by KClark | Jun 13, 2016 | Corolla, Loggerhead
Corolla was hot, hot, hot this weekend… not just with temperatures but with turtles. Three loggerhead moms came to shore over the weekend leaving us with their precious gifts. On Saturday, the team worked diligently to locate the nest in record time. The eggs...
by KClark | Apr 18, 2016 | Spring Training Schedule
New for 2016!!! Sea Turtle Nesting Response Training Spring Trainings are for volunteers interested in responding to early morning nesting activity. Volunteers help to confirm that eggs were laid, collect DNA samples, and relocate nests when necessary. They then...
by KClark | Jul 14, 2015 | Corolla, Duck, False Crawl, Loggerhead, Nags Head, Nest
Keeping a good enough pace that we can’t keep up, here’s the skinny on the last few (bunch of) nests. Sorry for the delayed postings! Photos will hopefully be back soon. Nest #09 7/4/2015 Kitty Hawk Nest #10 ...
by KClark | Jun 6, 2015 | Loggerhead, Nags Head, Nest
Nags Head wins in the race for the first nest of the season for NEST! ATV driver Tim found not only one crawl, but three on his ride this morning. Two false crawls and one successful nest. The nesting response team found the eggs in record time (but not before Susan...
by KClark | Sep 9, 2014 | Duck, Emergence, Loggerhead
Nest #06 emerged around twilight last night. The team was excited to see activity as this nest had earlier lost eggs to a hungry fox. Nest#08 emerged after midnight in a huge boil. The team sadly missed the event but saw dozens of tracks this morning.
