52 Numbered Nests
46 Confirmed Nests
40 Hatchings
3971 Eggs
3050 Hatchlings
76.8% Hatch Success
10 Strandings

The Folly Crew numbered 52 nests this season.

Nine of those "nest" numbers were assigned to crawls where eggs were unconfirmed.

Of those 9, 2 turned out to be nests, 7 did not.

52 - 7 = 45 nests.

We also had a "wild" nest -- one that was not noted until hatchlings were seen emerging! That surprise nest brought Folly's confirmed nest total to 46.

At least 40 of the 46 nests produced hatchlings.

We had unconfirmed hatchings for 4 nests and 2 nests produced no hatchlings at all.

One of those two non-productive nests (#40) was moved twice: once the day it was laid, then again 3 weeks later when its "safe" site eroded away. None of the eggs developed in this nest or in Nest #47.

Due to other unfortunate events, we have incomplete inventories for 7 nests.

3971 eggs were laid on Folly Beach from May through July, and 3050 hatchlings emerged from their nests from July 13th - September 10th.

For nest site details, including photos, see Tracks & Nests, and for a state count, see SC nesting totals.