Network for Endangered Sea Turtles
First Hatchlings of the Season Emerge!
7/26/10 Monday Night:
Just after Nest Sitting Training finished up, 30 hatchlings found their way from the nest to the ocean around 9PM in Southern Shores.
Nest mom Jackie Orsulak was checking the nest at 7PM when she found a slight depression. As she got closer, she noticed the
sand "breathing" and immediately called for volunteer back up. One hatchling surfaced shortly after but waited for over an hour for the others
to catch up. At 9 PM Jackie captured the mini-boil with infrared photography. Shortly after midnight, another 30 began their long journey.
Fingers crossed for another 30 to emerge soon!
A loggerhead was spotted July 23rd in Kill Devil Hills around 6:30 by ATV driver George Pruitt. He was thrilled to discover that she had just started laying eggs. Nesting response volunteers were quick to join George on the beach and were able to get this photo before she finished up. She picked a good site so N.E.S.T. Voluteers set up the post and signs and told the babies they'd see them in about 2 months.
BIG BIG NEWS!!!!!!!!
N.E.S.T. got their first nest of the season in Southern Shores on Tuesday, June 8.
It was a small Loggerhead who was just finishing up when the ATV rider arrived. The nest was not relocated.
This is early for our area and is exactly where a mom nested two years ago.
Our 2nd big surprise came the next day in Corolla at 10 am on Wednesday, June 9.
We had a very rare Kemps Ridley nest. She crawled past the sand fence and made
her nest on the dune. There have only been 2 documented Kemps Ridley nests in NC
up until this one. Read more about the BIG BIG News:
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Archives
- Summer Season Getting a GoodKick-Off!
- Rehab Center Update, March 25, 2010
- US Coast Guard station at Hatteras Inlet provided transportation for 11 turtles
- UNCW Stranding Response Program Monday, March 29, 2010
- Kelly's 21st Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade Sunday, March 14, 2010
- Kitty Hawk Sea Turtle Nest Excavated
- International Sea Turtle Symposium Close to Home!
Latest News
- 2010 Training Schedule
- 2010 Sea Turtle Season Begins
- NEWSFLASH: Kemp's Ridley Nests in NC
- The 2010 NEST Rehab Report
- N.C. Aquarium on Roanoke Island’s Award of Excellence
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N.E.S.T
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P.O. Box 1168
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
REPORT ALL NESTING TURTLES, TURTLE CRAWLS, stranded/dead turtles, OR HATCHING EVENTS on the Outer Banks to the
N.E.S.T. Hotline
252-441-8622
