Waties Island Nest Count

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

First Nest of 2020!

A cool cloudy morning after the overnight showers. Walking up the beach into the wind was nice and cool. The tide was just starting to recede.


Small ray that washed up overnight

At Marker 7 we saw the first crawl of the season! The turtle was on the beach before the overnight rains making her track width hard to measure. They were approximately 2 feet, 10 inches wide.

Nest 1 tracks


The nest pit looks good!

Steve starting to probe

Found it! DNA sample


Nest #1 



The DNA Sample Vial
First of the season








Skimmers in flight

There were lots of skimmers out there this morning; they are lovely to watch.

Barb and Steve






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