[Dtwg] First Female Road Encounters-Georgia

    Jordan Donini jordan.donini at selu.edu
    Thu May 27 15:10:24 EDT 2021 
    Terrapins in SWFL have been documented gravid since early April. Seen some
Reports of Mangrove Terrapins nesting in May as well.


*Jordan Donini*

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*Florida Southwestern State College*

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On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 1:08 PM Brian Williamson < bwilliamson at wetlandsinstitute.org 
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> We had our first confirmed nesting terrapins earlier today in Cape May NJ. 
> There had been some evidence of nesting in the local area in the days 
> prior, but the nesting season seems to have officially started for us as of 
> today. Hope you all are well, and have a great field season. 
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> *From:* Dtwg < dtwg-bounces at listserv.ohio.edu 
> *On Behalf Of *John A 
> Crawford 
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 4, 2021 12:02 PM 
> *To:* Jordan Gray < jgray at turtlesurvival.org 
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> *Subject:* Re: [Dtwg] First Female Road Encounters-Georgia 
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> Hi Jordan, 
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> Looks like the season is off to a good start.  All the nests our project 
> protects are laid in or near the sand traps or hatchery boxes on several 
> holes of the golf courses. 
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> For some unknown reason road killed terrapins are not common on the 
> Diamond Causeway.  In all my 33 years of driving back and forth to the UGA 
> Marine Science Campus I have seen very few, as compared to the Tybee Road 
> or Jekyll causeway.  A number of mammal species aren't so lucky. 
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> *My best,* 
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> *Captain John "Crawfish" Crawford* 
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> *From:* Dtwg < dtwg-bounces at listserv.ohio.edu 
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> *Sent:* Monday, May 3, 2021 5:10 PM 
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> *Subject:* Re: [Dtwg] First Female Road Encounters-Georgia 
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> Jim, 
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> Thanks for that update from Skidaway. Are those of females utilizing the 
> sand traps or on Diamond Causeway as well? 
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> Regards, 
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> *Jordan Gray* 
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> *From:* Jim Olsen < oincc at aol.com 
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> *Sent:* Monday, May 3, 2021 4:54:25 PM 
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> *Subject:* Re: [Dtwg] First Female Road Encounters-Georgia 
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> On Skidaway Island, Savannah, Georgia, we had our first nest April 28 and 
> as of today, May 3, we are up to 6 nests. 
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> Jim 
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Jordan Gray < jgray at turtlesurvival.org 
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> To: dtwg at listserv.ohio.edu 
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> Sent: Mon, May 3, 2021 4:39 pm 
> Subject: [Dtwg] First Female Road Encounters-Georgia 
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> All, 
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> The first documented adult female road encounters were observed on the 
> Downing-Musgrove causeway between Brunswick and Jekyll Island, Georgia, 
> on 26 April 2021. Today, 3 May 2021, saw the northward progression of 
> nesting season with the first female road encounter on the U.S. Highway 80 
> causeway between Wilmington and Tybee islands. 
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> Thank you, 
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> *Jordan Gray* 
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