by KClark | Aug 31, 2014 | Emergence, Loggerhead, Southern Shores
Saturday night almost before the sun was even down, Nest #05 boiled with 59 turtles. You may be asking, “Did I miss nests 3 and 4?” The answer is no. Jonny and Barbra just like to get things done quickly I guess. The sink hole showed up on their Nest...
by jkepler | Aug 11, 2014 | Loggerhead, Nest, Southern Shores
Southern Shores has clearly been rigging the nesting lottery! Nests #14, #15 and #16 have all popped up in the past week!! NEST #14 – 2014-08-04, 6:30 am That Lucky Ducky Johnny! On August 8th Johnny Springfield awoke to a rainy Monday morning so he put his...
by KClark | Jul 13, 2014 | Loggerhead, Nest, Southern Shores
What a great morning for ATV rider Jackie O! Finding a beautifully intricate turtle crawl by a very picky Loggerhead. Mom journeyed all the way to the foot of the dune, then traveled along the dune line north for about 20 feet before she picked out the perfect spot to...
by KClark | Sep 25, 2013 | Duck, Emergence, Loggerhead, Nest, Southern Shores
Sunday night, nest #6 sitters arrived around 6PM to find a sink hole on their nest. After much encouragement from the team throughout the evening (including flash mob hatchling dance moves, singing, and multiple cheers), the hatchlings finally came out just before...
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 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...
