by KClark | Jul 2, 2012 | Nags Head, Nest
Even the evening thundershowers couldn’t keep our turtles away. Jerry was riding in south Nags Head when he came across a rather short crawl that ended just shy of the high tide line. “Could it be another false crawl? Wait… I think there’s a...
by KClark | Jun 30, 2012 | Nags Head, Nest
Our southern beach Nesting Response Team woke with news they’ve been waiting for all summer, “Good morning NESTers, it’s KC… we have a crawl in Nags Head and it looks like there’s a nest site.” With all the activity on the northern...
by KClark | Jun 26, 2012 | Corolla, Nest
Sunday kept our Nesting Response team hopping. In the morning we were called to a potential crawl with a ‘nest site’ that turned out to be maybe two chairs pulled up the beach and placed perfectly at a pit and pile of sand. With the heavy rain we had the...
by KClark | Jun 20, 2012 | Corolla, Nest
Two days, 15 hours… and we’re still on a streak! June 19th, we started and ended the day with a nest! 9:25 PM, before KC even had a chance for dessert, Currituck dispatch called with the report of a turtle crawling out of the ocean to nest. Two summers...
by KClark | Jun 19, 2012 | Corolla, Nest
Two days in a row and we’re on a streak! This morning ATV rider John called in with the report of a crawl in Corolla near Pine Island. His description made us pretty confident that there was a nest site so the Nesting Response Team was called to the scene. The...
by KClark | Jun 13, 2012 | Corolla, Corolla Nest, Nest
A little after 5:45 AM Charlotte called KC and said, “Get out of bed, Mike is about to find a nest!” She had gotten the heads up from a beachgoer who was out walking her dog this morning when she happened upon a mother loggerhead lugging her way back...