No new nests in our stretch of beach to report today, but.... the only two Leatherback nests have now come into some danger of being washed out because of their close proximity to the high tide level. The nest shown on top is in the most danger, since you can see that the high tide water and waves have already washed over the nest (see smooth sand leading up to top of photo). The 2nd nest is right on the edge of the high tide level (my footprints are on the incline leading down to the water). We'll keep a close watch on these two nests. Sometimes, the EAI workers will actually move endangered nests further inland on the beach from the water to preserve the nests until hatching time. Based on our guesstimates (average # of days in incubation) from last years hatchings, we might expect the 2nd nest to hatch (if undisturbed by the water) on or about 5/29/09. The nest in the top photo should hatch on or about 5/22/09, if the waves don't get to it before then.