by KClark | Aug 6, 2012 | Duck, Emergence, Loggerhead
True to the turtle’s nature, no two nests are alike. While nest parents still sit vigilantly at Nest #1 at day 72, Nest #6 showed a beautiful sink hole at Day 50. Nest Mom Jill called in support to come sit last night. Super excited about the sink hole, the team...
by KClark | Aug 3, 2012 | Duck, Excavation
After monitoring the nest for three nights with no more activity after the big boil, nest #2 was excavated. The team wasn’t sure what would be found. They knew they had counted 74 hatchlings but would there be any live hatchlings or unhatched eggs found? Under...
by KClark | Aug 2, 2012 | Duck, Kemp Ridley, Sea Turtle Update
Nest parents Jackie and Kaye will be starting to nest sit at this nest today, day 50. Although this is exciting news all on its own, this nest has an especially unique update. The Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle photographed this year at Nest #5 in Duck looked awfully...
by KClark | Aug 1, 2012 | Duck, Loggerhead, Nest
The storm brewing made the discovery of Nest #26 in Duck a somewhat a rushed event, but in the end, the rain jacket-clad volunteers pulled it off! ATV rider Dan had just started dodging some rain showers when he came across a crawl leading 2/3 up the beach to the nest...
by KClark | Jul 31, 2012 | Emergence, Loggerhead, Southern Shores
After waiting patiently for almost a week, NEST parents Shelley and MaryJane and their team counted 74 hatchlings that made it to the ocean in our first emergence of the year! Volunteers had been waiting since day 55 at the Southern Shores nest, and on day 61, the...
