After a six day gap in activity, a mammoth mother loggerhead laid a nest in Nags head! Some observant visitors from New Jersey spotted this mother laying eggs and called our hotline to alert us.
This big mother was spotted laying eggs Friday night
The lucky couple who called our hotline with the news of nest 38!
ATV rider, Dave J, and response leader, Bob M, check out the nest site.
Nest 38
The expert team led by Pam and Bob M quickly found the eggs and took on measuring the nest and crawl, installing data loggers, and setting up a protective nest perimeter
Gail and Ricky B fill out the crawl data sheet.
The team sets up the nest perimeter with sign alerting visitors to the nest and status as endangered species
The fabulous Team 38 led by Pam and Bob M.
- nest number: 38
- town: Nags Head
- date eggs laid: 08/06/2022
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