventory of Nest 2R. This nest was laid on June 16th, and our Friday volunteers had the privilege of observing mamma finishing up covering the nest and heading back to the ocean. They watched in awe as she made her return to the water. She was big, and she was beautiful. Very rare treat indeed!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFiz_YjsEADmTYiNYa9b7oIhNuDg35tY31xyM4evclYP0eeo1mhOE3Pl5S3aG1YxK4fiYKl97KJ5oZFNjzG_LZLK1zxyXnK62gPWw691uZq4PWL09fNAGxo8DuHicean7pzE0FzeQCox76HsslAN9_kZ392cgw4Y54u7vrqyA-vSQpBBNunSjZ7TVx6Io/s1126/587B5EF0-5341-46EF-846C-C80F815621D8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1126" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFiz_YjsEADmTYiNYa9b7oIhNuDg35tY31xyM4evclYP0eeo1mhOE3Pl5S3aG1YxK4fiYKl97KJ5oZFNjzG_LZLK1zxyXnK62gPWw691uZq4PWL09fNAGxo8DuHicean7pzE0FzeQCox76HsslAN9_kZ392cgw4Y54u7vrqyA-vSQpBBNunSjZ7TVx6Io/s320/587B5EF0-5341-46EF-846C-C80F815621D8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Because the newly laid nest was just at the high tide line, it was relocated further up toward the dune. The clutch contained 150 eggs! With three found broken within the nest, 147 eggs were re-homed.</p><p>The nest had some ghost crab issues early on, but their activity was minimized through installation of a screen. It was caged at 45 days. </p><p>On Friday, August 11, at 56 days, volunteers observed a textbook emergence- a clear exit hole from the nest chamber with lots of nicely spread out hatchling tracks heading into the sea. Today, three days following the emergence, we got to dig into the chamber to monitor he success of the nest.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopcMUztI218M8nRb6QaaJop_m4joFlFjHTq_Mfgc7ONGW8TZyPP-Uv9b2180exIfHuHB9tRS3h-bE4LerlNP7xYQJA0DlTtSrEGiwFN7O4h_kpL4XdpuVjZX3euF2B5e11y7EhMibw7yZYbnaXB06BJE0aLB2A022RfWrFW6bNJijAD6wEoOcafaOky8Q/s4032/72BEF217-71E9-4C9D-9674-E334F6A659A4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopcMUztI218M8nRb6QaaJop_m4joFlFjHTq_Mfgc7ONGW8TZyPP-Uv9b2180exIfHuHB9tRS3h-bE4LerlNP7xYQJA0DlTtSrEGiwFN7O4h_kpL4XdpuVjZX3euF2B5e11y7EhMibw7yZYbnaXB06BJE0aLB2A022RfWrFW6bNJijAD6wEoOcafaOky8Q/s320/72BEF217-71E9-4C9D-9674-E334F6A659A4.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Leslie provided volunteers and guests with a brief history of the nest and reminds us of the procedures involved in completing the inventory. The various tasks are assigned, giving everyone an opportunity to participate.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78qd-cPi4YbhL5ZTxHcUI-7s1_k7X-_IhrPHWcRQuI5eALSxr1KE1iOc3VKpfYZWmUes3JsWYqrrPVQfL29rPmyBBxfnRmoSYpobC_Ag8Z--jU-j3KuKTQJaiZAizBEYKl4ttAFI88vEyulD1ynjFWlEF9BwO4s-F_aKX-3Ao6UcAHJGBgDdjANY0iXaD/s1500/BF3AFFEC-B568-41E2-B997-84C24013D4DB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1125" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj78qd-cPi4YbhL5ZTxHcUI-7s1_k7X-_IhrPHWcRQuI5eALSxr1KE1iOc3VKpfYZWmUes3JsWYqrrPVQfL29rPmyBBxfnRmoSYpobC_Ag8Z--jU-j3KuKTQJaiZAizBEYKl4ttAFI88vEyulD1ynjFWlEF9BwO4s-F_aKX-3Ao6UcAHJGBgDdjANY0iXaD/s320/BF3AFFEC-B568-41E2-B997-84C24013D4DB.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The chamber was quickly located and eggs, both hatched and unhatched, were excavated and passed on to those assigned to sorting and counting. </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoM-K-advQ7uIG04RmNQFVRlHxMFJH2WZS8hehBxub7Bi4Ijvx1ugQocV1ts5pXgW-o2dUg5XM-MFsElh9DYl7NvlkBr80qIdAJ7nxDfFpgf1KVDRmSm_Yy7-VL16spYWyGObiOTe7u0fAQC6BIE6RZcLJc0ESrFzxAWA7NxtD529CU8iHGwZ4N_85_S3f/s2795/2DB1D21D-3D6C-4F70-972A-FFEA29BFE447.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="2795" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoM-K-advQ7uIG04RmNQFVRlHxMFJH2WZS8hehBxub7Bi4Ijvx1ugQocV1ts5pXgW-o2dUg5XM-MFsElh9DYl7NvlkBr80qIdAJ7nxDfFpgf1KVDRmSm_Yy7-VL16spYWyGObiOTe7u0fAQC6BIE6RZcLJc0ESrFzxAWA7NxtD529CU8iHGwZ4N_85_S3f/s320/2DB1D21D-3D6C-4F70-972A-FFEA29BFE447.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A total team effort!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had not been digging long when movement and a tiny flipper was observed within the cavity. All were thrilled to see this sweet hatchling, full of life, rescued from the nest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQ0RefkBIeTIrfqraJgQMgZIpPOMYPDldyWjBkuEQPA1aqOD-7zurcPexodqoqBD3G0ivCYD4U-p4-yuthYf6ctCofujETj_fEVLPNM044UnXgEszCZZ4JD-JTMr9M_5ZyEAlFvvDjQcSdMMuSQh-yoMgUb3Ho02-pcrujyhPJgTzfKVEbfAXvL1fuQg2/s3117/84E438E8-8F6E-448E-9937-4C8B9E4DEE90.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3117" data-original-width="2338" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQ0RefkBIeTIrfqraJgQMgZIpPOMYPDldyWjBkuEQPA1aqOD-7zurcPexodqoqBD3G0ivCYD4U-p4-yuthYf6ctCofujETj_fEVLPNM044UnXgEszCZZ4JD-JTMr9M_5ZyEAlFvvDjQcSdMMuSQh-yoMgUb3Ho02-pcrujyhPJgTzfKVEbfAXvL1fuQg2/s320/84E438E8-8F6E-448E-9937-4C8B9E4DEE90.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then there was another….and another.. and …</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZ8nuDr1vkE-olXk5Y1kujR_4E9XkOSqmXm_SJZXw8LU2rWugd52hWI2BxhA6800zm6mm0nKaBhBAMvA9xU9X7mYaVtrJ0vZOhV4-QePUOKttlof8guuluk_rb4jFNQ-6Mj-U0Cr_mPVs-xJ9noBGyPJO07ZCb7vff-PXt5wc471JSMBJ5eKpheJfjxEs/s2460/914C3B36-886A-4B7F-8F5A-6744AEF7CB5D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2460" data-original-width="1845" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZ8nuDr1vkE-olXk5Y1kujR_4E9XkOSqmXm_SJZXw8LU2rWugd52hWI2BxhA6800zm6mm0nKaBhBAMvA9xU9X7mYaVtrJ0vZOhV4-QePUOKttlof8guuluk_rb4jFNQ-6Mj-U0Cr_mPVs-xJ9noBGyPJO07ZCb7vff-PXt5wc471JSMBJ5eKpheJfjxEs/s320/914C3B36-886A-4B7F-8F5A-6744AEF7CB5D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before the nest was emptied, 23 robust hatchlings, eager to continue their journey, were lifted from the chamber.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyT1iZ321PRvi_YOltR7BoqwI6SbXqT23Tm5oIOLQM9w33qyUTkS4EXU9xfnwxM3chhizkqoui5FBx3mPeJlg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyNSjS5DInNszvVTtj2sTgQMfi3V1gMKnlIQQ118sQSXoXV4GkxP557pE5uxSakWl6flodESsqYILWC3J4_2w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Nest results were as follows: 115 eggs hatched, 28 unhatched, 0 dead hatchlings, 23 live -and vigorous - hatchlings. Hatch success 76.6%. Emergence success 61.3%. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, it was time to take these babies closer to the water for their release. Lots of photo opps on the way.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYodbf6nbWHyvhn53UQZuIl7kVCph5rAeV7EYSZKIbu0pTlxErQ4rD_0uOz4tNtEnCzbakaYdrlAGwDM4DnGDsW4TtVS00nBqDqLmdj0-6dJGzD-9JzhDBQBfF9YuaBTB45VXBgd41afkIZEDfe8v15PDYRBzP69PfN10KJ-_HOTbbczje_BtmPT8fYPL/s4032/BF2718FC-6EEA-42A8-9BC4-A119C08C94F4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYodbf6nbWHyvhn53UQZuIl7kVCph5rAeV7EYSZKIbu0pTlxErQ4rD_0uOz4tNtEnCzbakaYdrlAGwDM4DnGDsW4TtVS00nBqDqLmdj0-6dJGzD-9JzhDBQBfF9YuaBTB45VXBgd41afkIZEDfe8v15PDYRBzP69PfN10KJ-_HOTbbczje_BtmPT8fYPL/s320/BF2718FC-6EEA-42A8-9BC4-A119C08C94F4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkc1WOqaaoncEEkFQtg22UJPwk-OlN5ik26Qr-h1QoRgrZ7pfDEL_XXH2Didv7VAzQtyAxvlVfHjnuXszF6MyzXm6cgNEdSeVsYgXCpY-r3YrOCOiWveLC9CBBSP4FtPjErNqq6_BZnZDFEP7bBQRQTozuvdhEHD__PW6RKf91MfLVuDV9hVE15F7LOvx/s3643/852566C5-A33A-4DF8-8D38-E1D8874C25DE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3643" data-original-width="2732" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijkc1WOqaaoncEEkFQtg22UJPwk-OlN5ik26Qr-h1QoRgrZ7pfDEL_XXH2Didv7VAzQtyAxvlVfHjnuXszF6MyzXm6cgNEdSeVsYgXCpY-r3YrOCOiWveLC9CBBSP4FtPjErNqq6_BZnZDFEP7bBQRQTozuvdhEHD__PW6RKf91MfLVuDV9hVE15F7LOvx/s320/852566C5-A33A-4DF8-8D38-E1D8874C25DE.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1CRA6ihNi6mVvM3Pj9_xm2YaKmvo7vlygvYEOU0k5iLuM6dJ2xhHZHOJ9nxI3JBohHOalObeEprWYtWHb7na6ZbIhkSI4dz-5z179lg9C637iPGXOR5GbzSxjiWxL2ApUk666De_NlikStx_fykkw6H6gLWUS819i2seCH5hQaMzJItxgvyu7mmXKKkE/s1873/84D56941-9D5D-4FF6-95DB-D4DEF96873A6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1873" data-original-width="1405" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL1CRA6ihNi6mVvM3Pj9_xm2YaKmvo7vlygvYEOU0k5iLuM6dJ2xhHZHOJ9nxI3JBohHOalObeEprWYtWHb7na6ZbIhkSI4dz-5z179lg9C637iPGXOR5GbzSxjiWxL2ApUk666De_NlikStx_fykkw6H6gLWUS819i2seCH5hQaMzJItxgvyu7mmXKKkE/s320/84D56941-9D5D-4FF6-95DB-D4DEF96873A6.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmGCdIzyoSPS1jsUenUU9xT660ZghexMitobek4yS4igjdQxCXYiB0Bw8XZSt8cbEhDnigZX2hZfHdfU9P0afPLseBKWV7MhviKXUsdi6GLwdzZ1Ixni1uNSHAEGCyEmvRJ-RD6sZfqAGXpTSAIYmpxXee8m777eC3qbox72o4jz_8Imw0pXgV4thzKRl/s4032/3C7DA238-540A-4429-AF96-07176A989308.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmGCdIzyoSPS1jsUenUU9xT660ZghexMitobek4yS4igjdQxCXYiB0Bw8XZSt8cbEhDnigZX2hZfHdfU9P0afPLseBKWV7MhviKXUsdi6GLwdzZ1Ixni1uNSHAEGCyEmvRJ-RD6sZfqAGXpTSAIYmpxXee8m777eC3qbox72o4jz_8Imw0pXgV4thzKRl/s320/3C7DA238-540A-4429-AF96-07176A989308.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And off they go! They are placed close to, but not at the water’s edge to provide them with the opportunity to get those flippers fully operational and to provide for their geomagnetic imprinting which will allow mammas to return to their natal beach when they reach maturity. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx0FGEZXieufRR6OTwtOAGgMNm66bkb31d3tO_uChxzLGp0nQ0YZKyboZT8oRb1UACBl0vjvxHdj1hqpTkWeQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While getting out of the nest is usually a cooperative effort, crawling to the sea is a race -it’s every turtle for himself herself. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwdSICCJw4I2siNDdvJ7pVTXBhtXbG-SWHXrEFweaabG_IzzIPCfsZixYibp9Mcg7dWeEyrfYGKg6iKiIgVSw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5l0qd6j2GUzZDbi0eB3fCCvzI2ikQop_O4b_stuoWiSsQIUWb1WZqMymZ6nPWQUoKO_k3B8X9DQiDdF9m0AVe61JzPwUQFf_ZwZCoUt1lA44BUItOy3E5Js0zZZTAatYWRKxR5pOdNnX_GIaejeOLMwydIGs859NIYmDmLBGPUBCzAcgq1Iq4z1gIg-0S/s4032/F02A46C2-B6C8-4184-8699-25F252AF4BE4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5l0qd6j2GUzZDbi0eB3fCCvzI2ikQop_O4b_stuoWiSsQIUWb1WZqMymZ6nPWQUoKO_k3B8X9DQiDdF9m0AVe61JzPwUQFf_ZwZCoUt1lA44BUItOy3E5Js0zZZTAatYWRKxR5pOdNnX_GIaejeOLMwydIGs859NIYmDmLBGPUBCzAcgq1Iq4z1gIg-0S/s320/F02A46C2-B6C8-4184-8699-25F252AF4BE4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUn3Ng4wXa7qAamG8-_RrobnJZxrS8cIiYwM7o60_knPdv57S7qHg2ICcxPWVENFCt_0l-RWHpNOXFeEKgqfrVmY7BNqn3bAPJPbQh2iJvvEe7SiIfswtJemN6HUjVRnjxZ1m3YRmbSqnvcsvx_-203eEYHSiu44NNW3rc3C51FkfwY76IQOArpSMBCxz/s4032/1FEBE354-276C-4AA0-ACBD-F76377E18113.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUn3Ng4wXa7qAamG8-_RrobnJZxrS8cIiYwM7o60_knPdv57S7qHg2ICcxPWVENFCt_0l-RWHpNOXFeEKgqfrVmY7BNqn3bAPJPbQh2iJvvEe7SiIfswtJemN6HUjVRnjxZ1m3YRmbSqnvcsvx_-203eEYHSiu44NNW3rc3C51FkfwY76IQOArpSMBCxz/s320/1FEBE354-276C-4AA0-ACBD-F76377E18113.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHa33RkYj-rpQwdt4m_sjlIyEsLp0QeQjyCqHFl2Q-uiysB4aP5OSnmFjb2Fgz5OgwBTwCROBgN5CftjtQmxUKYhjUvSEWnqsWM7hQ6bRXr0hcjMy-1jbdD3G9ahpyNIYB6FD5yxupPIYpXQTWN-8YQRFWimR8wcdR2TgZGJsdLmOeXdW3IjsXPZg3dhkk/s505/B935F9C4-1DD7-4440-B2DA-5AC74CAA2A1D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="379" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHa33RkYj-rpQwdt4m_sjlIyEsLp0QeQjyCqHFl2Q-uiysB4aP5OSnmFjb2Fgz5OgwBTwCROBgN5CftjtQmxUKYhjUvSEWnqsWM7hQ6bRXr0hcjMy-1jbdD3G9ahpyNIYB6FD5yxupPIYpXQTWN-8YQRFWimR8wcdR2TgZGJsdLmOeXdW3IjsXPZg3dhkk/s320/B935F9C4-1DD7-4440-B2DA-5AC74CAA2A1D.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div> Bye- see y’all later!<div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">God’s speed little ones. What a grand adventure awaits. See you in 25 years❤️</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Photos: group effort, narrative by Kim **Note, many of you took great photos and videos today not displayed here. I couldn’t get any video over 5 seconds to post. As Leslie has noted, per DNR, you are permitted to post your pics to social media to share this great experience with others as long as the below permit wording is included in your post🔽</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number: MTP500.</div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzWZVgSosEGMVeW7yZaisaHfVJuY6pePh5B8fhI8ZdAYyzSIIhIBCXjmchKqdKQzBcKW5mn6RiFXIPeQtxZ8g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-52621229546591978612023-08-13T12:57:00.001-07:002023-08-13T14:29:06.791-07:00Sunday August 13th- False Crawl #6 Turns into Nest #10<p> It was a very hot and humid morning, so the Sunday Volunteers wanted to make it a quick one to avoid the heat. Apparently, the universe had other plans. Erin walked the short end of the beach, leaving Dani and Mario to walk the longer end. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuuSc18VdTA40QwCqBv0uPh6hRsykjt9kH95woE8phIjQUvgEyXwLcTixDEdci8imSKEJupT0Hdf-7-ZJ40CQsQ9BaXlih8hH9RTFziY743m5HBWsw8fSzc_z5W31jD6lIaV2EWPnINgMKhzDfa_TUvRWmoNuKXRiN3byvikzmVfgBVOflUazeGxmqeWf/s4032/20230813_063917.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuuSc18VdTA40QwCqBv0uPh6hRsykjt9kH95woE8phIjQUvgEyXwLcTixDEdci8imSKEJupT0Hdf-7-ZJ40CQsQ9BaXlih8hH9RTFziY743m5HBWsw8fSzc_z5W31jD6lIaV2EWPnINgMKhzDfa_TUvRWmoNuKXRiN3byvikzmVfgBVOflUazeGxmqeWf/s320/20230813_063917.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHo6urLmo_ey1xOoLvZP3kEg9IEic4Q33KuDFvbuHxEHw55NBQKn6X9mPJgq3cWdXIZjk5fqNFV8K8pC0Ps3k0KW5_6Si4ucc59_U0ejfHLg2adrsheAzCj3GKKFqpOCic1I4DtuNsA1LUGuyGaVJwU6SRsgTAQ83B0_4LVEL2476to2udSzkUSdfRrqXH/s4032/20230813_064802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHo6urLmo_ey1xOoLvZP3kEg9IEic4Q33KuDFvbuHxEHw55NBQKn6X9mPJgq3cWdXIZjk5fqNFV8K8pC0Ps3k0KW5_6Si4ucc59_U0ejfHLg2adrsheAzCj3GKKFqpOCic1I4DtuNsA1LUGuyGaVJwU6SRsgTAQ83B0_4LVEL2476to2udSzkUSdfRrqXH/s320/20230813_064802.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>One thing that we all quickly noticed was the amount of trash that was out on the beach this morning. Most of it was small pieces of plastic and wrappers but we each collected between 10 and 15 lbs of trash in our bags. Made for very heavy bags to carry back at the end of our walk. All of the nests looked great and the breeze really helped with the heat. Mario and Dani were a little ahead of Erin but not far. She was getting caught up to them when Mario called and told her there were about 60 hatchling tracks scattered all over the beach, almost to the very end of the beach.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DbDGNEcn3OFDE9gPWy8a5ekxJA1d2GZOMUJAImYQbCAxSeaxaKIiZbZ7YYly-F9KLTltIUz8TKdujs47-RNPz4KccOIXM3CcVGAa304HznsGWbjjVyj76wUHS7i8_A78LUqL2nKFcdbYJ0l_0F6CuitTdO-nt9mZ4mCPePMNdUtYJJe1Q7CxCehyGfGu/s4032/20230813_073604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DbDGNEcn3OFDE9gPWy8a5ekxJA1d2GZOMUJAImYQbCAxSeaxaKIiZbZ7YYly-F9KLTltIUz8TKdujs47-RNPz4KccOIXM3CcVGAa304HznsGWbjjVyj76wUHS7i8_A78LUqL2nKFcdbYJ0l_0F6CuitTdO-nt9mZ4mCPePMNdUtYJJe1Q7CxCehyGfGu/s320/20230813_073604.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYj-AzLXIO1aeyQubxxUyVRIWAvZF1nybbm0cUVsoyd5VyLd0Dz-wadFkxCE7FWpdj2gMZ6O8xOQySpJ8J8wskpqkMgoQEkQGP8URdpe44b3bIhplfjlKkvMOJDnl4fd12SPeIvhkIOaXmSs5Yo5YzKYSloKMprq_TIBJV3ZE15S6Vz2mIm6eC3Aezt6PG/s1792/Snapchat-473653750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="1792" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYj-AzLXIO1aeyQubxxUyVRIWAvZF1nybbm0cUVsoyd5VyLd0Dz-wadFkxCE7FWpdj2gMZ6O8xOQySpJ8J8wskpqkMgoQEkQGP8URdpe44b3bIhplfjlKkvMOJDnl4fd12SPeIvhkIOaXmSs5Yo5YzKYSloKMprq_TIBJV3ZE15S6Vz2mIm6eC3Aezt6PG/s320/Snapchat-473653750.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzA-YlLcPNmu0Co4TO1J_5-fR0NzUxSZk7uFK-2vCM_1A4qnlllx2vzP5d8ZGbrgCIP4XkHlB_ovcsQxlTzjfqIJBPfP3eeI39y5pY-5a2yQwkLyN3bIKr9PQ1gqTgftntT-_8dufhr0RoeaE9b2XsZ-7PFL88E7PdSW-KV3SSHMcAsupGDnz7ysmBJ5i/s1792/Snapchat-779897710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="1792" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzA-YlLcPNmu0Co4TO1J_5-fR0NzUxSZk7uFK-2vCM_1A4qnlllx2vzP5d8ZGbrgCIP4XkHlB_ovcsQxlTzjfqIJBPfP3eeI39y5pY-5a2yQwkLyN3bIKr9PQ1gqTgftntT-_8dufhr0RoeaE9b2XsZ-7PFL88E7PdSW-KV3SSHMcAsupGDnz7ysmBJ5i/s320/Snapchat-779897710.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9DT4ss4UIiKswD4PCRuOBTfdrQEL7pF_XChhgh5x3zj7mpdH8CXikWBp2RfuRpS839JDgUEzzH2NG0-JXiaZRvTspFm_vToOSUZ2iEuTH2vyzO9T7Byu1bYquslE6yhVUhwGUSsorcQf3BPzwh_AKyaIoPB6k3UwcFFYpapSBSYTLxKmKW2zIqR7uiYe/s1792/Snapchat-2046427647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="1344" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9DT4ss4UIiKswD4PCRuOBTfdrQEL7pF_XChhgh5x3zj7mpdH8CXikWBp2RfuRpS839JDgUEzzH2NG0-JXiaZRvTspFm_vToOSUZ2iEuTH2vyzO9T7Byu1bYquslE6yhVUhwGUSsorcQf3BPzwh_AKyaIoPB6k3UwcFFYpapSBSYTLxKmKW2zIqR7uiYe/s320/Snapchat-2046427647.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Erin rushed to them and called Leslie to tell her. There have been many false crawls near the jetty this season and after taking GPS readings and looking at photos, it has been decided that False Crawl #6 is now Nest #10! The nest was marked accordingly, and all the information was recorded. There was a good amount of hatchling tracks so my hopes for this inventory are high!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmLSMKvFfktr3qPnDg3eelMs2yF7cypIQa00EMoTAV34NcMMOyIin8uV9nGxvG4ueDdDGalcU0CjwT8XfCgJRukru0kKXxMYtqAZjPhBIhnXLXnh2G4II0UUIse4bG6qbMSgJyDCQVc15cXhftEhucmvcTuWLeMpyPGhTUXTJukakuxnJ45EVKu8E7_Iy/s4032/20230813_075749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmLSMKvFfktr3qPnDg3eelMs2yF7cypIQa00EMoTAV34NcMMOyIin8uV9nGxvG4ueDdDGalcU0CjwT8XfCgJRukru0kKXxMYtqAZjPhBIhnXLXnh2G4II0UUIse4bG6qbMSgJyDCQVc15cXhftEhucmvcTuWLeMpyPGhTUXTJukakuxnJ45EVKu8E7_Iy/s4032/20230813_075749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUDg9U2JNoQAPUXB9ayMD7QBYbLI1Xlkk-U1Lbqk6XcL0gaHYXiKfB9DCeWqM6LKgtVM-H953qJMFolRvQd7jhTVksCTMumS-sC1xzTabyBOGNx1Qqxkq8x45sJbH5jslgFnEg4yEFr8vHzCOmp4A2JF19FFiN3ruIdIbokkRhZnc0gANUaFUeck-qeXI/s1792/Snapchat-380809295.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="1344" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUDg9U2JNoQAPUXB9ayMD7QBYbLI1Xlkk-U1Lbqk6XcL0gaHYXiKfB9DCeWqM6LKgtVM-H953qJMFolRvQd7jhTVksCTMumS-sC1xzTabyBOGNx1Qqxkq8x45sJbH5jslgFnEg4yEFr8vHzCOmp4A2JF19FFiN3ruIdIbokkRhZnc0gANUaFUeck-qeXI/s320/Snapchat-380809295.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmLSMKvFfktr3qPnDg3eelMs2yF7cypIQa00EMoTAV34NcMMOyIin8uV9nGxvG4ueDdDGalcU0CjwT8XfCgJRukru0kKXxMYtqAZjPhBIhnXLXnh2G4II0UUIse4bG6qbMSgJyDCQVc15cXhftEhucmvcTuWLeMpyPGhTUXTJukakuxnJ45EVKu8E7_Iy/s320/20230813_075749.jpg" width="320" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDs721KQEvtgZOEvDPpi0B24I56pfefrDMA4mDtYwtGBd8anUfwY2-BAR0zDDDmXnBfowq7Zii3jeSaCcHvz44LQHi4WBvEoV4irGD875506iWFlbYVH-TVwF4hdX841P5bnPWR9XKd_2n5QVqjVJnkOGyNPkNTpuylZuHtYyTaIwMbc-ISrErs4qZp0om/s4032/20230813_075754.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDs721KQEvtgZOEvDPpi0B24I56pfefrDMA4mDtYwtGBd8anUfwY2-BAR0zDDDmXnBfowq7Zii3jeSaCcHvz44LQHi4WBvEoV4irGD875506iWFlbYVH-TVwF4hdX841P5bnPWR9XKd_2n5QVqjVJnkOGyNPkNTpuylZuHtYyTaIwMbc-ISrErs4qZp0om/s320/20230813_075754.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3oxq1Z4jmBhaHnAJ0EeZqTHchD9rkb5O4X_Qluzg24yquzxIZcuUA5rW0RAjudTNNae_GKOoQppJlbb_7Zw3XGNuBWWr8SsVtZCcakm1PEUb4el4NNf2OS1HuNd0ii6KsGLc5w7hepaI8qN__5wDoWcSMlsk2fSaOBFLHnGyNbGYzBJl8aCYfje1rO-5y/s4032/20230813_080222.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3oxq1Z4jmBhaHnAJ0EeZqTHchD9rkb5O4X_Qluzg24yquzxIZcuUA5rW0RAjudTNNae_GKOoQppJlbb_7Zw3XGNuBWWr8SsVtZCcakm1PEUb4el4NNf2OS1HuNd0ii6KsGLc5w7hepaI8qN__5wDoWcSMlsk2fSaOBFLHnGyNbGYzBJl8aCYfje1rO-5y/s320/20230813_080222.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Narrative by Erin. Photos by Erin & Mario<div><br /></div><div>Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number: MTP500.<div><div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7357438923020311395.post-29117171272298955232023-08-11T07:27:00.002-07:002023-08-11T10:22:07.595-07:00Friday, August 11 - Emergence of Nest 2R<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> With nesting season winding down, our sunrise walks on the beach become even more precious, and we set our sights on locating those sweet tiny hatchling tracks vs the monster mamma tracks from earlier in the season.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yBamNtk9ZVewKwKKrQV-HW0qZ6wNdpz3FBpd8NCjXUtGFqXPyLewHCBqgFGfCvTptSmNv7BK2wlwbHcnYsexsP0_33IzR8i8JuTbb_b0I_8UOSPruwduNVFd6-N94frWcvec95TTWfQLENqK7JzhiyS8pSQFAn2RdcfqGVFlEybVXSQnLrlG9mksaxjY/s1779/0F47C373-8BF2-4D89-A969-DE921AF1A193.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1779" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yBamNtk9ZVewKwKKrQV-HW0qZ6wNdpz3FBpd8NCjXUtGFqXPyLewHCBqgFGfCvTptSmNv7BK2wlwbHcnYsexsP0_33IzR8i8JuTbb_b0I_8UOSPruwduNVFd6-N94frWcvec95TTWfQLENqK7JzhiyS8pSQFAn2RdcfqGVFlEybVXSQnLrlG9mksaxjY/s320/0F47C373-8BF2-4D89-A969-DE921AF1A193.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> Melissa and daughter Cherith head up the beach into a beautiful sunrise<div><br /><p>Happily, as we approached Nest 2R, we observed a textbook emergence- clear exit hole from the nest chamber with lots of nicely spread out hatchlings tracks heading into the sea. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFR1hix5sWAJ_tyD0QMV0UQeWzhsDfHkaLi3yS-em66zfc4jGv0KQFHH6PqjRCiVE0G0paA601oHM7ASKVd8ZYFICoC8zkYN7S3gftkpSX-pHfiYpuNmtFBy0jhxCku3ZVNDA7dFrHZU_FXpu2Ncsojlfl1-SRHqjaT73OPteEIvqfJ9gho_Lpb8tIu-YH/s4032/C92C3CF1-E9F2-4C43-B7F9-D4538CCEA9AB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFR1hix5sWAJ_tyD0QMV0UQeWzhsDfHkaLi3yS-em66zfc4jGv0KQFHH6PqjRCiVE0G0paA601oHM7ASKVd8ZYFICoC8zkYN7S3gftkpSX-pHfiYpuNmtFBy0jhxCku3ZVNDA7dFrHZU_FXpu2Ncsojlfl1-SRHqjaT73OPteEIvqfJ9gho_Lpb8tIu-YH/s320/C92C3CF1-E9F2-4C43-B7F9-D4538CCEA9AB.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_BCf1_zmwN5XvzsGapF28xVH9_4Bf1r4W0QOHmqAA3zCIn92V6oQLyKjgPIJJ5oOFFqNZbrybk1WVhgc1meeThBgcc-x9YQcVnL_D1zO-xm-OMh74XkzlYB-1N2b0gYL7ZY_o64TwP8EzJdqVAn9GWjEsmjeqRWRV696IvcweAAJ0oPikexxW-1OPBVG/s4032/EE7F7FB6-2E32-41AA-81A3-DF9DDD074BA5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha_BCf1_zmwN5XvzsGapF28xVH9_4Bf1r4W0QOHmqAA3zCIn92V6oQLyKjgPIJJ5oOFFqNZbrybk1WVhgc1meeThBgcc-x9YQcVnL_D1zO-xm-OMh74XkzlYB-1N2b0gYL7ZY_o64TwP8EzJdqVAn9GWjEsmjeqRWRV696IvcweAAJ0oPikexxW-1OPBVG/s320/EE7F7FB6-2E32-41AA-81A3-DF9DDD074BA5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>This nest was laid on June 16, and our Friday volunteers were able to observe mamma finishing up covering the nest and heading back to the ocean🔽 The nest was relocated due to its being laid right at the high tide line. Emergence was at 56 days.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjlGPGfJz8H12zWQNXgh_7nXqb2_2nHlyqaUW8IdxVmJ2D1ge9yfnfMnFmb2E5e23g4RjZCBQgetULANGzi8E6mKSQISHcXa8qgwItvzel_SmBJ_VqP6D6GXLyhartf2cMaHgcwWzwCigq9thSd2YUfra3lbHmGKt8zkn3EknO0qTtdbxpxd1fClTgKEQ/s796/83C59A8C-B23A-4411-9E1E-E95BF0C4B1B6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="796" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjlGPGfJz8H12zWQNXgh_7nXqb2_2nHlyqaUW8IdxVmJ2D1ge9yfnfMnFmb2E5e23g4RjZCBQgetULANGzi8E6mKSQISHcXa8qgwItvzel_SmBJ_VqP6D6GXLyhartf2cMaHgcwWzwCigq9thSd2YUfra3lbHmGKt8zkn3EknO0qTtdbxpxd1fClTgKEQ/s320/83C59A8C-B23A-4411-9E1E-E95BF0C4B1B6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Lots of ghost crab tracks and a coyote taking an up-close interest in Nest 3 on top of the dune. May be indicative of some perceived movement within the nest?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHewufdzKRkniilxFmc5DWp54Gg-_oKxGuD-mHIhy-4J105BMEQzz-wlgNw7rWpEYFfsFz6PHB6xs2W3h5_wYr-0buYGnHBgwCN48JktCiJk_PIYlubBMn-P-4FbL-g3XuM7y3VWUlns3_Q1s5c5UvT-ny1J2nu7OjH7v5Zj-xnoeBuWowMcWX2ten_zQA/s4032/D6FCB798-5979-48DC-BEDC-249113A23E34.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHewufdzKRkniilxFmc5DWp54Gg-_oKxGuD-mHIhy-4J105BMEQzz-wlgNw7rWpEYFfsFz6PHB6xs2W3h5_wYr-0buYGnHBgwCN48JktCiJk_PIYlubBMn-P-4FbL-g3XuM7y3VWUlns3_Q1s5c5UvT-ny1J2nu7OjH7v5Zj-xnoeBuWowMcWX2ten_zQA/s320/D6FCB798-5979-48DC-BEDC-249113A23E34.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Lots of beautiful shorebirds taking advantage of the ebbing tide along the causeway as we returned to the mainland. A fitting end to a great morning on the Island.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPaMdNYmNDKYRrjW190_q5r-Vdyz8ZmKbaG44V3xBy20t0Q_B4GDCGzyzCH1wpoQKB7uwbYJDoQldI4uo6bajNC-z7nkwZXMsClDid7YE_QLNmyaIs6_S-ivAFCrnt_KGgsIqaycqht-47L2mBt23UStRQXjo9nLZhsBdkI90VYQ9o4RZTsizmZi7mJN6/s4032/52E67FEF-AF39-4255-AE9F-C79854F7680C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPaMdNYmNDKYRrjW190_q5r-Vdyz8ZmKbaG44V3xBy20t0Q_B4GDCGzyzCH1wpoQKB7uwbYJDoQldI4uo6bajNC-z7nkwZXMsClDid7YE_QLNmyaIs6_S-ivAFCrnt_KGgsIqaycqht-47L2mBt23UStRQXjo9nLZhsBdkI90VYQ9o4RZTsizmZi7mJN6/s320/52E67FEF-AF39-4255-AE9F-C79854F7680C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzpg-kavYA0XpI4lK7kCVN4JIBNfDG-7Fty_BcFnd156wTHEDjLaJ39zh1z-6Tle5MqR6KX0DyPvNOUxivt1VkUY5NW3Ph4A0a57YcZtusoabLkfIIGjvLZSpwmHsKr0ruvfdvNqHU40GmUXFaqLJ7xps_rqFhH1M1asGZlWZ--p64BsateKFidSCuxCB/s4032/8F02E0C6-81CB-4951-8101-17DFFE696B8E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzpg-kavYA0XpI4lK7kCVN4JIBNfDG-7Fty_BcFnd156wTHEDjLaJ39zh1z-6Tle5MqR6KX0DyPvNOUxivt1VkUY5NW3Ph4A0a57YcZtusoabLkfIIGjvLZSpwmHsKr0ruvfdvNqHU40GmUXFaqLJ7xps_rqFhH1M1asGZlWZ--p64BsateKFidSCuxCB/s320/8F02E0C6-81CB-4951-8101-17DFFE696B8E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p> Pictures by Melissa and Kim</p><p>Waite’s Island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number MTP500. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0