Posts by Caswell Turtle Watch

Nest #1 had another crab hole this morning which again left the nest cavity exposed.  The storm was too strong to do anything about it on patrol.  We feared the rain would inundate the nest, so Team 0 went out and did the excavation/inventory before more rain arrived. There were 2 hatchlings at the bottom Read More

Good morning! We had 1 nest and 1 false crawl today.  The crawls were very difficult to see because the wind had just about swept them away!   Nest #76 was laid in a safe location. The False Crawl was our Multi-pit Mama again.   No action to report on Nests #1 & #2.   **This conservation work for Read More

We made the front page of The State Port Pilot! (See attached photos) Teresa and I were also interviewed by Lisa Anderson of their online newsletter,  Good Newsletter, last week.  It will be a video feature of Morning Patrol and information about our program and purpose.  You can register for the newsletter @ https://stateportpilot.com/newsletter/ Port Pilot Read More

We had 1 false crawl this morning, high in a dune area.  I guess the grass was just too thick for her to dig. No action at Nests #1 or #2 last night. Nest #3 had a human dune climber 🙁 Nest #27 has a persistent crab. Pebble Beach in Southport had some different tracks Read More

Nest # 1 hatched, 3 new nests, 1 false crawl and a rainbow to report today! Nest #1 hatched at 2:00 am!   Visitors in a house behind the nest called at 2:00 am to report it was hatching.  IT WAS THE FIRST NEST IN THE STATE REPORTED TO HATCH!!!!  The visitor was a UNC-W student who had Read More

We have 3 new nests and 1 false crawl today!  All nests were laid in safe locations so no need for any relocations today, YAY! No activity on Nests #1 (Day 62 today) & #2 (Day 60 today).  We thought Nest #2 might do something as it had a slight dip.  Maybe tonight will be Read More

We had 2 false crawls and 1 nest today! The first false crawl was again on the East End on the river side.  The Morning Patrol really worked hard to verify there were no eggs!!  Sure wish we could use a ‘Shell Phone’ and ask the Mamas to aim farther down Caswell Beach! Nest #69 was laid right Read More

We had 2 nests and 3 false crawls this morning.  Nest #67 was laid just west of the East Point in an escarpment.  98 eggs were relocated to a safer location! The first false crawl Mama crawled up right beside a sailboat, turned in the grass and went back out. The 2nd false crawl was Read More

Sorry for the delay! We have 3 new nests and 2 false crawls today. The first False Crawl was on the river beach at Ft. Caswell.  She literally had no place to lay there! Nests #64 had to be moved from the north side of the East Point on the river.  104 eggs were relocated to Read More

We are HAPPY to report Nest #63 was laid in a safe location.  You will see from the pictures that a new member, George, was quite excited to see the process and to hold the DNA egg! We are SAD to report we found a large dead Loggerhead in front of the OKI Villas.  By Read More