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Sea Turtle Nesting History
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| Date | Beach | Activity | Matched By | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013-05-31 | Little Cumberland | Nest | DNA |
| 2 | 2013-06-15 | Cumberland | Nest | DNA |
| 3 | 2013-07-01 | Hilton Head Island | Nest | DNA |
| 4 | 2013-07-14 | Hilton Head Island | Nest | DNA |
| 5 | 2013-07-28 | Hunting Island State Park | Nest | DNA |
| 6 | 2016-00-00 | Little St. Simons | Undetected Nest (Wild Nest) | DNA |
| 7 | 2016-05-26 | Blackbeard | Nest | DNA |
| 8 | 2016-06-10 | Sapelo | Nest | DNA |
| 9 | 2016-06-23 | St. Catherines | Nest | DNA |
| ? | possible missed nest (24 day gap) | |||
| A | 2016-07-17 | Little St. Simons | Nest | DNA |
| B | 2019-05-18 | Blackbeard | Nest | DNA |
| C | 2019-05-31 | Sea Island | Nest | DNA |
| D | 2019-06-14 | Sea Island | Nest | DNA |
| E | 2019-06-26 | Sea Island | Nest | DNA |
| ? | possible missed nest (25 day gap) | |||
| F | 2019-07-21 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| G | 2021-06-09 | Sea Island | Nest | DNA |
| H | 2021-06-22 | Sapelo | Nest | DNA |
| I | 2021-07-07 | Sapelo | Nest | DNA |
| J | 2021-07-18 | Sapelo | Nest | DNA |
| K | 2021-07-29 | Sapelo | Nest | DNA |
| L | 2022-07-04 | Jekyll | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| M | 2022-07-14 | Jekyll | False Crawl below HTL | Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| N | 2023-05-22 | Cumberland | Nest | DNA |
| O | 2023-06-09 | Jekyll | False Crawl above HTL | DNA, PIT Tag |
| P | 2023-06-10 | Jekyll | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| Q | 2023-06-23 | Jekyll | False Crawl above HTL | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| R | 2023-06-25 | Jekyll | Nest | DNA |
| S | 2023-07-07 | Cumberland | Nest | DNA |
| T | 2023-07-18 | Sea Island | Nest | DNA |
| U | 2023-07-31 | St. Catherines | Nest | DNA |
| V | 2025-05-11 | Sea Island | Nest | DNA |
| W | 2025-05-25 | Sea Island | Nest | DNA |
| X | 2025-06-07 | Sea Island | Nest | DNA |
| Y | 2025-06-19 | Little St. Simons | Nest | DNA |
| ? | possible missed nest (23 day gap) | |||
| Z | 2025-07-12 | Sea Island | Nest | DNA |
Minimum Distance: 0.04 km
Maximum Distance: 192.46 km
Mean Distance: 44.35 (±42.74 stdev) km
Mean Internesting Period: 13.5 days