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Nest #25 and #26 both found in Duck

Tuesday, July 12th This morning our Duck ATV rider called in and announced he had not just a crawl, but a turtle!  She was still covering her nest site when he came across her crawl on the beach. (Photos to come when things calm down.) The day wasn’t over for...

Potential Nest found in Corolla

Sunday just after Nest #22 was discovered in Nags Head and after a false crawl was found on the very northern end of Duck, our Corolla driver called in with a crawl in Pine Island.  The team excavated the site but was not able to find eggs. We’re betting it was...

Nest #21 Found Friday in Corolla

Nest #21 didn’t quite look like a nest at first.  The crawl hardly went up the beach, well below the average high tide line, and the nest site with the mound and body pit were pretty unremarkable.  But, seeing as there was some thrown sand, the team was advised...

Nest Sitting Training Schedule

NEST SITTING VOLUNTEER TRAININGS SUMMER 2016 Nest Sitting 101 is for “fresh” volunteers (those who have sat on fewer than 4 different nests or for those who haven’t sat in the last few years or those who simply feel they wouldn’t mind a refresher!).  Nest Sitting...