Nesting & hatchling season is an exciting time for us at Sea Turtle, Inc. Below you will find resources to explain our role in nesting season, information on public hatchling releases, and our 2022 nesting calendar.
Chief Conservation Officer, Dr. Amy Bonka, explains our role in nesting season on South Padre Island
Hatchling Season & Public Release FAQs
Our number one priority is to make sure sea turtle hatchlings make it to the Gulf of Mexico as soon as they hatch. Generally, it happens right in the middle of the night. However, sometimes hatchlings emerge as the sun is rising, and we are able to hold a public release. Your chance of seeing a public hatchling release increases when a lot of nests are expected to hatch at the same time.
June through to August.
A post will be made on our social accounts the morning of a release at 6:00am for a 6:45am release.
It’s free, although spots are limited. Plan to arrive early.
In the best interest of the hatchlings, we release as soon as nests hatch. The unpredictable timing of nature means we cannot predetermine release days and times.
No. Sea turtles are state and federally are protected. Only permitted individuals are allowed to handle sea turtles by law.
2022 Nesting Calendar
Click on the nest number to find out estimated hatching dates. Please note, these dates are estimates only. We cannot guarantee exact dates for hatchling emergence.
Date Found
4/28/22
Number of Eggs
94
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 12 – June 22
Date Hatched
June 18
Number of Hatchlings released
92
Date Found
4/29/22
Number of Eggs
91
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 13 – June 23
Date Hatched
June 18
Number of Hatchlings released
71
Date Found
5/2/22
Number of Eggs
102
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 16 – June 26
Date Hatched
June 21
Number of Hatchlings released
81
Date Found
5/2/22
Number of Eggs
102
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 16 – June 26
Date Hatched
June 21
Number of Hatchlings released
99
Date Found
5/2/22
Number of Eggs
123
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 16 – June 26
Date Hatched
June 19
Number of Hatchlings released
122
Date Found
5/2/22
Number of Eggs
94
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 16 – June 26
Date Hatched
June 21
Number of Hatchlings released
88
Date Found
5/2/22
Number of Eggs
87
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 16 – June 26
Date Hatched
June 20
Number of Hatchlings released
68
Date Found
5/2/22
Number of Eggs
111
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 16 – June 26
Date Hatched
June 21
Number of Hatchlings released
107
Date Found
5/4/22
Number of Eggs
123
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 18 – June 28
Date Hatched
June 21
Number of Hatchlings released
116
Date Found
5/4/22
Number of Eggs
93
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 18 – June 28
Date Hatched
June 21
Number of Hatchlings released
58
Date Found
5/12/22
Number of Eggs
91
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 26 – July 6
Date Hatched
June 29
Number of Hatchlings released
87
Date Found
5/12/22
Number of Eggs
94
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 26 – July 6
Date Hatched
June 28
Number of Hatchlings released
89
Date Found
5/12/22
Number of Eggs
95
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 26 – July 6
Date Hatched
June 28
Number of Hatchlings released
88
Date Found
5/13/22
Number of Eggs
105
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 27 – July 7
Date Hatched
June 29
Number of Hatchlings released
71
Date Found
5/13/22
Number of Eggs
87
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 27 – July 7
Date Hatched
June 30
Number of Hatchlings released
78
Date Found
5/13/22
Number of Eggs
93
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 27 – July 7
Date Hatched
Number of Hatchlings released
Date Found
5/13/22
Number of Eggs
94
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 27 – July 7
Date Hatched
July 1
Number of Hatchlings released
26
Date Found
5/13/22
Number of Eggs
95
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 27 – July 7
Date Hatched
June 28
Number of Hatchlings released
73
Date Found
5/13/22
Number of Eggs
102
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 27 – July 7
Date Hatched
July 1
Number of Hatchlings released
81
Date Found
5/13/22
Number of Eggs
119
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 27 – July 7
Date Hatched
July 1
Number of Hatchlings released
112
Date Found
5/14/22
Number of Eggs
99
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 28 – July 8
Date Hatched
July 1
Number of Hatchlings released
89
Date Found
5/17/22
Number of Eggs
93
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 1 – July 11
Date Found
5/20/22
Number of Eggs
98
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 4 – July 14
Date Found
5/20/22
Number of Eggs
83
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 4 – July 14
Date Found
5/20/22
Number of Eggs
18
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 4 – July 14
Date Found
5/20/22
Number of Eggs
111
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 4 – July 14
Date Found
5/20/22
Number of Eggs
109
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 4 – July 14
Date Found
5/20/22
Number of Eggs
58
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 4 – July 14
Date Found
5/20/22
Number of Eggs
95
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 4 – July 14
Date Found
5/21/22
Number of Eggs
82
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 5 – July 15
Date Found
5/22/22
Number of Eggs
86
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 6 – July 16
Date Found
5/22/22
Number of Eggs
108
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 6 – July 16
Date Found
5/22/22
Number of Eggs
81
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 6 – July 16
Date Found
5/22/22
Number of Eggs
91
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 6 – July 16
Date Found
5/22/22
Number of Eggs
122
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 6 – July 16
Date Found
5/23/22
Number of Eggs
70
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 7 – July 17
Date Found
5/24/22
Number of Eggs
118
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 8 – July 18
Date Found
5/24/22
Number of Eggs
110
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 8 – July 18
Date Found
5/24/22
Number of Eggs
102
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 8 – July 18
Date Found
5/24/22
Number of Eggs
81
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 8 – July 18
Date Found
5/24/22
Number of Eggs
82
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 8 – July 18
Date Found
5/24/22
Number of Eggs
116
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 8 – July 18
Date Found
5/24/22
Number of Eggs
101
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 8 – July 18
Date Found
5/24/22
Number of Eggs
101
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 8 – July 18
Date Found
5/24/22
Number of Eggs
119
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 8 – July 18
Date Found
5/24/22
Number of Eggs
97
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 8 – July 18
Date Found
5/25/22
Number of Eggs
80
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 9 – July 19
Date Found
5/25/22
Number of Eggs
111
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 9 – July 19
Date Found
5/29/22
Number of Eggs
70
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 13 – July 23
Date Found
5/29/22
Number of Eggs
124
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 13 – July 23
Date Found
5/29/22
Number of Eggs
94
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 13 – July 23
Date Found
5/29/22
Number of Eggs
96
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 13 – July 23
Date Found
5/29/22
Number of Eggs
102
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 13 – July 23
Date Found
5/29/22
Number of Eggs
100
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 13 – July 23
Date Found
5/29/22
Number of Eggs
102
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 13 – July 23
Date Found
6/1/22
Number of Eggs
108
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 16 – July 26
Date Found
6/5/22
Number of Eggs
88
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 20 – July 30
Date Found
6/5/22
Number of Eggs
91
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 20 – July 30
Date Found
6/5/22
Number of Eggs
99
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 20 – July 30
Date Found
6/5/22
Number of Eggs
118
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 20 – July 30
Date Found
6/5/22
Number of Eggs
101
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 20 – July 30
Date Found
6/5/22
Number of Eggs
109
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 20 – July 30
Date Found
6/5/22
Number of Eggs
80
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 20 – July 30
Date Found
6/5/22
Number of Eggs
103
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 20 – July 30
Date Found
6/5/22
Number of Eggs
99
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 20 – July 30
Date Found
6/5/22
Number of Eggs
92
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 20 – July 30
Date Found
6/6/22
Number of Eggs
86
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 21 – July 31
Date Found
6/6/22
Number of Eggs
97
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 21 – July 31
Date Found
6/6/22
Number of Eggs
102
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 21 – July 31
Date Found
6/6/22
Number of Eggs
93
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 21 – July 31
Date Found
6/6/22
Number of Eggs
69
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 21 – July 31
Date Found
6/11/22
Number of Eggs
86
Estimated Hatching Dates
July 26 – August 5
Date Found
5/4/22
Number of Eggs
97
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 18 – June 28
Date Found
6/22/2022
Number of Eggs
66
Estimated Hatching Dates
August 6 – August 16
Date Found
6/23/2022
Number of Eggs
129
Estimated Hatching Dates
August 7 – August 17
Date Found
6/23/2022
Number of Eggs
90
Estimated Hatching Dates
August 7 – August 17
Date Found
5/2/2022
Number of Eggs
105
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 16 – June 26
Date Found
5/2/2022
Number of Eggs
111
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 16 – June 26
Date Found
6/24/2022
Number of Eggs
104
Estimated Hatching Dates
August 8 – August 18
Date Found
6/24/2022
Number of Eggs
116
Estimated Hatching Dates
August 8 – August 18
Date Found
6/24/2022
Number of Eggs
95
Estimated Hatching Dates
August 8 – August 18
Date Found
6/24/2022
Number of Eggs
82
Estimated Hatching Dates
August 8 – August 18
Date Found
6/24/2022
Number of Eggs
108
Estimated Hatching Dates
August 8 – August 18
Date Found
6/24/2022
Number of Eggs
71
Estimated Hatching Dates
August 8 – August 18
Date Found
6/27/2022
Number of Eggs
79
Estimated Hatching Dates
August 11 – August 21
Date Found
6/28/2022
Number of Eggs
99
Estimated Hatching Dates
August 12 – August 22
Date Found
6/29/2022
Number of Eggs
71
Estimated Hatching Dates
August 13 – August 23
Date Found
6/29/2022
Number of Eggs
104
Estimated Hatching Dates
August 13 – August 23
Date Found
6/29/2022
Number of Eggs
100
Estimated Hatching Dates
August 13 – August 23
Date Found
6/29/2022
Number of Eggs
105
Estimated Hatching Dates
August 13 – August 23
Date Found
7/1/2022
Number of Eggs
98
Estimated Hatching Dates
August 15 – August 25
Date Found
5/2/2022
Number of Eggs
81
Estimated Hatching Dates
June 16 – June 26