Second Inventory - Wonderful !

Nest 2, laid on 5/24 almost at the  end marker 9 was relocated to marker 6.  There were 104 eggs laid originally and it emerged on day 63.   When we arrived this morning there was a crater and two ghost crab holes.

Lots of tracks

 

                                                                       

Over the 66 days this nest lost a few eggs due to ghost crabs, which everyone hates to see.  

We were happily  surprised when  digging to find 10 alive.  They might not have made it, sand was very clumpy and hard in places.  I had to carefully loosen their flippers so they could move. Once out they became quite lively and looked very healthy.

  Photo by Leslie

 

 They kept going to the light (sun rays) which was to the right, but finally  made it.

Good results!

86 hatched  - 18 unhatched

82.6% hatch ratio

Sharon, Leslie & Paulette