Who needs the Gregorian, Mayan or Julian system?? Maybe we should start using the Leatherback calendar. Yesterday we had a turtle (Luna) arrive on her exact 4 year anniversary of her first recorded nest. Then, last night I came across a nesting leatherback with tag scars and PIT tag. I added a few new tags and checked her PIT tag number. It seemed like an odd number to me so I quickly checked the datasheets and located her number. It was Ursa. The second turtle to be tagged here on Juno Beach. She was only 2 days off from her original tagging date!
So now we have found the first and second tagged leatherback. I guess "mary" is due tonight...
It is fun to look back on all the old datasheets and remember the experience of our inaugural 2001 season. It seems as if all of our old leatherback friends are joining us this season. With all of the new girls showing up now and the "old girls" arriving also I guess this is going to be a huge season. 2001 was a record nesting year for us and we are expecting this year to be just as good or better!
Last night I heard from Dean Bagley at UCF in Melbourne beach. She was ecstatic when I answered her call at around 1AM. She found "China Girl"! China has been nesting there regularly for many years now and has been tracked via satellite for 2 seasons. Here harness and transmitter were missing once again - this is a good thing! The harness and trasnmitter are designed to fall off after a certain period of time and it is good to see that they are working.
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