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Sea Turtle Nesting History
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| Date | Beach | Activity | Matched By | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009-07-08 | Sapelo | Nest | DNA |
| 2 | 2012-05-00 | Little Capers Island | Nest | DNA |
| 3 | 2012-05-30 | Sullivan's Island | Nest | DNA |
| 4 | 2012-06-17 | Sullivan's Island | Nest | DNA |
| ? | possible missed nest (27 day gap) | |||
| 5 | 2012-07-14 | Dewees Island | Nest | DNA |
| 6 | 2012-07-25 | Folly Beach | Nest | DNA |
| 7 | 2014-00-00 | Kiawah Island | Undetected Nest (Wild Nest) | DNA |
| 8 | 2014-05-23 | Edisto Town Beach | Nest | DNA |
| ? | possible missed nest (26 day gap) | |||
| 9 | 2014-06-18 | Kiawah Island | Nest | DNA |
| A | 2014-07-01 | Seabrook Island | Nest | DNA |
| B | 2014-07-13 | Seabrook Island | Nest | DNA |
| C | 2014-07-30 | Hilton Head Island | Nest | DNA |
| D | 2018-05-21 | Kiawah Island | Nest | DNA |
| E | 2018-06-07 | Bay Point Island | Nest | DNA |
| F | 2018-06-21 | Botany Bay WMA and Heritage Preserve | Nest | DNA |
| G | 2018-07-00 | Bay Point Island | Nest | DNA |
| ? | possible missed nest (27 day gap) | |||
| H | 2018-07-18 | Lighthouse Island | Nest | DNA |
| I | 2018-07-30 | Edisto Town Beach | Nest | DNA |
| J | 2021-05-25 | Ossabaw | Nest | DNA |
| ? | possible missed nest (31 day gap) | |||
| ? | possible missed nest (31 day gap) | |||
| K | 2021-06-25 | St. Catherines | Nest | DNA |
| L | 2021-07-09 | Ossabaw | Nest | DNA |
| M | 2021-07-22 | Wassaw | Nest | DNA |
| N | 2021-08-03 | Ossabaw | Nest | DNA |
| O | 2025-05-16 | Botany Bay WMA and Heritage Preserve | Nest | DNA |
| P | 2025-06-02 | Wassaw | False Crawl below HTL | DNA, Flipper Tag, PIT Tag |
| Q | 2025-06-05 | Ossabaw | Nest | DNA |
| R | 2025-06-20 | Kiawah Island | Nest | DNA |
| S | 2025-07-00 | Sandy Point-Kiawah | Nest | DNA |
Minimum Distance: 0.11 km
Maximum Distance: 247.21 km
Mean Distance: 76.69 (±55.1 stdev) km
Mean Internesting Period: 14.4 days