by KClark | Jul 13, 2014 | Loggerhead, Nest
A shift in the winds brought a lucky turtle to Kitty Hawk this morning so that ATV rider Peggy could find the first nest for Kitty Hawk in a few years. Despite a cool and dreary night with spots of rain to dampen the sand, a mama Loggerhead decided to nest, but she...
by KClark | Jul 12, 2014 | Duck, Loggerhead, Nest
Wellllllllll town Duck has quacked again with nest 8. What was initially thought as a false crawl, was anything but. After a review by Duckster Jackie O, she was joined by quacker Louise and with a nod of their feathers it was agreed to be worth a dig. Jackie O...
by KClark | Jul 5, 2014 | Loggerhead, Nags Head, Nest
Well the hurricane sure didn’t scare away our turtles as we had another! Loggerhead nest this morning (geeze you would think they’d nest on a different day). ATV rider Tim discovered his second nest this season early this morning in Nags Head, which seems to be...
by KClark | Jun 30, 2014 | Loggerhead, Nags Head, Nest
To adopt Nest#03, visit http://seaturtle.org/nestdb/adopt/?b=1 and select ID# 90504. History was made this morning (at least according to ATV rider Dennis)! After five years of riding the Nags Head run and never finding a thing, Dennis finally found his first nest....
by KClark | Jun 18, 2014 | Duck, Loggerhead, Nest
To adopt Nest#02, visit http://seaturtle.org/nestdb/adopt/?b=1 and select ID# 88756. ATV rider Dan was thrilled this morning to call in his first sighting of a crawl this season in Duck. Soon after, the Nesting Response Team spilled out onto the beach ready to get to...
by Karen Fitzgerald | Jun 14, 2014 | Loggerhead, Nags Head, Nest, Relocate Nest
N.E.S.T.’s first sea turtle nest of the season was found by ATV volunteer Tim Moore this morning in Nags Head! He was even lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the mama Loggerhead leaving the beach!! After close evaluation, trained N.E.S.T. volunteers were...
