Friday, June 24 Nest 10

Our Friday walkers found a crawl just past marker 5. A beautiful long crawl and distinct  and large body pit at the foot of the dunes. The crawl was 33 inches. The huge mound of sand in the center of

the pit pointed to the nest location, but finding the eggs proved difficult. After extensive probing, I used the handle of the probe and removed that mound of sand and started over.  Eggs found 18 inches deep. So, with the mound the nesting turtle pushed over the nest, the eggs were buried 24 inches deep. She wanted those eggs hidden.

We took the first egg found for our DNA sample and marked the nest site as Nest 10. A good day for

our small group of volunteers.

Post by Paulette

Pictures by Paulette and Melissa

A long crawl to the dunes

Close up 

That mound is huge

A deep dig for that egg

Our young guest loved helping

Nest with secondary poles

These three were busy today for Nest 10