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...
by KClark | Jun 15, 2013 | Duck, Loggerhead, Nest
Saturday morning at 6AM ATV rider Jackie called the NEST hotline with a report of our first crawl of the season. The team was thrilled but discovered a bit of a wonky (not-so-traditional) nest site. A beautiful pile of thrown sand was seen on the incoming crawl so...
by KClark | Aug 6, 2012 | Duck, Emergence, Loggerhead
True to the turtle’s nature, no two nests are alike. While nest parents still sit vigilantly at Nest #1 at day 72, Nest #6 showed a beautiful sink hole at Day 50. Nest Mom Jill called in support to come sit last night. Super excited about the sink hole, the team...
by KClark | Aug 1, 2012 | Duck, Loggerhead, Nest
The storm brewing made the discovery of Nest #26 in Duck a somewhat a rushed event, but in the end, the rain jacket-clad volunteers pulled it off! ATV rider Dan had just started dodging some rain showers when he came across a crawl leading 2/3 up the beach to the nest...
by KClark | Jul 31, 2012 | Emergence, Loggerhead, Southern Shores
After waiting patiently for almost a week, NEST parents Shelley and MaryJane and their team counted 74 hatchlings that made it to the ocean in our first emergence of the year! Volunteers had been waiting since day 55 at the Southern Shores nest, and on day 61, the...
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...
