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21-Jun-2013 Possible Nest in Carova

21-Jun-2013 Possible Nest in Carova

Duck, Duck, Duck… Carova! Carova finally broke Duck’s streak for nesting activity.  Around 11:30 PM the NEST hotline got a call from some beach goers in Carova.  They had spotted a large loggerhead sitting on the beach.  Shortly after they noticed her, she...
20-Jun-2013  Nest #02, found in Duck

20-Jun-2013 Nest #02, found in Duck

Lucky duck! Another nest discovered today in Duck.  ATV rider George came across quite a scene when he discovered the signs of a very anxious mother loggerhead.  Turtle tracks showed she had crawled up the beach, nearly to the foot of the dune, only to decide after a...
2013-06-17 First confirmed nest  found in Duck

2013-06-17 First confirmed nest found in Duck

With less than a quarter mile left on her ATV run, Barbara thought she was nearly done with her ATV run when she came across a beautiful loggerhead crawl.  As Nesting Responders arrived, they confirmed that the crawl had a picture perfect nest site, there must be...

2013-06-15 Our First Crawl found in Duck!

Saturday morning at 6AM ATV rider Jackie called the NEST hotline with a report of our first crawl of the season.  The team was thrilled but discovered a bit of a wonky (not-so-traditional) nest site.  A beautiful pile of thrown sand was seen on the incoming crawl so...