{"id":2974,"date":"2009-09-07T11:14:35","date_gmt":"2009-09-07T16:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=2974"},"modified":"2010-01-16T11:57:32","modified_gmt":"2010-01-16T16:57:32","slug":"diamondback-terrapin-hatchlings-begin-to-emerge-on-outer-cape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/?p=2974","title":{"rendered":"Diamondback Terrapin Hatchlings Begin to Emerge on Outer Cape"},"content":{"rendered":"

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First Terrapin Hatchling of the 2009 Season<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tiny 1-inch long, 1\/4 ounce terrapin hatchlings began to emerge from the September sands of Lieutenant Island in South Wellfleet on Saturday morning.\u00c2\u00a0 After a nesting season that was delayed two weeks by a cool and stormy spring,\u00c2\u00a0supplemented equally cool and rainy summer conditions that slowed down incubation, 41 hatchlings emerged from nests three weeks late in Saturday’s warmth and sunshine<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Tiny, Dusty Hatchling Emerges from Dirt Road Nest<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

So, watch out below!\u00c2\u00a0 Keep a sharp eye on what moves along bayside dirt roads and driveways, and burrows from beneath dune sands from Barnstable to Wellfleet during September and early October.\u00c2\u00a0 That pebble rolling across the parking pad might be a turtle baby trying to scurry into the safety of nearby vegetation.<\/span><\/span>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“Hey, I just hatched.\u00c2\u00a0 What did I do to deserve this ignominy?\u00c2\u00a0 Get me out of here!”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Diamondback terrapins are protected in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a threatened species.\u00c2\u00a0 Other turtle hatchling are emerging, too.\u00c2\u00a0 Eastern box turtle, spotted turtle, painted turtle and our perenial favorite snapping turtle hatchlings will be poking their heads out of ground in the next few weeks.\u00c2\u00a0 If you see a terrapin, don’t hesitate to call the 24\/7 turtle hotline at 508-274-5108 to report the sighting.\u00c2\u00a0 If you’re unsure whether it’s a terrapin or a snapper, call any way.\u00c2\u00a0 The Turtle Journal Team is dedicated to saving the world, one turtle at a time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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First Terrapin Hatchling of the 2009 Season Tiny 1-inch long, 1\/4 ounce terrapin hatchlings began to emerge from the September sands of Lieutenant Island in South Wellfleet on Saturday morning.\u00c2\u00a0 After a nesting season that was delayed two weeks by a cool and stormy spring,\u00c2\u00a0supplemented equally cool and rainy summer conditions that slowed down incubation, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[23],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2974"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2974"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3925,"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2974\/revisions\/3925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turtlejournal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}