Another beautiful day on the Outer Banks!
ATV driver Jim Bailey is all smiles
ATV driver Jim Bailey discovered 2016 sea turtle nest #3 early this morning in Nags Head.
ATV personnel discuss crawl
The nest pit
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 broken egg was found in the incoming track.
The lone broken egg in the crawl path
Some members of the response team
There was a record 25 N.E.S.T. volunteers and many had the opportunity to experience the location of the nest eggs, of taking the necessary measurements, and the posting of the nest stakes.
NCWRC Elizabeth secures the DNA nest egg
Nest brochures were distributed by N.E.S.T. volunteers to interested beach visitors and all left the beautiful beach in anticipation of many little loggerhead turtles emerging in approximately 2 months.
The response team holding up three fingers indicating sea turtle nest #3
GO mama sea turtles GO! All on the beach will do their best to watch over your eggs and hatchlings until they begin their life’s journey when Mother ocean calls.