Saturday, August 22, 2026 - Nest 7

Windy but the extreme heat was gone.  Black clouds towards North Carolina.  

Inventory was done for nest 7.

Results:

80 unhatched eggs

25 hatched eggs

105 eggs

Emergence/hatched rate:  23.5%

Thank you to Leslie Piwowarczyk and Cherie Barrett for the use of their pictures.

Jackie Hill

All sea turtle monitoring by Waties Island Sea Turtle Patrol is permitted and authorized by SCDNR under Permit MTP500.