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28/29-June-2012 Nest #10 in Swan Beach

At 9:45 PM a call came in from some Carova residents.  “There’s another turtle!  She’s hauled out about 1/4 way up the beach already and I think she’s going to lay eggs.”  Betty and Karen arrived on scene first followed by Nanci and...

20-Jun-2012 Nest #8 in Carova

Two days, 15 hours… and we’re still on a streak! June 19th, we started and ended the day with a nest! 9:25 PM, before KC even had a chance for dessert, Currituck dispatch called with the report of a turtle crawling out of the ocean to nest.  Two summers...

19-Jun-2012 Nest #7 Pine Island

Two days in a row and we’re on a streak! This morning ATV rider John called in with the report of a crawl in Corolla near Pine Island.  His description made us pretty confident that there was a nest site so the Nesting Response Team was called to the scene. The...

18-Jun-2012 Nest #6 in Duck

“Barbara has nest! Not a false crawl but an actual nest,”  Charlotte could hardly contain herself when the call came in from the hotline.  Two weeks in a row Barbara has had a nest! The Nesting Response Team was called out and in minutes, the beach was...