St. George Island
2006 Sea Turtle Nesting Season
Summary
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
Statistics courtesy Bruce H Drye
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