<div dir="ltr">Terrapins in SWFL have been documented gravid since early April. Seen some Reports of Mangrove Terrapins nesting in May as well. <div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div> </div><div><div> </div><div><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(94,50,124)">Jordan Donini<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(94,50,124)">Professor of Biology<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(94,50,124)">Florida Southwestern State College<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(94,50,124)">Office:Weiss Hall N-221<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(94,50,124)">7505 Grand Lely Dr., Naples, Florida, 34113</div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0B9OiRmXE6bAQVl80TkdUQk9YdTA&revid=0B9OiRmXE6bAQa3l2anBXanNobElybTBhVEN1YVVVTjNlM3c4PQ" width="420" height="239"> </div><div> </div><div style="font-size:12.8px"> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 1:08 PM Brian Williamson <<a href="mailto:bwilliamson@wetlandsinstitute.org">bwilliamson@wetlandsinstitute.org</a>> wrote: </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <div lang="EN-US"> <div class="gmail-m_-6930923767879933487WordSection1"> Hi all. 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. 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Consider the environment before printing. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div> <div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"> From: Dtwg <<a href="mailto:dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu</a>> On Behalf Of John A Crawford Sent: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 12:02 PM To: Jordan Gray <<a href="mailto:jgray@turtlesurvival.org" target="_blank">jgray@turtlesurvival.org</a>>; <a href="mailto:dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu</a>; Jim Olsen <<a href="mailto:oincc@aol.com" target="_blank">oincc@aol.com</a>> Cc: <a href="mailto:dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu</a> Subject: Re: [Dtwg] First Female Road Encounters-Georgia </div> </div> <div> Hi Jordan, </div> <div> 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. </div> <div> 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. </div> <div> </div> <div> My best, </div> <div> Crawfish </div> <div> </div> <div> Captain John "Crawfish" Crawford </div> <div> <div id="gmail-m_-6930923767879933487Signature"> <div> <div id="gmail-m_-6930923767879933487divtagdefaultwrapper"> <div id="gmail-m_-6930923767879933487x_x_docs-internal-guid-bf4a76b6-83ce-0e40-a9e8-ae1d5fe60844"> Sub-Tropical Naturalist, LLC Naturalist Guide / Biological Consultant / Owner Operator 3 Pinewood Ave / Savannah, GA 31406. P: 912-657-1651 Email: <<a href="mailto:subtropicalnaturalist@gmail.com" target="_blank">subtropicalnaturalist@gmail.com</a>> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="98%" align="center"> </div> <div id="gmail-m_-6930923767879933487divRplyFwdMsg"> From: Dtwg <<a href="mailto:dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu</a>> on behalf of Jordan Gray <<a href="mailto:jgray@turtlesurvival.org" target="_blank">jgray@turtlesurvival.org</a>> Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 5:10 PM To: <a href="mailto:dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu</a>>; Jim Olsen <<a href="mailto:oincc@aol.com" target="_blank">oincc@aol.com</a>> Cc: <a href="mailto:dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu</a>> Subject: Re: [Dtwg] First Female Road Encounters-Georgia <div> </div> </div> <div> [EXTERNAL SENDER - PROCEED CAUTIOUSLY] <div> <div id="gmail-m_-6930923767879933487x_divtagdefaultwrapper"> Jim, Thanks for that update from Skidaway. Are those of females utilizing the sand traps or on Diamond Causeway as well? Regards, <div id="gmail-m_-6930923767879933487x_Signature"> <div id="gmail-m_-6930923767879933487x_divtagdefaultwrapper"> Jordan Gray Communications and Outreach Coordinator Turtle Survival Alliance 1030 Jenkins Rd. Ste. D Charleston, SC 29407 (912) 659-0978 <a href="mailto:jgray@turtlesurvival.org" target="_blank">jgray@turtlesurvival.org</a> <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.turtlesurvival.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cdtwg%40listserv.ohio.edu%7C00a681cda1bc416e9c3d08d921431c2e%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C1%7C637577394385035980%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=e0RzjrcDEkUsssFEdlgZdUlX4tKUh%2F%2BuxVh4jVG5hv8%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://www.turtlesurvival.org/" shash="B9Uzgu6BLFP27UG9UUQITMO6Jz4C6jgduKB3+pd4uHnD+day5S5vwAhWxWQgB74+hn2nTemxzIsRnb5DDrOqved4Hd1xjCK0WbN7zykJP4AhdcTXaJjynEy/fs7dWcISdztLiSM5cvC8hyfTNv3ZYVtJmI0PzH1aZTDmom3z3po=" id="gmail-m_-6930923767879933487LPNoLP" target="_blank">www.turtlesurvival.org</a> <img border="0" width="117" height="85" style="width: 1.2187in; height: 0.8854in;" id="gmail-m_-6930923767879933487_x0000_i1026" src="cid:179af3a22d34cff311" alt="1539027868544"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="98%" align="center"> </div> <div id="gmail-m_-6930923767879933487x_divRplyFwdMsg"> From: Jim Olsen <<a href="mailto:oincc@aol.com" target="_blank">oincc@aol.com</a>> Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 4:54:25 PM To: Jordan Gray; <a href="mailto:dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu</a> Cc: <a href="mailto:dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu</a> Subject: Re: [Dtwg] First Female Road Encounters-Georgia <div> </div> </div> <div> <div> On Skidaway Island, Savannah, Georgia, we had our first nest April 28 and as of today, May 3, we are up to 6 nests. <div> </div> <div> Jim <div> -----Original Message----- From: Jordan Gray <<a href="mailto:jgray@turtlesurvival.org" target="_blank">jgray@turtlesurvival.org</a>> To: <a href="mailto:dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu</a>> Cc: <a href="mailto:dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu</a>> Sent: Mon, May 3, 2021 4:39 pm Subject: [Dtwg] First Female Road Encounters-Georgia <div id="gmail-m_-6930923767879933487x_yiv6486780862"> <div> <div id="gmail-m_-6930923767879933487x_yiv6486780862divtagdefaultwrapper"> <div> All, </div> <div> </div> <div> 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. </div> <div> </div> <div> Thank you, </div> <div> </div> <div id="gmail-m_-6930923767879933487x_yiv6486780862Signature"> <div id="gmail-m_-6930923767879933487x_yiv6486780862divtagdefaultwrapper"> <div> Jordan Gray </div> <div> Communications and Outreach Coordinator </div> <div> Turtle Survival Alliance </div> <div> 1030 Jenkins Rd. Ste. D </div> <div> Charleston, SC 29407 </div> <div> (912) 659-0978 </div> <div> <a href="mailto:jgray@turtlesurvival.org" target="_blank">jgray@turtlesurvival.org</a> </div> <div> <a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.turtlesurvival.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cdtwg%40listserv.ohio.edu%7C00a681cda1bc416e9c3d08d921431c2e%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C1%7C637577394385035980%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=e0RzjrcDEkUsssFEdlgZdUlX4tKUh%2F%2BuxVh4jVG5hv8%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://www.turtlesurvival.org/" shash="B9Uzgu6BLFP27UG9UUQITMO6Jz4C6jgduKB3+pd4uHnD+day5S5vwAhWxWQgB74+hn2nTemxzIsRnb5DDrOqved4Hd1xjCK0WbN7zykJP4AhdcTXaJjynEy/fs7dWcISdztLiSM5cvC8hyfTNv3ZYVtJmI0PzH1aZTDmom3z3po=" id="gmail-m_-6930923767879933487x_yiv6486780862LPNoLP" target="_blank">www.turtlesurvival.org</a> </div> <div> <img border="0" width="117" height="85" style="width: 1.2187in; height: 0.8854in;" id="gmail-m_-6930923767879933487_x0000_i1028" src="cid:179af3a22d34cff311" alt="1539027868544"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> _______________________________________________ Dtwg mailing list <a href="mailto:Dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">Dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu</a> <a href="https://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/dtwg" target="_blank">https://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/dtwg</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> _______________________________________________ Dtwg mailing list <a href="mailto:Dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu" target="_blank">Dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu</a> <a href="https://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/dtwg" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/dtwg</a> </blockquote></div>

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