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Data Czar Deliberations
This was the question that I posed to Keith to prompt this segment of the DCD: I know that you've said before that the month of May can't...

FOHI Turtle Team
Jun 4, 20232 min read
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Full Moon Night adds Four Nests for Sunday, Nests 36, 37, 38 and 39
Last night's over 7' high tide and full moon made welcoming conditions for our nesting sea turtles. Zones 4, Nest 36 and 2 non nesting...

FOHI Turtle Team
Jun 4, 20231 min read
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WOW WEDNESDAY !
The Wednesday turtle team was busy this morning with FOUR new nests! Zone 2 ~ nest #29 Zone 3 ~ nests #30 & #31 and one non nesting...

FOHI Turtle Team
May 31, 20231 min read
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Data Czar Deliberations
I was recently asked if relocating nests was a good "thing" and are these nests as successful as nests left in-situ. I dug into that...

Beth Briggs Glass
May 29, 20233 min read
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Monday Musings
Nest 25 was found in Zone 3 Congrats to Mike on his first nest of the season as a new prober this year There was also a very long...

Beth Briggs Glass
May 29, 20231 min read
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Momma on the beach today
https://youtu.be/ocOzC5j7hbg Disclaimer: This video was taken by permitted volunteers under permit 2023-MTP537 following all rules and...

Beth Briggs Glass
May 28, 20231 min read
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Sunday Morning Mama laying Nest #24, Simply the Best!
Zone 2, just after 6:30 AM, prober Stacie, the Hoffman's and the Flaim's came across this loggerhead mama leaving nest # 24 in the...

FOHI Turtle Team
May 28, 20231 min read
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Sea La Vie 🌊
UPDATE : from FOHI Facebook page: “Nest 21 was found on Russ Point this afternoon by a fisherman, who reported it to the Nature Center. ...

FOHI Turtle Team
May 24, 20231 min read
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Monday Mayhem
So today was incredibly difficult as far as finding nests went It was so windy that with the exception of one that still had the faint...

Beth Briggs Glass
May 22, 20231 min read
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More Turtle Love for Hunting Island, 4 Nests & 6 NNC Sunday May 21, 2023
Zone 1 & 2 no activity Zone 3 - (Nest 13) Classic track differential and body pit. Nest was relocated above the high tide line. Zone 4...

FOHI Turtle Team
May 21, 20231 min read
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Wise Words Wednesday
No turtle activity today on the beach. Volunteers reported picking up plastic and balloons. Plastic is dangerous to our sea turtles...

FOHI Turtle Team
May 17, 20231 min read
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Data Czar Deliberations
This chart shows total nests on Hunting Island every year since 1982 vs the total nests those same years on the SC Index Beaches (see...

Beth Briggs Glass
May 15, 20232 min read
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Monday Musings
Three nests were found today. One each in Zones 2, 3, and 4 bringing the total to 7. There was also a NNC in Zone 4

Beth Briggs Glass
May 15, 20231 min read
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Wednesday Walk
No turtle activity today on the beach ~ The Nest count remains at 2. Maybe tomorrow we will get nest #3 ! Team A saw a few pairs of...

FOHI Turtle Team
May 10, 20231 min read
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A little history and data
It was a quiet Monday on the beach with no activity so I thought that I would share a little bit of data that our Data Czar and my...

Beth Briggs Glass
May 8, 20231 min read
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2023 Turtle Nesting Season is here!
The Wednesday Turtle Team met this morning for our first day of Volunteer duty. It was great to see familiar faces and some new faces as...

FOHI Turtle Team
May 3, 20231 min read
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Wednesday wind down
There was no activity on the beach this morning. As of this morning there are 18 remaining nests to hatch. Volunteers were gifted with...

FOHI Turtle Team
Sep 21, 20221 min read
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Inventory Announcement
ANNOUNCING a public nest inventory Wednesday, September 21 at 6 PM. Park in lot A and enter the beach, look south (right) for the...

FOHI Turtle Team
Sep 17, 20221 min read
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Wednesday on a Thursday !
Late post... Wednesday was a quiet day on patrol …the weather was cool, low humidity, and a slight breeze.. After patrol volunteers...

FOHI Turtle Team
Sep 15, 20221 min read
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Inventory Announcement
ANNOUNCING a public nest inventory! Wednesday, September 14 at 6 PM. Meet the volunteers on North Beach just south of the lighhouse...

FOHI Turtle Team
Sep 13, 20221 min read
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