St. George Island
2005 Sea Turtle Nesting Season Summary
Bruce H Drye
117 Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) nests (5/27-8/16)
162 False crawls
94 Nests washed away or negatively impacted by storms
T.S. Arlene (6-11), H. Dennis (7-10), H. Katrina (8-29),
H. Rita (9-24)
38 Nests evaluated for hatchling success
21 Nests hatched
4 Nests disoriented to house and business lights
3915 Eggs counted during nest evaluations
1858 Hatchlings emerged from nests
380 Hatchlings disoriented to lights