Moving right along! We now have 23 documented nests (those recorded and marked by Environmental Associates, Inc.) and about 13 "possible" nests according to my record keeping, for a grand total of 36 nests along our section of beach. The photo map included in this blog post shows the approximate location of all 36 of those nests. The white star "pin markers" designate the nests officially documented and marked by EAI, while the red star "pin markers" designate the "turtle crawls" that I have recorded and which possible show where a turtle nest has been laid - even though not officially recorded by EAI. As had been indicated in previous postings, EAI sometimes only officially marks 1 out of every 12 nests, or 1 out of every 24 nests, depending on what section of the beach they are surveying. Their crew are out seven days a week during the "season" (usually March through November), but follow different procedures for recording sea turtle nests along the various coast areas that they check each day during the season. And, yes - this is the second posting for today, because my original "draft" got lost in "cyberspace" when I tried to "preview" it. It's been interesting trying to get these postings on line, because MS's IE apparently no longer supports this Google blog space and so I have to go online through Google Chrome to write and edit this blog! I think that it can still be viewed through MS's IE, but their "incompatibility" makes things a bit more difficult! I hope that you can still view this through whatever provider's Internet service you are using.
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