One day last summer, a family group gathered around an "overdue" nest that an EAI employee was digging up so as to salvage any "late arrival" hatchlings. These hatchlings (and eggs) were still in the bottom of the nest after the majority of hatchlings had already hatched and left the nest. The nest was probably also in danger of being eroded by future storm waves. The "hatched" eggs can be seen on the left of the photo, and the live hatchlings that were saved were in the yellow pail. When finished, the EAI employee would place the hatchlings on the shore and allow them to crawl on the beach into the ocean.