Nests in zone 2 (2 nest) Nest in zone 3 Nest in zone 4. Best start ever just keeps getting better 😁

With 11 nests to today, tied for one the fastest starts to 10 nests. The fastest was 2011 in the last 15 years. 2011 was a down year total nest wise. 2022 was the next fastest and that was a up year but not the peak. With a beach success of 81% as of today, the highest in 15 years thru 13 nests. Tough to draw any conclusions this early but my personal opinion I would put $ on an up year. Of course this could be another 2011 or 2014 . Lowest nesting in 16 years. 30+ nests in M

Monday team kept up the pace Adding to more nests in zone 2 . Nnc in zone 4 Sea turtle mama left her shoe

Photos by permitted volunteers under Permit 2026-MTP537 A classic crawl and body pit made for a quick find for Nest #10 in Zone 2. The nest was relocated just behind and above htl in dune. Zone 3 had a NNE. A valiant effort by Elaine to put a nest number on that crawl but no eggs wre located. Zone 5 Nest #11 was found and relocated above the htl.

The picture(s) were taken by permitted volunteers under permit 2026-MTP537. Following all rules and guidelines.only permitted individuals are allowed to engage in sea turtle conservation activities. First activity for Saturday was a big day for mid May 3 nests in 3 different zones. Great job team Saturday

Pictures from Beth Glass, Nest #6.

High King tide and a stiff 20 knot north wind made for a tough slog up the beach. Nest #6 found by Buddy Lawrence in zone 4. Beautiful large crescent moon and a gorgeous sunrise helped the mood. The pictures were taken by permitted volunteers under permit 2024-MTP537 & 2024 -MTP565, Following all rules and guidelines. Only permitted individuals are allowed to engage in sea turtle conservation activities.

What a lovely morning! The weather was perfect, the tides cooperated, and best of all, so did the turtles. Thursday has two nests under its proverbial belt! Jim was our good luck charm once again and found nest #4 right off the bat in zone 3. This was a textbook nest, unfortunately, laid just a little too low. 142 eggs were relocated to the edge of the dunes. Then the call came from Buddy. They have a nest in zone 4 in a most precarious position. Thankfully, our zone 5/6 per

The picture(s) were taken by permitted volunteers under permit 2026-MTP537. Following all rules and guidelines.only permitted individuals are allowed to engage in sea turtle conservation activities. We use a drone to check 3/4 of zone 4 inaccessible during high tide occuring during morning patrol. This allows us to still check for nesting and also keep volunteers safe. This morning we spotted a crawl in 4 and it became nest 5 . Laid in spot most people wouldn't believe a sea

The picture(s) were taken by permitted volunteers under permit 2023-MTP537. Following all rules and guidelines.only permitted individuals are allowed to engage in sea turtle conservation activities. Nest 4 was found in zone 3 this morning, relocated to dune directly behind original location. Nest 4 had to be relocated because original spot was in a low area prone to inundation by tide or more likely rain. First activity for Thursday group this season . Way to go Thursday 👏�

On a day that felt more like winter time , then early summer. Nest 3 was laid in zone 4 . In a area we call the bone yard of Hunting Island main.

Hunting Island State Park is now in the books with her first 2 nests of the season Nests 1 and 2 were found side by side today One relocated and one left insitu Both nests within 10 yards of each other. Also got a non nesting crawl in zone 3. This was the 3rd time in 25+ years we got 2 nests on same day to start the season .

No activity again today. But this is not unusual , historically we get our first nest the 2nd or 3rd week of May. The first week of May less often. Even though islands right around us are getting activity, it's the Mama's that decide when and where.

Still no loggerhead’s visiting the beach, but at the north end of Zone 1 a lot of jelleyfish washed up on the beach hopefully the turtles will follow.

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Today was last day of training... Tomorrow we start regular patrols.

We have many turtles laying eggs and attempting to lay eggs on Hunting Island. Just not the marine turtles. Yellow belly sliders have been seen doing the nesting attempt. So we've had turtles just not from the seas,but the ponds.

Not Christmas but turtle. Rainy start this morning and no activity yet.

Nest 69 was laid on August 29th, lastest nest ever laid on Hunting Island in 25 years At 41 days sand temperature outside nest dropped below 80 degrees for duration of nest 69 incubation. Nest 69 98 eggs total 2 undeveloped 96 20 hatched 76 12 pipped 64 64 had late stage development determined by touch 20 live ones put back in nest 15 dead on check week later 12/17 18 determined to be unviable Dumped along with 20 hatched eggs 46 thought to be still viable put back into nest

Did final inventory of nest 69 this morning. Exciting news is that nest 69 was laid by a green sea turtle. 15 of those hatchlings emerged from the nest on their own. More details and graphs to come in next update Happy New Year!!!