ONE DOZEN AND COUNTING!

We have reached the one dozen level of sea turtle nests as of June 1, 2011 on our stretch of beach. Three of those nests are "documented" and "staked and roped off" by EAI (see red "T" pins on map). The other 9 are recorded by this writer (see yellow "star" pins on map). The yellow pins designate only that a "turtle crawl" was observed and that it was possible that a nest was laid. The red pins indicate that EAI has explored the nest and has determined that eggs were actually laid and the type of sea turtle that laid the eggs. For instance, a "CC" on the stakes indicates a Loggerhead sea turtle nest. A "DC" on the stakes indicates that a Leatherback sea turtle made the nest. The incubation period for both types of turtle eggs is generally between 45-60 days, so when you view the chart that is included in this posting, you will see that we have projected when the eggs will hatch for each of the twelve nests recorded so far.