Nest 2R emerged and 2 Possible nests

 Very windy but cloudy day.

Nest 2R emerged at day 63 located up the beach near Marker 6.  This nest was relocated closer to Marker 6 to be safe - higher in the dunes.  We relocated 102 eggs, one had been broken during probing,  which was used for the DNA sample.  This nest has also lost a few eggs to ghost crabs.

Notice the large crater (wind blown) to left top of crab hole.  

These are the only hatchling tracks Kim found, they were blown away in a matter of minutes after taking this picture.

We spotted our first crawl right a little after Marker 3.  Actual tracks in the soft sand were wind blown, but we could tell where she came and up in wet sand and found a very wind blown body pit.  We probed but no luck.  The Sunday team has had many false crawls this season but this sure did not look like one.  So we decided this is Possible Nest (PN#7).

Faint crawl to left,   then the body pit shown  below, tracks disappear again until she moves into the wet sand. Her crawl width was 31".

 

Basically the same thing happened a little farther up the beach between Marker 4 and Marker 5.  Another nice crawl in wet sand, then wind blown body pit, then  tracks disappear until wet sand.  She sure was trying. This crawl also was 31"

Kim and Jean probing and hoping to find nest. No luck so this is Possible Nest #8.

Pictures from Kim, Jean an Sharon