Monday, August 29th: Nest 12 Emerged

 There was a storm off the coast to greet us this morning and luckily we dodged it. It started off to be a buggy morning due to no wind, but ended with a light breeze.

 Volunteers split the responsibility of checking nests starting at marker 5 and walking each direction. While walking Janice and Sandy checked on Nest #12 and noticed it had emerged over night! It was laid on July 1st and was 59 days old, today. 

Janice and Sandy with hatchling tracks hidden in the sand

Erin and Leslie noticed two areas of suspicion while walking their half. One of which had egg shell pieces but no distinct hole and the other had a whole egg shell and a small depression. The area with no hole was not far past m5 and Erin and Leslie dug to see if there was any other signs of a nest. There was no other signs of a nest. 

 The one with a whole egg shell was in between m6 and m7 but closer to m7, near previous nest #7 and false crawl #2 previously were. They also dug into that hole, but did not find any other eggs.

Both areas were marked as "Areas of Suspect" to keep an eye on in case of any other signs of a nest.

 It ended up to be a pleasant morning and we were glad we did not get wet! 

Photos by: Erin and Leslie

Narrative by: Erin