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2016 sea turtle nest #13

2016 sea turtle nest #13

To adopt Nest #13, visit http://www.seaturtle.org/nestdb/adopt/?b=1 and select ID No. 149030 or click here. On  a beautiful  June 21 sunrise, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills ATV driver John Jenkins found 2016 sea turtle nest #12 in Kitty Hawk, not to be outdone the Nags...

False Crawl #2 in Kitty Hawk

This morning our ATV rider found turtle tracks leading from the ocean right up under one of the beach houses in Kitty Hawk. It appeared as though she crawled under, turned around, and headed back to the ocean.  Perhaps tonight she will reappear with better...
2016 sea turtle nest #9

2016 sea turtle nest #9

To adopt this nest, visit http://seaturtle.org/nestdb/adopt/?b=1 and select ID no. 145228. IT HAD TO HAPPEN and today it finally did in in the early a.m. in Southern Shores. Duck ATV route drive Johnny Springfield discovered a sea turtle crawl in Southern Shores and...
2016 sea turtle nest #5

2016 sea turtle nest #5

WE’RE FEELING  IT! Those Summer time feelings like finding sea turtle nests in the sand. Nags Head ATV team member Tom Chisholm stated he would find a nest and delivered on that promise. Early this morning 2016 sea turtle nest #5 was found in Nags Head.  ...

2016 sea turtle nest #4

YOU MAY BE WONDERING why the Nesting News posts are changing so frequently? (Although you can view the past posts under the RECENT POSTS category at www.nestonline.org). It is because the 2016 sea turtle nesting season is in a early full swing. UNBELIEVEABLE, but true...
2016 sea turtle nest #3

2016 sea turtle nest #3

Another beautiful day on the Outer Banks!  ATV driver Jim Bailey discovered 2016 sea turtle nest #3 early this morning in Nags Head. The N.E.S.T. response team arrived to a perfect crawl and a defined nest pit. Mama sea turtle must have been in quite a hurry as a lone...