07/06/2024
Exciting news greeted us on the beach this morning. The first nest on Hilton Head (not the first laid) and the FIRST nest in the state of SC emerged last night. Look at all those tracks headed out to sea!
You can see in the photo, a large depression in the center of the marked area, forms as the ceiling of the nest begins to collapse. This occurs as the first group of hatchlings emerge and make their way to sea. Additional groups of hatchlings may emerge from the nest, but this is what we love to see, a large group headed in the same direction. Happy hatch day HHI! MTP566.