by KClark | Jul 27, 2013 | Duck, Loggerhead
Sorry for the late update but yes, we did get nest #08 at the end of July! Saturday nests are always so much fun. With traffic already building, a small team came to respond to Nest #08 in Duck. It may have been a small team, but they got the job done quickly and...
by KClark | Jul 24, 2013 | Duck, Loggerhead, Nest, Southern Shores
Well… Dan is the ATV rider to beat. This morning he came across not just one crawl, but four! The first one was clearly a false crawl with the mom stopping at a 1 foot escarpment and turning back to sea. The second crawl looked possible, she had made her way...
by Karen Fitzgerald | Jul 17, 2013 | Duck, Nest
Much to our surprise this morning, we had a rare Green sea turtle nest up in Duck, making our total nest count to date at six (6). Volunteer responders had their work cut out for them as Greens are known to be “messy”...
by KClark | Jul 11, 2013 | Duck, False Crawl
Nearing the finish of his run, ATV rider George found the tell tale sign of a turtle crawl on the beach in Sanderling. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a false crawl. It seems mom came in, hit the remains of a small but ever present (about 1 foot) scarp, and...
by KClark | Jun 20, 2013 | Duck, Loggerhead, Nest
Lucky duck! Another nest discovered today in Duck. ATV rider George came across quite a scene when he discovered the signs of a very anxious mother loggerhead. Turtle tracks showed she had crawled up the beach, nearly to the foot of the dune, only to decide after a...
by KClark | Jun 17, 2013 | Duck, Loggerhead, Nest
With less than a quarter mile left on her ATV run, Barbara thought she was nearly done with her ATV run when she came across a beautiful loggerhead crawl. As Nesting Responders arrived, they confirmed that the crawl had a picture perfect nest site, there must be...
