June 25: Two Nests!!! (Sorry for the delay)

 Tracks above the high tide line were located.

 A soft spot was located using the probe.

 This  possible nest required persistence and patience -- so far the egg chamber has not been located.

 Most of the patrol moved on to another set of tracks a few yards north. As the tracks were the same width, some of us hypothesized that the same female might have produced both, the first being a false crawl.  Barb, however, insisted both tracks were truly nests.

 The second set of tracks very quickly proves an egg chamber -- Nest #13 for the season.

 In preparing the DNA sample for Nest #13, the egg yolk is deposited in a small tide pool near the ocean.

 Barb records the necessary data for Nest #13.

 Here's the DNA sample for Nest #13.

                                                                         Nest #13

     Upon returning to the first crawl, patience and persistent had located an egg chamber -- Nest #14!
Barb was correct!!!

             We lucky sea turtle enthusiasts proudly stand by our second nest of the morning!

                                                         The photographer joins in!