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Beth Briggs Glass
Aug 10, 20231 min read
Data Czar Deliberations
In 2023, we are now at day (192 nests) 92 of the nesting season vs 93 days for the complete 2022 season, and the 2023 season may not be...
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FOHI Turtle Team
Aug 10, 20231 min read
Wednesday weigh in
Another beautiful sunrise on the beach for Turtle Volunteers on Wednesday ! Volunteers found one non nesting crawl today .. the Momma...
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FOHI Turtle Team
Aug 2, 20231 min read
Happy Trails on Wednesday 🐢🐢
Today we had 5 nests hatch ! Just look at all those little tracks heading for the ocean! Good luck little ones ……………………… A beautiful...
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Beth Briggs Glass
Jul 31, 20231 min read
Inventory
A PUBLIC NEST INVENTORY will be held Wednesday, August 2, at 7 PM. Park at the lighthouse and go south (right); look for the volunteers...
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FOHI Turtle Team
Jul 26, 20231 min read
Hump day Hustle!
Today we had SEVEN nests hatch! - that's hundreds of baby turtles making a mad dash for the ocean - dodging predators, and navigating...
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FOHI Turtle Team
Jul 23, 20231 min read
Sunday Happy to Put Nest # 177 on Record
Zone 1 Nest # 177 was located along with a NNE Zone 2 One NNE Zone 3 One NNE and observed Nest # 16 had boiled. Also assisted a...
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FOHI Turtle Team
Jul 19, 20231 min read
smile because its Wednesday :)
AND WE HAD OUR FIRST HATCH OF THE SEASON! Nest #5 hatched in zone 4 Volunteers also reported: 2 NNC in Zone 4 2 NNC in Zone 3 Nest #174...
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Beth Briggs Glass
Jul 17, 20231 min read
Data Czar Deliberations
After this morning's (Monday 7/17) good "haul" on the beach of 4 nests, here is an update. Only 5 more nests needed by the sea turtles to...
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Beth Briggs Glass
Jul 17, 20231 min read
Just another manic Monday
4 nests today 🥳🎉 Nest 168 and 171 in Zone 2 169 in Zone 3 170 in Zone 5 (Little Hunting) All needed relocated as they were laid very...
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FOHI Turtle Team
Jul 16, 20231 min read
Sunday Zone 2 adds Nest 167
A beautiful morning with the only activity in Zone 2. Two NNE, and Nest #167. L. Sigafoos, July 16, 2023
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FOHI Turtle Team
Jul 14, 20232 min read
Deliberations from Data Czar
Attached is the latest update on how the 2023 nesting season is shaping up. BTW - no emergences have been reported statewide as of this...
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FOHI Turtle Team
Jul 12, 20231 min read
WE LOVE THE BEACH Wednesday!
Turtle volunteers started their morning with a beautiful sunrise.... Nest #155 was found in Zone 4 - sadly depredated by raccoons......
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FOHI Turtle Team
Jul 10, 20231 min read
More Deliberations from Data Czar
I looked at clutch counts over time in 2022. The first graph is all turtles (with a 15 day moving average) and in red are the clutch...
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FOHI Turtle Team
Jul 10, 20231 min read
Raining Monday update
Nest 149 in zone 3 Nest 150 and nest 151 in zone 2 NNC zone 1
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FOHI Turtle Team
Jul 9, 20231 min read
Deliberations from our Data Czar
It has been a busy 10 days on the Hunting Island beach for loggerheads - 37 nests over that period. Over the same 10 day period in 2022,...
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FOHI Turtle Team
Jul 5, 20231 min read
Woo hoo Wednesday !
FOUR new nests today #129,#130,#131 & #132 and three NNC (non nesting crawls) ! The momma turtles don’t show any signs of slowing down...
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FOHI Turtle Team
Jul 5, 20231 min read
Update from our Data Czar
Wow, 2023 continues to perk right along. We are tracking pretty darn close to the nest counts in 2022 at this point and ahead of 2019. ...
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FOHI Turtle Team
Jul 3, 20231 min read
Very busy Monday
Nest 120 in zone 3 Nest 121 in zone 4 Nest 122 in zone 1 Nest 123 in zone 2 2 NNC in zone 2 2 NNC in zone 3
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FOHI Turtle Team
Jul 2, 20233 min read
Data Czar Deliberations Looking at nest site selection of nesting Mama's using DNA ID
I tried looking at Turtle Maturity versus Nest Placement. Do more mature mother Loggerheads lay their nests further out of harm's way...
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FOHI Turtle Team
Jul 2, 20231 min read
Data Czar Deliberations
To address the question about an update and add 2019 to the nesting review. Here it is. DSFN = 56 days 2019 = 111 nests (day of first...
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