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 KClark | Aug 5, 2016 | Loggerhead
Nest sitting team 4 was just setting up and settling in for a night of nest sitting when a group of visitors came by. They discussed the activity for a while and the visitors continued on their way. A while later, they came back by and asked who was watching the...
by KClark | Aug 1, 2016 | Corolla Nest, Uncategorized
This morning our ATV rider discovered Nest #40 in Corolla. Another devious crawl where she literally crawled back over her nest site on the way out, it didn’t deter the team from finding the eggs. The nest unfortunately was located right between two known tidal...
