But what a surprise, Nest 12's hatching at 67 days. Just three days before it would have been inventoried anyway. It was good to see it had hatched as it had been washed over with the high tide from hurricane Irma last Tuesday. What might have saved it was the fact that this nest was a good 18 inches below the surface when we first found it. The inventory of this nest will be interesting.
Waties 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.
Waties Island Nest Count
var nestdb_state = 'South Carolina'; // state name, eg South Carolina
var nestdb_beach = 'Waties Island'; // beach name, eg Cape Island
var nestdb_height = 130;
var nestdb_width = 120;
var nestdb_state = 'South Carolina'; // state name, eg South Carolina
var nestdb_beach = ''; // beach name, eg Waties Island
var nestdb_height = 130;
var nestdb_width = 120;
var nestdb_state = 'South Carolina'; // state name, eg South Carolina
var nestdb_beach = ''; // beach name, eg Cape Island
var nestdb_height = 130;
var nestdb_width = 120;
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