August 4 Inventory and Emergence

The Sunday walkers found that Nest 6R located below marker 6 had emerged overnight, day 57 of
incubation. This nest will be inventoried on Wednesday. There were multiple washovers due to the King Tides last evening. Nests 8,11,14,16,17,18 and 22. Hopefully this is the last of these washovers and our nests will be unharmed.
We inventoried Nest 5 located at marker 6. This nest was laid on Monday June 3 halfway up a steep dune. It emerged on Thursday, day 59. We found 90 hatched eggs and 27 unhatched eggs today. The unhatched eggs had sea oats' roots in them. 122 eggs were laid by this mother-4 lost early to ghost crabs, one for research, 90 hatched and 27 unhatched. The hatch success was 74%.

Nest 6R has emerged. This nest was moved
from the back of the dune to the front!!

Nest 8 was washed over. A crab hole near the
reed. A slight depression. This one may
emerge soon!!

Diane, and Sarah dig up Nest 5

Sorting the eggs

Sarah and Mario count the eggs

Roots found in the nest cavity

Final egg count