| Nest |
Address |
Date Laid |
Monitor Start or Hatch Date |
Eggs Laid/
Turtles Emerged |
Incubation Time (Days) |
Comments |
|
1
|
4701
Thomas Dr, Seaside Villas Condo |
6/1 |
hatched 8/9 |
100/84 |
69 |
|
|
2
|
17135
Front Beach Rd, Beachside Villas, access 65 |
6/2 |
hatched 8/7 |
125/111 |
67 |
Over
100
hatchlings emerged on Aug 7. |
|
3
|
6609 Thomas Dr, Coral Reef condo, east side |
6/3 |
hatched 8/2 |
104/99 |
61 |
Cathy Lands and Annette DeSercey relocated 106 eggs to a higher
spot (their 3rd nest in 3 days!). Thanks to everyone who
helped rescue hatchlings when this nest hatched on August 2. |
|
4
|
23001 Front Beach
Rd, Pirate's Cove, access 95, 75 yd west |
6/6 |
hatched 8/5 |
113/100 |
60 |
Our first tagged
turtle of the season! Nancy placed tags in the front
flippers (RRE555 in left and RRE554 in right). Volunteers moved 114 eggs to a higher location. |
|
5
|
12907 Front Beach
Rd, Paradise Palms Motel, west side, access 44 |
6/8 |
hatched 8/9 |
83/68 |
63 |
Motel security
guard saw nesting turtle and called FWC. We didn't get the
report until the following morning. |
|
6
|
6205 Thomas Dr, Nautical Watch Condo |
6/15 |
failed |
107/0 |
failed |
Our second tagged turtle! XXT903 in left front flipper and
XXT904 in right flipper. This nest failed due to flooding
from TS Claudette. |
|
7
|
4425 Thomas Dr, Moonspinner Condo (east side) |
6/16 |
hatched
8/16 |
85/78 |
62 |
This
nest hatched just after sunset on August 16 as Tropical Storm
Claudett approached. |
|
8
|
11807 Front Beach Rd, Grand Panama Condo |
6/19 |
hatched
8/20 |
93/87 |
63 |
We almost missed finding this nest because the tracks were
obscured by footprints |
|
9
|
4919 Spyglass Dr, house, access 3 |
6/21 |
hatched
8/21 |
95/28 |
62 |
Not sure why only 28 emerged from this nest. Excavation
revealed 65 unhatched eggs. |
|
10
|
23011 Front Beach Rd, Ramsgate Harbour Condo (east side) |
6/22 |
hatched
8/20 |
100/98 |
60 |
This turtle nested close to the water after being impeded by
beach canopies. Volunteers moved the eggs to a higher
location. |
|
11
|
9740 Beach Blvd, house, access 31 |
6/22 |
hatched
8/25 |
79/79 |
64 |
This nest was reported at night, but volunteers arrived just
after turtle had returned to the water. 100% hatching
success!! |
|
12
|
7205
Thomas Dr, Dunes of Panama Condo, between bld D & E |
6/30 |
failed |
85/0 |
failed |
This
nest failed due to flooding from TS Claudette (3 live hatchlings
were found in the nest during excavation). |
|
13
|
16311 Front Beach
Rd, house, access 59 |
7/13 |
9/14 |
130/0 |
failed |
This
nest failed to hatch due to flooding from unnamed storms. |
|
14
|
21803
Front Beach Rd, house, access 87 |
7/16 |
failed |
?/0 |
failed |
This nest was washed
away by Tropical Storm Claudette on 8/17. |
|
15
|
22221
Front Beach Rd, house, east of gazebo |
7/21 |
9/26 |
86/18 |
72 |
Tourists reported the nesting turtle, but volunteers arrived
just after she returned to the water. We thought this nest
was washed away, but volunteers found the eggs with help from a
nearby resident. |
|
16
|
17351 Front Beach
Rd, Seachase Condo |
8/14 |
failed |
?/0 |
failed |
This nest was washed
away by Tropical Storm Claudette on 8/17. |