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17-July-2013 RARE GREEN NEST IN DUCK

17-July-2013 RARE GREEN NEST IN DUCK

Much to our surprise this morning, we had a rare Green sea turtle nest up in Duck, making our total nest count to date at six (6).           Volunteer responders had their work cut out for them as Greens are known to be “messy”...
11-July-2013 False Crawl in Sanderling

11-July-2013 False Crawl in Sanderling

Nearing the finish of his run, ATV rider George found the tell tale sign of a turtle crawl on the beach in Sanderling.  Unfortunately, it turned out to be a false crawl.  It seems mom came in, hit the remains of a small but ever present (about 1 foot) scarp, and...
10-July-2013 False Crawl in Carova

10-July-2013 False Crawl in Carova

5:50 AM ATV rider John calls in with a report of a crawl on the 4WD beach just north of the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.  Nesting Responders were called to the scene and were all hopeful to find a nest site.  They followed the incoming tracks up the beach about...