From Lisa Graham (Orange Beach Team Leader) – Aug 22nd: 5 more babies were found in H-4 [last night] for a total of 41/108 to the water. 64 infertile, 3 dead embryo. Good job Donna and Jerrie with the excavation. We got the ok to excavate H-3 as well. We had been hearing waterfalls for…
From Lisa Graham (OB Team Leader) – Aug 18th: Michael was surprised last night when he arrived early to monitor H-5. He called me at 6:45 reporting a depression and possible movement. I arrived, confirmed the movement at the top even though we could not yet see heads or flippers and made the Callemall at 6:57 pm. 126 boiled at 7:15 and…
From Peggy Lively (AP Team Leader) – Aug 17th, 2017: Around two-twenty this afternoon [8/17] I headed to the beach. I intended to do a quick listen on I-7 and I-8. Grabbed my scope and sunglasses and ran out to the beach. I listened on I-7 for a long time and thought I heard some…
From Lisa Graham (Orange Beach Team Leader) Aug 16th: Brenda and Jane found H-10 today in section A-1!! No mistaken this nest. 40″ crawl width she came in 45′ and stopped 25′ short of loungers. The eggs were found in less than 5 min by Jerrie. Jerrie, Brenda, Tiff, Mallorie and Jen relocated 111 eggs.…
From Sara Johnson (DI Team Leader) 8/15/2017: J-5 snuck one past us, and hatched out last night! This nest was only at day 50, and just entering into our monitoring window. Patrol yesterday morning revealed several large crab holes around the nest, but no depression or other activity. Increased crab activity can mean that things…
From Lisa Graham (Orange Beach Team Leader) August 14th: H-1 (washed over by TS Cindy) produced 20 babies on day 71, 4 on day 73. Excavation on day 74 revealed 6 more live hatchlings for total of 30. Sadly 47 dead embryos, early stage and 15 infertile. H-2 boiled before dark on day 66. 64…
From Peggy Lively (Alabama Point Team Leader) – Aug 12th Greetings from the Point! A little before five this morning Lisa G. called. I-4 was hatching!!!!! I was already dressed (had Pre-Dawn check). I rapidly went into over-drive, called Rosie to text team and ran to the Turtle Taxi. When I got to the…
From Sara Johnson (Dauphin Island Team Leader – August 11: Hey team! [Clip…] We finally had a nest hatch! After the disappointment of losing nests 1, 2 and 3 to Tropical Storm Cindy back in June, J-4 pulled through for us and hatched after only 56 days incubation! What can I say, Dauphin Island turtles…
From Lisa Graham (Orange Beach Team Leader) – Aug 10th: Wow what a fun crazy night!! Got the call at 7:00, turtle at the top at H-1. Made the Call-em-all, got to H-1. Shortly thereafter, 7:19 Mary calls with turtles at the top at H-2. H-2 Approx. 7:45, 64/121 to the water to the delight of 100+ [visitors]. Nest pretty…
