Our season is winding down now with only two nests remaining on the island. Nest 16R at the entrance has been stubborn showing no evidence of anything going on, even though it is 67 days old.
But some excellent news from this morning's patrol: Nest 18, which was laid the day after Hurricane Isaias wiped out several of our nests, emerged overnight! This is Day 61 for this nest. We got to see lots of hatchling tracks heading toward the ocean and apparently with no interference from the coyotes who have been patrolling the beach this summer.
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| Nest 18 emerged! |
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| Headed for the big swim |
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| Any more left in there?? |
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| Coyote prints on top of hatchling tracks - the coyote was too late |
It was a rewarding morning out there.
A few other sights were also seen - a HUGE jellyfish which was about three feet across - a moon jelly with a bite out of it - and "Big Bird" All in all, an interesting patrol today.
Barb and Steve
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