St. George Island
2006 Sea Turtle Nesting Season
Summary
Bruce H Drye
73 Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) nests (5/26 – 8/7)
72 Non-nesting emergences (false crawls)
15 nests were washed away or negatively impacted by storms
T. S. Alberto (6/12)
66 nests evaluated for hatchling success
63 nests hatched
15 nests disoriented to lights
7129 eggs counted during nest evaluations
5275 hatchlings emerged from nests
958 hatchlings were disoriented by lights