TGIF'ers SURPRISE!! #2 Hatching on WATIES ISLAND

8/29/08 7:00 am Friday!

TGIF'ers early morning observation of nests 'stamped' a Happy Smile on their faces.

Yes, the TGIF team witnessed our second hatching of the 2008 season, on Waties Island, always an exciting discovery for our teams of walkers.

Checking Nest #2R NMB, showed 2 holes, inside the cage, revealing

(from the 2 holes )several small tracks leading out, toward the direction of the ocean,

ending shortly at the high tide line, only a short distance from the cage.

Barb and Steve were contacted, arriving, as always, ASAP!!!!!!!

Guessing, these hatchlings made their debut 8/29/08 (Day 62) sometime

between 1 AM and 6 AM!!!

Nature continues to be AMAZING and full of WONDER!!!!
Nest #2R NMB, is the relocation of 148 eggs (6/28/08) from the Cherry Grove beach area. Waties Island has a total of 5 relocated nests from the NMB area, #'s 1R, 3R, 4R and 5R NMB are wait-listed! #1R NMB appearing near!!!

There are 13 Waties nests (#1 and #2 hatched and inventoried)... bringing our total '08 nests,

at this time @18!!!!

Night walks are exciting surprises awaiting all!!!
Even though there were several turtle tracks, it does not appear to be all 148!!

Yes, our daily visiting ghost crabs were there, too!

Wish we knew how to curb their appetite!!!

Gazing into the larger hole.....early am.......guessing,....... there are signs of 'turtle' activity still to surprise us!!!!
Team present: Ardie/Larry P., Cathy T., Penny A., and Karen Fox, Nancy M., and Barb/Steve D.

Posted by Nancy M.

p.s. This is the hatchling from Nest NMB R1 that we rescued from the clutches of a ghost crab on Friday morning. We set it on the way to the water.