by jkepler | Jul 7, 2015 | Corolla, Corolla Nest, Duck, Kill Devil Hills, Loggerhead, Nest, Relocate Nest, Sea Turtle Update, Uncategorized
Nest #5 (June 30th, 2015) Nest #5 was found on Tuesday, June 30th by Dennis Silveri in Duck. To top it off, but he saw mama turtle LAYING HER EGGS! Nesting responders responded with record-breaking speed, and oohed and awwwwed all morning. Baby Benji had the great...
by KClark | Jun 6, 2015 | Loggerhead, Nags Head, Nest
Nags Head wins in the race for the first nest of the season for NEST! ATV driver Tim found not only one crawl, but three on his ride this morning. Two false crawls and one successful nest. The nesting response team found the eggs in record time (but not before Susan...
by KClark | Sep 9, 2014 | Duck, Emergence, Loggerhead
Nest #06 emerged around twilight last night. The team was excited to see activity as this nest had earlier lost eggs to a hungry fox. Nest#08 emerged after midnight in a huge boil. The team sadly missed the event but saw dozens of tracks this morning.
by KClark | Sep 8, 2014 | Emergence, Loggerhead
From the Nest #07 Parents: Nest 7 UPDATE! We noticed our initial depression on Tuesday so we began sitting on day 54 in hopes of our babies being in a rush like the Springfield babies. By Friday we were all wondering what was going on, until a second sink hole opened...
by KClark | Sep 3, 2014 | Emergence, Loggerhead, Nags Head
With great patience and diligence, Nest #03 was well rewarded last night with the emergence of 76 hatchlings. Words from Nest Parents: NEST volunteers and excited vacationers celebrated the boil of Nest 3 on Tuesday night on Day 67 after several uneventful though...
by KClark | Sep 2, 2014 | Emergence, Loggerhead, Nags Head
Sorry for playing catch up but we’ve been busy! Congratulations to Nest #04! The evening of Sept.1 the team was well rewarded watching 60 hatchlings march their way to the beach. Then last night they had 13 more emerge (most coming after midnight). Notes from...
