Another cool morning for the Volunteers today. Crisp cool temps, light breeze, beautiful - if only the mosquitoes were not along with us. Thankfully, we lose them on the beach due to the light breeze we enjoyed.
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| Sunrise over the marsh |
Nest 12R was laid on Sunday, June 30th. She laid her original nest close to the jetty area of the island. The Sunday Volunteers moved the eggs to higher ground on a wider area of the beach. Her crawl width was 30 inches, and she laid 109 eggs. The new nest chamber is 18 inches deep.
It was a nice classic emergence hole and lots and lots of tracks to the ocean. The Thursday Volunteers scoped out the surrounding area for stragglers, and it seems all of the hatchlings made it safely to the water.
Lots of tracks to the ocean, they had a ways to crawl to reach the water.
Write-Up by Leslie; Photos by Leslie & Kathy
Waties Island performs research and management activities regarding sea turtle conservation in accordance with SCDNR permit number MTP500.
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