Today with the Thursday Team we had 13 CCU Sea Turtle Club members to do the inventory on Nest #9R - the "R" denotes this nest was relocated from where the mother had originally laid the nest. The nest was moved since it was laid by Hog Inlet where the beach is subject to erosion. This nest was laid on July 24th, 82 eggs were laid, one egg was sacrificed for the DNA study. The eggs were moved to a place between Marker 2 and Marker 3, close to the beach access road. On September 12th a depression was reported and finally on September 19th hatchling tracks were reported.
The nest outcome was 68 hatched, 11 unhatched, 0 for both dead and live hatchlings. 82.9% for both Hatched and Emergence Success. Valerie did open one of the eggs and showed the students a deceased hatchling and how it was curled up with the egg yolk sac - they were very interested in this information.
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Gloves handed out
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Ready to go
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The Diggers and Helpers
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The Helpers and Sorters
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Valerie showing a deceased hatchling
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Inventory Results
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CCU Sea Turtle Club members
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Large Bird - possible young Eagle, had large wing span
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Pesky Ghost Crab
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The students observed these white "tubes" on the beach - in the surf zone. At first they looked like sea urchin spines, but they were soft, not hard. Val looked this up when she got home - they are Limp Soda Straw Worm Tubes. Information shared with the Sea Turtle Club Board.
We have one nest left. Pictures compliments of Bill C and Leslie P
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