Texas Turtle Nest Update 7/20/2018

Via Dr. Donna Shaver

Today, 1 green turtle nest was recorded in Texas, at Padre Island National Seashore.

KEMP'S RIDLEY TURTLE
So far this year, 249 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state):

0 Bolivar Peninsula

2 Galveston Island

1 Brazoria County, N. of Surfside 

9 Surfside Beach (area record)

1 Quintana Beach 

1 Bryan Beach 

1 Brazoria County, N. of Sargent Beach 

0 Sargent Beach 

7 Matagorda Peninsula 

0 Matagorda Island

12 San Jose Island

14 Mustang Island

136 North Padre Island, including 123 at Padre Island National Seashore

58 South Padre Island

7 Boca Chica Beach 

LOGGERHEAD TURTLE
So far this year, 4 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state):

1 Galveston Island

1 Matagorda Peninsula

2 Padre Island National Seashore

GREEN TURTLE
So far this year, 5 nests have been confirmed on the Texas coast including (north to south in state):

1 North Padre Island north of Padre Island National Seashore

3 Padre Island National Seashore

1 South Padre Island

Data presented here are preliminary. Do not cite or quote without permission. Contact Donna Shaver for further information.

Updates regarding nesting are also posted at the Padre Island National Seashore website: www.nps.gov/pais