Posts by Caswell Turtle Watch

Wednesday Night: Nest #67 hatched at 8:16. There were 98 hatchlings with the help of Ambassadors Margot and Gary.The tide was very high again with several nests over washed.  The lightning and rain sent everyone home.Thursday Morning: We have a very flat beach this morning.  The tide was higher than any of our King Tides Read More

Tuesday Night: The tide was brutal last night and will be again tonight.  Thank you for all your efforts to protect your nests!  There is only so much we can do. Nest #70 boiled at 7:05 pm with 58 hatchlings.  The tide then came in and eventually inundated the nest cavity.  Once the water reached the Read More

Monday Night:  Beautiful with a nice breeze! Nest #64 Inventory Live Hatchlings-0 Dead Hatchlings-0 Pipped Eggs-0 Unhatched Eggs-28 Hatched Egg Shells-81 Nest #66 Inventory Live Hatchlings-2 Dead Hatchlings-0 Pipped Eggs-1 Unhatched Eggs-1 Hatched Egg Shells-138 Tuesday Morning:  Windless and buggy! Nest #59 Inventory Live hatchlings-0 Dead hatchlings-0 Pipped Eggs-0 Unhatched Eggs-13 Hatched Egg Shells-93 and Read More

Happy Labor Day!It was dark and quiet last night with absolutely no activity!  Morning Patrol did report that Nest #58 may have a slight depression, though!  Let’s all hope!!! Enjoy your day! This conservation work for protected sea turtles on Caswell Beach is authorized by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission (ES Permit 21ST03)

Saturday Night: It was a beautiful night, but the bugs were fierce at some nests!  Did you see the two Osprey flying down the beach?  Nest #62 Inventory Live Hatchlings-1 Dead Hatchlings-0 Pipped Hatchlings-0 Unhatched Eggs-7 Hatched Egg Shells-105 Nest #68 Boiled at10:45 with 139 hatchlings!!!!  They did well down the runway until they hit Read More

Friday Night: Team 9 had to bring in an Environmental Specialist to green Nest #72.  Aren’t they lucky to have Brittany on their team?  They did their best to preserve the Sea Oats and the dune structure while giving the turtles a path to the ocean. Nest #59 started hatching at 10:55.  When Gail and Read More

Thursday Night: Nest #66 hatched with 131 baby turtles heading straight for the ocean! Friday Morning: Nest #64 hatched overnight with LOTS of tracks in the runway! Nest #62 had one more hatchling track in the runway. Nest #66 had several more tracks in the runway.  That nest was relocated with 140 eggs.  131 + the Read More

Wednesday Night: It was a windy, sand blowing night! Nest #65 Inventory Live Hatchling-21 Dead Hatchlings-2 Pipped Eggs-22 (There was heavy, wet sand in the nest) Unhatched Eggs-3 Hatched Egg Shells-94 Thursday Morning: No hatchling emergences overnight. Nest #46 had a crab hole in the back right corner, again. The wind piled up sand on Read More

Tuesday Night: Nest #54 Inventory Unhatched Eggs-5 Hatched Egg Shells-112 Nest #55 Inventory Unhatched Eggs-5 Hatched Egg Shells-110 Nest #63 Inventory Unhatched Eggs-6 Pipped Eggs-1 Hatched Egg Shells-133 A Turtle Ambassador alerted Team 5 to a hatchling in the wet sand east of the OKI Pier.  There hadn’t been a nest to hatch in days Read More

Oops, and a Sunday Inventory.  This nest was our earliest to hatch so far this year at Day 49. Nest #61 Inventory Live Hatchlings-15 Dead Hatchlings-0 Pipped Eggs-1 Unhatched Eggs-3 Hatched Egg Shells-89 Monday Night was a quiet one as far as boils and inventories go. Tuesday Morning: #46 had crab holes and still has Read More