by KClark | Jun 16, 2012 | False Crawl, Nags Head
Rounding out the week, Brent added another loggerhead false crawl to the list this morning. He described it as a short crawl coming in and out of the ocean below the high tide line but no nest site. Maybe she’ll come back with better success tonight.
by Carolyn.Leopard | Jun 15, 2012 | N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents
6/13/12 CC-ALF-12-06-06-01 An attempt to feed Fitzy in the morning failed so Christian and Kristin force fed her (total of 173.3 grams) in the afternoon. 6/14/12 Exciting day! In the morning I tried to feed Fitzy a capelin with forceps (stick feeding) but she...
by Carolyn.Leopard | Jun 15, 2012 | N.E.S.T. Rehab Residents
6/11/12 CC-ALF-12-06-06-01 Fitzy had not eaten on her own by Monday so the decision was made to force feed her. Aquarists Christian Legner and Kristin Clark, our “top-notch team” for this procedure, removed Fitzy from the tank and got her first weight,...
by KClark | Jun 15, 2012 | Corolla, False Crawl
Call #1 5:45 AM – There’s a crawl in Corolla in Whalehead. Ray’s not certain there’s a nest site so KC tells him to mark it off and keep going. Call #2 6:10 AM – Ray calls back with another crawl in Buck Island. Still not sure this one...
by KClark | Jun 14, 2012 | Duck, Kemp Ridley
Kemp’s ridleys don’t nest in NC… at least that’s what we used to say. For the third year in a row the Outer Banks has had Kemp’s nests confirmed on its beaches. At 10:30 NEST got a call from Duck Ocean Rescue saying,...
