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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I found the first evidence of nesting on 5/25-a partially dug nest on the trail here at in south Jersey. This morning, I saw our first terrapins on the move-looks like the season has begun for us.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Brian Williamson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Research Scientist<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The Wetlands Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>1075 Stone Harbor Blvd<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Stone Harbor, NJ, 08247<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>609-368-1211<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Dtwg [mailto:dtwg-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Russell L. Burke<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 17, 2018 9:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> Dtwg@listserv.ohio.edu; dtwg@lists.seaturtle.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Dtwg] have your terrapins started nesting yet?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=yiv3559157820msonormal3 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Fellow terrapiners:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv3559157820msonormal3 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In the past springs we’ve been able to get folks who monitor terrapin nesting to report when nesting starts, this is very helpful to those of us in the north because it helps us anticipate when to start looking. So can we do that again?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv3559157820msonormal3 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Who has nesting started? I saw a report that <span class=yiv3559157820textexposedshow>Jekyll Island started today. Anyone else?</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=yiv3559157820msonormal3 style='background:white'><span class=yiv3559157820textexposedshow><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Russ (New York)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>