Sea Turtle Nesting Season NEST REPORT ? South Walton Turtle WatchWhat more could you ask for on this Turtley Awesome #T…

Sea Turtle Nesting Season NEST REPORT ? South Walton Turtle WatchWhat more could you ask for on this Turtley Awesome #ThankfulThursday ???! This sweet straggler #loggerhead hatchling headed home after a routine nest excavatio…n this week …speaking of…we have a TON of nest excavation data to share!!! ? Check it out ?? ?NEST 3 ?0 emerged ?2 live in nest immediately released ?122 whole (Nonviable-water disturbance) ?124 total eggs ??1% HATCH SUCCESS ?NEST 4 ?0 Emerged ?92 Whole eggs (No development-water table) ?92 Total eggs ??0% HATCH SUCCESS ?NEST 5 ?120 emerged ?6 whole eggs ?126 total eggs ??95% HATCH SUCCESS ? ?NEST 11–Green ?81 escaped ?15 whole eggs ?96 total eggs ??84% HATCH SUCCESS ?NEST 13–Depredated by Fox? night it was laid ?81 eggs total ?7 lost to fox depredation—self releasing screen placed to further protect nest ? ?55 emerged ?1 live in nest immediately released (video?) ?17 whole (some damaged by fox) ?1 dead pipped (Halfway out of shell) ?74 total eggs ??69% HATCH SUCCESS ?NEST 15 ?96 emerged ?5 whole eggs ?3 dead pipped (halfway out of shell) ?104 total eggs ??92% HATCH SUCCESS As always we want to #ThankYou all for keeping our beaches #CleanDarkFlat for our hatchlings and nesting sea turtles. Y’all rock ? **All work conducted under FWC MTP-120**