It was a quiet morning and was nice to have all of our Sunday Team present this morning. Allie and Erin walked the short end and checked out all nests along the way. Mario and Dani walked the long end taking extra note of any activity at the Jettys and Nest #3.
It was not long before Mario called Erin stating that Nest 3 emerged over night. It was a great demonstration of an emergence for Allie, who did not see the nest 10 emergence from last Sunday. It looks like many hatchlings made it to the water, as the tracks spread wide and far.
However, it looks like we were not the only ones to notice the emerged nest. There are canine and raccoon tracks very close to the nest cage and alongside some of the hatchling tracks but it does not look like they found any. It will definitely be an area to keep an eye on until the inventory in hopes that the predators do not find any hatchlings.
Narrative by Erin, photos by Erin and Mario.
Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance under SCDNR Permit Number: MTP500
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