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Nest #14 and a False Crawl

To adopt this nest, click here or visit http://www.seaturtle.org/nestdb/adopt/?b=1 and select ID No. 150641. Saturday June 25, around 4PM, we got a call on the NEST hotline reporting a turtle laying eggs.  After we got through the, “you’re sure it’s...

Nest #12 Arrived in Kitty Hawk

Not too far from the previous day’s false crawl, Tuesday morning we discovered Nest #12 in Kitty Hawk. The team arrived and quickly found the eggs.  We just hope that on such a narrow stretch of beach that this nest will be boil before too many storms blow...

False Crawl #2 in Kitty Hawk

This morning our ATV rider found turtle tracks leading from the ocean right up under one of the beach houses in Kitty Hawk. It appeared as though she crawled under, turned around, and headed back to the ocean.  Perhaps tonight she will reappear with better...

Nest #11 arrived Sunday in Carova

A little after 3AM Sunday morning a turtle emerged from the ocean in Carova Beach and worked her way up the beach to lay eggs.  She was spotted by beach goers around 3:30AM who watched her make her way back to the ocean around 5AM. After a couple days of strong NE...

Nest #10 Found!

Nest #10 rolled in this morning on the north end of Duck.  Mom picked an excellent site right next to the foot of the dunes in front of an undeveloped lot.  Nesting responders had to hike in for this one but it was well worth the trip. This nest was a little tricky...