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Active Nest Status

NEST’s federal law Endangered species permit does not allow us to publish the location of nests. This is not only for the protection of the nest site but also to help manage good relationships with our neighbors. Often our nests are not near public access points and if the location is posted, we risk having people parking and blocking traffic flow in the community causing frustration with our activities. So while we can’t post the nest locations, we do encourage visitors to walk the beach around sunset when volunteers typically set up at soon-to-emerge nests. If they come across a nest being monitored, we love to have visitors sit down and join us! Each nest is identified by number so once you visit a nest note the nest number and you can check on its status in the chart below.

Image Nest # Town Date Eggs Laid Actual Emergence Live Hatchlings Total Eggs

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1 Kitty Hawk 06/06/2023 8/9/2023 49 124

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2 Carova 06/12/2023 8/12/2023 114 122

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03 Nags Head 06/21/2023 8/11/23 100 113

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4 Corolla 06/23/2023 8/18/2023 113 118

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5 Corolla 06/27/2023 9/3/2023 113 129

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6 Kill Devil Hills 06/29/2023 8/17/23 97 120

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7 Swan 06/30/2023 8/24/2023 111 116

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8 Duck 07/01/2023 8/23/23 100 124

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9 Nags Head 07/02/2023 8/27/2023 152 167

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10 Nags Head 07/03/2023 8/28/23 63 67

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11 Kill Devil Hills 07/07/2023 9/4/23 68 113

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12 North Swan 07/07/2023 8/31/2023 124 139

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13 Southern Shores 07/08/2023 8/28/2023 85 133

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14 Nags Head 07/08/2023 none 0 126

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15 Nags Head 07/08/2023 none 0 126

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16 Duck 07/09/2023 9/9/2023 20 73

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17 Swan 07/09/2023 09/06/2023 89 120

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18 Kill Devil Hills 07/10/2023 Lost to Idalia 8/31/23

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19 Duck 07/10/2023 None 0 132

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20 Corolla 07/11/2023 None 0 124

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21 Nags Head 07/17/2023 9/5/2023 107 110

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22 Kill Devil Hills 07/17/2023 9/5/2023 122 131

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23 Nags Head 07/17/2023 9/15/2023 51 103

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24 Duck 07/21/2023 9/19/2023 115 127

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25 Duck 07/21/2023 10/3/23 1 3

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26 Nags Head 07/22/2023 9/12/23 130 141

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27 Carova 07/23/2023 None 0 70

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28 Nags Head 07/23/2023 Lost to Idalia 8/31/23

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29 Corolla 07/24/2023 None 0 112

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30 Nags Head 07/31/2023 10/4/2023 50 93

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31 Nags Head 08/02/2023 9/30/2023 55 86

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32 Corolla 08/05/2023 None 0 121

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33 Corolla 08/07/2023 None emerged due to Idalia 0 34 found on excavation - rest washed out due to Idalia

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34 Nags Head 08/17/2023 10/18/2023 130 147

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35 Corolla 08/24/2023 None 0 111

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36 Nags Head 08/30/2023 None 0 136