Momma sea turtle laid a perfect nest. A wonderful part time resident, Eleanor, saw the tracks on her early morning beach run. She excitedly called the NEST Hotline, and a team was quickly dispatched to the site.
With perfect crawl tracks , body pit and thrown sand it was easy to determine where the eggs were located. The team began digging and after just a few tries, Lilly found the egg chamber.
Looking for the egg chamber
Eggs are found!
The team went to work placing temperature data loggers, taking measurements and establishing a perimeter.
Adding data logger into the nest
Nest #39 responding team happily posed for a group picture and eagerly await the emergence of hatchlings in a couple of months!
- nest number: 39
- town: Duck
- date eggs laid: 08/08/2022
- actual emergence date: lost to Ian
- live hatchlings: none
- total eggs: unknown
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