by jkepler | Jul 7, 2015 | Corolla, Corolla Nest, Duck, Kill Devil Hills, Loggerhead, Nest, Relocate Nest, Sea Turtle Update, Uncategorized
Nest #5 (June 30th, 2015) Nest #5 was found on Tuesday, June 30th by Dennis Silveri in Duck. To top it off, but he saw mama turtle LAYING HER EGGS! Nesting responders responded with record-breaking speed, and oohed and awwwwed all morning. Baby Benji had the great...
by jkepler | Jul 29, 2014 | Kill Devil Hills, Loggerhead, Nags Head, Nest, Relocate Nest
We’ve had a grand-slam, turkey strike, tic-tac-toe, three-in-a-row string of nests! The past three days have seen three consecutive nests and we are now up to lucky number 13! Last week KC predicted an upswing in nests, how right she was. She is currently...
by Karen Fitzgerald | Jun 14, 2014 | Loggerhead, Nags Head, Nest, Relocate Nest
N.E.S.T.’s first sea turtle nest of the season was found by ATV volunteer Tim Moore this morning in Nags Head! He was even lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the mama Loggerhead leaving the beach!! After close evaluation, trained N.E.S.T. volunteers were...
by jkepler | Sep 23, 2013 | Excavation, Loggerhead, Nags Head, Relocate Nest
Saturday was a busy day for our NEST volunteers! For over 3 weeks our wonderful volunteers have been monitoring Nest #4 , and with no signs of activity. What were the turtles doing?! So this Saturday we planned an excavation at day 75 to see what was happening. This...
by KClark | Jun 18, 2012 | Duck, Relocate Nest
“Barbara has nest! Not a false crawl but an actual nest,” Charlotte could hardly contain herself when the call came in from the hotline. Two weeks in a row Barbara has had a nest! The Nesting Response Team was called out and in minutes, the beach was...
