by KClark | Jun 11, 2012 | Duck, Loggerhead
Finishing up his ride this morning Corolla South rider Robert pulled up to the MP 1 sign when he noticed what looked like a tractor tire marks less than half a football field south coming in and out of the beach. Driving literally 37 meters south, he found a...
by KClark | Jun 10, 2012 | Cape Hatteras, False Crawl
Yesterday’s false crawl had such a signature appearance that KC sent photos to NPS biologist Paul Doshkov to ask if his team had sighted any unique crawls in the park. He told her that nothing came in that night but they would keep a look out. The very next...
by KClark | Jun 9, 2012 | False Crawl, Nags Head
Nags Head ATV rider Brent called the hotline with a report of a crawl in south Nags Head. He saw no signs of a a nesting area so the Alexanders went to confirm that it was indeed a false crawl. Brent sent photos to KC and said he was having a hard time discerning if...
by KClark | Jun 7, 2012 | Loggerhead, Southern Shores
Alan was in the final stretch of his ATV Duck run when he came across the distinctive comma-shaped crawl of a loggerhead waggling its way up toward the dune in Southern Shores. At the end of the crawl was a beautiful nest site. Nesting Response team members arrived...
by KClark | Jun 7, 2012 | False Crawl, Loggerhead, Nags Head
ATV rider Jerry called the NEST hotline this morning after finding a crawl in Nags Head a little south of Jennette’s Pier. We were hopeful that she had nested because of a crazy loop-d-loop she had made but once responders got on scene, it was determined to be a...
