SEATURTLE.ORGSea Turtle Nest Monitoring System
Sea Turtle Nesting History
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| Date | Beach | Activity | Matched By | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011-05-22 | St. Catherines | Nest | DNA |
| 2 | 2011-06-06 | Daufuskie Island | Nest | DNA |
| 3 | 2011-06-19 | Daufuskie Island | Nest | DNA |
| 4 | 2011-06-30 | Hilton Head Island | Nest | DNA |
| 5 | 2011-07-16 | Hilton Head Island | Nest | DNA |
| 6 | 2011-08-01 | Hilton Head Island | Nest | DNA |
| 7 | 2014-06-08 | Hilton Head Island | Nest | DNA |
| 8 | 2014-06-20 | Tybee Island | Nest | DNA |
| ? | possible missed nest (24 day gap) | |||
| 9 | 2014-07-14 | Little Tybee | Nest | DNA |
| A | 2017-05-31 | Little Tybee | Nest | DNA |
| B | 2017-06-12 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag |
| C | 2017-06-13 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| D | 2017-06-25 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| E | 2017-07-07 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| F | 2017-07-19 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| G | 2017-08-01 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| H | 2019-05-17 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| I | 2019-05-30 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| J | 2019-06-10 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| K | 2019-06-22 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| L | 2019-07-04 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| M | 2019-07-16 | Hilton Head Island | Nest | DNA |
| N | 2019-07-27 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| O | 2021-05-25 | Wassaw | False Crawl below HTL | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| P | 2021-05-26 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| Q | 2021-06-11 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| R | 2021-06-24 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| S | 2021-07-07 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| T | 2021-07-19 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| U | 2021-07-31 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| V | 2025-05-12 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA |
| W | 2025-05-27 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| X | 2025-06-09 | Wassaw | False Crawl below HTL | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| Y | 2025-06-10 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| Z | 2025-06-21 | Wassaw | False Crawl below HTL | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| 2025-06-23 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag | |
| 2025-07-04 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag | |
| 2025-07-15 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag | |
Minimum Distance: 0.02 km
Maximum Distance: 77.14 km
Mean Distance: 15.06 (±15.4 stdev) km
Mean Internesting Period: 12.3 days