by KClark | Aug 8, 2016 | Duck, False Crawl
Friday, Saturday, and Monday we had 3 false crawls (Corolla, Duck, Duck/Corolla border). They were all loggerhead crawls and she even came all the way up the dune a few times. Could it be that with such a big season she’s just plain empty? ; ) Perhaps tonight...
by KClark | Aug 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Four nights after Nest #1 (in Duck, the Sanderling community) emerged, the team returned to inventory the nest site. Below were their findings. Total Clutch Size : 95 Total Hatchlings in the Ocean: 67 Whole Undeveloped Eggs: 27 Hatching Success: 70.5% Two live...
by KClark | Aug 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
5-Aug-2016 Nest #44 was found in Southern Shores this morning. The turtle crawled up the beach, started to excavate a nest site but stopped. She then hauled further toward the dune where she finally laid her eggs. That factors that influence nest site selection in...
by Karen Fitzgerald | Aug 5, 2016 | N.E.S.T. Rehab, News
Three Greens Head Home! Nest Release 8-3-15 by OBX Life Photography To see some great pictures of the release please visit OBX Life Photography, we are very grateful to them for capturing all of the great moments!! (Unfortunately we are having issues with our website...
by DPohl | Aug 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
On 8/4/2016 Nags Head ATV driver Jerry discovered what appeared to be a green sea turtle nest in Nags Head. It was confirmed to be so by (KC) Karen Clark NCWRC. Steph found the DNA egg and the nest was marked just in time for the nest responders to go to another...
